Six month postop!!!

my nutritionist set a goal for me of 204lbs, that's weighing in at her office with clothes (she insists on that). I told her that my goal is 199lbs, so that I have a "1" in front of my weight, which would be the first time that would have happened since I was a sophomore in college. I currently weigh about what I weighed when I graduated in 1984. So that means as of this morning, I have 22 lbs to lose to reach that goal. The surgeon said that the "honeymoon" period lasts 6-12 months, when weight loss is easiest. I've hit a bit of a plateau the last few weeks, but he says this is more what the loss will look like from now on. Slow and steady wins the race. I'm down from a 54 waist pant to 42 moving toward 40's. Shirts have gone from 3 or 4x to XL. I bought some undershirts which are L, and they fit nicely. My shoe size is down from a 10.5 to a 10. This is strange territory for me. So there it is. Six months from now I hope I can report that I am at my goal! Monthly weight loss tracker Oct 330 48.7 May 304 44.8 -26 June 278 41 -26 July 266 39.2 -12 Aug 252 37.2 -14 Sept 242 35.7 -10 Oct 230 33.9 -12 Nov 222 32.7 -8 Weekly Weight Loss Tracker October 2005 330 48.7 March 13 2006 317 46.8 March 20 315 46.5 March 27 314 46.5 April 3 313 46.2 April 10 313 46.2 April 17 312 46 April 24 309 45.6 26 lbs lost 7 months preop May 1 304 44.8 May 8 295 43.5 May15 285 42 May 22 285 42 May 29 281 41.4 June 6 278 41 June 13 274 40.4 June 20 271 40 June 27 266 39.2 July 4 265 39.1 July 11 263 38.8 July 18 259 38.2 July 25 255 37.6 August 1 253 37.3 August 8 251 37 August 15 246 36.3 August 22 243 35.8 August 29 244 36 September 5 242 35.7 September 12 239 35.2 September 19 233 34.4 September 26 231 34.1 October 3 230 33.9 October 10 226 33.3 October 17 223 32.9 October 24 223 32.9 October 31 222 32.7 November 7 221 32.6

Joe, that is SOOOOO cool! Do you think Kelly would let you weigh in with just some Speedos on? Hee, hee! Just kidding! You've come a long way ... you should be very proud of yourself! Only 22 pounds to go ... you will be there in no time! Awesome! Deanna

VERY GOOD JOB!

Congratulations Joe!!! Way to go so far!

Wow! You're so close! Way to go! Bobbie

Jo You've done an amazing job. Well done. You'll get there, even if the last part is a bit slower. I know what you mean about seeing the 1 infront of your numbers. Go for it Ruth