Yesterday, I saw the doctor for my year check-up a little bit early. I have only lost 90 pounds with a lot more to lose. I brought a list of everything I eat every day, I brought the protein chips I snack on some days, I told him what I do for exercise. At the present time I do 50 minutes to an hour of aerobic interval training...just in the last month I have started using 10lb weights with it. I haven't missed one day of exercise in 2 months. I NEVER look forward to it. I MAKE myself do it and when I am done I feel relieved. He said, "You are done losing. I don't think you will lose anymore." and I said, "What am I doing wrong? What should I eat differently?" He told me I am eating right and not to change anything there, but maybe exercise more, but that basically, I am done losing weight. I don't really understand because I eat 600 to 1000 (at my highest day) calories a day and I am dedicated to exercising. (though truthfully, I don't want to exercise more. I exercise to live, not live to exercise) I don't want to stop losing. I am still in fat clothes and I keep trying to tell myself I can do it and lose more while another part of myself wants to cry. This sounds disgusting doesn't it? I am feeling sorry for myself and moping around. Maybe it is hormones along with that bad news. Oh, btw, I am happy about the 90 that I have lost. I have a friend that called me up the other day that said she gained weight and she had a dream that I was thin and young looking and she wanted to make sure I was still fatter then she is. =( What in the world do you say to that?!

Tonight my family and I were at the mall and my hubby had dropped my 5 kids and I off at the door so he could go park. We went in and were standing next to a bench with 2 older women sitting on it. One of them said looks like such a nice family 2 boys, 3 girls, I said thanks then she said well, you must have just gotten skinnier with each baby then she turned to her friend and said look how tiny she is after 5 babies, can you believe it, the other one said I was one of those lucky ones. I was just stunned I didn't know what to say, that's when my hubby walked up and we left and I just said it was nice talking to you ladies and left. I told my hubby what they said and he said he notices guys checking me out all the time, he's proud to be the one I go home with. Made me feel really good! Kelly

Oh girls....we all feel the same. I told my husband I need to slump my shoulders, mess my hair up, wear no make up and send in a tape so I can get some free platics, lasik surgery and teeth whitening! Hope all that had surgery are recovering. It is so common to get hernias after this WLS. I wish you girls well on your recovery. Karie ps...no reruns that I know of Tracy

Lorraine, every time I post my Angel Wisdom I think of you enjoying them I don't have any plans (yet) for celebrating my 1yr. anniversary, but rest assured I'll be doing something special I wish all of us Decemberites lived closer so we could all together. Have a wonderful Day Lorraine

I really love that poem!