9 mo out & walking in ONEderland!

Apologies now, long post! I haven't seen my surgeon since I was 1 month post-op, because I live 200 miles away. I made a long weekend of this visit and done the Cincinnati OH.com conference also.. What a blast! A bunch of us met for dinner on Friday night, then Sat conference, then onto King's Island after that.. can we say LONG DAY! But so fun!! And YES I FIT on ALL the rides! ok so my check up went... I signed in and was waiting to be seen... and Dr. Curry walked past the door from the waiting room to the exam rooms 4 times, each time he peered into the waiting room, he had this look on his face, yanno the one, where people think they know you, but just can't quite place ya? LoL His look was priceless.. so I get to an exam room and he told me, I just really didn't know who you were. So we talk, he documents, he asked what I weighed.. said well yesterday I was 200.4, and I'm on vacation soooo, he said in any regards he said I was doing fantastic. He checked my incision area's as I said I was having a poking pinching thing going on in one area.. no hernia yet, but there is very weak area there. We went over my meds, health issues, I had brought along the shirt I first met with him in, he said, "I want pic's." We talked about my "goal weight" which he said about 168 on my frame. Then he also said that half of that was probably skin. YIKES! but ok, I'm nearing that goal. So then he sends me to the nurses.. the official weigh in ... dum da dum dum.... 199.2 I am offically in ONEDERLAND! Now this is a big deal for me as I have not weighed this in over 25 yrs! From my highest weight now I have lost 150.6 lbs! Still obese though *sigh* But only a few more lbs till I"m in the normal range now! So I had to go shopping! first thing that drew my eye when walking in the store was the jewelry counter.. got me a new diamond ring.. size 7, goes on, but tight coming off.. but 9 months ago I could NOT get a 10 on my finger! Today I weighed in at 197.6 I actually LOST weight over the weekend! Vickie 11/22/04 348.8/318/197.6/ the rest is icing! (well my original goal was just to be under 200, soo)

Hi Vickie, Congratulations on reaching onederland! And many, many more WOW moments! I only have 43 more lbs to onederland! Linda 367/242/?

Thank you! Yep I'm ready for more WOW moments for sure, as if I didn't get my fill this past weekend Congratulations on your loss also!

Did you doubt you would lose weight with all of the walking we did at KI?????Heck I think you burned a ton of calories just holding on with your white knuckles on the Beast! Ha ha ha...You were such a good sport about those wild ones. I am SO proud of you Vickie!!! You look great and it is so obvious you are doing well. Congratulations on being in the 1's now! Hugs, Jaimee

and remember I said I was worried about getting my exercise in Sat? that's a hoot, I barely sat from 7 am until 1 am! Hey I didn't white knuckle it the WHOLE TIME.. I actually let go for a bit. Thank you Jaimee! I'm a 1.. omg whodda thunk? You look great too Jaimee, you should be very proud also of yourself! hugs,