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Holy Moly...I reached my surgeon-appointed weight goal of 150 lbs today.  That is incredible.  I haven't weighed 150 since I was, like 17.  I don't want to get any lower than about 145, so I need to keep an eye on it and possibly look into getting some supplement ideas from my NUT if it gets too low.  I am very mindful about what I eat, but I am actually eating more often to help get in a few more calories...espeically now that I am jogging/running, the extra calories are actually good.  I have never been able to tweak my intake/excercise like I am now.  I can weigh on Wednesdays, and if I haven't lost anything, I up the excercise a bit and am a bit more careful with calories.  If I've lost more than I want, then I slow down a bit on the excercise and take it a little easy, and try to get in a couple of snacks to get some more calories.  It's amazing the amount of control this tool has given me.  And I'm a control freak, so I'm lovin it!!! ;P  Today is a proud day for me :)

So I guess "no news is good news" :P  I have named my pouch Helga.  I just thought that was a funny name, and sometimes (not often, but sometimes) it seems like an angry German lady.  So yeah, just wanted to check in and say hi! :)

Hola :)  I had my 6 week follow up (it was actually 7 weeks out) Thurs. the 24th.  It went very well.  I told Dr. B that I felt like my weight was coming off a little slow, and he did some calculations and said, "Well, you're really doing outstanding..."  My jaw almost dropped.  He's not the type of person to use words like that, so that made me feel very good.  I told him about the "hunger" I've been feeling.  I get this hungry stomach growl feeling sometimes, and he told me that's actually acid, not hunger.  So he took me off of Pepcid and put me on Kapidex.  I'm not really sure if it's making any difference.  A couple of times since then I have felt what feels like painfully-empty-tummy-hunger and there's nothing I can do about it.  So I'm going to give this new med about a week, and if I'm still having any of these feelings I'm going to call and see what they say.  The only bad thing about that is that means I have to talk to his PA, who is very sweet, but really not the brightest bulb in the box, so it's hard for me to trust anything she tells me :/  Other than that I'm feeling pretty damn great!  Gotta go now, the Cowboys are playing ;)

Been a while since I updated.  I'm doing great!  My weight loss has been slow, but I am still keepin' on :)  I only weigh on Wednesdays.  I am 3 and  1/2 weeks out.  Already the surgery feels really far away.  Last Wednesday when I weighed I had lost 3 pounds in a week.  I was a little disappointed, but deicded that I wasn't going to let it get to me.  I went back to work last week and each day got easier and easier.  I went back to the gym yesterday.  I had been walking around the neighborhood, but slacked off when I returned to work because I just wanted to make sure I didn't push myself too far.  But yesterday at the gym I did 15 minutes on the elliptical and walked about 3/4 of a mile in 15 minutes.  So, I'm not quite able to do what I could do before surgery, but I'm not as slow or weak as I thought I would be.  I will be working out every Monday and Wednesday afternoon (since I get off work early those days), and  on Saturdays too.  On the days I don't go to the gym, I plan to get in the pool (as long as it's still hot outside!) I feel like if I get a good workout in at least a few times a week, then I'll start seeing better results.  At this point, I can't see myself going to the gym everyday, I just don't feel like there's enough time!  I guess I'll see how it goes!  Eating has been good.  I mostly eat tuna, lunch meat like ham and turkey, cheese, eggs, meat balls, grilled/baked chicken, some canned fruit and veggies...I've had some whole wheat toast, and high fiber all-bran crackers...oh yeah and some peanut butter.  It's nice to feel back to normal with food.  I just concentrate on chewing, eating slowly, and paying very close attention to how I feel on the inside while I'm eating.  Life is good!!