Getting the Ball Rolling - Sacramento, CA

So during my last appointment with my bariatric surgeon, I asked for a referral to a reconstructive surgeon and he agreed! We both acknowledged that I'm not ready for skin surgery yet but he thought that consulting with a reconstructive specialist would give me a better idea of what I still need to lose and when I could expect to qualify for my skin surgery. At the moment I have about 15 lbs of skin on my stomach, 1-2 on the upper arms and about another 7 on my legs. I know I still have a lot of fat to lost but im 18lbs from the top of my goal range so its time to start planning my next steps.

Hey all! It's been forever since I checked in but still around and still losing weight! So here's the stats
Highest weight: 431
Surgery weight: 367.4
Current: 240
Lost 191 lbs

So I guess first things first - an update of my progress:
Highest weight: 431
Surgery weight: 367.4
Current weight: 259
Lost: 172
Lost since Surgery: 108.4 lbs

So a lot has been happening lately, I'm currently wrapping up school and 2 internships. I just submitted my 4th thesis revision yesterday and hopefully it will be done soon. My daughter also started kindergarten and that has been hellish, shes not listening to the teacher at all and just got diagnosed on the autism spectrum last week and now the school is trying to push her into special ed even though she can do grade level work with direct instruction. :/. So on to my progress, with everything that has been happening I haven't gone to the gym in 2 months, I finally went back yesterday and hopefully I can get in again tomorrow. A few weeks ago I got curious and tried to weight my excess skin I think its around 15 pounds just in my stomach. Honestly, all of the skin is getting pretty uncomfortable and hard to manage. I'm still following a 1000-1200 calories diet depending on my day's activities. Will try to get some new pictures up before winter break.