Same here.....its so hard to believe that we have lost so close to the same amount of weight....I began at 302 and now im at 186...116 lbs gone forever...I am getting ready to begin exercising....I wont need a tummy tuck...my skin has been soooooooo elastic....and im so greatful...Im so proud of your accomplishment. have a wonderful thanksgiving...remember..try to get that protein 1st...hehehehehe...yeah right...I have to make room for that dessert also...sometimes 1st...Congratulations again. Angela in Bama!

Well, I don't know about the rest of you but 8 months ago I would have never thought thanksgiving and christmas would get here, let alone be at least 100 lbs lighter. This thanksgiving I am thankful for all the new friends I have met on this website, my doctor, my family and friends who have put up with me through this, and most of all the willpower god has given me to get ME through this. Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday tomorrow and remember it is only one day, should you slip up just a bit, get back on that horse and ride way far away from that food. It is going to be hard for me as my mother-in-law serves dinner as a "horse trough", come graze, find someplace to sleep it off, come graze somemore, go play for a while, graze some more, watch the football game, graze some more......you get the picture. I am going to have to find a corner, hide with the ad's from the paper and plot out my shopping trip for friday. Only 27 more shopping days til christmas.

Wow Wendy, 100 pounds that's great! It's not the amount of time that it took you to get there it's the fact that you have gotten it off that counts. 280/153/140 Best Wishes~

I can hardly believe it has been eight months. Seems like yesterday all of those nervous thoughts about surgery were spinning through my head. My progress has been steady, weighing 236.4 the day of surgery (3/24/03) and now weigh 144 as of this morning. I don't know if I will make the century mark and not sure if appearance and healthwise I need to. My ego might need to be massaged if I don't get there!! I wear a comfortable size 10 pants/skirt and a medium top. Everything has gone so smoothly some might view it as "the easy way out". But we all know that it isn't. I have lost quite a bit of hair but is starting to grow back. I hope everyone is doing well and will enjoy their families and friends on Thanksgiving. Pray for those that are away during this time. Vicky

Way to go Wendy. I am so bad about walking. I start out the week doing good and walking monday, tuesday and usually wednesday but by thursday and friday I have too much to do to get around to walking and everyone knows what saturday and sunday are like.