I am officially six months into this journey and I couldn't be happier. I am half way to my ultimate goal. I've had a couple of ah-ha moments lately. This past weekend I went shopping and realized that just because something fits doesn't mean I have to buy it. In the past anything that fit was an automatic purchase as there were so few things that actually fit. Now I can pick and choose! That made me so amazingly happy this weekend. I am also now fully aware of how my body drops weight - this will be a losing month and next month will not. I tend to stall with every 10 lbs now - but I am moving in the right direction and that is what is important.

This picture is of me the day of surgery and then at 6 months post-op! -69 lbs!!!

BIG GOALS:

• Get rid of the "Big O" - I want to be out of the "obese" range for BMI (about 4 more points to go on that one)
  
• Have lost more weight than I have to lose - that will be in two more pounds - but it is a day I am so looking forward to...
  
• Get rid of any and all clothing with an X after the size (it's an emotional attachment - none of them fit me any more)
  
• Do a zip-line - that's been on my list for a while - gonna knock it off this summer
  

I'll post more when I have time to think about them. Life is simply too busy right now to think straight. Oh - one interesting thing happened last weekend. We went to a party and after my boyfriend mentioned that it seemed like I really had a good time. I told him that before my surgery I dreaded these kind of events because I felt so self conscious and worried about taking up too much space in the crowded room, and I simply got tired of standing all night. Now I have none of those thoughts/worries/issues. He was surprised to hear me say this - I guess I really did suffer in silence for years!