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I am now a year and 3 months out, and almost exactly 100 pounds less than the day of my surgery. Amazing, and I cannot express how grateful I am for all the amazing blessings in my life.
This has been a journey, not just of my exterior, but of the inside of my heart, mind and soul, and I feel like I am finally finding ways to be the very best, healthiest, happiest version of myself.

Wow. :)

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I love this season, and had no problem eating well and sticking to my healthy habits, which was very reassuring! :)
I am now down 85 pounds and feeling wonderful. Once again I am amazed! I had a wonderful wow moment the other day at a store that I loved to buy clothes in when I was in high school- cause I fit into the clothes there again!  Woo hoo! 
Once again I cannot say enough fabulous things about this surgery. Here's to a new year as a happier, healthier person! :)

So I am 17 weeks out from surgery (just 3 days away from 4 months), and I have lost a whopping total of 76.4 pounds. Incredible. My weight loss has certainly slowed- I've lost 16 pounds in the past 6 weeks- but that is still almost 3 pounds a week which is far more than I could have expected from myself pre-surgery! I am also eating a ton! (healthy foods only, but quantity-wise far far more than I anticipated being able to eat at this point- (maybe 1200-1500 calories a day) but I'm happy with my eating habits- I think they are sustainable for life, and I'm still losing! Truthfully, I'd rather try to continue to lose eating as many healthy calories as possible so that when and if I hit a stall, it's an easy fix to simply lower my calories and get over that hump! I say if it aint broke, don't fix it! Also, truthfully, I'm a size 12 now, very very happy with my body, my life, and feeling insanely healthy, and really, I'd truly be satisfied if I didn't lose another pound. I'm very very happy. :)  
I'm still running/bikig/swimming as much as possible, but sadly not quite as frequently as last month since I have been on internal medicine this rotation, and my hours have really sucked. The next two months should be much better, since I'll be on Ob/Gyn, catching babies all day, and my schedule should be more predictable! :)

I also had a stunning realization today,  to my great surprise, that I'm actually getting reasonably close to my personal weight loss goals! I had originally set a goal of about 35 pounds below my current weight, which I am now realizing that I could possibly achieve in the next 2-3 months!? Its amazing to me that I could realistically be at my goal weight at just 6 months from surgery??? Absolutely amazing. (not that I really have a true "goal"- more like an estimate, since I haven't weighed this little since high school and I don't really know what weight I will want to stop at?). 
I could not say enough wonderful things about this surgery. It truly, truly changed my life. 

YAY!

Had what should have been my 6 week check up yesterday (ok, so its actually been 11 weeks- so sue me!) and I have now officially lost ...............wait for it....................SIXTY-ONE pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Holy guacamole. 
I really am in shock. 
This is just mind boggling. 

woohoo!

So, I went clothes shopping yesterday on my day off, and for the first time in a long time I had to be choosy, NOT because the clothes didn't look good on me- but because I couldn't afford to buy all the clothes that DID look good on me :) 
I'll take this problem anyday! 
Woo-hoo!

Ten weeks tomorrow and 55 (holy hell!) pounds lost. Since the 2nd stricture was dilated 3 weeks ago, life has been very very good. 

I recently found out that salmon and I do NOT agree anymore. Something about the texture makes pouchie very very angry. And upchucking is almost guaranteed. So, if I stay away from salmon, all is good. 

I am SO happy to have had this surgery! I am now running 2-3 miles, or swimming a half mile, or biking 10-12 miles, four or five times a week. I am actually considering doing a triathalon which is something I couldn't even have fathomed 3 months ago. 

This rocks! 

Now, just need to increase the protein intake.........

Almost 8 weeks out and 44.5 pounds down. Holy cow. I am pretty speechless. Not that it has been without bumps. 2 strictures dialated, but now pretty close to normal. Life is good. :)

So I am 3 weeks out today, and happy and sad all at once. I had a cruddy expereince with "real food" i.e. a veggie burger yesterday. After eating about 4 bites I thought I was going to cry from the pain. It was a bit of a wakeup call though- and I'm not sure if the sadness I felt was a result of the pain, or more a realization that the way I used to eat- (when 4 bites of a veggie burger wouldn't even come CLOSE to satisfying me)-  was really and truly over. No more days of large meals, multiple side dishes, appetizers, desserts. I think somehow this must be the beginning of my mourning period. Bye bye food. Goodbye scarfing down a whole burrito in 5 minutes, Goodbye 4-course meals. Ah, this is so expected, and yet so bittersweet. 
On the upside- 30.5 pounds lost. :)

Two weeks today and I am feeling fantastic! And down 24 pounds!!! I swear I am basically melting. So awesome. I know it will slow down, but MAN! I sure am enjoying the honeymoon period!!! :)

After planning for so long, I cannot believe I am now almost 2 weeks post-op and nearly 20 pounds lighter! :)