5 Months Post Op

??5.0 down 73lbs

Just a quick update before I have to get ready for work...

I have a big number on the scale that I've never been able to get below foe longer than say, oh 2 weeks. I got below it a week ago, but then Easter hit and when I stepped on the scale yesterday I never expected to show a loss of 3 lbs! Yea!!! I guess I am well and truly below that big number...without any monstrous effort on my part, just doing what I do all the time.

Oh and Sunday I had a big non-scale victory too, I bought a dress at Ann Taylor's in a size 12 petite. It fit perfectly! I can't remember exactly when I last wore a 12. Probably for a brief moment after my youngest son was born before my weight began the upward spiraling.

On a down note, I finally experienced the dreaded 'dumping syndrome' after eating part of a diet root beer float. It was fairly bad enough to warn me off of soft serve ice cream for the near futur. But on the good side, it's good to know my surgery is working. The dumping syndrome was why I chose this version so that it would deter me from eating sweets and fatty foods. I was beginning to worry that it wouldn't affect me, but there you go - it did!

I am pleased with with it....

~ barb