stuck, but still moving

I'm stuck again, as far as weightloss goes. I've been fluttering between 176 and 174. This is still less than I weighed back in highschool, where I was 181! I haven't really done anything to fix this. I don't know why, maybe because I've been working so much lately. My gym membership has lapsed, because I just don't have the time to go anymore. I don't have the energy to go anymore. I got promoted at work, and now I run around all day like a chicken with my head cut off! However, I'm still moving. I recently went down another size, despite the stand still on the scales. I was shocked when I fit into a size 12. Which, as we all know is the high end of my goal range. So imagine my surprise, when I hadn't lost anything more, but the size 12 shorts I was going to buy were too big! I tried on the 10's and they fit PERFECTLY! I ran out of the dressing room to try on a completely different pair of 10's, just to make sure it wasn't a fluke!

I'm totally looking forward to this summer! I got a cute swimsuit, so I can gaurantee I'll be at the lake with the kiddos all the time! We have a zoofriends membership, so we'll be there a lot too! I'm gonna start taking the time to take my lunch to work too. I think it's all the McDonald's crap I've been eating that's got me stuck at 175. Not that I'm complaining. I mean OWLO taught me the right way to do things, I just haven't been doing them lately. Maybe I'm scared? A size 10 is in the middle of my goal range. What happens when I get down to the small end of that range? I always said I didn't want to be smaller than an 8, and definately no smaller than a 6! What if I get down there? Yikes!

Anyway, so new things on my mind too, I've been starting to think about the cosmetic surgery option that some post op's take. OWLO recommends waiting 18 months, says that your skin can "catch up" to your weight loss, it just takes time. But I can't help but want to do this soon. I have bat flaps under my arms that I'm not fond of. My boobs have completely deflated, and they're NOT pretty! My stomach is covered in horrible stretch marks from my babies, and now even my thighs and butt have begun to get saggy! I know that's a lot to fix. I don't even know if it can all be done in one surgery or not! Yikes! Another surgery, or two! I find myself wondering how much more weight I'd lose after getting rid of some excess skin I've got going on. I don't have a whole lot, but it'd sure be nice if I could get it gone. Have any of you had cosmetic surgery? What did you have done? How long were you down for? Any tips for finding a great surgeon? I think I'm gonna start looking into that now. I know I'm only 8 months post op, and I still have roughly 30 pounds to lose, but I know at least half of that is sking at this point. I'm thinking about starting my search now, and working on the health insurance approval, and getting it done early this fall, as I hit my 1 year bypass anniversary!

Well those are my thoughts as of now. I'm totally gonna post a new picture soon, so stay tuned folks! Love you guys, and hope you're all doing well! Sarah