HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Congrats on the scale moving again!! i was excited to see the scale move 2 pounds today!! woo hoo! only 1.5 pounds to my doctors goal and 4.5 pounds to my ultimate goal. i can't wait to get there!! Steph (5'8") 350/144.5/143(doctor)/140(personal)

Just wanted to report, and maybe encourage a few of you! I have been holding steady at 173-175 since Nov. I figured that was about as far as I would go, you know? At least without plastic's to remove skin. I was following all the rules, taking my vitamins, drinking 10-12 glasses of water everyday and I exercise 5-6 days a week. I have seen 3 plastic surgeons who all said the only excess fat I had left is on my lower tummy, and most likely only a TT would get that off. Well, in the past week I have lost 6 pounds!!! I have been at 167 for 3 days in a row now. I am unsure what caused this, except I have been busy........and happier........so I think that is it! Plus I realized since I have been busy I dropped my afternoon snack of a power crunch or handfull of peanuts. So, see? If you have been stalled even for months you can kick your weight loss back in, somehow! Today is my birthday, I am 46! I have lost 138 pounds from my highest weight. I am going to the plastic surgeon for my pre-op appt today, I have lower body work being done on Feb 23rd. Isn't this the best thing we ever did for ourselves?!? Hugs, Susan BMI is now 26.9!!

Hey sweetie, yes I went basically all last year without getting sick but since early this year, I've stayed with a cold and then got a stomach virus and then bronchitis and walking pnemonia, I can't wait for January to end, hopefully the rest of the year will be better. Sorry to hear about the vertigo, is it something that can go away or you'll deal with it always? My understanding is dizziness with a spinning sensation, is that what you are having? Hope it gets better soon. Wow next week is your anniverary, I have exactly 4 weeks from today for mine. Girl as tall as you are, you probably don't need to lose any more weight , I wish I had some of your height. I definitely think you'll hit you and your surgeon's goal in the next month. I am still losing *sigh* but still in a normal BMI so I try not to stress about it, but I'm so sick of hearing my husband and mother tell I need to eat, I do eat as much as my pouch will hold and I'm eating 5 times a day (3 meals, 2 snacks) and supplement with protein drinks and powder in my food. Shoot my surgeon's goal was 130 lbs., I wanted to be about 125 and I'm now below that, ok so I'll take 120 lbs and now below that ughhh, not by much but I'm at 119.4 and don't want to get smaller. Thanks for everything Step and tell your husband yep it's the same person . Hugs, Dana Lap RNY 2-21-05 260/239/119.4/130 (5'1")

Kia, wow check you your new picture, you look fantastic. Oh yea, my hands and feet stay cold also. Dana

I dunno about catching cold, but I FEEL cold a lot - my hands and feet are really cold all the time ya know?? Kia