Another milestone reached...

Jul 12, 2011

I'm half afraid to even post this as I am worried about jinxing myself.  LOL  Last evening at my weekly weigh-in I reached the 100 pounds off since the night before surgery last July 26th.  That's two weeks shy of my 1 year surgerversary.  When I started I didn't have a goal for the first year.  All along I've been happy to just be loosing without any major stalls.  That's been really nice.  But, I found that in the past month or so, I've been feeling really good and pretty comfortable in my clothes and with activity so hadn't been as concious of "staying on track.  I was still loosing but pretty haphazardly and, in some ways, getting off track.  Last year on the 5th of July, I began my 3 week pre-op diet on solid foods.  So, this year on the 5th I regrouped and began the same program to get back on track.  It's a lot easier this time since I have the pouch now and it is working.  I had a great weight loss this week after only loosing .2 last week.  I've now lost 137 pounds since I started this journey and I feel fabulous.  I have 30 pounds to go to reach my goal and it really is beginning to feel attainable to me.  I set my goals small in the form of friends who are willing to tell me their weights!  When I loose them we get our pictures taken together!  I'm on my way to do the next one as soon as I save this post!!    I leave on vacation on Friday and only hope that I can keep up the momentum.  I have exercise time planned as well as relaxation time.  I'll be meeting up with my surgery sister I met here on OH and we will treat ourselves to a half spa day in celebration of our successes this first year.  My family who I'm staying with is alrady preparing for me by having my favorite Greek yogurt in the fridge for me.  I am a happy camper......

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