Agh! I did too! However, I have been really watching myself since Monday---and drinking lots of green tea. I like the "3 Ballerina" brand of Chinese dieter's tea. You can pick up a box at any Chinese grocery store or food market. One of the things that I have GOT to get back doing is exercising. I have every excuse in the book not to go to Curves for my 3-times-a-week workouts, but the only person I'm hurting is myself. I am about 25 pounds away from my doctor's goal for me, but I would be happy to just stay here and not gain any more weight. That is going to be harder than I had anticipated, I guess. Good luck to you! ~Laura

Hi Janice... I have had that problem for a while now... I had to get my testotorene level checked and it was pretty much gone... all the changes we go through we dont think about this.. my doctor did some blood work and put me on some creme and it has helped... get your levels checked and talk to your doctor about how you are feeling Debra 227/205/131 1st surgery/revision/current 8/98 - 8/04 - today

Hi all, I gained five pounds over the holiday. I'm getting back on track but it made me start thinking about the rest of the holiday season. Does anyone have any strategies for coming into the new year either at current weight or below? Any suggestions would be helpful. Also how are you all doing? Do you think you are adjusting well to your new self? Are those around you adjusting well to the new you? K.

And you are loioking GREAT! Good luck!

Tummy, *THIGHS* and *BOOBIES* (Those girls are headed so far south, they are in a different ZIP CODE than the rest of me!) You KNOW when they are resting on your KNEES that you have to have something done! *AND* I am the same weight as I was when I was 25, BUT my bra size is maybe FOUR cups bigger, just for all the extra skin! The band size is nice (36 or 38, depending on the bra) but still those BIG old cups because of all the extra flesh. The thighs really need to be done too, and the belly. The flabby arms I could deal with, They don't rub or itch or change the way clothes fit. My pants are weird. The waist is OK, but the butt and belly are always tight and I look like I have another butt in the FRONT! So I have to try on a MILLION pairs of pants before I can find one that fits. Ick. I am going to consult in Jan, hopefully arrange financing, and TRY to have the surgery in May or June while my boys are away. I have a wedding up north in September, a trip to meet up with some bulletin board friends in October and a cruise in April. So, after April, but BEFORE September. Let's see what happens . . .