I just turned 50 in Oct and was quite a bit bigger than you so needless to say I hate my body, but I do like being 150lbs lighter. Hopefully the tummy tuck helps alot but the thighs yuk. I need to start saving money for all the plastics up ahead. I had my surgery March 3rd.

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Thank you everyone for all your kind words. I feel much better today and will get through this one day at a time. Hugs!

I agree with the other posters, I think you're doing great! Not everyone loses more than a hundred pounds in 5 or 6 months. I was all bummed out about my 75lbs or so at my 6 month appt with my surgeon and he was thrilled with my loss and said it's a typical and normal loss, and that I was doing just as I should be doing. We are more "normal" with our losses than those who, for whatever reason, lose tons quickly. I am now just trying to keep my eye on the ultimate goal, which is to get to a healthy weight. If/when I get there, that will be what's important to me, not how fast I got there. For whatever reason, in spite of eating right and exercising my ass off, I hit a 4 month plateau when I was 2 months out of surgery. Really knocked my head for a loop, let me tell you. And I lose in fits and spurts, nothing gradual or even. Seems I lose like 10lbs in about 2 days when I lose it. We are all so very different in how we lose. I wish you continued success! Mary Ellen

Great question! My weight loss has slowed down a lot this month. I weigh myself everyday and I would religiously track my weightloss. I still weigh everyday, but I realized that I haven't written down my weight for the last 2 weeks. I am losing a little more slowly than most, but it's coming off and the scale eventually moves down, so I'm happy. Here is my tally. 1 mo -21 2 mo -11 3 mo -09 4 mo -12 5 mo -05 6 mo -10 7 mo -06 8 mo -03 Total: -77 post op. -102 total Suzanne 285/183/135