My 1 yr is 4/28/06,and i have losted 116lbs I would like to lose about 20 more lbs. but if I don't i'm very pleased with my weight 182lbs and 5'10.

I had my surgery 4/26/05, ive lost 106 and would like to lose another 20 and I would be thrilled. PS is on my mind......soon I hope...Congrats to you all !!!!!! julie

I can totally relate to what you are going through. I started out at a BMI of 78.6. On my 1 year anniversary I was down to a BMI of 48. I lost 190 pounds in my first year, but am going through a kinda depression because I havent lost more. I am dwelling on the fact that I have so much more to lose that I will never reach anywhere near where I want to be for goal. I know I need to stop that negative self-talk, but it is really hard. In that year, I went from a size 38 to a 2x top and 26 pants (due to excess skin issues). Skin issues are helping to feed the depression as well because I am not seeing the sizes change as rapidly as before. I have been in the same 26s for the last 4 1/2 months without seeming to get loose in the tummy at all. So I am scared to death that I am stuck here forever or that I wont get any less than a size 22 when all is said and done. I'm not looking for a miracle, but just to reach a size 14/16 I would be estatic. I also stopped talking pounds lost to most of the people I know as well. I am only dealing with percentages. For me to say "I lost 190 pounds in a year" seems like a tremendous miracle to everyone else...but in all actuality I am only at 51% EWL. So either way I look at it, percentages or pounds, I feel I am not gonna be successful and reach anywhere near my goal. To my surgeons office, I am doing great and right on track. I'm just not feeling it. I am looking into counseling for this and hopefully it will help. I just am having a hard time, even in surgery support groups, finding anyone who can comprehend/understand just what it could even be like to start out SMO...let alone SSMO. I am trying to exercise more but that is another hurdle in itself. With extremely bad knees due to the excessive weight and spending the majority of my life avoiding exercise at all costs, it is really hard to get the brain to come around to the fact that exercise can be an enjoyable thing and a necessity for life. Dont get me wrong...I do move and dance and walk the mall/stores as part of life....but to schedule that into my life on a daily basis, I am still resisting. Maybe you can add some insight into that for me as well on how you coped/did it (if you have). Thanks for listening to my rant =) D

Congratulations, Laura you have done a fantastic job this past year. I hope life continues to be better than ever for you. hugs from down under Helen

I had my band on Monday, 17. I have made it all day with out throwing up so that is a good day. They said my band was very very tight. I am glad it is behind me and now all I look forward to is the better days ahead. I can not wait to see a difference. Yes, I am a litle anxious. I guess that is normal. Teresa Baton Rouge, La