25 pounds GONE!!

Title says it all people, I'm thrilled with the results so far!!

I'm in my 6th week post op, no pre op diet, and down 25 pounds. I am now officially 1/4 of the way there, at 206 pounds. Come on onederland!!!

Theres still a long way to go, I know. But I havent been this slim since I was 4 months pregnant, and that was 2.5 years ago!!

When I was pregnant, I told myself, I dont have to lose the weight I wanted to lose before I got pregnant. My dieting stopped for the good of my baby, I was eating for 2 now. But actually, thats a big fat lie. Healthy eating would have been good for my baby. 30 mins on the treadmill would have been good for my baby. NOT doing those things was bad. I should have kept watching what I ate, so that I didnt go from 180 to 230 pounds, and I dont even remember WHEN I dissappeared into the 200's.

When I get the chance to be pregnant again, I wont use it as an excuse to eat whatever I want and slob on the couch.

Amanda, great progress, I am happy for you. Your life story is much like mine, just did not want to exercise, kept putting it off and during the winter months, WHAMMO gained 20 to 40 pounds. I started at 270 and now I am at 238 since my surgery. Not bad as the progress is there although I have stagnated at a few weight's this month. I feel great, with alot of energy, get up at 3 or 4 am and feel ready for anything. Glad I have had this change. Before the surgery I was getting up every hour or two to use the bathroom, and now it's not untill the morning, cool. Oh and another good thing about my surgery is I can now tie my shoes, Amen to that. Getting my flexibility back. Well I shared some of my attributes from the surgery with you, and hope to be successful in a year. Ultimate goal is to loose 100 #s. Good luck and hope to see you soon.