161 - I had my 9-month post-op appointment yesterday - with Dr. Wallace and his nurse practitioner.  I was so nervous!  Great news; my labs were all good.  My blood pressure was a little higher than normal, but probably due to my anxiety.  He was ecstatic about my success thus far - suggesting I could be the poster child for bariatric surgery.  It was a really good visit.

Then there's me - not losing as consistently as I'd like to be.  So, I'm going back to day one and I'm going to start tracking my food again.  I'm probably not getting enough protein.  Truth be told, that's when I stopped drinking milk.  Another theory I hope to disprove.

Here's a big surprise:  The back door isn't in yet.  Maybe tomorrow.  Maybe . . .