VERONICA'S MILESTONE!

[Osk]

VERONICA, my long time friend and bariatric wingman, reaches a VERY IMPORTANT MILESTONE today.

Today her scale showed a number where non of the numbers above the decimal point were 2's or 3's.

She is under 200 pounds, for the first time in...well when I asked her she said she had no idea... so that says something.

She is down a staggering 127 pounds, and still losing!   

I am VERY proud of her, and I am posting this without her permission and possibly against her will.

Why?  Because she should be congratulated and word should be spread for and wide so that those on the path behind her can take inspiration from her efforts, her success and her continued struggle to forge a new path in her life.

Congratulations my dear friend!   Never forget how far you have come!

[David Buchin, MD FACS]

Congrats to Veronica, huge milestone... and welcome back to the boards Oscar!!!
We miss you both BTW
Dr B

[Veee1226]

Hi everyone....

Thank you Oscar for posting this, especially because you knew I would never do it myself. I don't give myself alot of credit these days.  And thank you, Dr. B. for the kind words.  First of all, I am so afraid that the number isn't real because of the way my weight fluctuates each day.  I only weigh myself once or maybe twice a week.  But, as this number got closer, I was hitting the scale almost every day...and I mean hitting it literally sometimes! 

I lose slower than others, it seems.  I have done really well, but it always bothers me that some of the others in the group have lost faster than me.  But I have made peace within myself that as I do the work, eat properly, work out at the gym and watch my behaviors and by taking one step at a time, one day at a time, I will reach my goal.

Most importantly, my knees feel great. My feet don't hurt when I wear 3" heels, my shoulders and collar bones are considered sexy, my heart doesn't feel like it is going to explode anymore.  I look good now, but someday I will get down to the weight i want to be at, and I will look even better.  So, look out boys!