3 weeks down and I've only lost 12 lbs. I'm honestly disappointed but all the kind words out on the forums have helped. I finally know that I'm lucky to drop 1-2 lbs a week from here until I get to my green zone. All I can say is I can't wait. My first fill is on Monday. I am super excited!

Starting out I was doing great exercising, but this week I skipped the exercising unfortunately. Tomorrow I take my STEP 2 National Board Exam and I've been cramming like crazy. I can't wait to get it over with so that I can finally focus on my health and trying to get into residency. I don't know if I made the right decision to have the surgery and study for this exam in the same month, but it's the time I had and I couldn't let either opportunity go by. Hopefully I've studied enough. I'm sure once I find out if I passed or not, I will announce it on here.

Once I get back to working out, I'll restart couch to 5k. I've never been a runner, never liked running, never really could run. So I made it a goal to run a 5k within the next year. I know it will be hard, but it's only 3 miles! I know I can do it. It's not like I'm training for a marathon!

My diet has been progressing well, except I want to snack all the time! Moving on to more solid food has helped me feel fuller at meals, but if I really don't focus on big protein items, I get hungry quick. Obviously tomorrow I will have to break the rules and snack so I can make it through my 9 hour test.

BTW can't wait to see Dark Knight Rises! I have to have a marathon first before heading to see it, but can't wait!