KEEP YOUR CHIN UP. YOU'LL GET THERE. I AM IN SIZE 14 AND HAD SURGERY 1/15/04. I WAS IN SIZE 22. YOU'LL STILL LOOK BETTER THAN YOU DID BEFORE. GO AND HAVE A GREAT TIME. MY PERIODS HAVE BEEN REGULAR AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY ARE COMING NO CRAMPS, NO BLOATING. MY CLOTHES ALWAYS FIT.

Hi Jennifer, I think it's great that you've found something you love. They say (whom ever they are) that when you look forward to your exercise and can't get along without it, you reached a milestone. I go to curves 4-5 times a week and I miss it when I don't go. I also work with my horse almost every evening and on the weekends when I don't go to curves. Those things have given me so much more energy and I can face so many things that would have worn me out before. I'm just glad to be able to do this. I have a friend that is working with a personal trainer right now (she had wls may 03 114 lbs lost) and she would not give it up for anything. So, keep up the good work and continued success with your program. Barbara

I probably started too late but in trying to prevent more hair loss I am taking "Hair, Skin & Nails" from GNC. It has approx. 2300 mg of biotin or 833% MDR. This is in addition to my two regular multiple vitamins. Good Luck.

Hi Kimberly, (Surgery 1/20/04) Don't worry. I was stuck at 160 for about a month or so and finally I broke through to 158. That was only 2 days ago. I did notice however, that although I did not lose weight on the scale, I lost inches. I am now in a size 12 jeans (although snug) . I started in a size 20/22. Not bad for a little under 6 months. I've lost a total of 60 pounds. I count from my highest weight before surgery. That is where I was before starting this regimin. I also noticed that I was feeling very depressed and had my physician up the dose of my medicine. There was a lot of outside stress along with the normal weight anxiety. This helped a lot. I don't know about you but it took a long time for my period to come back. Before my first one I bloated up, felt tired a lot and ate all kinds of bad stuff. Once that passed I was ok again. I never had any symptoms or problems with that before surgery. Luck Dog! I wish I were going to Florida too. Have a lot of fun for me. Show off your new swimsuit. Smiles, Kathy

My surgery was 1/21/04 (5 months post-opt) and I'm down 87.5 lbs. (12 before surgery). Do we count the weight loss before surgery? Guess I'm doing good! I'm just feeling down in the dumps & a little blue! Guess I just need to hear it from others that I'm doing ok and to be patient! I'll get through it! I feel like I'm losing soooo slow! Today is my weigh in day and when I stepped on the scales this am I was only down 1.5 lbs.! Seems like I've been in the 160's forever! I was hoping to be around 155 when I go to Florida next week. Guess that won't happen! The last few days I've felt fat and bloated! Does anyone else get this feeling? Should I eat more or less? I have been bad lately with excerising. Last week I only walked two days and went on a 7 mile hike this past Saturday. My PCP told me not to left weights for a while, as I pulled a muscle in my right breast area! Didn't know I had muscles there! One of the things I enjoy the most is peoples reaction when the see me for the first time after shedding the 87.5 lbs. I saw an old friend this past weekend and he had to look 3 times to realize it was me! Oh! What a great feeling!!! Keep up the good work everyone!!! Kimberley 248/236/160.5/135 (by August, I hope)