Hi From NJ
Hi fellow Octoberites,
I've been offline a lot since we moved and I've been missing my OH family a lot too. I finally broke the stall from hell and am now down 138 pounds. I've gone from 378 to 240 and the difference is unbelievable. I broke the stall by starting a food diary to force me to look at what I'm eating every day, and trying to get to around 1000 cal a day vs whatever I was doing before. I know I was really creeping up to a lot more than that and it wasn't good at all. I've now lost 10 pounds in around a week.
I was at a wedding a couple of weeks ago, and an old friend didn't even recognize me! That was a great WOW moment, and an excellent motivator too. I have 70 pounds left to get to my goal and I can't wait. My surgeon hasn't given me a goal yet, so I'm curious to see if we agree or not.
My last round of bloodwork was a little off, so I'm working on that too. My B12 does not want to go above 389 no matter what I do. I switched to a different brand of sublingual and also started on a liquid one with it. Hopefully that'll get me out of needing shots or spray. My Iron was back to being low, although not as low as before my wls. My Vitamin D was low too, so I increased the amount of my daily calcium with D. Such a delicate balance to maintain all of this. It's worth a little aggravation though. I look better than ever, and I feel great too.
I showed my coworkers at my new job the picture on my driver's license from last july and they were so shocked. They all said I look 10 years younger now, and like a completely different person. I really need to get some pictures up in my profile. You'd be amazed at the difference. I know I am every time I see the difference in all of you. You guys all look fantastic, and I'm so proud of all of us. Keep up the great work everyone!! 
Carol 378/240/170
Carol 378/240/170 
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