It's been an awesome past two months. Major life changes that never would have happened 50 pounds ago. I had my surgery last August, and the weight loss has been SLOW. But I'm hanging in there and the rewards have started rolling in.

I decided to try online dating in March, after I was able to get some pictures of myself that I felt ok with. Two weeks later, I met an awesome guy and we're so happy together.

Right about the same time, some networking paid off and I landed a job interview. The company was pretty slow with the interview process, but last week I was offered the job! The company is really dynamic and high-energy, and I know I wouldn't have been an ideal candidate if I had been at the weight and energy level that I was before the surgery. I'm not saying they wouldn't have hired me, but I KNOW that the weight loss has helped, if nothing else its helped my self esteem and the way I project myself.

So, while the scale is slow, and I'll probably never be one of those people who gets to a size 4, it has given me a new outlook on life, and it looks like 35 is finally MY YEAR!!

Congratulations!!! Doesn't matter how fast that weight comes off THESE are the rewards that make it all worth it! That's wonderful!

My Nutritionist, Surgeon and Doctor told me to not worry so much about the numbers but staying healthy and if you focus on staying healthy the numbers and everything else will fall into place. Congrats on the new job and love life. :wub:

Congrats!! I'm so happy for you!!!

Congrats Kami. You know we all focus on the weight loss cuz that is the root to all of our have nots, can'ts, and won't allow ourselves. But as this post shows is not that we reach 110lbs, but that we get to the point of being happy and confident with ourselves.

Congrats! Way to go!