WOW, Lara.. You are looking great yourself..OMG.. What a difference.. I know this may not sound like a compliment to you, but it is.. You are seriously looking like a very sexy woman... from the before picture to the updated one..OMG what a difference.. Way to go.. Your partner has to be so proud of you.. you look marvolous!! Lisa

1st of all let me say "GIRL YOU ARE HOT!!!" I just checked out your profile & I was like WOW look at her now! I do not have the same problem you do - my DH wants me even more now then before ... my problem is my LACK of sex drive ... I still love him - I just don't want to jump his bones every minute - so he is frustrated & so am I. I think when we are heavy we "Take what we can get" - if I would have married the 1st guy that is where I would be - right there with you ... I waited and went after my husband - caught him & made him mine. I think we settle - I think we take second best because we don't believe we could ever get #1 .... You are better without him if he cannot accept & love the new you ... after 7 years I can only imagine the feelings you are having ... I hope it gets better & that things work out the way they are supposed to ... Sue 318/166/passed goal

Mmmmmmm.. Its been one year. I lost 125 pounds in weight and now another 205 pounds in baggage. Anyone have partner problems after weight loss?? My partner of seven years says I have changed now that I am thin. Albeit, I agree. Do you think we accept second best for ourselves when we feel second best? The interesting part is I chose WLS so that I would keep him, and now we couldnt be farther apart.

You look GREAT Rachel. It has been one super and eventful year for us all.

DH brought home two packs of sugar-free cookies last night. Thanks, Bob. ::eyeroll:: He should know better, as I have ZERO self control with stuff like that. (Yes, I am aware that what I eat is a choice, and I didn't HAVE to have any! ) Sugar-free doesn't mean crap, because this stuff still has calories, fat, & sugar alcohol. He lives with me, you think he'd get the connection between sugar alcohols and my reaction to them. He'd better not come home tonight and complain. ::lights a candle:: I've had a *sarcasm* great *sarcasm* day today foodwise. Yep. Do as I say, not as I do, ladies and germs. :-x I'mma bad girl. Looked sumpin' like this: Breakfast- 1/2 low carb tortilla NSA All-Fruit Grape Preserves Peanut Butter, rolled up! (Note: I don't even LIKE PB & J - and this tasted like HEAVEN to me today, stop the madness!) Coffee/half and half Lunch- 1 scoop Zero Carb VPX Physique Altering Protein - Vanilla 24 oz Crystal Light Orange Snacks- 1 oz turkey breast 1 bite Muenster Cheese 1 brown puffed rice cake Coffee/half and half Dinner- Homemade sauce (ground turkey, chicken/spinach/cheese sausage, tomato sauce, spices, parmesan...) Soybean pasta (two bites, was very full from meat) Looks good, actually, my day! But, then, add at least 4 chocolate sugar free cookies over the course of the day! UGH! That's 40 grams of sugar alcohols, folks! Don't come too close. Also, 130 cals, 7 grams of fat - EACH. :-x I dump on the alcohols, but usually not until they go over 10-15 grams - aka one full bigger protein bar, as I've recently discovered. Is it any wonder I feel like SH*T?! On the up side - though - I avoided the REAL chocolate today. I should figure out the totals and see if I saved myself any damage by eating sugar-free crap as opposed to eating real chocolate? Anyways - it's after 7pm - I shouldn't have any more crap today. If I get the serious hungries in a while - I will do my best to make a good choice and get my ass in bed for the night. -- Beth There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now.  I might as well take a nap."  Beth- HW- 313+ SW- 298 CW- 143 GW- 115/151 http://meltingmama.blogspot.com/ Bob- HW- 360+ SW- 340 CW- 183 GW- 165? -312 lbs and counting!