Weekly Checkiin: Regulars and Lurkers Welcome!!

i have never been to disneyland, but we do disneyworld and floria all the time, we make our food, it saves money and we can control what we eat-lol, i hope you are having a really good time.

OK, today is my 8 month Surgiversary, and I had to go in for a follow-up apt this morning, so I weighed. 

Highest Wt: 385
Wt Before Liquid Diet: 367
Wt Day of Surgery: 353
Current Weight: 254!!  (3 pound loss this week-which is kind of a lot for me)
Pounds Lost in 8 Months: 113

The program coordinator said I had only lost 45% of my excess body weight and that by the 8th month they typically see a 60% loss, so that just confirmed for me, once again, what I've known for so long:  my weight loss is on the slow side.  But I am still happy with it.  I know that I've done everything they have asked me to do except the arthritis keeps me from walking every day, but still I manage to walk most days.  When I am able to walk, I can now do a 25 minute mile!  I know it's a snails' pace, but for me...it's a miracle. 

So thankful!!!  Oh...and since I have lost half of what I want to loose, I've updated my avitar and pictures.  That helped me to really see the difference!  And I am getting the biggest kick out of watching the balloon on my ticker drift away from the half way mark toward my goal!!  I love my ticker!!   Take care all!!!  connie