1) How do you feel coming up on your 1 year anniversary? Good. I've felt good for months now. 2) How is life different for you? I am healthy, no more GERD, sleep apnea, high BP, diabetes in remission, depression is gone, bulimia in remission. I can move better, I am not tired all of the time, my heel spurs don't hurt as much [nor do they need surgery]. My allergic asthma is better. I have less anxiety attacks. I have a part time job and I do more activities with my daughter and my family. I could go on and on, life is very different now that I am physically and mentally healthy. 3) Would you do it all over again? Sure, wi**** was done sooner. 4) How much have you lost? 142 pounds 5) How much more do you have to go till goal? 21 pounds [I think] 6) What's the best thing that's happened since WLS? It's all good. I don't feel like I'll die an early death, nor do I want to. 7) What's the worst thing since WLS? The freakish extra skin.

When I was tracking on fitday I was always 1700-2000...and I am not exercising at all lately....but I am 5'6 and 130-135 on a doc's scale and have no lose skin-except for my tummy-...some people just need more I guess. But, the second I start gaining, believe me..I will take them down.

I have not, but if i didn't lose another pound I'm so much happier than I was before so it was worth it. My friend lost every pound and then some her first year, I have lost over 1oo lbs, and still have a little ways to go, I know I'm eating well, and doing all the right things so i am not tripping on it at all 1) How do you feel coming up on your 1 year anniversary? 2) How is life different for you? 3) Would you do it all over again? 4) how much have you lost (if you want to share) 5) How much more do you have to go till goal? 6) What's the best thing that's happened since WLS 7) What's the worst thing since WLS?

First I want to say WOW!!! Look how far you've come! Is that crazy or what? Secondly, I'd like to second the emotion that everyone else is saying. Don't have a kid just because that's what everyone else says should happen. You said that in your essay you "sounded so passionate"... but were you really or were you saying whatever you thought needed to be said to get the surgery done. If it was me, I would have done just what you did whether I felt that way or not. If you're not ready, you're not ready. If it's about the weight gain, then I can totally understand that too. My husband keeps pressuring me into having another baby because he's gonna be 40 and thinks his clock is ticking. What he fails to understand is that it's my body and I'll have a baby when I feel like having a baby, not on his time schedule. I still haven't reached anything close to my goal weight. I'm happy with just my daughter. Heck, I'm an only child too and I don't think there's anything too wrong with me... Maybe I will want another child, maybe I wont. Ultimately, it's my decision. If that maternal thing kicks in for you but you still don't want to go through the pregnancy fun (said with sarcasm), maybe what Gosh says will work for you. Whatever you decide, you need to do what's best for you. We understand.

I am not real sure what to say but sorry and i know i will be thinking about you!! J