Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday dear Sarah Happy birthday to you And many more!!!! Hope your day was a great one Love Kathleen

Kathleen that is wonderful and I know you had fun. When we lived in Poway, CA we used to spend the weekend or go midweek to Disneyland which was only an hour drive away. We had an in state membership which we bought yearly and used it all year...very inexpensive. I never could ride the rides but would love to now! (Well, I don't know if my 57 yr old mind could take them). Too dizzy! But it would be fun to try with our 14yr old daughter. When we move to Colorado we will be visiting our friends in Poway again and maybe take daughter to Disneyland again. Glad you enjoyed it and lost the pounds and had fun with your Grandaughter! Yoru friend, Joan m

I measure monthly and I started the day of surgery and measure the 25th of each month. This is what I mreasure day of surgery and on my one year anniversary of surgery. Pre-Opday of surgery 4/25/06 weight 290 lbs Left Thigh: 31 Right Thigh: 32 Left Arm: 19 1/2 Right Arm: 19 1/2 Neck: 15 Breast: 51 ½ Under breast: 45 1/2 Waist: 51 1/2 Hip/Center of Tummy: over 60" tape measure couldn't reach Post-Op 4/24/07 day before surgiversary weight 147 Left Thigh: 18 Right Thigh: 18 1/2 Left Arm: 12.25 Right Arm: 12 Neck: 12 1/2 Breast: 35 Under breast: 31 1/2 Waist: 33 1/2 Hip: 37 -------- God is good!! I didn't add them up though. Love in Christ, Joan M

Yes, I think so too I am trying to find a way to get more calories as I cannot tolerate eating very much...it always feels as though I have a brick in my chest and diaphragm when I do I have started this week drinking milkshakes made with sugar free/fat free frozen yogurt with an egg in it once a day and drinking a protein shake once a day as well. I'm hoping this will stall me for a bit. I just wish we had a dietician or something on here for all of us to get advice from (I'm sure I am not the only one) who have no insurance to see our doc...it would be very beneficial Thanks for your advice! I really appreciate it Suzanne

Suzanne, I think at that height you may have lost enough. Have you tried eating more often to get in more calories--good choices of course? More calories in protein. Anyone else have ideas? I am with you Suzanne, I would never think I would be underweight!! Julia