Dr Oakley (the surgeon who performed my procedure) said he would consider me a success when I hit 175 lbs. I can go off birth control and then I can stop trying to lose weight.

JUST KIDDING!!!! He said 175 was the number to shoot for but I still wanted to lose another 10-15 pound (who doesn't right?) but today....

I did not wait until today to go off the pill. I actually stopped taking it 3 months ago because I really wanted to know if my body would cycle w/o drugs. It does! Four months on day 28 like clockwork. Yeah baby!

So every 28 days I'll be the crazy raving loony woman hoping the test is positive.

Welcome to my roller coaster ride.