Slow and steady wins the race? Heck, I dunno. All I know is I've tried to keep my shoulder to the wheel during the 18+ months since my surgery, and at long last, I stepped onto a scale, and saw a number STARTING WITH A "1"! Oh happy day! A week ago, I weighed in at 196. I started on 3/28/05 at 351 lbs. I have about 25 more to lose, and losing it actually seems possible! Even this far out, I still have months with up to 10 lbs. lost (also some with NONE lost, but I like the 10 lb months better right now!). In other news, I lost that last 4 lbs while on my wedding trip! I got engaged last September to my sweetie of (then) 6 years. On September 15th we left on a road trip from Alabama to Maine (of course I weighed, and was 200 exactly). We were married privately on a beach in Acadia National Park on September 20th. We got home the 27th and had a big wedding celebration here with family & friends this past Friday, September 29th. It's been a crazy time, but I'm getting back into my groove. I started working out with a trainer in June and have kept that up all along. We went mostly to national and state parks on our big road trip, and I did tons of walking around, some of it the most challenging hiking I've done to date. It was great to be able to do that, and to stay in old hotels with no elevators and not worry about getting myself and my stuff up and down the stairs. Heck, pre-op, I could not have made it from the parking lot of our wedding site to the site down on the beach. I've kept my profile updated pretty regularly, if anybody's curious about my post-op journey. Photos from our wedding are posted here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/47341438@N00/sets/72157594302893548/. Just wanted to give a shout-out to my March 05 buddies about finally reaching these latest milestones! I hope you all are doing well. Kathy

Exercise is the one thing I really don't do well with. I'm pretty good at following the eating plan and takeing all my suppliments but I just can't seem to get in line with the exercise program. I try but don't remain consistent with my efforts. I'll post later tonight with what I ate all day. Toni

Hey Pebbles, this can be a great way to encourage each other to stay on track... b = protein smoothie 205 cal/22 g pro snack = medium banana 108 cal/1 g pro lunch = 6 oz carb masters yogurt w/ pria nutrition bar 240 cal/17g pro snack = nsa cib w/skim milk 150 cal/12 g pro dinner = don't know yet, maybe some fish & green beans well on my way to getting all my water and just have my calcuim and one multi vit yet to take Toni

First of I want to put a web site on here and hope that lots of you go check it out. This is to help my child!!!!!! Be a organ doner, it saves lives!!!! To whom this May concern: my name is monika cayson and I am writing to you because I am in desperate need of your help.I do not see any other option but to ask you all for help. I have a 19 year young daughter, jennifer, with a kidney deseas called fsgs (focal segmental glumorus scluroses). She is on the national kidney donor list. The doctors say that if we do not get a donor quick it could be to late for her. The national waiting list for a kidney in georgia is 3-5 years. We dont have that much time. We were told to contact as many people as possible to see if we can get a donor. If you all cant be or wont be a donor we appreciate what ever help you all are willing and or able to give us. It is not the way it supose to be! A child supose to outlive the parents and the other way around. It hurts me to see that she is going through so much stuff in her young age. I feel so helpless. Just the other night jennifer came to me and said mom I got to tell you some things. Jennifer appoligized to me because she will never be able to have any kids of her own. She said mom I am so sorry but I cant make you a grandmother. Then she hugged me realy thight and said mom I am so scarred. I dont want to die. What is one to say to that? I did not know what to say. I cant tell her every thing will be ok, because I dont know if it will. I also dont know if any of you is willing or able to help us. So I just sat there with her and we both cried. I am begging you all to help me save my daughters life. We do not have much to give but our deapest graditude. Yes, this might sounds like a letter from every one else just asking for a free-bee, but it is not so. Jennifer's blood type is o negative. She needs a donor as soon as possible. If you need more information about my child and her condition feel free to contact me here on myspace. This is for my child Jennifer Cayson. Thank you all a lot & God bless you all a mother in desperate need of help to save her daughters live.

Hi there and I agree, we need to kick-off our board again! Doing well. Just went in for my 18 month check up and all test were normal. Doing Good and Feeling Good!