NaTasha Thank you for the up beat I need it bad. I also went from a 26/28 to now 18 or an Xtra large. I went to Calif for a visit 3 weeks out of hospital and bought a shirt I wanted really badddd. The biggest size they had was an Xtra large. I bought it thinking that I wouldnt wear it for a long time. lol on me I looked at it when I got back to Jersey and said what the heck and I put it on....you talk about a yahooooo. I was so happy!!! The little things that please us right. God bless you also and YOU keep up the good work!!!

I had my surgery on 06/24/04 - I am losing weight & inches - which I am very happy with, however, the past few days I feel F.A.T. !!!! I have lost a total of 68lbs as of this morning (that is what my bathroom scale says....) and it is wonderful, however, I feel FAT & BLOATED. Is anyone else going thru this??? Thanks, Evelyn In California 324/307/256/???

I'm June 14th, and I'm officially down 71 lbs as of this morning. I had slowed down quite a bit, and then BAM! I dropped 3 lbs in 3 days. Gotta love that! Cathy 327/256/140

Carolyn, Please, please, please, do not beat yourself up. Everyone is different. My twin sister and I both had this surgery. She is 5'1 and I am 5'8. She had her surgery on May 3, and I had my surgery on June 28. She has maybe lost 60lbs and I am at 75lbs lost. She looks great. I have noticed quite a bit of the time that people who need to lose more, lose it faster. She has gone from a 26 to a 18/20. I have gone from a 26/28 to a 20/22. It is about the same comparison. We learned before surgery, and believe me when I say it was a counselor that helped us, that we cannot compare ourselves because everyone is soooo different. I mean heck, look at us and we are twins. So you just keep doing the great job that you are doing and keep your chin up!!! mary kay

Celena, You are doing well! I have had a few minor problems with health but overall I think I am hanging in there. My weight loss is 80 lbs. and I am closing in on the 300 lbs weight goal which I hope to achieve in October. It will be nice to make my next goal which is 250 lbs... I don't want to make the goal to far and hard to reach. Now if I could only get my back working right again.... Keep up the good work! Debbie