GEEZ, IT'S BEEN LIKE FOREVER SINCE I'VE DROPPED IN ON THIS BOARD, BUT IT WAS SO COOL TO SEE FAMILIAR (MUCH THINNER) FACES! HOW'S EVERYONE DOING? I'VE FINALLY MADE PEACE WITH THE FACT THAT I AM A VERY SLOW LOSER, BUT EVEN SO, I'VE LOST ALMOST 107 #s & AM IN A SIZE 12 DOWN FROM A 4xxxx & 36w-38w. I CAN GET MY LEGS & BACKSIDE INTO A 10 BUT MY DOUBLE ROLLS ON MY TUMMY STOP THE ZIPPER FROM CLOSING ON A 10. I'VE BEEN BOUNCING BETWEEN 173 - 174 FOR THE LAST MONTH BUT SEVERAL BYPASS BUDDIES SAY THAT I AM SHRINKING AGAIN. I HAVEN'T FINISHED PUTTING IN MY POSTS & NOTES IN MY PROFILE, BUT I JUST ADDED A TON OF PICS OF OTHER BYPASS BUDDIES & I ADDED SEVERAL OLDER PICS & MY "CENTURY MARK" COMPARISON PICS; TAKE A PEEK. WE ATTENDED A CHRISTMAS BASH FOR OUR LOWCOUNTRY BYPASS BUDDIES GROUP & I HAD SAVED A SPARKLEY TOP TO WEAR ... WELL, THE FIRST THING MY FRIEND, MS CHERYL, SAID WAS, "THAT TOP IS ALMOST TOO BIG FOR YOU!" IT WAS PRETTY LOOSE BUT IT STILL FELT GOOD TO BE ABLE TO WEAR SOMETHING FANCY. MY HEALTH HAS SOOOOOOOOO IMPROVED & THERE MAY EVEN BE A SURGICAL PROCEDURE THAT COULD HELP MY HEART CONDITION. I'LL BE CHECKING ON THAT AT THE END OF DEC. AFTER 3 MONTHS OF ME BEING COMPLETELY INSANE, MY HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY FINALLY KICKED IN & I'M BACK TO SANITY & SWEETNESS! OTHER THAN THAT 1 PILL, MY HEART MEDS ARE THE ONLY MEDS I NOW TAKE, INSTEAD OF THE "PHARMACY" I USED TO TAKE & I MAY EVEN BE ABLE TO GET OFF THE HEART MEDS IF THIS HEART SURGERY IS RIGHT FOR ME .. TOO COOL! WE HAD SOME HEARTBREAKING NEWS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO ... MY MOMMA HAS ALZHEIMER'S; IT WAS A DEVASTATING DIAGNOSIS & HAS REALLY BEEN STRESSFUL TO HANDLE FOR ALL OF US. WE'RE BACK INTO A PATTERN OF CARE FOR HER, BUT THERE IS ALWAYS PART OF MY HEART THAT JUST ACHES. BEFORE THIS, NICK & I WERE HOPING THINGS WERE GOING TO CALM DOWN SO I COULD AT LEAST WORK PART TIME, BUT NOW WE'RE SERIOUSLY LOOKING INTO HOME/ONLINE BUSINESSES. ONE INCOME IS SO HARD TO LIVE ON & NICK BEING OLDER ... WELL, WE NEED TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO EARN SOME INCOME! SO, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CHANGES IN 2007 ... BLESSINGS FROM HEAVEN IN 2007! I STILL HAVE 33 #s TO LOSE TO HIT DR BYRNE'S GOAL OF 140 & THEN, HOPEFULLY A TUMMY TUCK WILL BE IN THE PICTURE! ANYONE HAD PLASTICS YET? WE'VE HAD 2 ON THE SC BOARD & 2 MORE ARE HAVING PROCEDURES BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. WOW, WHAT A DIFFERENCE! MISSED Y'ALL ... GOD BLESS ... DAWN & NICk

Hey Vi yes you do. I was also wondering how you have been? I heard from Dawn and Nick just today. She stays on her home state board mostly. How is your support group going? Jane

Hugs right back, Erin. You look beautiful. I'm parking my tiny tush on the couch and vegging. Love ya back! Mom

Hi Vickie! I haven't been around in a while but I jump on here from time to time to read a few messages so I figured I would say hello! Life has been so wonderful and so busy thanks to this WLS! I need to update my profile and my blog soon! HUGS, Vi

I hope you are feeling better soon! Good luck with the job. Take care.