Thanks and if you are the praying type place everyone pray for my mom. She is really shaken up emotionally but what has happened.

sorry to hear about your moms house  , I was wondering where you were, glad you are back! hope all goes well for your mom as she gets all this hard stuff worked through.

Hi all! I've missed being with y'all the past couple weeks. I hate to say it, but without my support system (YOU!) I didn't do as well while I was gone. I'm back on track now and doing well eating and working out. I have some sad news.

Over two weeks ago my mom called me to say her home had just burned. She lives 1,600 miles from me and I felt totally helpless. I got on a plane with my 18 month old the next night to be with her in a motel room. She is devastated. She had just paid off her home and was so happy. She is like a lost soal. The home is a total loss but most of her things were not burned. Nothing burned that was 'not replaceable.' She does have countless hours worth of cleanup to do. Everything was smoke and water damaged. I've been with her for a while, but I'm back home now just waiting for the right time to go back.

My plan was to take a vacation back home in July- that was the little goal I set for myself. I'm not even sure if I can go back in July. I saw several friends and no one could even tell I'd lost any weight because I was at that 15 pound mark. It's a lot to me, but not really enough to tell a difference. Oh well. The important thing is that everyone is ok, pet included!

It's Wednesday and I can't wait to hear your update! I'm so jealous that you have a PT (personal trainer). That is freakin awesome! Please tell us everything.

I had a personal trainer when I FIRST started losing weight the first time I ever tried in 2007. She was great. I learned TONS about working out and what I needed to do. I would suggest you go home and write down everything the PT tells you. Although some people do, you don't have to work with a PT forever. Once you get the basics down, you can implement it for a lifetime. I still use the basics of the workout my PT gave me back in 2007.

How long have you been on a plateau? There is a great book out there about the topic that I'm reading. It's written by a MD that specializes in this topic. Basically, what you are going through is normal and don't be too hard on yourself. I have a cousin that had WLS and is now in the plastic surgery phase. I can tell you the PS has changed her life for the better just as much as the weight loss has. As long as the docs say you are healthy enough to have surgery then I say Congrats to you for wanting to make a positive change in your life!!!

Good for you Kelly-Anne! let us know how it's coming along!