Well, I don't come onto my profile very often anymore, but I thought that an update was long overdue. I began my weight loss surgery journey at about 300 lbs (not my highest weight). As of now I am at approximately 179 lbs. So I have lost a total of 121 lbs so far. I am still losing, but it has slowed down a lot. My doctor still wants me to lose about 40 lbs. I have also gone from a high size 28 pant and 3X shirts to size 12 pants and small or medium shirts. It is unreal. I still feel pretty uncomfortable in "normal" stores. That's pretty much it for now. I guess I will write again in another few months

So as my title suggests, I am coming close to a milestone. I am more than halfway to my goal weight, which is about 140. When I started my weight loss surgery journey I weighed 300 pounds. At the time of my surgery I weighed 172 pounds I believe. Now , almost four months out, I weigh approximately 212 pounds (and that was almost a week ago). I am almost in Onederland! I am so excited! I am thinking that at the rate that I am losing, I could reach that goal in the next couple of weeks, and almost certainly before Christmas. Once I reach 200 pounds, I will have also reached the 100 pounds lost checkpoint. WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!! Two big milestones at once! When I get there I am so going to reward myself with some shopping! The only problem that I am having right now is that my hair is falling out like crazy! I never thought that I could lose so much hair every day and not become bald. Thank God I was born with thick hair  I just started taking Biotin so hopefully that will help a bit. I am also starting to notice some loose skin. I was hoping that I wouldn't have much, but I expected the worst. It isn't terrible (though my bat wings are just plain scary, lol), but I will probably want to get at least some plastic surgery in the future. 
      Well, enough about me. My mom just drove up to San Francisco today for her surgery tomorrow morning. I know she will be fine. I am more worried about after the surgery. Anywho, that's it for now.

Well I have been a bit disappointed lately. I go to a weight loss group every week, but each week when I weigh myself I lose less and less. I know exactly what I have been doing wrong though. I never thought that I would have to say this, but I am not eating enough. My body isn't getting enough calories so it has gone into starvation mode  Today I have begun to fix that problem though. I have had two meals so far (I usually get one or two with my schedule) and I am planning to have one more in a minute. I think that I am also going to try to get in more protein each day as well. Otherwise I am doing grewat. I am still getting in all of my vitamins and fluids. On a good note, I am still shrinking like ice in the summer. I have gone down three sizes and I can easily slip into the desks at school instead of squeezing myself in and breathing in quick, shallow breaths to prevent serious discomfort. 

Tomorrow I go to my new gym and meet with a trainer. Not just any trainer, but a guy that I went to high school with  I am a bit nervous about that, but I'll get over it. That is pretty much it for now. I'll write again soon!

Well, this week I started school again and yesterday was my first day back at work. All I have to say is, man it is hard keeping track of things when you get so busy! I keep having to remind myself that I have to get my water and vitamins. In order to get all of the water in I have only been able to get in one meal a day, so I am going to try to start finding more time for that, but it is difficult when I am supposed to spend 30 to 40 minutes eating. The swoft foods are great by the way (at least what I've tried). I also found out yesterday that I have gone down two pant sizes! My first wow moment! That is pretty much it for now.

I am so happy! I just got cleared for soft foods a couple of days ago! I have to say that I never thought that nonfat cottage cheese would taste like heaven, but it did. It is just crazy. I have to be on soft/pureed foods for at least a week before I can move on to soft solid foods, but I think that I will be able to make it I am starting to worry about how I am going to do with getting my liquids in when I go back to school next week. Oh well, I'll figure it all out somehow