It was 3 years ago on march 3rd that I had my surgery. My highest weight was 417lbs. I sure hate typing that in but since my surgery I have lost 209 lbs and still would like to lose another 30 lbs. I have still yet to get below 200. Oh I did once down to 198 but that didn't even last a week. I go back and forth between 205 and 210. I try not to get discouraged too. I do try and get involved in any weight loss challenge we have at work. We just all need to try and get back on track. Every time I gain a few of them pounds I take note on what I am eating. I too have a sweet tooth (chocolate) especially. We all need to remember we may slip a bit, and are all emotional eaters. We need to take all that energy we have in overindulging and beating ourselves up so much and use that to get motivated again. REMEMBER beating ourselves up and feeling like loosers is what got us where we were before surgery. This is something we all have to work at for the rest of our lives. We are all winners and this is what we need to remind ourselves. Get out and exercise walk or whatever you can do and remember love yourself and know we are all worth this challenge. I do have a web site I signed up for and it is called LivingAfterWLS. It is a great web site and you get newsletters and great recipes. You can also get the 5 day pouch test there. Good luck to all of us and try to remember we are worthy. Love to all

It was 3 years ago on 03/10/05. I continue to wear size 6 or 8 depending on the designer. I wear clothes that are smaller than when I graduated from high school. Most people that haven't seen me in a while are just shocked. I will have been out of high school 30 years May 2009 and most of my classmates are overweight and very surprised to see that I am not. They are on a need to know basis and they do not need to know. Happy Anniversary to all who have had surgery and best wishes to those who are hoping to have surgery. It has truly been a life changing experience for me.

I think there is alot of us with the same story. I went to my weekly weigh****chers meeting today and weighed in. I was planing on not weighing in because I ate alot the last few days and figured I gained like the past week, but to my surprise I loss 2 and one half pounds, now I am 172. But last thursday I had a colonscopy so that might have contribute to the weight loss. I just am having such a hard time keeping on track. I think it would be a good idea if those of us who have joined weigh****chers after having WLS start our own online support group, because we are suppose to eat somewhat differently than they teach you at weigh****chers, I try to combine the two programs. But the support of other WLS people doing weigh****chers would help, if anything not to feel alone. Whats your thoughts. yvonne

I joined weigh****chers too, trying to get this 20 pounds off I had regained, except my heart isnt into it still. Would you like to be weigh****cher buddies.

Matilda, glad you have been able to get your 'big 10' off. i continue to struggle. I joined WW, but have not seen any real results. i hurt my knee and got away from exercise, but taking dancing classes and hope to get back to gym soon. Your numbers look wonderful. I sure wish I were taller. Patricia RNY 3/11/05 262/125/137 hi/low/today 5'1'