Hi, It is my one year anniversary today!! Happy Re-Birthday to me!!!!!! My doctor says they do not consider this surgery a success until 5 years out. I can't believe it has been 1 year today!! I got a anniversary present of sorts today too. I thought i was done with the weight loss for about a month or so i have been at 132.5 and that was it. but i woke up this morning and i was 131.0 another 1.5 lbs!!! I really do not want to lose anymore though my doctor said i should stop between 130 and 140 and i have heard you can dip lower and then come back up a little to where you are going to be. i would like to be around 135 ish. so as long as i can stay around this to 135 will be great. i can eat whatever i want but i never eat sugar. that is a pandora's box i refuse to open, that was my weakness before and i don't want the chance of it happening again, so i basically tell myself i am like a diabetic and that is that. it has been working so i will keep on with it. i also, never have soda, although i know other people who do, why add the bloat and other problems associated with it? my grandfather always said if it ain't broke don't fix it. and this has been working for me and i have never been happier!! I am eating around 5 ozs. per sitting, what is everyone else up to. i measure every meal. 1 year ago today i never could have imagined that i would be 130 lbs and a size 4 to a 7 depending on the maker. i thought if i made it to 158 lbs the size i was when i graduated high school it would be a dream come true. i was a size 11 ish and not fat at all. the only difference is i have the big flap of skin hanging and it makes a little pooch in the front but not enough so you would go eewwww! i can wear short shirts and all. so i am happy and i don't think i will have the plastic surgery because i went to a seminar the other night and it looks really intense. alot worse than the surgery i did 1 year ago today!! i feel great and that's what's important for now. i might change my mind later but right now that's where i stand thanks for listening stacy leary [email protected] 262.5~130.0 11/14/2003

why did you go to Montreal? was it cheaper? I'm glad your happy with your results. they obviously didn't make you wait 18 months, which seems to be what I'm getting here, they don't even want to consult untill its been well over a year since surgery.

I get to meet the surgeon on the 17th ~ even though I still have 20 lbs to lose. I so hope my insurance will approve it.

CONGRATS TO US ALL FOR ALL WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR!!!!! I, MYSELF HAVE BEEN REFLECTING BACK TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR AS MY SURGERY WAS FAST APPROACHING. (I HAD BACKED OUT OF MY FIRST DATE OF NOV 3 AND HAD TO BE RESCHEDULED FOR NOV.25) YALL, I WAS SCARED OUT OF MY MIND TO HAVE THIS SURGERY BUT CAN SAY NOW THAT ITS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE Hi Jenn You have come a long way and it is a wonderful thing this wls.Congrats to you and you look great..........steve c

I am off all meds, my bp is normal now-as well as my blood sugar levels! I am healthy once again and wish I had done the WLS years ago! I feel better than I have in years! I'm down -104 lbs!