I weighed in yesterday morning at one pound from my surgeon's goal. Reaching goal has been my raison d'être for the past year. Now that I'm nearly there, I am reflecting on the lessons learned and planning for the next year's phase.

I know that my initial goal weight was an arbitrary number and fully intend to continue in weight loss mode until my middle section has a lot less fat. But even if I can't lose anymore, I am so happy with my results so far. My diabetes is completely resolved (unfortunately not before I developed glaucoma, as I had confirmed yesterday morning). My blood pressure has been mostly stable. And wonder of wonders, I rediscovered how much I love walking, hiking and bike riding outdoors. Before weight loss, I found it difficult to walk a block.

I have so enjoyed coming to BariatricPal each day since I discovered it pre-surgery. I have learned so much about what works for most people and what doesn't work for almost anybody. This is a good thing because otherwise I might continue to believe that my old way of doing things was mostly ok. Well guess what? The old way had me weighing in the mid 200's. So the chief thing that I have learned in the past year is that I need to pay attention to the experience of others and apply that knowledge to the maintenance phase. This is a big lesson for me, because I tend to be stubborn.

Congratulations on getting to you're surgeons goal. An amazing accomplishment.

Yay! Fabulous!

That's awesome how much have u lost

That's awesome how much have u lost

Thanks. I have lost 111 lbs as of today. (I keep forgetting that some users don't see the sidebar summaries on their devices. I'll try to remember to include stats in future posts.)

Edited December 19, 201411 yr by IcanMakeit

Congrats! I saw on the holiday challenge that you met goal this morning. And keep it up... I found my body actually settled well below my surgeon's goal, so yours may, too.

Congratulations on making your personal goal, and in the anticipation of making your surgeon's goal! I look forward to hearing how you handle the maintenance phase. In a month or so I'll be looking for advice on how to introduce new foods without torpedoing my progress. Good luck with maintenance in the New Year!!!

Congratulations