Hi Everyone- I'm celebrating today! I started at 407, lost 19 lbs before surgery on 1/14, and have lost 81 pounds since. Started at a 62 BMI- my first big victory came when I became "merely" morbidly obese. Seeing my BMI leave the SMO category was a good one, but losing 100 lbs is even better.

Next stop- under 300 lbs right around the corner!

Congrats and keep up the great work!!

Wow! WTG! Keep it up!

AWESOME!!! Congratulations on this first of many milestones!

Awesome job! We're so proud of you. Thanks for inspiring me to reach for the 100 pound goal.

that is so awesome.. congrats and keep up the good work

LOVE IT! Congrats on this huge milestone.. and so close to the "under 300" milestone as well! Looks like someone is going to need to go shopping for some flirty cute summer outfits!

Awesome, great job. Keep it up

That is GREAT!! Congratulations on that 100 pound mark, under 300 will be here before you know it!

Well done, keep up the good work, xx

Awesome news honeymunki! Keep up the great job!!!

Congrats! That is fantastic!

Outstanding! Congrats!

CONGRATS!!!

You are amazing! It is so inspiring to hear how well you're doing. I'm starting from a similar weight, although shorter. I had a sad chuckle the other day at the doctor's office when I realized I still had another 160 to lose before I went from "super obese" to "morbidly obese". So I really applaud what you've already accomplished to hit that milestone. What kind of exercise program are you doing?

Thanks, everyone, for the encouragement! It is nice to be able to share with such supportive people!

Graylola, I try to do water aerobics 1 hr a week, and go to the gym twice. When I am there, I do a variety of cardio exercises (walking on treadmill, recumbent bike, and elliptical) then weights. I am still a novice, so I just use the nautilus machines, eventually maybe I'll learn to do some exercises with free weights. I have been ramping up the amount of cardio I can do pretty quick as I get more fit. I started with 16 minutes the first visit to the gym, and am now up to an hour (20 min each on the 3 different types) and I'm working on upping the intensity or speed on each one.

Last week, it was more important to do some housecleaning than go to the pool!