7 pounds gone... not really

It's more like 107!!  But I have started over in my counting.  I noticed my ticker even told me my "to go" weight loss is now less than my overall weight loss!  I think that it finally hit me...  I'm over half way there.  Started at my highest of 355...  now 248 and my DS surgery was 12/31/14. I'm 5'4" tall. It's really weird though that when I actually hit my 100 pound mark, it was so anti-climatic.  Did anyone else have that issue too??  It's really nice to be able to walk up stairs now, go on hikes with my family and do kickboxing - and be able to keep up with the class...  I am so glad I was blessed to be able to do this surgery. 

I'm kind of bummed now though because one of my BFF's - my geocaching/hiking/walking supportive buddy is going to California for at least a month to help her other daughter out.  She's talking of not coming back.  That makes me very sad.  We did so many walks/hikes and geocaching events on the spur of the moment and now I won't have anyone to do those things with.  My husband can't keep up with me for the walking/hiking thing right now, so I can't depend on him and I don't like walking alone like that. 

You might be able to find local outdoorsy/geocaching/etc. groups online. Meetup.com tends to be good for that sort of thing-- not a dating site, but a list of clubs and groups. I've used it to find the local amateur astronomy group and people to play D&D with!

Maybe this is a good reason to meet some new people :)

In terms of hitting a certain weight being "anti-climatic"...I absolutely experienced the same thing when I hit goal weight.  It truly was like, "meh, another day, another protein shake".  Don't get me wrong, I felt good about it and was happy...but it wasn't the wild and crazy sense of euphoria that I imagined I would feel.  

At goal weight I didn't magically fit into a smaller size, I didn't get any extra attention, no one threw a parade or took out an ad in the paper.  It was just another day to get up, enjoy my new-found health (which I had been enjoying for months!) and practice the daily habits that got me to that point.  

Keep on doing the things you love to do and put yourself out there to meet some new people.  It's time to wade into some unchartered waters with your new physique and new-found confidence 

No I didn't get that big climax either.  I was happier when I fit into smaller size clothes.

I would buy clothes a size or two smaller than I was.  The jeans would barely fit over my knees.  So it was a great feeling of accomplishment when these jeans would finally fit me....and then eventually get too big.  I don't know... the visual of this was much more satisfying to me then numbers going down on a scale.  Because I could look in the mirror and see the jeans on me and feel skinny. 

I also remember getting up off the floor for the first time without having to turn over on to my knees and grab onto something.  I did it without realizing...I just jumped up to a standing position.  And then I thought...HEY did I just do that!!!  That was exciting to me.  It made me feel like less of a fat person. 

Ya I would say the NSV were much more satisfying to me then the milestones on the scale.  Because you live with the NSV.  I cross my legs every day.  Being able to do that again was great.  Being able to fit in booths again.  These are things I do and live with and longed for.  Seeing that number on the scale was secondary.