My son (28 y/o) is in the Air Force. He was deployed on the day of my surgery (missed talking to him before getting on the plane ).

He's stationed in OK, and the last time he saw me was the end of June, at his wedding. (I think I was around 210 lbs) We may have Skyped since then, can't recall, but not since surgery. He does text a lot!

Late yesterday afternoon I was closing down some app's on my iPad...noticed Skype was running and saw that he was on line. So I rang him up to say hi.

His first words were - "holy crap!". He was shocked (in a good way) by my face and neck. Really...he kept saying "I can see the tendons in your neck!", and "I keep thinking it's someone else!".

It was pretty funny. But it does drive home the fact that my appearance has changed in just a couple of months. It's hard for me to see it, but I guess my appearance is changing

First, thanks to you and your family for his service for our country!

Second - what a great compliment! That has to make you smile.

The other day I was talking to my husband about my revised goal weight...I said I have 23 more pounds to go. My 14-year old son walked in and proclaimed, "24 more pounds! That's too much. You should stop now!" It made me smile.

I am so inspired by all of you. Oct 13 is my surgery date. i cant wait!