3 month update...and Shelli update

Hey all! Just had my 3 mo checkup and everything is going great. I've lost over 50% of my excess weight, I'm down 66 lbs since the surgery. I did find out I was taking too many vitamins though! I thought I had to take extra in addition to the Optisource multivitamin, but I only have to take extra B1. I'm trying new kinds of exercise to keep things interesting and I really like the exercise ball. They have a class at the Y on Saturdays....I was sore for days afterwards, I'm thinking I haven't used those muscles in quite awhile. I went to see Shelli while I was there and she looks great. They were testing her for pnemonia, so I'm not sure how that turned out. She's going to try to make it to the picnic. It was surreal to be walking those halls again without a pole attached to me. I walked from Dr. G's office up to see Shelli in the hospital and remember how winded I got before the surgery when I did that. Today I felt like I was bouncing the whole way there. Thank you all for your words of encouragement and support. I need all the help I can get. ;) Colleen

66lbs in three months is great...... Keep up the great work! I hear that ball stuff can be fun and challenging....do you take a resist-a-ball class?? My Y offers them too, but have yet to try it! Again....Congrats Take Care JEsi

Thanks Jesi...it's fun to see the rewards now. It's not called a resist-a-ball class, we work mostly on abs, glutes, thighs and do a lot of lunges . Give it a whirl! I have no sense of balance, so I hope it will help me with that. Take care! Colleen

Colleen -- sounds like you are doing great!!! Enjoy the losses now, unfortunately they eventually do slow down. I did a fitball class last fall and thought it was quite challenging. I had sore muscles too. You seem to work different muscles than with a lot of the other exercises I did. Have fun!! Are you coming to the picnic? It will be great meeting everyone in person. Keep up the good work!! Janie 4/14/2004 272/164