Hi all. I am now down roughly 60 pounds and seven weeks out from when I started my liquid pre-diet. Am also having some awesome NSV moments. Some are:

• No longer wearing 3x shirts. They are packed and ready to be taken to Goodwill.
• My size 48 (expandable) pants? Gone too.
• Can button my pants at my belly button. No more "slant pants."
• I wore a much smaller belt...and it was a new one!
• Went three days this past week without needing a mid day nap.
• Three days now without any slimes or throwing up.
• Joined a local health club to work out.
• Snoring is all but gone. No more BP meds at all (125/65 is normal now). And BMs much more normal and less stressful.
• Bought myself an I-touch. That was my 50 pound loss gift to myself. Any suggestions for the 100 plateau?

That's a short list, but ones that come to mind.

Please, share yours!

Let's look at the fact that this journey is not just about the weight loss, but about all the wonderful things that continue to happen along the ride!

The only way I could fly on a plane.. was with a seat belt extender.. and some serious discomfort for the poor soul stuck next to me..

I stopped flying.. I drive everywhere... I mean.. everywhere.. so desperate not to get on a plane.. I drove from Dallas to New york and back.. and from Dallas to Cincinnati and back.. what on earth was I thinking!!

3.5 months post op.. I'm at a weight I was 5 years ago..and have voluntarily bought a plane ticket to NYC for this Memorial Day!! and hope to not need a seat belt extender.. and actually fit comfortably in the seat.. and not be a cause for frustration for the person sitting next to me..

ok.. it is not an NSV yet.. but "being eager" to get onto a plane.. and fly far far away.. has not happend in 4 years..

I am wearing a size 2 or 0 pants, and my stomach is as strong as steel with all of my core workouts...

Today I received the results of my first Hemoglobin A1C test since my surgery, nearly 4 months ago. I was taken off 2 different oral medications for the diabetes when I got out of the hospital - 2000 mg/day of Metformin XR and 45 mg/day of Actos. After over 3 months off meds, my level was 6.0% - lower than it's ever been, and actually within the normal range! Woo hoo!!!

Added June 11 - I took my measurements yesterday. I've lost 10 inches in my hips and a full foot (yes, 12 inches!) In my waist since the end of last July. As of this morning, I'm down 120 lbs since starting my program in May, 2012, 60 of those since surgery on February 12, 2013. Double Woo hoo!

My knees don't hurt very much anymore. Only when I walk around for quite a bit. And a really big thing. My boyfriend says I don't snore anymore.

My latest nsv happened a couple of days ago flying from New Orleans to Atlanta before flying home to the UK - and fitting in the seat to the extent that my arms were inside the armrests! I wasn't anywhere near the man next to me. Whoo hoo!

And, despite the heat in NO, it was my first holiday where I wasn't a greasy blob for the duration. Another whoo hoo!

Was saving some pants to try on thinking I needed to wait another 20 pounds but tried them on anyway to see where I was at and they were to big!!

One of my friends gushed, "You look like a Barbie Doll!"

I used to have fat rolls in my back that I could keep spare change in, and now, no more. Just a pleasing curve!

Guess I'll have to buy a change purse...

Apparently, I had to ask my wife about this. Lol. So, women's=plus and regular=misses or petite if I have interpreted the smoke signals correctly. I found this codification to be a tad unnessary. But I guess that is from a male perspective.

and petite = short, 5'3" or less (I think it's 5'3") I believe there is woman's petite too

I am on day 9 post op and there have already been many changes but when i dressed for work a few minutes ago i realized my belt is running out of holes! that doesnt happen, at least not to me. i am on the last hole and at the rate things are going i need to find a hole puncher ( or i suppose i rate a new belt )

I am 2 1/2 years out and I finally got to a "normal" body fat percentage!

I'm still not at my "normal" BMI, but thats getting closer.

Did the airplane thing yesterday.

First leg in an MD-90 I didn't need my seatbelt extender! And even though my seatmate had the armrest up, I didn't feel like I was spilling over into her space. Luckily, she was a skinny thing.

Second leg in a Canadair regional jet (the ones with fixed armrests), it was a little bit of a squeeze, but normally I would have been bruised and in pain. And I needed the extender, but not by much! My seatmate was a big guy, (not overly heavy, just big!) and I felt he spilled into my space more than I spilled into his.

Tomorrow night - the theater!

When I recently went home on R&R I took only one small backpack, I hate luggage. So I only had the bare minimum, the clothes on my back and some pairs of underwear. I celebrated my 3rd surgiversary this month and it is still a thrill to be able to walk into any cheap store and just select a tee shirt off the pile At target I just went straight to the juniors section where there was a pile of soft deep V neck tees "the boyfriend tee" lol, and just grabbed a large, trusting that it would be just fine. And it was! Didn't even try it on till after I came back from R&R. love that!

It seems everytime i touch a different part of my body it feels alien. my collar bones, my neck while shaving, my shoulders, they all have loose skin and bony protrusions.

wow.

I was working on my daughters CRV in the garage and did not mean to park it so close to the garage door frame. I saw the space and first I walked around the other side, then without thinking i walked through the space that was clearly much too narrow for me without greasing my self up and getting two people to push me through it. However, i walked so easily through the gap that i only realized later that i had done it. Wow. I fit in narrow spots--go figure.