Birthdays Rock!

I had a wonderful birthday and even got a free steak dinner.

Here are a few of the items I received as gifts. I was going to put the money I got in the shot, but thought that might look slightly hookerish.

New Sweater from my mother:

Thank you to everyone who made my day special.

Onderland, Here I Come!

As of today, I have lost a total of 180 pounds! I had to shout that from the rooftops. I'm so close to being out of the 200's that I can taste it. Being in the one hundreds is lovingly referred to as ONDERLAND. I weigh 204 pounds and have lost 47% of my total body weight. That is incredible to me!

I'm 88% of the way to my original goal of 180 pounds. I have toyed with the idea of changing my goal weight to 165 based on my conversation at the surgeon's office. They believe based on my last 6 months loss, that I will be able to more than double the average 2nd year weight loss.

This weight loss number is almost better than a birthday. Luckily, today I get both! :)