Ok, I know all I seem to do is ***** moan, complain, and whine. And I do. But with good reason. let us add to the list of ailments I have on my profile. last week it was diabetes in my eyes. NOW, I am being tested for hypothyroidism. My numbers are up so this could be a cause of a lot of things I have. The list of symptoms are: course and thinning hair dry skin slow body movements cold skin can't stand the cold tired, sluggish, or weak memory problems depression difficulty concentrating brittle nails constipation heavy or irregular menstrual cycle muscle pain joint pain Of these I can say that the thinning hair, constipation, cold skin can be chucked up to wls. I am a chronic sufferer of depression so I am ruling that out. But I do have muscle pain, joint pain, brittle nails, difficulty concentrating, memory problems, dry skin, and pre-wls I had thin hair. My old PCP diagnosed me with fibromyalgia. She said she ruled out everything. BUT my thyroid tests then concerned her. My new PCP is running tests that I have to take Wednesday and she too is concerned about my reading. So I may have this on top of everything else. If I do, this can explain my slow to no weight loss. This stops you from losing. Also they have attributed eye problems to this. But I think this is entirely different. I am not upset about this, I am almost releived. I may finally have an answer to my body pain, slow weight loss, no concentration, dry skin. The worst of all these is when you KNOW you have something but no one can tell you what it is. I thought for a while I had chronic fatigue syndrome. Please pray that I finally get an answer. Joanne

Congrats on your success. I havent' been keeping my measurements, not sure where I started. I'm at about a 140 pound loss so far. I just wi**** wasn't so damn cold here today. I'm freezing. Denise

Hey everyone, I was wondering if you all will remember someone for me. On this message board their was a lady short dark hair, I can't remember her name. She was sooooo imforative. On her profile she has appeal letters all kinds of stuff. Please tell me one of you know who I am talking about. Thanks, Sheila

I just wanted to say thank you to all that replied to my post. I'm so greatful that there are such positive people out there. To those of us that thought somewhere way back in there minds that this was going to be (excuse the expression) a piece of cake.... well, it's truely up to us! After posting and then receiving all the wonderful replies, I took a long hard look at myself and the last couple of months... Granted, I did a lot and had a pretty good outcome, but I know I could have done better. I started grazing/snacking and although I never gained any weight, it stopped me from reaching my goal! I had this surgery because I wanted a "second chance" at life without disease, being able to have children, and to actually stay alive! I've lost 85lbs so far and have roughly 50lbs to go... I'm going to do this one way or another! I want to and I have to!!! We can all do this and non of us are failures.... Just keep doing it!!! I know we all can! My Prayers are with you all! Milissa

Joanne, I was a bit harsh, I apologize. I do not suffer from depression and I do know enough that "snapping out of it" is not a possibility. This time of the year is awful for so many reasons. It is so damn cold here today. You are not the only one suffering from grazing and eating continuously. I do it too. It is on my mind a lot. I ate two pieces of cinnamon raisin toast this morning with butter. I want a blueberry muffin that I made last night and I want to make chocolate chip cookies from scratch. I don't want my daughter to be heavy. She's 3 now and she is at the 97th %ile in height and weight. It is always on my mind. She loves junk, so does my husband, who does not have to worry about his weight. Only you can comfort yourself. I"m looking for new outlets. Eating is bad, shopping is bad, reading is ok, but I want to snack. It's a struggle. You are not alone in your struggle...........I'm here too. Take care and give yourself a hug from me. Denise