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Yesterday and today we were in Hocking Hills and we hiked through Old Man's Cave both days.  There were A LOT of stairs and hills and I was never out of breath at all.  I was sooo proud of myself.  I remember going there a few years ago and stayed in the car while Scott and Samantha went around the cave because my feet hurt so badly I hardly could walk.  There were also times when in the past we would have to stop for me to catch my breath or watch my footings.  NO problems this year.  We had to stop a couple of times to let Samantha or Scott rest.  What a difference 134 pounds makes!

Got mom's old bicycle out of the garage in Sandusky yesterday.  Scott and Samantha cleaned it up for me and pumped up the tires.  The thing hadn't been ridden in at least 20 years.  We all went to Stepping Stones (in 2 separate cars because we couldn't fit mine and Samantha's into my car) and headed out.  I "chased" Samantha around the path three times which equaled 3 miles.  Wow!  What a free feeling.  I haven't ridden a bike like that in almost 20 years myself.  Scott walked the path a couple of times. He wants to get a mountain bike and then all three of us can ride.  Yesterday I ordered a bike rack for my car.  Hopefully it comes soon so we won't have to carpool every time we want to go biking.

Today is 133 pounds.  Wow!  What a difference in how I feel from 133 pounds ago.  I'm a new person.  I am SOO glad I got the surgery done.

I am now 12 1/2 pounds over what the doctor said I would lose.  I am so glad I beat his estimate.  Today we went to Stepping Stones to walk while Samantha rode her bike.  The 2nd time around the loop, I felt like running.  So I jogged up the hill and basically jogged about an 1/8 of a mile.  It was awesome!  I think that last time I ran it was 20 years ago.  Then a little later, Samantha wanted to walk the rest of the way with her bike.  So I got on her bike and rode around the 1/2 mile track.  Scott has never seen me on a bike in the 11 years we have been married.  It was so exhilerating!  I can't wait to get my own bike going and go around wherever.

I have reached my goal.  I am under 200 pounds!!!!  Weighed myself today and it was 199.6.  I let out a big Woo hoo!!!!!!

Tomorrow it will be one year that I had my sleeve done.  I went and saw my surgeon today for my year checkup.  I've lost 124 pounds by their scales since my highest weight with them.  My surgeon was VERY proud of me.  The only vitamin deficiency I had was my Vitamin D which he said was usual.  This is the best thing I have done for myself.  I am so happy, so energetic and so proud of myself!!

120 pounds lost since surgery!!!  Wow!  What a milestone.  208.2 was the weigh in this morning.  Dr. Lalor said 120 would probably be the max I would lose.  I hope to prove him wrong.  I'm 10 1/2 months out and still figure I'll be losing more.  Albeit slower that it was at the beginning.  I've lost  pounds in a month instead of 10.
I feel soo much better.  One of the secretary's at work asked me how much more I was going to lose yesterday.  She figured I had lost enough.  I told her I need to lose another 70 pounds to make it to what the chart says I should be.  She looked at me like I was crazy.  She also said I looked like a different person.  I FEEL like a different person and I'm finally looking like the real me again.

Got back from the Disney Cruise yesterday and weighed myself today.  I thought for sure that I would have gained weight because of eating a little more than usual and having some desserts.  I was 213.6 before the cruise and weighed in today at 212!!  I couldn't believe it.  I was very happy and relieved.  I had very small portions of the meals and surprisingly the waiters didn't say anything about me not finishing ANYTHING.  Scott helped me out with that every now and then, though.

On the flight down to Florida last year, I had to sit first class and use a seat belt extender.  This time I flew regular and actually had a lot of extra belt with the normal seat belt.  It was exciting!  I also did some parasailing on Castaway Cay.  While I was a good 300 feet up in the sky, I said to myself "Happy 114 Tamara" because that is what I had lost at the time and this was present for losing 100 pounds.  The experience was breathtaking.

This morning, I was trying to find a shirt for a pair of pink capris that I finally fit in.  Everything I tried on either didn't match or didn't fit.  So I thought I would go into my "special" drawer with the shirts I bought for the future.  They are all XL sizes.  I tried on one, my Brahms t-shirt, and IT FIT!!!!!!!  Not a 2X, 3X or even a 4X which I used to wear!  I couldn"t believe it!  I haven't fit into an XL since college!!!!!!!!!  I am so psyched!!!!!!!  102 pounds down!

Today, I wore a pair of jean WITHOUT any elastic!!!!!  That has to be the first time in I don't know how many years!!  I can't believe I got into them.  And then, to boot, I didn't have to unzip them to get them down.  Just pulled them down without thinking because that's what I'm used to doing.  I surprised myself.  lol

Yesterday I went to school with a new skirt and top, my hair and makeup done and dress shoes.  Yes, dress shoes!  I got SOOO many compliments from the students and teachers.  It was amazing.  I even had a parent today say how her daughter came home exclaiming how pretty I was yesterday.

Life is good!

I can't believe it!  I've lost 100 pounds!!  I've been waiting for this goal for a looong time.  People have asked what I'm going to do when I get there.  I want to do things I have never done because I THOUGHT I was too big or literally too big to do.
1.  Horseback riding in Hocking Hills
2.  Zip line in Hocking Hills
3.  Segway in Hocking Hills
4.  Parasail at Castaway Cay
 A couple friends of mine are also going to take me out to Columbus and get a foot massage and go around Polaris area.  What a stupendous day!!!!!