Nancy, That is great, you all must be so proud, I know I am. And to think your surgeon has you on his website, You go girl!!! Myrna

Nice pictures, Myrna. You can get the picture on by clicking on "user settings" on the left. It'll have a space for an avatar picture. It can be a pain to get the picture the correct 100 x 100 pixels... One of my more recent pictures can be seen on the website for my surgeon: www.lighterforlife.com

I'm still here. Check in, but don't post much. Things are about the same with me. I notice that all of Pam's posts have disappeared. Does this mean she's deleted her profile? I hope not. But I guess after 3 years most have just moved on. Always good to have an update. Stay well. Irene

School is in full swing now, and the classwork is beginning to pile up. My days, for the most part, are pretty interesting. Not only do I get to work with a different teacher every hour, but I'm also getting a full middle-school education in science and social studies. I get paid to learn! I also get to spend a lot of time with a coworker of mine that I really like...she's a personal aide to a girl in many of my classes, and we became friends last year. I was down 2 lbs at my last WW meeting, so I'm about 4 under where I started four months ago. The only problems with food that I've been having the last two weeks is overdoing it on Saturdays. Today we went to a union picnic, and I ate too much food that didn't really taste good in the first place. So now I'm really kicking myself. I am going to try really hard to make it up by cutting back on my points a bit for the next three days, and also by trying to earn several exercise points each day as well. Every 30 minutes gives me 2 extra points, so I SHOULD be okay. Overall, things are going well. Hope everyone else is having a great time!

Tomorrow begins school. I hauled all my stuff up there yesterday and got to check out my schedule for the year. Totally AWESOME! I never have to work in the same CWC twice, and the teachers I'm working with are fantastic. My head teacher and I are in charge of all special ed science and MOST of special ed social studies. What that REALLY means is that by the end of the year, I should be able to pass my Praxis (teaching test) in both subject areas...opens up whole new doors! Today, I officially get back onto my WW plan. I was out of town all last week, and I came home 3 lbs lighter (although I gained 8 this summer!). We didn't spend ALL our time stuffing our faces, and we did more walking last week than I have all year...combined. I hope to keep up the walking bit! I have my frozen meals stocked up for school, and I will be alternating those with dinner leftovers (when I cook healthy). I have my water plan in place, and the motivation is finally back. Can I reach 200 by Christmas? I think so! All for now! Pamela