So. . . is the baby here yet? How is it going? I bet it has been scarey after working so hard to lose the weight. My daughter is expecting twins in April. Can't wait to be a Grandma! Hope things are going well. Karen C

Toni, I just stopped by to say hi and see how you are doing. I picked up a couple of pounds during the holidays and am having a hard time getting back into a good exercise routine which is critical for me. I find myself just wasting time when I could easily get to the gym or go for a long walk. Can you believe we're fast approaching our 3 yr anniversary. I had surgery on 2/15/05 just one day after you. Karen C

is anyone having drinking problems?

Hi Toni, Thank you for your post. I had Lap Rny on 2/16/05 just two days after you. I too am having some of the same issues you are. I think we are too smart for our own good; we've learned the "tricks" around our surgery too well. For the most part I'm doing great. I started at 377 lbs; I'm 5'3" short. I now weight 187 lbs. In late August this year I had a lower body lift which removed 17 lbs of excess skin. I feel great, have lots of enery, am living life fully. However, that being said, I'd still like to lose about 30 more lbs and I'm sure not doing much to assure that that happens. Sugar doesn't bother me unfortunately. If I eat too many "slider" foods like soups, even cottage cheese, I can eat more than I should. I just completed the 5 day pouch test. I feel like it helped get me back on track. It got the refined carbs out of my system and I feel better and have more energy. Now the hard part is staying on track. It is a good reminder of the "right way" of working this tool of weight loss surgery. At almost 3yrs post op (can you believe it?) it's up to us to do the work. Proper eating, exercise, healthy thinking. Best wishes to you. Karen C

I have been off track myself... I had surgery 2/22/2005 and I have to admit that now I look damn sexy! It is quite a leap for me to say that about myself, but it was a long time coming! And now I feel like it is almost going! I stay around the same weight all of the time but I do feel that I eat too much and quite often I eat the wrong things. Just this morning I started the 5 day pouch test to see where I am at. Today, I have not been hungry. I guess that is mental because every other day at the "scheduled" times, I feel ravenous. I guess b/c I knew I would be on fluid for two days my body (my brain) did not signal the hunger emotion. We will see how it goes but tonight I really had to sign on for support b/c as we all know, sometimes we feel as if we are doing this all alone and no one out there understands what we are going through. I know that the "real" (physical being) people in my life try to understand.... but do they really? ---- Meryl