OMG, I'M ONE POUND FROM GOAL!

WOW, I can't believe it. I'm exactly one pound from my surgeon's and my goal. I'm so close and never been there. I've been SMO almost all of my life; probably since the age of 8. Thinking back to when I was this weight, it hasn't been since 6th grade. No wonder people have been telling me that I look thin. I am so thankful that I decided to have the surgery. I have my life back and am enjoying every minute of it. Maintenance will be a brand new journey for me for the rest of my life. That is a scary concept. I've never been there. I'm so used to the lose weight mode. I know that I'm going to have to be diligent so that the pounds don't start to creep up again. I've had my ups and downs since June 8, 2005. I haven't been 100% perfect but I did the best I could. I was used to being the perfectionist; it was either 100% or nothing. I'm beginning to realize that any strides in controlling my SMO is better than nothing. I am filled with joy and happiness today with tears of joy and relief. This is me flying high! Shopping is so much fun. Now I have the problem of finding the small sizes in clothes! Go figure. Before the plus sizes were far and few between. Now they have a lot more color and variety. Ah, Life is grand! Was I scared about having the RNY? You bet! It was either have the surgery or die a slow death. On that note, I close by saying that I am thankful for this website and all of you with your inspirational messages, questions, concerns, and support. Have a wonderful, fantastic day and weekend! Hugs, Lucy 484.8/383.4/161/160 Pre-op/surgery day/current/goal 1 pound to goal!

Yay Lucy!!!! I couldn't be happier for you! I know how hard you've worked for this! Way to go~ bask in your new sexy self! Love ya, Kerri

Hi Kerri! Can you believe this? I was so happy when I weighed myself this morning. As you know, I've been having difficulty with staying on track recently (actually the past month). I got my act together. I lost my gain plus some I'll have to work on getting a new posting picture! Yeah, I think I'm getting there (sexier!) I'm just so happy (it's time to dance the night away!) Thanks for your well wishes and post. Have a wonderful weekend and good luck with the marathon! Love ya right back, Lucy

WOW, that is AWESOME WOOOOOOOWHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Alesia

Hi Alesia. Thanks for the WOW, AWESOME and WOOHOO! Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy your new lifestyle. It's wonderful. Hugs, Lucy

Lucy! Lucy! Lucy! How exciting this is for you and for all of us that support you. I know I have said it before but again, YOU ARE SUCH AN INSPIRATION!!! Job well done Lucy! Get that 1 pound off so you can bask in the glory of reaching goal. I can only hope that will be possible for me one day. I need to get strickter and like you always say "follow the pouch rules!" Thanks for all your sharing! Love, Diane

Hi Diane! Thanks for your inspiring words too. Yeah, I going to get that pound off no matter what it takes. Finally, I am working with my pouch.... Love ya too! Lucy

Lucy What an inspiration you are!!!! Congratulations, you have done a great job. I can really relate to what you are saying about maintenance. I am having a hard time figureing that out also. I have spent so much of my life focused on losing that I am not sure how to make my head switch to a maintenance mode. Plus I am scared of regain. But I am so proud of you. Great job! Lynn

Hi my beautiful Lynn! This indeed will be a scary time for me. To try and maintain, time will tell. Of course, I will be losing a bit more with the plastics. Plus, I am a member of weigh****chers and my ww goal is 155. That's the maximum I can weigh at my height (if I want to work for weigh****chers). I will fess up when I hit their goal. My ww leader knows I had RNY and some of the members do too. I have a huge support group there and need to be honest with them. I'm sort of scared about that, but I think they will understand and accept my decision to have the RNY. Thank you for your post and inspiration as well. We are a great team on this board! Hugs, Lucy

Scary! I am really proud of you, but if you are like me the goal is actually a frightening thing to encounter. The closer I get the more freaked out I become! I won't know what to do after I meet goal weight. What is the first thing you are gonna do? I think we should do something significant when we get there. But I don't know what to do. Like plant a tree or something LOL! Good job Lucy, you really have had quite the journey, over 300 lbs is no joke! Wendy