I had my sugery in May 04. After almost 2 years I have lost 149 lbs. Last June I had plastic surgery to remove the excess skin from my stomach and breasts. I feel great! This was the best thing I ever did for myself! I had very little complications for both surgeries and am thankful to Dr. Nusbaum and Dr. Lalla for taking such good care of me. Don't get me wrong, there have been some adjustments to make, but so far I have worked through them. No divorce, no weight gain, no breakdowns! God bless all that celebrate this anniversary year with me. I hope you are all as happy as I am with my results.

Well hello there you TINY little thing!!! I am glad to hear you are doing well and you always look so happy and energetic in your pics. Congrats on your divorce party...LOVE 'the gift'....lolol Julie ps As for me...I am still holding at a size 6. I fluctuate from 139-142lbs....depending on the time of the month and day...lol I would like to get down to about 130-135. I am not in a hurry though. I look at my size 22/24 cloths , that i still have, and can not remember what it was like to wear them. My issues now are my horrible sweet tooth, grazing and not exercising. I will conquer it though I am sure. I also have issues with swearing I do not look in person how small I look in pictures...lol

I haven't tried a program like that post surgery but I have been eating Lean Cuisine meals for lunch. They are the best I've found including the Weigh****cher Smart Ones and Healthy Choice. LC actually tastes like real food. Best part - no dishes to clean up afterwards!! ha-ha-ha Best of luck to you, keep us posted. Jessica

My best friend and I went to Glamour Shots back in January and I wanted to share my photos with you all. I have them posted on snapfish.com - here is the link. http://www.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=36002304/a=8968449_8968449/t_=8968449 what do you think? Jessica

Wow .. How many of you where getting ready for your surgery 2 years ago .. planning .. and preparing .. I know I was .. I can not believe that it has been this long .. it overwhelms me . I miss everyone .. I wanted to always keep the board alive .. I think what happend is what where kept alive and just not a lot of time for it . I hang out on the VA Boards Daily .. as I do a lot of conferences .. and promotions for my support group .. I just wish there was some way for all of us to meet one day .. I am maintaining my weight finally .. thank God .. I am at 125 .. for a total of 190 pounds gone . I still fight it though .. I am so scared sometimes of going back the way I was .. I made it to a size 3\4 .. and I do not like it .. it is way to small for me I think . I love taking pictures now .. something that I did not like to do .. I have been going out a lot .. working a lot and just living and enjoying this new life .. but I still can not believe it has almost been 2 years . Well here are some pics of me from the the past couple of months http://www.picturetrail.com/newchapter Well take care .. Hope you all post and tell me how you are .. I miss you all .. Always. Tink