Random photos of me with members of my family

Approximately 5

kilograms to go before I am in the healthy weight range for the first time since 1990. yayyyyyyyy

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Time to update the photo

People have been gasping lately when they see me.
I think it's the hair really. The regrowth from all the hair loss was quite fuzzy so I had it all cut off.
Dad got quite emotional when he saw me and said I looked like Mum. Everyone knows I am a dead spit for Dad. LOL
Reid and I had our photo taken together a couple of nights ago when we officially gave up being Mayor and Mrs. Mayor so I will try to get one of those to post soon.

Sunday Night on Channel 7

I am disgusted with this show's article tonight.

I tried to respond to it but I wasn't able so I am doing it here.

I have not had lap band surgery but I would have if my surgeon hadn't offered something else.

I fully support lap band surgery and gastric sleeve surgery.

How dare Mike Monroe throw so much shit at lap band and support one doctor.

I'm sure there are lots more positive stories about weight loss surgery than they portray.

If you are not convinced google weight loss surgery forums and you will find plenty of happy people.

I have lost so much weight, I am fit, I am healthy, I don't take blood pressue medication, I am not diabetic and I love my life. Twelve months ago I was the exact opposite of all of those except for diabetes. How good is that. I have life to look forward to. I have grandchildren to look forward to, once I had limited opportunities due to my weight.
I can still die tomorrow, like anyone else but at least i am not offering myself up to the gods as a candidate to be taken early.

Express Lane

I'm in the express lane to the end now with my gall stone problem that I reported in my moving forward blog. It's just dropping off everyday with no fat allowed in my diet. I am trying to balance the nutrition side of things so that even though I eat tiny meals they are at least good for me. Annette Sym's cook books are coming in handy because she makes everyday meals low fat and tasty. There are always lots of veggies and good protein sources so I think I am covered reasonably well. I haven't been this light since before I had children (Jack is 18 now) so I feel really good. I am going to try my Wedding Dress on one day soon but I think it may be a bit big.
For the first time ever I have slim legs. All my life I have had heavy legs and generally been fat all over. I have the legs I have always dreamed of, go figure how this happened but I am glad it has. Perhaps all those leg exercises I did when I was a serious bodybuilder :-) have paid off and left a legacy, who knows.
Any nutrition tips will be gratefully accepted as well as your version of what has happened to my legs.
Kerry

Is that Mum with Dad?

My son Sam left for King Island on July 13th and we didn't see him until last Saturday when we were allowed to visit him. He didn't recognise me until he spotted Reid but wasn't sure if I was me. He straight away said that he thought I had lost a lot of weight. He was quite shocked really.
Next week he will be home for the holidays and he will get to know us all again.

Compliments

My life is full of compliments at the moment and I am loving every minute. I am no longer obese and I look like magic.
The lady at the coounter in Target told me I looked gorgeous with no other conversation taking place and me not knowing her from a bar of soap. She has no idea how that made me feel. I thanked her of course be she will never know how much I meant it.
I have had some clothes taken in to make better use of them and I have also purchased new things.
Someone on a forum for the gastric sleeve asked once if you had a food addiction and you get the sleeve what takes the addictions place. The answer is shoes.
I l0ve shoes and skinny feet fit much better into pretty shoes than fat ones do.
Now I am not so heavy I can handle heels much better and the last two pairs I bought have quite big heels. I am weary the black ones to an engagement party tonight and I hope to have at least one good photo taken in my outfit. Can't wait.

Kerry