thanks so much to everyone. i was a little worried but it looks like im okay with my eating. this really is the best thing. i know for a fact i dont eat as much as i used to. before i could eat two sandwiches and still want more. so if one sandwich fills me up then im cool with that. congrats to all of you.

Congratulations Suzy! You're doing awesome. I had surgery on 1/28. I can occasionaly eat an entire sandwich, but not usually. Yesterday I tried to eat 3/4 of a sandwich and I made my self sick. I have a lot of problems with bread. I guess that is good since it isn't exaclty the best thing for me. I am down about 94 pounds and hoping to hit that century mark in the next few weeks. Keep up the good work Suzy!

Hi Kimberley, Just remember that it takes 12 -18 months to get to our goals. They say that most people only lose 70% of what they want to lose. The reason is because after six months the pounds slowly drop off and people just settle. We are no longer fast losers. You just need to stick with it and keep you're chin up. I don't have a weight goal, because it would drive me nuts. All bodies are different so I have decided that when I can put on those jeans and say "Oh yeah!" then I've gotten to my goal weight. I know that I am shooting for around 160 and I have 35 pounds to go, but I'm not focusing so much on how much I weigh as I how I look! You're doing awesome! Keep up the hard work and it will pay off! No, you're not going to lose those last few pounds as easy as the others, but they always say the last twenty or so pounds are the hardest to lose and that's for anyone! You're doing awesome Kimberely! Good luck! Kasey 330/195

I abosutely love it when I am not recongized. I was at our th of July church pinic and seen some people from another church whom i had not seen since before my surgury. They came over and asked my Pastor if I was a new Linda. Of course he said yes. I became the new Linda8 months ago. When the weight started coming off. It feels great when people now look and say Linda.......wow.......you lost weight. The funniest thing though was being at a car wash and a biker wanted his bike washed. I am the hoser. So being the 31 year old teenager it felt kinda good when this guy said "is there and adult around?" The look on his face when the boys told him I was it was enough to send me off in a fit of giggles. Congradulations on not being recongized. Doesn't it make you feel great. Keep up the good work. linda

Me too!! Sometimes it seems like I eat more than other times...not sure why that is, but I know that I still eat WAY WAY less than I used to. I am still losing weight..slower now, but still losing. I figure if I went a month without losing even a pound, I would worry. There are still times when a couple bites and Im sooo full. It really seem**** or miss to me. My mainstay is crackers since that is one thing that seems to do ok when my tummy is being finicky..which it does frequently. I still get protein in first..or I try to at least, but sometimes I just feel too nauseous. Crackers seem to help with that. I still find so many things I used to LOVE pre-op, just dont taste as good as I remember. Funny how our tastes DO change...I still cant figure out why ..but its a fact of life. Congrats on the 115 loss!!!! that is AWESOME!!! Hugs, Harriet 304/184/160ish