Surgery date 7/2/14, HW 282, SW 265, today 199! Progress has been slower than many of you but steady. I'm totally thrilled but my family and friends don't get it, so I'm thankful for this forum.

Random list of things I can do now that I couldn't do before:

- get on an airplane without worrying about the seatbelt or angry co-passengers

- park in a tight space and still get out of my car

- jump

- dance in public

- know that I can stop eating when I'm full

Looking for comments to help me Celebrate since I can't celebrate with food!

Yayyyy! CONGRATS!! And WHO says you can't celebrate with food?? YES you can my friend, it's ok to be bad one day so long as you go back to healthy eating the next, you deserve it!! Celebrate also by getting yourself something new, in a much smaller size that you would have, as you WILL fit in it! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awsome!!

Congratulations! It's not slow its your bodies speed

Congrats! You seem to be progressing about the same rate as me. Your surgery weight was higher than mine, but your surgery was exactly 2 months before mine as well. You've lost 66 pounds in just over 8 months. I've lost 48 pounds in just over 6 months. I've been losing about 6 pounds a month, so in two more months I'll be around 60 pounds lost. Keep it up! As long as the scale keeps moving down down down, we will eventually make it to goal!

comments to help me celebrate

@@juliarg

this proudgrammy got my first tattoo

first letter of my grand-kids names

top right wrist (didn't hurt, really!!!!)

M organ (14) A ndrew (11) E than(7)

one red small heart under each letter

letters & hearts each in small italics

look amazing

hubby (or rest of family) weren't thrilled

i PROMISED hubby i wouldn't have another tattoo for the next 58 years

6 months later i got another tattoo above my right ankle

SURVIVOR (which i have proudly been for 15 years and counting )

side note - i have a vanity license plate that has the letters CA SURVIVOR

the word survivor is also my password in email

my mom is 85 years old

she loves butterflies, has pictures, items of butterflies throughout her apartment

last year i got a beautiful small tattoo of a butterfly above the word survivor

looks beautiful

recap

there will be a test!!

MAE

survivor

butterfly

all on my right side

again i promised hubby i would not ever have another tattoo

hmmmm, probably

really no more

@@juliarg

didn't forget about you

you have and will continue to do terrific

69 lbs down

Onderland

Century Club

what more could you ask for

wellll, i guess that last 49 lbs

that will happen in time

"God Grant Me Patience, Just Hurry Up About It"

keep up the great job

good luck

kathy

congrats

Thanks all for the wonderful posts!

Slow or fast doesn't matter, the end result matters. Congratulations!!!

Congratulations@@juliarg!!! And sorry, @@Comeflywithme, but I have to disagree with you about celebrating with food by being "bad" for one day. Too frequently that can lead to 2 ,3, 4... "Bad" foods are a slippery slope for many of us, best avoided until we've had time for our heads and bodies to get to the right place. Some can jump on and off the horse without a problem, but from what I read and hear, most of us get into trouble when we do that.

So,@@juliarg, for a reward, how about buying yourself a great blouse, or dress, or [gasp] even some nice underwear, that makes you feel good about your accomplishment? I bought myself one or two shirts and pants each time I got to a new size. Salvation Army and Goodwill are great places to get good deals on "transitional" clothing that you will grow through in a few months. I always find that wearing clothes that emphasize my smaller self is a great motivator! And take some pictures of the new you and compare them to the old you. Pretty great, right?!! And finally, make sure you identify with the new you in those pictures, and not the heavier you that you're leaving behind. That person is gone forever. Keep up the good work!!!!!

Edited March 19, 201511 yr by Rogofulm