Hey Rachael, It has ben 6 mos for me and hope this makes you feel better,I have only lost 60 lbs.I have not lost any weight for 2 mos now, I went from 238 last October 7th, 2003 and I am at 178lbs now.I am very depressed about this but I figure 60lbs is better than no lbs.Well do you know of anyone else loosing as slow as me? Thanks for letting me vent! Judy

Stacy, I had my surgery 10/29 and at that time I was 305 lbs. I am now 227...that's a loss of 78 pounds. When I go to see my doctor he tells me I am "behind the curve". I find that very depressing. Add to that the fact that he told me it may be because I am so much older than most of his patients (I'm 53) and I was ready to cry by the time I left his office. I have tried really hard to readjust my thinking and to know that anything I lose is a victory, but its been hard for me. What I am trying to do now is to set goals that I am going to attain fairly quickly so I can boost my morale. In three pounds I will be at my lightest weight 32 years! I intend to celebrate that! Then I will set my goal at being under 200 (one that hasnt' seemed attainable in 1/4 of a century!!) I am hoping that those things will help me feel better about things. In the meantime, please be happy that you have lost 87! There are those of us who would be happy to have that

I have had another wonderful month... I started the WLS journey on 10-13-03 at 233 @ 5'1". I am down to 159 today and a total of 74 pounds gone. I wear a size 12 in pants and a large top. I feel great! I can eat ANYTHING that i want except for the high sugar and high fat stuff... I dump on it... go me! I just came back from Dalton, GA where I accomplished a huge goal... I climbed a MOUNTAIN! A real big one... from the base to the top... the Apalacian Trail runs across the range top so I was able to "hike" it for a few miles before we trecked back down to sea level. What a mind altering adventure. I never dreamed i would be able to do this prior to WLS. I was just worried about getting out of bed and to the bathroom without pain. Life is so worth the WLS choice... Judy Guay 233/159/130 Only 29# to go till goal...

Everyone is doing so great!!! I am down 81 lbs since my revision on 10/23 for a grand total of -167 lbs from my highest. That just doesn't seem real. I have done a 5k and my new goal is to get ready for the Danskin Triathalon in June. I started this leg (10/23) at a size 30-32 stretch and now I'm a comfortable 20 (no stretch). My goal is 149 or a size 12, whichever comes first! Jackie

Happy Easter to all of you! I'm struggling a little bit with the Easter Holiday due to all of the Easter candy out there and my feelings about it. It's not as though I'm craving any one thing, but I have been thinking about it. This is new for me post-op! Prior to surgery I thought I'd be miserable after my wls... always craving sweets and lots of food. I was so happy to find that was NOT true! I am satisfied with the amounts I eat, and so far I haven't been interested in much else other than good, nutritious food. Until now. I just bought (today) some expensive European sugar-free chocolate. I want to try to re-introduce sweets into my post-op diet. I'm a little scared. I'm afraid I'll like them too much, or it'll lead to cravings or a mini-binge or something. How about all of you? Do you eat sugar-free sweets? As snacks? As part of a meal? Catherine