I already announced my big news on my blog today, but just had to tell EVERYBODY! When I got up this morning and hopped on the scale, I was thrilled to death to see that I had lost a total of 100 (that's right ONE HUNDRED) pounds! I lost 20 pounds prior to my surgery, so that makes my surgical weight loss 80 pounds for a total weight loss of 100 lbs!

I have to say, I am LOVING being down 100 pounds! I NEVER thought it was possible. I never expected to get fantastic results like this from my VSG! I love it! I love it! I love it!!!

Would put a new picture on this if I could figure out how, and if I had one to put on here. Actually I just figured out how to add a photo, and so I added one of me, my sister in law and a friend. I am the one in the middle. Pretty sad isn't it? We all needed (despartly) to loose some weight. My friend on the left HAD Roux N Y surgery about 10 years ago. Lost a bunch of weight and has gained a lot back. Gal on the right is my sister in law. She is a Weight Watchers participant. Has lost over 100 lbs on WW several times, and gains it back each time. She is going to WW again and has lost about 70-80 pounds since this was taken. (Photo was taken in March of 2011 on occasion of my Mother's 90th birthday party.) Second picture is a head shot of me that I took to use for my FaceBook profile picture, about 15 pounds ago. Wish I had a full length photo of me. Will have to get my hubbie to take one of me so I can post it.

Anyway, just want to encourage all of you out there who are still making the decision to have or not have surgery, and to you who have had it and are not as far along as I am. (I am 7 1/2 months post op, surgery was June 18, 2011.) It is definetly worth the effort, the hoops insurance companies make you jump through, the pain, everything you have to do. I am SO thrilled! Just couldn't be happier if I tried!

Kathy D (alias Helen the Cat)

Wow! You look absolutely amazing! CONGRATS! I'm doing the party dance

CONGRATS!!!!! Very inspiring!!! Thanks for sharing!

That is awesome, Kathy! Congrats!! :clap2:

Congratulations! That is FANTASTIC!!!

AMAZING! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!