So close to Onederland!

Congratulations on your great work! I'm sure it must feel amazing.

Thanks, and you'll find out for yourself before too long, I hope!

I'm one month and 2 days from my surgery and I still can't really imagine how it's gonna feel to be skinny again. To be able to sit with my legs crossed and not have to look for the armless chair when I walk into room. I'm excited!

I was never skinny, lol, so all of this is a new experience for me! When I finally reach Onederland, it will be the first time in my adult life I have weighed in the 100s!

I weigh less than I did at 13 and it's totally surreal!

That's wonderful, Erin!

CATHY--you are rocking this new lifestyle, girl !!! You will reach those goals, in NO time...just keep on doing what you are DOING !! I understand the impatience-we all do...

Did you find changing to Keto very challenging? How long was your transition?

I ran into one of my nephews, yesterday, and thought of YOU, and YOUR nephew...so funny how we all become so much a part of each others' MINDS :)

Thank you so much, Gina!! And no, I didn't have a bit of trouble switching over to Keto. Post-op food plan was high protein, low carb, low fat. So I just switched to high fat, medium protein, low carb. I wasn't eating many carbs anyway cuz I had been at 600 cals for so long and the protein took up most of that. By switching over, I upped to 800 cals, but was able to add the fats. I literally just decided one day, upped the calories, and went on from there. I do go contrary to keto rules by counting calories still, but once I reach my initial goal, then I'll stop worrying about them and see what happens

I find I am so much more satisfied with what I eat now. I keep my net carbs under 25/day, but it's enough for me to have zucchini, cauliflower, tomato, cucumber, lettuce and celery when and if I want it. Most of the time I'm too full to bother lol. I get to have avocado whenever I want, and no longer have to feel guilty about "how fattening it is" like I did my whole "low fat" life LOL.

I love me some avocado!!!

And that's too funny about your nephew! I know what you mean, and I agree you do feel like people here are part of your daily life!

What does your surgeon say about the keto diet?

As a matter of fact, I had been on it a couple of weeks when I went to my 6-month follow up. He was 100% on board with the idea. Now, I don't know how he would have felt if it had been at 2 or 3 months, that I'll never know. But I think he figured at 6 months, it it's working for me then that is fine with him.