13 mos out...checking in with a Squee!

Hi, All!

I havent been on here in a while, but I like to pop in and see how everyone is doing.  It always make me feel so happy to see the GLBT group going strong!  I am so impressed by so many of you and I am excited for those of you who are beginning this journey!

I am now 13 mos out, and I can't believe it!  Despite pneumonia, I left the house today for an awards assembly for a student of mine who is receiving a 4 yr scholarship.  I got up and got dressed and I made my wife take my pic because she always complains that I haven't documented this enough!

Well, for the first time I looked at a pic of me and thought, "damn!  I am getting skinnier!"  I mean, I knew I was, but I really *saw* it today.  I went home and created a month by month retrospective photo layout...its crazy!  I can see times I knew I was smaller because I fit in clothes I never could have, but I don't think I felt it really.

I have lost just about 150 pounds, and I can run with my son and sit down and play with him...in short, I feel great.  I had some complications and I cannot WAIT to have some plastic work done, but I am so happy I did this!  I meet with a PS on Tuesday!

I dont usually "toot my own horn" but I am really feeling good about this, and I thought this was the place online where I have felt the most support, so I wanted to share it here.  Feel free to look at my album on here (or on FB if we are friends...or you'd like to be!  I want more WLS peeps on my FB too!  Its inspiring!)  I wish I knew how to paste pics here, but Im not that fancy!

Thanks for listening to my midnight squee!  Best of luck to all, and thanks for being a place that keeps me inspired...even when I'm just luring!

Love
Danielle

(See if this works!)

Presurgery: 

Me Tonight...13 mos out:

Congrats Danielle, Looking great!!!

 Thanks!  You too! :)

Great work. You look amazing.

 Thanks!  You are doing awesomely too! :) 

Hallelujah! You look GREAT....and howdy gaybor...from just down the road in RI...

James

 Thanks, James!  Nice to meet  gaybor, too!  :) Did you have surgery in RI?

What a wonderful and remarkable difference!!!

 Thanks :)  It took a little while for me to see it, but I did with this pic...I wish I had been better about taking pics.

You are doing great, too..your avatar really shows it already!

HOLY ****E!!! Yeah you're wife is right, you don't post enough pics- even on FB. I had no idea that you looked that fabulous! 

What a transformation- you are the butterfly girlie! Way to go!!!