Awesome job. As of yesterday I have lost 84 pounds and am officially in a size 12 jeans and M shirts. I haven't worn size 12's since junior high, so I am absolutely psyched about my progress. I am starting to take compliments a little better, but it is still a really weird feeling. When you aren't used to getting some it is hard to take when you do. Keep up the awesome work all you June bugs. It will only get better. Heather 269/185/135

Congrats! I will be out 5 on the 11th and am down 69 as of this morning. I had been on a 4 week plateau, but broke with a 3 lb. loss over 3 days. I feel so good. Can't wait for the rest of it to come off.

I had surgery on June 18 at the BARIX clinic in Columbus Ohio and have lost a total of 80 lbs. My doctor gave me the following guidelines: Daily recommended counts for: PROTEIN---65-70 grams a day CARBS---- no guidelines except see the sugar guidelines below.....*** FAT--- no more than 7 grams per meal ( i eat 3 meals and 3 snacks a day) this equals about 42 grams per day CALORIES---no guidelines ***HE Also added SUGAR guidelines tho....SUGAR---no more than 2 grams per serving, if the grams listed are higher then the 2 grams then i look at the first 5 ingredients, as long as sugar, high fructose corn syrup or any other type of processed sugar is not in the first 5 ingredients I can go ahead and have it, as long as the food meets the other requirements above. (example light yogurt is high in sugars, but I can still have it because it is a natural sugar) 64 oz. FLUID a day: preferably water first.( no carbonation for the first 6 months) RULE OF THUMB TO FOLLOW for success: PROTEIN first, & FLUIDS, then EXERCISE after that you are well on your way to success... Good luck!! Hope this helps!

Start weight 232 current weight 160 wear size 12/10 tops med

Hi all, I just spent some time over at the June 2003 message boards to see where folks who had the surgery at the same time as we did, one year earlier, are at today. Pretty interesting. -BJ