It is November 2015. This means that all the readers of this group have been out for one year! For me, I find this to be miraculous. I've lost 110 pounds from Oct 28. Absolutely everything is different. One of the big things I have done for myself is to find a therapist who deals with body issues. She deals with weight loss women and kids and anorexia.

Before surgery, I had gone about 15 years without looking in the mirror. Amy (new therapist) has me looking in the mirror for 5 minutes a day. Believe me, 5 minutes is a long time!

When I started with Amy, my biggest fear was that I would remain the fat lady on the couch. She's still in there on some level, but she's going slowly out the door. When I want to remind myself of my amazing progress, I put on the size 12 button fly gap jeans. I can button them standing up! This gives me a thrill. I am just so grateful. 62 years old. I want to lose 10-15 more. It is going slow but that's ok. I'm so grateful.

Nice job. You have made significant progress in the last year!

I have just 14 left to go myself to get to an ideal weight for my height and body type.

Sometimes when I look in the mirror I cannot believe it is actually me, other times I still see the fat lady. It can be very consuming but slowly my brain is catching up with my body.