Well tomorrow will be my 6 moth anniversary since my RNY surgery. I have my 6 month surgeon check up on Monday. I am excited to see what he has to say. On my home scale I am 6 pounds from the surgeons goal weight for me.

Also, my surgeons office does a thing called Baripals that pairs up someone at least 6 month post op with someone who doesn't have a good support group to help them through the preop through post op processes. I now officially have two Baripals to help.

Way to go Redmaxx! That's awesome that you're now the old pro that gets to help others! AND that you've lost so much! How much have you lost? Tell us your words of wisdom so we can all succeed like you have?

Also-for anyone- my surgeon never gave me a goal weight- how did they determine yours?

I have no idea how my surgeon decided on my goal weight. I am down 95 pounds and it has been a great journey. I never in a million years would have thought that I would ever be able to wear a small (pre surgery I was wearing X-Large shirts (sometimes 2X)and size 38 to 40 pants) and size 28 pants (soon I will have to start shopping in the boys section).

There have been up times and down times. It is so hard to not eat what everyone else is eating (like is someone brings in cake or cookies or donuts to work) but I have determined that it is all mind over matter. I don't mind and it don't matter.

The best thing I can say is don't judge your weight loss off of anyone else but yourself. Our weightloss journeys are just that. Ours. Everyone is different. Stay the course. Stay on program and if you fall off the wagon, dust yourself off and get yourself back on the wagon.