Hi Tavia, sorry about the late reply, none of my post from last night showed up . It is so mind boggling. I am happy with my progress, now I just need my mind to catch up with the weightloss . Happy Holidays! Dana

Congratulations Sheila on making your goal, I'm so happy for you. Pffff, I hear the "your to skinny" comments to, and yes my mother is the main culprit. I know it's because I was always overweight but gosh can't they understand . Happy Holidays, Dana PS, be sure to post a new pic soon.

A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. "What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered - he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning. "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it." The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The pig sympathized, but said, "I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers." The mouse turned to the cow and said "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose." So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital, and she returned home with a fever. Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient. But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer's wife did not get well; she died. So many people came for her funeral, the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them. The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness. So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern you, remember -- when one of us is threatened, we are all at risk. We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another. REMEMBER: EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD IN ANOTHER PERSON'S TAPESTRY; OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER FOR A REASON. One of the best things to hold onto in this world is a friend. The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord let his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Numbers 6:22-26 Hope all of you have a wonderful day. Dana

hi sheila. thanks for the update. sorry to hear you had issues with your surgery. the most literal of pain in the as$e$, huh? glad it all worked out for you (in the end). OK, OK, I THINK I''M DONE NOW. LOL can you tell i'm joking cause i'm nervous. gotta get the same thing done and don't know when. they say - when my weight stabilizes. hello - i'm still looking at another YEAR of weight loss. til then, i take colace and psyllium and an occasional laxative. yuck. i have not yet actually had anyone tell me i'm losing too much weight. of course, i still have another hundred pounds to go, and have already lost 150, but that gives me plenty of time to come up with a great answer. i'm thinking along the lines of - if someone tells me i've lost too much - i could always say 'it's ok, i see you've found them'. thanks for sharing your update, sheila. good to hear from a fellow febber. take care. dorthe

Dana, you look great! I loved looking at your pictures...the only thing is they made me realize that I really need to update my own...LOL Good job!