My surgeons office called today to ask if I would participate in their seminar this Thursday evening! What an honor! I have lost 86 pounds and I am only 3 pounds from a normal weight, 13 pounds from my personal goal and 14 pounds from losing 100 pounds! Woop!

When I was at my seminar, they had about 10 people there who told there story and there were only two sleevers there. One of those was my inspiration and he really helped me. I hope to be someone elses inspiration. Its surreal to think that I am going to be one of those inspirational people! I told my husband at my seminar that I wanted to do that when I reached goal and now its here, I get to do one and I am only 9.5 months out from my surgery! Woooop! She also told me that they are performing more sleeves now than any other procedure but have mostly GB patients who come to the seminars for them. I will be the only sleever there representing! I better do us all proud!

Now to pick an outfit to wear!

^{Definitely pick something that shows off your new figure! Congrats, I can't wait until I'm there too.}

Congrats, that is a real honor & very cool too! Good luck for that too, I would be nervous!

Aww, that is great. Congrats! My doc has big billboards on the highway. I told my hubby that I wanted to be on one of those

Congrats!! I'm so proud of you!!!

That is such an honor! Your will be a great inspirational to others and you have also been an inspiration to me also. Thank You for your inspiration! Yahoooooooooooooo!

I am going to use by before and after pics to market a diet drink..."Pookieism's pounds away", or something like that...

Or tell everyone I did it by eating brussel sprouts and drinking vinegar...lol. Ooohh...maybe habiinero peppers - or bee venom...

LOL at Pookey!!

ForensicChick, I think you're the perfect person to do that at his seminar!!

Thanks everyone! I am looking forward to it but nervous at the same time!

I am so excited for you. I remember thinking at my seminar that the people that spoke were soooooo far out from their surgeries. I wanted someone to speak that was still kinda new. You will do great. I just wish your sister could be here to see/hear you (and the others) speak.