6 months and 111 pounds down!!

The whole gang - Nikki, me, Beth Anne, Ceejay, Hannah, Brandon and the Birthday Boy - Jay!

Me and Nikki


At the Porter Bar Pub - Hannah and Brittney

The B-day boy and Lulu


Me and Brit

Happy 31st Birthday Jay Jay!!


It has been forever since I have written on my blogger! I feel awful about this fact! I have just been so busy with life and trying to find a J-O-B! The job hunt is on and I am ready to be employed!!

I just went to my two month follow-up with Dr. Burrowes today, my Gastric By-Pass surgeon. I was so excited to get on that big scale and weigh myself! I have lost a grand total of 111 pounds! I am at 226 pounds(337 lbs. before surgery). I have met my 100 pound goal and I could not be any happier about it! My next goal is to get below 200 pounds! My doc would like to see me get down to 160 pounds, I would prefer 150. That means I have 66 more pounds to lose before I hit my doctor's goal. We also did some blood work to test my vitamin levels. They took 8 tubes of blood! The nurse was great and found my small vein with ease. I will know the results in a couple of weeks. My next visit with the doctor is in 5 months. I wounder how much I will have lost by then....it will be exciting to find out!

I have been working out like a crazy lady!! I do not know what has taken over my body - mentally and physically...but I love to get my fitness on! I have been doing a combination of of walk/jogging to my apartment complex gym and then doing 20 minutes of cardio and 20-30 minutes of strength training. I have been keeping up with this workout for about 3 weeks now. I try to get out at least 3-4 times a week. I have notice that the weight is just melting off. I am really worried about sagging skin issues and really want to start toning up my body. I also purchased a "Bender Ball" at Target. I haven't started using it yet...but I am going to figure it out tonight. It comes with 3 instruction DVDs, so it should be fun!

I have some new pictures from Jeremy's 31st Birthday dinner night. I feel that my face keeps getting smaller and smaller. It is so surreal to see yourself changing everyday. It takes a lot of getting used to, it's like a new body birthday present every week!