I missed it, it passed me by without much notice. What happened (slightly more than) a year ago, you might ask? On October 22nd, 2007, I had the gastric bypass performed. It doesn't seem all that long ago, does it? For me it doesn't. The past few weeks have been a bit foggy between my dental situation, school, and work, so the day squeaked by quite easily. It should be signifigant, right? After one year I am at 370lbs. I've plateaued for the most part, but to be honest even if I don't lose any more weight I'm still glad to have had the surgery.

I know what I need to do to lose more weight and it involves eating more protein and less carbohydrates. However, I'm having difficulty implementing this plan. Carbohydrate-rich foods are easier to create and with my busy schedule I don't always have time to make a properly balanced meal. Also, with the weather getting colder and the time I spend on classes/work, I don't have time to get 5 miles a week of walking.

For now, I'll be walking when I can and adjust my diet accordingly, and hopefully jumpstart some more weightloss. I'm still considering the abdominoplasty, but again that is still on the horizon. Dr. DiBennedetto said at my last visit that I can expect to lose weight due to the surgery for another 6 months from now, and I hope I can do it. If I can get down some more, I'll definitely put the abdominoplasty in further consideration.