Well, I set a goal to be at 150 by this Sunday when I left for vacation and I am at 150.1, I would say close enough! To date I have lost 30.5 pounds and this coming Monday will be 9 weeks post op. I continue to follow low carb, low fat, high Protein and it is working for me. Weight loss is slow and steady and I am fine with that.

My Mom, who has not seen me since we said goodbye in the DFW airport when she went home and I still had to fly back to Dulles after surgery, has been asking me to send her pictures of my progress but I told her she will have to wait until I see her in Orlando on Monday!

My babysitter came over last night to watch the kids so I could go to dinner with a friend and she screamed when she saw me! Said I looked so much smaller! That was so awesome to hear!!!

Like I told a girlfriend at dinner last night, if anyone ever accuses me or anyone who has had WLS that we took the easy way out I think I would come unglued on them. This is not EASY! I watch what I eat everyday. Do I regret having to follow this healthy lifestyle, ABSOLUTELY NOT! This is what I needed to get control of my eating and my life.

It is a blessing in disguise because I was feeding my face and drinking alcohol to deal with emotions. Now, I can't do that. I have moments where I want to grab food or a beer and I know I cannot. This has given me the push I needed to start dealing with some very deep routed issues in my life and I am so grateful! It will be a long process but well worth it all!

TGIF!

Angie...you rock!

I'm so happy for you!

I hope you have a wonderful vacation and have a great time!

You deserve it!

WOW... you should be so proud of yourself. I know you have worked hard. I don't think 30.5 lbs in 9 weeks is slow though... especially for a lightweight. Good job:thumbup:

Yayyyy! I can't wait to join you!!!!

Thank you everyone!!! I still can't imagine actually making it to goal but hoping that if I keep up my current routine I WILL get there eventually!

Congratulations Angie!!! That is wonderful!!! You should be very proud of yourself~!

You must be very happy to rich your goal after all the sacrifice and hard work it demand. It takes special dedication and perseverance to get through such a demanding change in life stile. I congratulate you and wish you the best in your weight loss journey. Your achievement is an example to us all. Keep in touch!

Maravilla, we are just about the same on weight lost and how much we have to go until we reach goal!

Rocking that sleeve!!

That is so great!! 150 is below my goal weight lol so that is just amazing. So happy for you. Being a lower starting weight, I don't think 30 lbs in 9 weeks is slow!!! I think it's awesome! I'm at 7 weeks and 41 lbs and I started weighing 310!! Lost a bunch fast in the first month and now just sitting here hoping it gets going again.

Your mom will probably cry when she sees you In a good way :001_tt1:

Your weight loss is amazing being a lower BMI'er I am hoping for same thing, if I go forward that is. Anyways, your mom is going to flip too. I wish I could see that. YAY!

Wow that's fantastic...what a fabulous feeling to have someone notice!

Soooo, what did you have for dinner when you went out with your girlfriend? :thumbup:

Lovingly,

monica:001_tongue:

Good for you Angie. You must be proud. You looked mighty fine before the weight loss, so I imagine you will have a very busy and happy summer.

CONGRATS. That is awesome!!! I know it's just as hard for the liteweights as it is for the heavyweights. Keep up the excellent work.

Deb

Angie

Thats great news - a fabulous holiday present!! Enjoy your break.

I had a sirloin steak from Texas Steakhouse. It was a 7 ounce steak, I ate about half that evening and ate the other half the next day for lunch. The meal came with a baked potato with butter and sour cream. I was able to take about 2 bites of the potato.

So different from what I would have had before surgery. I would have had a big salad and would have eaten the dinner rolls before the salad and the salad would be loaded with dressing.

I weighed this morning and was 147.7, I am going to weigh again tomorrow morning before believing it, I just can't believe my own eyes anymore. It is from all the times I did work so hard to lose weight and I didn't seem to have any luck, but this negative attitude is slowly changing since my Sleeve has really made my dreams come true. I work hard and I get results, that is all I ever wanted.