Yay ! Bryna, Right on congrats to ya. By the way I had my surgery on the 18th of April also and I am down -116 lbs. another 200 to go but I feel so much better.... Keep up the good work... Tom

Whoo hoo howdy doody whoo for you Congratulations. Hope it keeps going and going... Lynda

Okay...sorry it has been a while since I have posted. I have been a voyeur though and I am thrilled with everyone's weightloss!! We have all gone through a lot in the last 4 months and I am proud of each and every one of you for sticking with your individual programs, encouraging one another with posts and e-mails and for not getting discouraged when little bumps come and go...they will inevitably pass. Well, my Whoo Hoo comes this morning..I got on the scale and had lost 83 pounds in 4 months and 5 days and I only have 82 pounds left to lose. I AM OVER HALF WAY TO GOAL!!!!!!!! YEA!!!! I am still in my old clothes and my hair is falling out daily but I feel great. my hubbie notices that I am happier and everyone else notices that I am losing. I was even mistaken for another long haired lawyer in our bar association the other day and she is about a size six...I am still a 16W but for a few seconds, someone called me by her name from the back and I WAS SO THRILLED!!! Here's to each and every one of you who have taken the leap of faith and had the surgery. I applaud you all. Bryna

Hi! Being a teacher who is off for the summer, I traveled all I could. AND - I kept losing weight. I also reached onederland this week. I got back from my last vacation yesterday and got on the scales upon arriving home. I weighed in at 196. Talk about WOW! WOW #2 happened today at school. A lot of us showed up to start on bulletin boards. One teacher came to me and said, "Alonso told me you were HOT. He said he will really have to watch himself this year!" HAHAHA! This did my heart good. Alonso is our head custodian and he is 23. I am 54. What a compliment. Judy

Could it be that your stretchy pants were just stretched? Did you measure yourself pre-op, have you lost inches? What are you doing for exercise? Walking has helped my behind to shrink lots! Don't give up, eventually you'll see some changes. Pam