Four months out and down 90 lbs (lost 16 lbs pre-op) and have lost 74 lbs since surgery.  I am very excited about the way I feel and getting a little excited about the way I am starting to see myself.  I finally sat down and figured this out because the numbers keep looking "off" to me.  Here is a break down of my weight loss.

January 02, 08  --- 275

July 02, 08 --- 259

Nov 02, 08 --- 185

My first major goal is to weigh 140.  So, 45 more lbs to go.  After that I will decide if I want to lose 10 more. 

My three month surgiversary is today.  My thoughts on surgery thus far. I have lost 74 lbs (wanted to be at 75 but couldn’t make the scales move).    

Weighed two days in a row to make sure I was really in Onderland!  Wooooooohooooooo I am!!! 

I am ashamed to say that I have rode my bike 3 times and walked around the block two or three times.  That is the extent of my exercise.  I have had ONE protein drink since surgery.  That made me puke my guts up so I said the heck with that.  I try to get my protein in through food and after just having a complete blood panel done... all of my levels are within the normal range.   I drink crystal light most of the day... (sipping all day) and I try to drink at least 32 ounces of water per day on top of the crystal light.

So no exercise or protein.

Before surgery I could go one entire week without eating and MAYBE if I was lucky I would lose maybe 5 lbs (and that was if I was extremely lucky).

I had a complete and total hysterectomy at the age of 32 and I gained 30 lbs in 7 weeks after that surgery (no hormones for 7 weeks... I thought I would die).   The doctor told me then... the ONLY way you will lose weight from this day forward is if you exercise for it.  I hired a personal trainer and after 6 months of the gym 6 days per week, $1800.00 less in my pocket and doing the South Beach Diet VERY strict, I lost approximately 50 lbs.   I had three deaths in my family within 7 months of time and I stopped the gym and the South Beach Diet and gained almost all of it back.  I decided that I could no longer do it on my own... hence the decision for surgery.

I bought a new bike... rode it three times and Hurricane Gustav hit.  Now the sidewalks in my neighborhood are cluttered with brush and limbs and I can't ride until they clear it up.  Now Hurricane Ike is on it's way... so I don't hold a lot of faith in them cleaning up anytime soon.

I did purchase 4 dance exercise dvd's that I rec'd this week in the mail so I am going to start working out like that when the weather is not favorable for bike riding.