Hello all!!! I'm here, lurking...checking in from time to time and wondering how the past two years have flown by so fast... In reading the posts about the two year check up, I'm kind of scared...I haven't had a check up since 6-months post-op...heck, I haven't been to a doctor at all...unless you count the eye doc...I'm having Lasik surgery in less than 2 weeks! YEAH! Still more to lose...stuck but not gaining thank goodness.... Two years...how they fly... Wishing you all the VERY best on your continued journeys. Keep smiling, and as always, keep the faith. All the love, Jeff

Hello my wonderful support group! One of my dear friends is in town from Denver. For some reason, when I get with friends, I act like I don't need to watch what I eat. So... yesterday was another day of defiance.... You know the drill, I'm going to dust myself off and try again today.... Yesterday's actual: Breakfast: Tilapia Applesauce Snack: AchievOne Lunch: Salmon Lettuce Lite Dressing Dinner: Steak Big fat soft dinner roll!!!!! Garlic bread !!!!!! Butter!!!! Snack: Oatmeal cookies LOTS OF THEM!!!! Nutrition: 2557 Calories 108 Fat 210 Carbs 125 Protein SHAMEFUL Exercise: 75 minutes water aerobics ********************************************************* Today's Plan: Breakfast: AchievOne Lunch: Tuna Lettuce Lite Dressing Cheddar Cheese Snack: AchievOne Dinner: Tilapia Applesauce Snack: Sugar Free Popsicles Nutrition: 1268 Calories 38 Fat 59 Carbs 119 Protein Exercise: 1 hr walking 25 minutes Pilates Thanks for your encouragement and support on my good and bad days!!! Denise 326/221/168 -105

I think a lot of times it is US too. I know I keep comparing myself to the charts or by how I look in the mirror. The charts are crap (going by them I'm just NOW normal weight even though EVERYONE says I look scrawny...and I agree). The mirror lies because of all the excess skin. Main point is just be HAPPY. You are very successful and you should be so very proud of yourself!!!

Hi everyone, I just found this board. I am a regular on the AL board and it is very helpful to me. I had my open RNY on July 1, 2004. I weighed in at 293 and lost 111 pounds. I am bouncing back and forth with 10 pounds. I know I eat to much. I am a grazer. It seems like I can not eat very much at meal times, but can eat a whole bag of chips!!! I did not like sweets before surgery. A cake would stay on my counter and I would never even take a bite. Now I love sweets. Cookies are evil!!!! I don't know why I even bring them into my house. I would love to lose about 30 more pounds but I am scared I am finished. Maybe now that I have found this board I can be more accountable for my behaviors and get back on track. Please feel free to share your comments, good or bad!!! Thanks, Debbie

HI Fran! So glad you have posted! And yes we do very much STRUGGLE and for some of us it will probably always be a struggle. Please continue to post, you are so welcome here, the people on our board are just awesome! It is through positive support that we provide each other that we will prevail in our battle against food. Our more to lose posts are what we ate the previous day and our plan for the current day. It helps me to see what I planned and if I didn't stick to what I had planned and adjust from there. I find it very helpful and I just love my July surgery sisters here. Again, welcome welcome welcome!!! Where in AK did you live? I lived there about 6 1/2 years and left in 2000! Michelle