The Gargantuan Weight Loss Adventure is 20 pounds from complete!

I have been so busy losing weight I haven't posted a blog entry since five days before my gastric bypass surgery. Well, here is a summary:

May 19, 2010:

Gastric bypass surgery at Carolinas Medical Center - Mercy, Charlotte, NC
Surgeon: Dr. Dmitrios Stefanidis, Carolinas Wellness and Weight Management
Outcome: no pain; just discomfort
Weight on surgery day: 207 (I lost ten pounds prior to surgery by consuming broths and small salads, but I count my weight loss from 217)
Dress and pants sizes on day of surgery: 16
Recuperation at home: six weeks

TODAY, December 15, 2010

Weight: 155 pounds
Pounds lost to date: 62
Dress and pants size: 8
Tops: SMALL
I am now 20 pounds from my ultimate weight loss goal: 135 pounds!!

OTHER LIFE CHANGES

Tuesday, June 22, 2010: Isaiah Baxter Fuller entered our lives at 10:59 PM at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC! My eldest daughter, Kristen Danielle Tucker Fuller, is an AMAZING mother, and her husband, our beloved Lawrence Anthony Fuller, is an OUTSTANDING father. We are all gaga about ZayZay!

November 19, 2010: I left my job as an Instructional Designer at Family Dollar Stores, Inc., in Matthews, NC exactly 2.5 years (to the day) after I started there. My time at Family Dollar was a happy time in my life. I met some phenomenal people there, and made some solid friendships!

I'm going to miss Charlotte, but it's time now to make even more positive career and financial moves!

December 6, 2010: I began my new job as an Instructional Designer at Cisco Systems. I have only to move my things out of the townhome I've rented in Charlotte for the past 18 months and move into my new place in Cary, NC to complete the transition from Charlotte back to the Research Triangle Park area.

Life is good; God is better! He brought me through my surgery with no pain and no complications, and my weight loss, while dramatic, has been a smooth transition.