Hi, gang! I had no idea they could create a reunion site for the "Class" of Feb. 03! How're y'all doin'? I am enjoying my new life to the hilt. Just celebrated 6 weeks post-op for lower face lift & brachioplasty with Dr. Marisa Lawrence in Atlanta. Fantastic! No more turkey wattle dangling over my turtlenecks next winter. No more bat wings forcing me to buy larger sweaters & blouses cause the upper arms were still thick with loose skin. Wow. And I've kept up working with a personal trainer 3x weekly - sopmething I had to stop during the 6-week post op. Kept up the cardio at home, though, on my "Fastrack" - kinda like a nordic track. Never did go back to old food cravings. It's like the wiring was cut. I'll be giving a class & motivational talk at the big East Coast National Convention outside NYC May 20-22. I'm a personal coach & use these shows as a chance to meet those of you who are curious to talk with me (freebie) about how my EMBODY SUCCESS! (c) method may support you. Feel free to check out my website: embodysuccess.com. How many of us are in this "Class"? Lovingly, Lauralyn

Hello and PLEASE do email me directly to [email protected] or [email protected]; I am down 100 bls and have been working on my spirtual and mentl stuff this last 2nd year.. I have to desperately work on my new imporved food plan; the one I am using isnt helping me drop the last 40 or so lbs and I feel more flabby than i did last year! I eat alot of protein shakes at least 3 a day w/ whey no sugar protein and soy milk, 2 servings of fruit 2 servings of cereal w/ skim milk i serving of soup snacks; Popcorn, sugar free candy, fat free munchies mostly soy how adn what do we count in way of carbs, calories, etc? I am unsure and my nutritional support left. Thanks much Lynda Stuck at 100 bls but oh so happy

Hi People I had wls on dec 1 2003. My starting weight was 565 lbs and my highest recorded weight was 598 lbs.Today i weigh 307 lbs and I feel wonderful.So much has changed for me and life is good again.I hope you are all doing good.......steve c

Congratulations. Thanks for the wonderful news - it helps us that are about to have surgery.

sister you sound like me........I lost over a hundred pounds my low was also about 125.....then I went all the way back up to 140 now I stay about 135. this is the thing.......your body is adjusting, my surgery is 2 yrs out... my body didn't look good at the 125 level, I looked horrible.....lucky I took some pictures and saw what a bone pile I was at that weight also my skin hung and was discolored... now that I have settled back into what seems to be my set point my skin looks pink and healthy again and so do I. I freaked out the first time the scale came back at 140 thinking I had just pushed myself back up to the 200 pound plus mark.....it was a few days and I was back down to normal. just keep your notes, exercise and eat as your suppose to...let your body get to it's normal set point without you rushing to judge it. you will be okay and look better in the long run, when in doubt keep your journal and see what your eating that isn't suppose to be or the exercise. good luck and keep your chin up !! it's easy for me to keep my chin up now since I only have 1 and not 3 chins any longer.....LOL