Almost a year, Kids!

Hi, July friends. I've been a non-poster here for the past 10 months....not that I don't love my July friends, but I forget that this board is here! It's time-consuming enough keeping up with the Cali board, which I only do sporadically, anyway, but honestly, as the one year approaches us, this board is where I should be investing my time. So! Here I am. My profile is not very up-to-date... I always forget how to update it... and I never have gotten my photobucket thing up and running in order to post new pix on my OH profile. BUT... I do keep a myspace (www.myspace.com/Chambo) which you can check out. I keep that VERY up to date, since my students use it to contact me all the time! My 10 months has been great. I've gone from 275 to 168, and feel fan-stinkin'-tastic. I'm wearing a size 10 now, and girls, I never did that even in high school... hey, not even in junior high! Tonight is the Prom for my high school where I teach seniors, and I have a gorgeous dress to wear.... very excited about this! Last year, just a couple of months prior to my WLS, I didn't even go to the kids' prom.. I mean... why? Why parade around in a fat dress with my fat self who was in her last few weeks of fattyhood? But this year... watch out! I have not had any problems this year, health wise, except for a knee problem that flared up bad in late December and which I have been having treated ever since. I have found a great sports/chiro here in Long Beach who takes care of me... weekly deep tissue massage and adjustments... and that keeps me feeling good. My surgeon's goal for me would be to reach 140... I hope to reach 150... but really, I've been on a plateau for quite some time. As the summer approaches, I have planned activities that will get me much more active anad should kick start the weight loss for these final pounds. Our "magic window" has only a few more months (up until 18 months, I believe), and I plan to reach my goal! Well, thanks for reading this July friends, and I hope to be much more of a regular here!! Blessings to you all!!! Lori

Hey Lori...so nice to see you "over here"!! I just sent you a friend request on your My Space! I'm glad that everything has been going so well for you! You've made fantastic progress. Don't be a stranger here on the July board...I think we have a wonderful, close knit group of kooks who always have room for one more! Michele

Who you callin "kooks"?............. Biotch!!! Love ya! C

Sounds good to me, Michele! Ah'll be bach!! (in a typological attempted imitation of Ahrnold) Lori

Welcome to the July board Lori. This is a great group of people. It is nice to be talking to others who are going through the same things about the same time. Most of us have slowed down significantly on our weight loss, though still trending down. A couple are already at goal. Please come back often. While it isn't every Sunday, at 7 p.m. PST we chat. Sometimes one or two, sometimes more. Drop on by. -Pam