I'm there right along with everyone else! We have had a relatively mild winter so far here in Maryland (that will change this weekend and I'm dreading it!), but I'm still cold most of the time. It used to be my husband who was cold, because in the summer I cranked the AC down to 70 and in the winter keep the heat low. Now he says the house is hot with the heat set at 72, and I'm usually freezing. I guess it's because we all lost our insulation!! As Ruthann says though, it's much easier to put warm clothes on than to strip to get cool - - less shocking to others too, especially now with all the loose, hanging skin!

Oh, I'm so happy for your Kelly. Those plateaus can be very discouraging. I've been fighting the same two or three pounds since November. You give me hope! Can't wait to see your new pic. I'm hoping to have my before and "after in progress" pics posted next week. I dream of the day I can say I wear 8/10! Right now I'm in a 12 and happy to be there, but 8/10 would be even better. Wanda 256/182/145

hello all my fellow februarys....i can't belive it is close to one year since my surgery of 2/23/2004. Things have been pretty wonderful. I went through a 6 to 8 week plateau that finally broke and i went from about 163 to 149 as of this morning. I am wearing a size 8/10 in most pants and small/medium tops.... sooooo please don't give up for those of you who are still dealing with those nasty plateaus. It will kick in again if you go back to basics. For me i upped my water and added two protein drinks a day. I did this for the first 6 months and then because of the added cost I stopped.... Hope everyone is doing well and my new pic should be posted soon. Kelly

Katherine, Congratulations on getting the weight loss started again. I admire your dedication to exercising; walking is the best form of exercise and has the least amount of stress on the body. God Bless you and keep up the good work. LeDoux

Hi Denise. I'm a freeze baby too. Do you remember the days, (I do), of being a red-faced, hot, sweaty and crabby lady... always complaining about how hot it was? Whew! I'd much rather be freezing and adding nice comfy flannels and fleeces than being that swollen, sweaty crab! We "babysat" our daughter's Boxer for almost a year, and I used to tease and laugh at him when he sat on the heat register. He'd put his face right into the hot air and go to sleep, only getting up once the air got cooler. It's a good thing that he moved back in with my daughter, cause we'd be fighting over the heat registers in the house. Whenever the furnace kicks on, you can find me hovering over the vent like a scarecrow! It works really great to hold a blanket around you and catch all the hot air! About the only time I'm not chilly nowadays is when I'm have a hotflash. I never knew that menapause would be about praying for a hotflash so I could warm up for a few minutes! My family just laughs at me, and are so greatful that I don't insist on keeping the thermostat at 62 anymore! Keep warm! Ruthanne