1.How close to goal.....I started at 225 and am down 75lbs to 150.My goal is 135 so I have 15 lbs to go! 2.I've gone from a 20 to an 8.Some 6's fit depending on the cut. 3.I was doing a workout at home including the crosstrainer,some weights and pilate stretches.The combination took about 45 minutes every other day.I have this week started a morning mountain walk in a state park close by.It takes about 25 minutes of hard walking to get to the top!(Ouch the 1st few days)But it sure feels good after. I haven't been doing as many situps as I should.My stomach is the worst part of me since the weight loss.A TT may be in my future. 4.I usually have half an english muffin/peanut butter to start the day. During the day I snack on cheese/crackers and fruit.In the evening I eat whatever the family is having for dinner only in small portions. 5.I am going to my 25 high school reunion the end of July.I was hoping to reach my goal by then but it doesn't seem likely now,but I am very happy with where I am!

Here's what I've been told and heard at my support group meetings. The oz of food will depend a lot on the food. You could eat a lot more mashed pototes than you could chicken. The pototes are mussy so you can hold more in your pouch. The chicked is more dence therefor you would have a hard time eating say 6oz of chicked in one serving. About waiting 1/2 hour to eat after you have drunk something, is because, I've been told that's it's because our pouch can not hold much. So you want the water out of your pouch before you eat so that you are getting filled up on your good food choices. The reason you wait the 1/2 after you finish eating is somewhat the same. You don't want to push the food out of your pouch to soon or you will get hungry more quickly. Hopefully this helped some. Robin W.

1.How close are you to goal? I had my surgery on November 11 2003. my weight on that day was 402. I just went to my PCP and by her scale I am 290 so i am down 110 pounds. 2.How many sizes have you dropped? Not sure I was at least a 32/34 now i can do 22/24 i may be smaller but i am enjoying my cloths loose. 3.Are you exercising (be honest )? If so what is working for you? I get in about 15 min of walkin a day. It is on of thje pluses of working with teenagers . I can work and get paid to put in my exersising. 4.What are you eating? Non of these things are in larged amounts. I do good if i get 4oz of my protien in a day. I drink lots of water. my stomach just does not hold much. Oddly i do best with pork. No not just bacon. ham ,pork lion, devil ham, tuna,some fish if cooked right, the same with chicken it must be very tender, scramble egges, cheese, rye bread 1/2 slice, cantalope, honydew,bannanas. I can eat sugar but have no taste for it. once in a while a taste is all i need. I stay away from carbs as much as i can. 5.Do you have anything special planned for when you reach goal? Well my only gaol in weight was to see a 2 in my weight. The other is to put up that tree swing i talk about in my profiel. this was a great idea to write this

Hey Robin... I can feel your pain This is what I posted on the main board earlier tonight... "There is a scene in "The Return of the Jedi" in Jabba the Hut's bar where there is a blue dancing alien woman who looks like she has about three sets of boobs down the front of her?!?!? (PLEASE tell me I'm not the only one *****members this... LOL) Well...that's what I'm looking like now; with the exception of being blue and actually dancing in front of a camera.. I look like a marshmallow that's being squished between two graham crackers.. " I'm down 95lbs and over 88 inches and like you; I still see fat. I believe to a degree we all will be this way for a while. We have been large for so long that minds and psyches are having a hard time catching up and adjusting to the visual input we keep giving ourselves when we see our reflections. Take the compliments with grace and give them the best smile you have. Isn't confidence great?!! Have fun at the pool!! Melissa

I am 55 years old, had rny Nov 10, 2003 and am having a face lift July 15 even though I have 35 lbs still to loose (and 20lbs of additional loose skin). I have lost a total of 110 lbs ...86 since my surgery and the rest b4... I have lost from the top down and my old face is hanging and I hate it!! ...both plasitc surgeon and wls surgeon said yeah I can start there. I am doing it now because I am a teacher and schedule around the school breaks. I am thinking arms and breasts at Easter and Tummy at Summer break. Rochelle