Chrissy
First of all....wow!  How much healthier you are now and I bet you can do so many more things too! 

Depression makes me eat too.  Or...it did.  Now I try to recognize my emotions and make other choices.

I am down 80 + lbs and am seeing my boobs drop lower and lower...talk about a yoyo!  Mine are "walking the dog"  rofl!!

Hi!  It was my 6 month band anniversary on June 8th, and finally I can see the results.  I am down 40 lbs. and have 40 lbs. more to go!  So this is officially the half way mark for me!

I have more ups and downs then a yo-yo!  My husband was away for a year so I didn't eat at all in the beginning, and was very depressed.  Now he has a new job at home and I want to eat too much! 

I am seeing the results now, today I wore a size XL dress to my daughters ballet recital, and at Xmas I wore size 30 jeans and a 5X top!  I have lost two shoe sizes and can see my toes for the first time in 20 years!  I feel very different!

How are you doing?

Good for you on the walking!   I have always hated exercise so there's nothing new about me not doing it!

I was keeping a journal in an excel spreadsheet but I wasn't doing it all the time because I don't always have a computer with me.  So I bought a food journal at the bookstore.  I saw several of them there when I went.  One was called a "diet minder" and that was a good one but I chose the "daily planner diet journal".  It does seem like I eat a lot of the same things too.  I have a list I typed up and slipped into my journal of the common food items I eat with the totals so it's easy to record.    The book is nice, in the back there is a list of food items and their nutritional values to help you in case you're eating out or something.    Here's what I ate on Tuesday...

Oatmeal (with protein powder)  130 cal, 12 pro
Starbucks skinny vanilla late with protein12oz 130 calories, 15 pro
2 oz beef jerky 160 cal, 24 pro
creamy chicken soup (with protein) 100 cal, 15 pro
premier protein shake 160 cal, 30 pro
1/2 cup 2% cottage cheese  100 cal, 14 pro
crystal light packet 10 cal

total calories 790
total protein 110
total fluids 79 ounces

Hi Teresa!

My ticker is not updating but I've lost 102 lbs.  I was 60 lbs heavier than you at your starting point though.  30 of that was done on my pre-op diet (6 weeks before surgery).  Everyone is different so it's hard to compare yourself to someone else.  There are variances with age, height, starting weight, etc.  My doctor's goal for me is 177 pounds (54 more pounds) but that would still put me in the "overweight" category for my BMI.  While I would be happy at 177 I sure would like to be 150 but if I don't hit that I'm OK with 177.  I must admit I have not been very good at exercising.  I did it in the beginning at my doctor's office (strength training).  Then I joined a gym and was going regularly and I haven't been going lately.  I started a food journal and with that it tracks exercise and fluid intake.  I'm going to get my butt moving!!!

Good luck to you!  Keep up the great work!  I look forward to hearing about your progress in the future!

Wow, you have done excellent! 

I also feel great.  Seems I eat the same thing all the time but that's OK, that is my comfort zone.  I actually am still trying to navigate around on this website.  I try to exercise everyday but it is getting so hot here its going to be hard to continue doing it outside.  I have been walking with a few ladies at work.  Talking about being hot, I am sure its winter time compared to what the temp is for you in TX.  What do you do for exercise? 

Good talking with you. 
TD