Carol, Congrats!!!!! you should be soooooo proud!!!!! i can't wait until i reach that mark! your giving me hope that i can get there sooon! thanks! Danielle

wooooooooooooooooooohooooooooooooooooooooo do a little dance and make a LOT of noise cos Carol you deserve it. YOu must feel like the incredible shrinking woman. I bet there are lots of people who dont even recognise you. Im really proud of you. hugs from down under Helen

Oh Brenda, I am so sorry that this has happened to you. There isnt anything I can say that could possibly make you feel better but I will say a special prayer for you tonight. Try to keep your chin up hugs from down under Helen

No, ruth I havnt had any pain where the drain was. A Century Card???? Congratulations!!!! big time, celebration for you. hugs from down under Helen

I think I will always be the fat girl, no matter what. However I do believe if you drop your weight really fast ( im jealous here) it may take you a bit longer to grasp what has happened to your body. I am losing so slowly that I can understand the changes in me and wi**** would hurry up. Im not sure when or if the feelings ever go away because if you are like me and have been fat for such a long time, our feelings are forever raw because of the insecurities and sadness that comes from being the fat girl. Time seems to fly past the older you get and I think we are so busy that sometimes the only time you get to look at yourself in the mirror and really SEE yourself is if we walk past a window and catch a glimps of ourselves as others see us. Perhaps after ps we may relax a bit. I hope so. You look wonderful, by the way! hugs from down under Helen