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Congratulations! I hope everythinf goes well and you deliver a beautiful healthy baby. So excited for you, and hoping I get to join you whenever that time for me may be. :-)

I was able to put down both arm rests at the movie theatre today without a problem. Yay for shrinking!

I was able to put down both arm rests at the movie theatre today without a problem. Yay for shrinking!

I was able to put down both arm rests at the movie theatre today without a problem. Yay for shrinking!

Went in for my 6 month post op with the surgeon and they are very impressed. My NSV while there is that I have graduated to the normal size blood pressure cuff! Amazing how those little things mean so much to us!

I was able to put down both arm rests at the movie theatre today without a problem. Yay for shrinking!

I was able to put down both arm rests at the movie theatre today without a problem. Yay for shrinking!

I am getting my hair braided, and as all my sista's out there know I'll be here for hours. Every time I sit in a chair like this, for hours I dream of this moment of comfort, and now it is here!
My NSV is that I'm sitting in a hair salon with my legs crossed enjoying this iPad comfortably in this uncomfortable salon chair. I'm leaning to side a bit so I'm not 100% there yet, but this still so exciting!!
No one here knows how excited I am about this on the inside. I do not know the stylists here very well so I'm not gonna tell them, but I had to tell someone, so I choose you, my BariatricPal's. Yay me!

I finally broke out of the 130's - I weigh 129! I haven't seen the 120's since 1982! This is surreal. I can't believe I'm this small! When I try on clothes in the stores I hold up something and think 'No, that's too small' and grab the next size up. Which never fits! I need to wrap my head around being 'normal'. :-)

1. Enjoy the hospital drugs. Don't let pain get ahead of you during that time as you will need your energy for walking and doing basic stuff.
2. Probiotics, stool softeners, and as much Water as you can get down. It's even more important than eating if you have to make a choice between the two. Don't drink enough Water, and not only will you not lose efficiently, but you will have terrible Constipation. Stay on top of it.
3. If you are concerned about anything that might have to do with your surgery after you get home from the hospital, call your surgeon's office. It's better to be safe than sorry. Plus you or your insurance will pay them a ridiculous amount of money, so make sure you get all the help you need.
4. Bonus time! Head hunger is real. Real hunger is either nonexistent or feels completely different after surgery. Stop and think before you eat which one it is. Most of the time it will be head hunger.
5. Bonus bonus time! You may learn things about yourself you didn't expect. It may even be disturbing revelations sometimes. Just be kind to yourself and give yourself time to process it all.

I'm really curious what others are experiencing so far in their journey for this weight group. Anyone care to share?
For me, even though I am nearing 100lbs lost, there is still a long way to go and I have a hard time imagining ever being at goal. I started out at my highest being 406, and my goal is to get to 175. I find I stall every 10lbs or so. Anyone else?

Touch down hawks for the lead!!!! Finally...

And Sherman knocks it down for the win!
GO HAWKS!!
On our way to the big game!

It hasn't made me think about a career change but it had made me want to go after my photography more aggressively. Being heavy prevented me from getting shots that I needed to maybe get low or even try from other angles. I am still only 6 weeks out from surgery but I'm making plans for shoots for the spring and summer that I wouldn't have thought about previously.

Here is a little victory of sorts? soooo in the past when 450+ lbs RJ would slip on the ice and fall on his tookus it would be a very tramatic experience trying to get vertical and in most cases a passer by would render assistance. In short it sucked an i would always get injured to some degree.
This year i have gone down twice. The second one occured last night on the way back from the trolley ride home. But in both cases this year i was able to brace properly bounced right back up ( no assistance required) brush myself off in under 5 seconds and be on my way uninjured.
I love my new life.

Maybe a splurge and have a couple chicken wings. Go Hawks!

What are you guys going to eat?
Rooting for my hometown hawks!

Dungeness

4.4lbs and it's onederland baby!

I can pull my pants up to my boobs now.

This week it is Fage 2% greek yogurt and Wild Harvest blueberry vanilla granola. Last week alternated chocolate Protein Shake with cottage cheese. Fridays I do bacon, egg, and half a piece of toast with jam as a treat.
Hope you get some good ideas. oatmeal with some Protein shake mixed in is a good choice too.

I can pull my pants up to my boobs now.

I can pull my pants up to my boobs now.

Naw. Finding humor in your weight loss is always an NSV :-).

Today I noticed it was easier to dry myself off when I got out of the shower...