Getting ready for our first birthday!

Just want to wish all my Nov brothers & sisters a very happy special first birthday! What a year we have all had! Life changeing... thanks to all of you for all your support and encouragement.. it's awesome to have people to share this with who understand & get where I am comming from! What are you doing for our birthday? Me.. just gonna pinch myself all day to make sure this past year hasn't been a dream Happy Birthday! Kim

kim, as i head toward that 1 yr mark im still working on reaching goal. im a slow loser and ive had many bumps along my road to success. but im determined to get there no matter how long it takes me!!!! thanks for all the support from everyone!! lisa

Hi all I feel the same way about a new life. I would like to change careers too. I have some resimes out there just a few to start with. I have alot more confidence in myself now even tho I know it should have not changed that but it did. As far as celebrating my one year yes I will do something I just don't know what yet. I am going to make an appointment for getting my hernia fixed. That will be my next thing. also I would like to ask you all just how many calories do you have a day now? I have not really counted mine but I don't really eat that much either. So if you can answer that for me I would appreciate it. Thanks Betty ps congrats to all on your losses.We and wls is awesome

Hello Surgery sister, I feel sooo blessed, what a year its been.. i feel great. Congrats to all of you and Happy rebirthday. Carla

Kim; My WLS anniversary is also my husband's birthday, so we'll have a double celebration going forward. This year it's on a Wednesday, so we won't do anything to crazy - it's a school night after all. However, the Saturday before, we're going to see our favorite band from college and the Saturday after, we're going to Houston for an outing with the group from the Texas Message Board. It has been a pretty fantastic year, hasn't it? Blessings, Jennifer

We are going to be on the beach in Mexico on my first rebirthday. Woo hoo! I'm so excited. I'm loving being at goal and just plain old feeling so good (most of the time anyway) I've got a terrible cold right now. Hugs, Didi

Happy Surgiversary to all. My date is the 2nd and that is actually the day my husband and I hit the road for MA from CA. We are military. So We decided we are going to celebrate it one the road with exploring something new on the way. I am currently still at 208lbs and still have 18lbs to my personal goal. To have a normal BMI I am 28lbs to go. I just keep positive with I still have 8 more months to before my body trys to make my weight the stable weight for life. There is a slogan at the DR's office. First 18 months it is 80 percent surgery 20 percent you, after 18 months it is 20 percent surgery and 80 percent you. So I have been examining my eating habits and modifying a bit to make sure I have good eating habits in place. I have been having body dismorfia that I will be addressing soon if my head doesnt ketch up with my my body changes. It is just so hard to see myself as a size 16. My whole life I was either a 28 or 34. I hope everyone has a wonderful Birthday as I know I will be getting new clothes this weekend . It is cool to be able to shop at other stores that are cheaper than the specialty stores.LOL it is nice to be able to shop around now as well and not have to settle because these are the only clothes that fit. Amy

Thanks for this post--it got me thinking about planning some kind of celebration. I think I'll go to my favorite spa and have a facial and manicure. My appointment with my surgeon is actually the day after my 1 year mark, so I will have "official documentation" so to speak of the loss. Next weekend I'm going to a conference in Bloomington, MN so I'm going to go to the Mall of America just to try on clothes one afternoon! I still have about 45 pounds to lose to get to my goal, but I'm still loosing, so I think I'll be able to get there. Isn't it amazing how quickly the year and the weight has gone! Sally

Have you ever been to the MAll of America. I have always wanted to see it, so Oct 13, I flew their for the weekend. I had so much fun. It is very interesting.

I've never been and I have to admit that I'm not much of a mall person. I worked retail for 10 years and that kind of took all the interest out of me! But I'm hoping they have their Christmas decorations up. (This will be the first time I don't complain about early decorations!) I figure I'll spend my time trying on clothes to identify brands and cuts that I like so I can order them later online. There isn't much selection in Sioux City, IA so this is my reconnaissance plan. I just hope I am not too overwhelmed. Have a great one year anniversary, Sally