Starting weight: 260lbs Current weight: 150lbs Total weight loss: 110lbs Best thing: health, comfort in clothing, improved sense of self and sex appeal. I have gone from a 22/24 to a 8/10. Feels great to have room in my jeans! My goal: continue to see my health as a priority and that means taking my vitamins, drinking water and protein shakes and exercising as I should. Congrats to all of us..

Thanks Dianne, you always say the sweetest things!

Aloha Pat, it is soooo nice to hear from you. Crazy, how quickly the holidays went by. Our anniversary is in exactly one week (7 days). We are so broke from Christmas I am not sure what kind of celebration we will be doing. Originally, I wanted to go to the Grand Wailea Spa. That is where Oprah always goes when she comes to Maui. It is awesome, I have been. But very expensive. Maybe we will just go out to dinner although I know I am not suppose to use food to celebrate. Last year (2005) was my year to get skinny. Mission accomplished. This year (2006) is my year to get out of debt. How was your Christmas? I allowed myself to eat sugar for one week, the week of Christmas. I gained 7 pounds in one week due to also high calorie grazing. I didn't know that was possible to gain so quickly post-op. I went on the plateu buster the day after Christmas and have lost the weight since (luckily) and lost an additional pound too. Did you set New Years Resoultions? I made 9 and posted them on a sheet of paper that hangs on my computer terminal. I have not stuck to them in the past but will try this year. I am usually focused until Feb. then I forget. Well, it was so great to hear from you. Happy WLS Birthday and Happy Annniversary. I am off to Honolulu today to Moanalua Hosp. to do my one year visit with my surgeon. Can't wait to see him and he sees the progress I have made. Take care kiddo, hugs and A hui Ho!!!!!!!!! 302/153/155 6"0

Everyone has done so well. I too can't believe how quickly this year has gone. I still have a ways to go, but am hopeful that I will get there. Starting Weight: 334 Current Weight: 207 total weight los 127 lbs. Best thing: Crossing my legs, having more energy and riding in a plane without an extender. Also making lots of new friends through OH! My goal is to get to 160 lbs. That is only 47 more lbs. I know I can do it.

Hi Mitzi!! I hope that you and yours had the best of holidays. Saw your post and wanted to say hi and Happy New Year!!!! You have done so awesome with your weight loss. I still have another 20-25 pounds. Hopefully, I can lose it within the next couple of months. That was a wonderful gesture that you made in giving away your clothes. I did something similar, by giving them to my best friend's sister. Her doctor also recommended WLS, but since she is still recovering from breast cancer and is still going for treatments, I think the idea of going through WLS is still too stressful for her to consider at this point. That's a good idea that you have about keeping one large item of clothing to remind you of what it was like before WLS. We'll soon be celebrating our one year anniversary too from WLS. Are you planning anything special for your anniversary? My surgeon was so sweet, and told my husband that he should give me a huge party to celebrate. God Bless and have a wonderful 2006. Love and aloha, Pat 261/148/120-125