1 year out November 19th

For the last year I have been reading everyone's posts. I want to thank everyone for your encouragment and support. This is the first time that I have posted. I think mainly I wanted to prove to myself that I could do this. I had Gastric Bypass on Nov. 19th 2008. I have to tell you that it has been the best decision of my life, and  all of you provied me with strength and encouragement EVERY day !! I know feel as though I can be part of this awesome community instead of standing in the background like I have done my whole life. NO more. With the surgery, support and  my own ambition I now feel like I can start living. I have  begun living and it feels great.  I strated out at 245 lbs Nov 19th 08 surgery date and today Nov 15th 09 I weighed myself and I weigh 145 lbs. just shy of 1 year goal. 100 lbs gone. I was going to wait to say hello to everyone on the 19th but I just could not wait until then. I know there are alot of friends out there that would like to know how their encouragement helped change my life  and I want to be that for someone else. Cheers to everyone and myself. I cant wait to be included in the conversations that take place on the forums.  Hugs ~ Kimmie Jo

Congratulations Kimmie Jo!! What an accomplishment and I'm sure you are feeling great and loving life!  Looking forward to seeing more of your posts in the future!!

~Naomi

100 lbs that is just so great!  Congratulations and please join right in with us!

Congrats on your upcoming one year, and your 100 lb loss.  You have done terrific.  You could not ask for more than what you have done.  I don't know what part of the state you are in, but I hope that you can join in on one of the coffees that goes on throughout the state and get to know some of us personally.  No one would ever have thought you as a failure, ever, whether you lost the weight or not.  We all have one thing in common, we were obese, and now thinner than we were.  Some of us will never get to goal because we don't have a desire too, and some of us reach it, but in this life that we have now chosen for ourselves we are winners.  Hope to meet up someday, and again, great job

Diane

Congrats on your 1year ann. That was a great day for you and for me, It Is my bday but it is in a way your New Bday. Congrats again Big hugs

Congratulations!! I  When I read every ones stories of how they did so well, it gives me inspiration that if you all did it then so can I.