Way to go to you as well!! It is alot harder than what people think. They take one look at you and say hey skinny(sarcastically). Well skinny my left foot. This is a very difficult process. You are 100% correct it is a tool!! I would love to let people who are mildly overweight to know that they need to stop now. Do not ever let yourself become super or even morbidly obese. It is pure hell!! I was doing really well until Easter and I had to try candy. What a fool. I did not get sick so that made it even worse. Not that I could eat it but the challenge of wishing I should not have done it and I would never have known. I do not want to brage like some that I can eat sugar. It is something that I do not want to do and wish I would have never found out if I could or couldn't. Way to go with your loss. Does this not feel great. I love to cross my legs and just look in the mirror and see one chin and I am tickled to death that I can set in my chair at work and breathe normal and not feel cramped. Before I would just be miserable sitting or moving. I am feeling good. My kids like the new me. I can play with them. My son tells everyone they should have the doctor blow you down like my mom. Take care, keep up the good work!

Great response to #5. My husband has nick named me Gumby because I have become so bendy

Congrats on all you have acomplished. Take your wedding dress to a good seamstress and see what they can do or look for a wedding consignement store in your area. They will sell your dress for you and you may be able to find one in your new size. I purchased my dress from a wedding outlet for $600 and was able to sell it on consignement for $475 (it had no alterations because I fit the manufactures measurments perfectly). I hated to give it up but I needed the money at the time.

124 lbs is a huge acomplishment. Feel proud of yourself for coming this far. Perhaps you should seak a Dr's advice in relation to the sleep eating. There may be something they can do or recomend to help. Good Luck!!!!!!!

Good job Regina!!!!! We started out at the same weight and at my 6 month mark I was at about 199. I don't think our sucess is based entirely on how much we eat but also the food choices we make. Believe me some days I catch myself eating all day and others I don't eat at all . I think WLS is a tool that helps us make a lifestyle change but it's up to us to maintaine. Believe me I know pleanty of "thin" people that eat way mor than 6 oz's a day but they make the proper food choices. Melissa