looking good. you and your husband are so cute. by the way he is hot! how is your kidney issue? drinking plenty of water? good luck on your move. I bet you can not wait to get settled. take care mj

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welcome. I started out at 362 (I am 5'6") and currently I am at 132.9. This is NOT a good weight for me I am trying actuallyor should I say I have to gain weight Who would have ever thought that I would be told to gain weight. Congrats on your weight loss

Hi everyone! i hope you are all having a great summer. i thought I would post an update since it's been ya know 2 weeks or so. Joey is home, made it in Saturday with only a 2 hour delay out of Chicago this time, not bad. The packers will be here on the 23rd, we leave the 30th, Joey reports at Ft Bragg on the 1st, we sign for our house on the 6th and he goes to work on the 11th. So the next month will be busy but all in a good way. The boys are very happy to finally have ther daddy home. For me..since he has been here i have lost 4 pounds I am back down to 161 so i am happy! He has been on my butt abou****er, every time i turn around he has a cup in my face. Of course here is the reason why...as you all know i have been keeping an eye on my red and white blood cell count. We did the test again Tuesday and the results weren't good. Both cell counts are even lower then they have been the last 2x and now I am passing blood when I pee and I have constant burning in my stomach and nausea and vomitting (some in part do to with the kidney infection i have been on antibiotics for the last 16 days). The doctor has put in a referral to a hematologist. He is hoping that it is nothing, but would rather be safe then sorry. If anyone else seems to be having similar problem please email me. So anyway...even with the small medical thing going on, life is good!

Absolutely! Because of my family's schedules I don't get to hop on as often as I'd like but I will certainly be your friend. My name is Lauren (the nic is because my dad used to call me Lauren Lu Lu) and I have discovered that if I work out less than 3 times a week at the gym I stall or gain. Mentally, not a good realization. I started out at 491 and I'm sitting at 198 now and have gone from size 9x clothing (not sure what the number is) to a 12/14 on the bottom and medium on top. I still find myself turning sideways to try to fit through aisles if someone is standing there or hesitating when my husband wants to go on a hike with the family even though I *know* I can do it. Eating has been a struggle. Actually, it's overeating that's the struggle, not eating. I've taken to grazing which screws up my water intake which messes with my weight loss. Ugly, I tell ya! How are you doing with your eating and exercise? Have you met your goal weight?