Hi All, I know it has been some time since I posted but I do read up on all of you pretty regularly. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL!!! You are all doing an absolute wonderful job and should be really proud of yourselves. I wanted to share my totally exciting news with all of you. As some of you know I started this journey last January at 334 and my main goal was to be able to call Romans, Lane Bryant, Sillhouttes etc. and ask them to remove me from their mailing list because I am too small to wear their clothes. Well, I DID IT!!! I am down to 171 have lost a grand total of 163 pounds and have 21 pounds to go. I went from a size 28/30 (3X-4X) to 10 on bottom L on top (the girlies won't let me get any smaller on top...... YET! hee hee hee) So officially I can not (nor do I choose too) wear their clothes. I will try to get a more updated photo in here but I can not figure out how to get the picture in picture like some of you have. Thank you for sharing in my journey and accomplishments. God Bless you all. Hugs, Sonja San Diego, CA (open RNY 9/9/04 334/282/171~goal 150)

Yep, I usually go at LEAST 3 weeks without a loss, then drop 10+ at a time... then the horrible pattern goes on. But, looking at the big overall picture of things... if I average my 8 months into weeks, and divide the 100 lb loss, it averages to approx 3.1 lbs per week... so that's still good - even though I feel like it's SLOW. Katie RNY 9/21/04 -100 lbs 8 month post-op 380 (pre-op) / 280 (current) / 175 (goal)

no i have not..i am just learning about it...do you have any info on this? i think we need a variety of protein or we do get tired of it

Thank you for your honesty. We all fall, and like others have said on the board, you gotta pick yourself up, brush yourself off, and start over again (Is that a song?). I've done it too, and have been disgusted by it, but then I look back and remember who I was, and where I am now, which helps me to think twice before putting something less healthy in my mouth. I was obssessed with "Gripz" they're packets of tiny cheezits. One pack every few days, grew into a pack a day, then in no time, it became three and four packs every day!!! Plus, they were on sale at Walmart, so a box that would last me a week (nine packs), would disappear in a day and a half. I was so mad at myself. My husband was afraid to say anything to me for fear he would hurt my feelings, but I saw his face one day while I was getting another pack to "snack" on... Well, that was three weeks ago, and I haven't bought another box since. Thanks again for sharing. It helps the rest of us to take a good look at our progress and recognize that we are all subject to a fall here and there. Grace

My daughter brought over some pics of me from before my surgery...i had to cry...when I thought how unhappy and unhealthy that lady was in that pic...my husband is going to have the surgery and when i went with him to his information meeting...the people coming in trying to breathe and talk at the same time..sweating like that had just ran 5 miles...i had tears for them...in my PCP's office tues another wls man was there and again the tears as i told him about my befores...how the pain came back to me...but then i can put on a pair of size 10 capris and a HOT looking top and I will never forget how i felt before this surgery and will never forget where I came from...and now i can look in the mirror and have happy tears when i see the new me....I have tears now just writing this....THIS NEW LIFE IS SOOOO AWESOME...and to hear my 10 year old granddaughter ask How skinny you gonna get grandma...or my 7 year old grandson tell me I am beautiful..to hear my daughter call me skinny..which i am by no means...to have people see me that had not seem me in some time and not know who i am...to know men turn around and look...Yeap even at my age...doors are no longer shut in my face... LIFE IS WONDERFUL....