Exciting!

I recently got in touch with an old friend and we are meeting for dinner tonight.  I haven't seen her in years and I am really looking forward to catchin up with her.  I am excited to see if she will notice the changes in me.  The last time I saw her, I was really putting on weight and I was still in my "tom boy" stage.  I am a lot "girly-er" now and I feel like I carry myslef a bit differently.  She was always a "girly-girl", but she was so nice to me.  It'll be so fun to see what she's been up to for the last several years.

I had my 9 month check up with Julie yesterday.  I talked to her about the "spells" I've been getting.  It happened again over the weekend and it's making me a bit nervous.  It seems like it happens when I stand in one place for a long time.  I get really light headed and almost pass out.  It's happened 3 times now and I'm not sure what's wrong.  I did labs last week and I'm anemic.  I'm not suprised, I've always had iron issued.  I am not sure if I am not absorbing any iron or if there is something more wrong.  I had to do some more labs yesterday, so hopefully I will learn something soon.  I may have to go to a hemotologist to figure out what's happening. 

I am happy to report that I've officially lost 72% of my excess body weight.  Yay!  I'm already considered a successful surgery patient!  I'm not done...  I'm not at my goal.  I still have about 30 lbs to lose before I am at the high end of my goal for myself.  But according to the doctor, I am a successful surgery patient.  Their goal for us is 70-75% excess weight loss.  That was pretty exciting to learn.  I did learn that I am going to have to stop supplementing protein and I have to get it through real food versus powder.  I am a little nervous about that, but I will work on a new menu this week to try to get all the protein in.