Doctor Visit Full of NSVs ~ :)

so, i went to see my doctor today. i was so nervous, because for every visit last year she printed me out information for gastric bypass surgery - suggesting that it was my only recourse to lose weight at this point in my life. i was taking two blood pressure meds, a heart med (for palpitations) and a daily preventative inhaler for asthma, as well as having sleep apnea and sleeping with a cpap machine. oh - and i weighed 299 pounds. i saw her in january and she gave me the surgery information again. this time, it kind of sparked something in me - the desire to prove her wrong!! LOL. i decided to truly give better eating and exercise a try - to see if i could lose weight on my own.

at today's appointment, i am officially 68 pounds down since january. i am off the preventative asthma inhaler and will only have a rescue inhaler, i am cutting the heart med dose in half with the hopes of getting rid of it altogether and she told me that in another six months i should be retested to see if i can get rid of the cpap machine. my bmi went from 51.9 to 40 (*almost* to the point where i wouldn't even qualify for surgery!!). she told me that my progress was "quite remarkable", "talk show worthy" and that i was her most "successful patient" ~ that none of her patients had ever lost that much through diet and exercise before.

can you see my goofy smile in these words?? to celebrate, i came home, changed into my w.o. clothes and hit the track!! ~ i apologize for rambling, but i wanted to post this because i wish i could have read something like it six months ago to motivate me! thanks for humoring this gigantic post - and thanks to you all for motivating me each and every day i log on! :flowerforyou: