You too Gus!!! I know isn't life a dream now? I love living my life now and no****ching it pass me by!! Cingrats to you and your incredible weight loss. In Christ, Joan M

Please do not get disscouraged...just call your nutritionist and tell her (if a her) what you are doing and I am sure they will help. Start over....go to basics like Kathleen said..so you can jump start your pouch again. It is a tool, and like any tool you must use it correctly or it does not work. Make sure you are....we can all start fresh...let this be your day. Email me and we talk if you need to.... Love in Christ, Joan M

Rather not share, you are only human, and we all make mistakes. Hundred pounds lost is totally awesome way to go. You need to first call your doctor and see what they suggest, they are your support team, and there to help you. Second you came to the right place to get a pick me up. You should start keeping a HONEST journal of everything you put into your mouth. See if that helps the eating. Try getting 2 protein shakes in a day, and eating more fruits and vegetables. Try really hard to stay away from potatoes, pasta, crackers, and things that are bad carbs. If you arent exercise, try starting out with just 15 minutes a day, until you can work up to more. The more you move the more inches and weight you will lose. Your body may be where it is comfortable at. You may not lose anymore, each of us are totally different in how much weight we lose. I have lost 135 and havent lost any for 3 months, but hey I am not the 335 that I started out a year ago. So I am happy, but I keep trying to lose weight. I have to watch very closely to what I am eating as I have a habit of eating to much too. Take care and I sure hope this helps you. But you really should consult your surgeon and team just to see what they suggest. Good luck there, glad you could stop by. Kathleen 335/198/140 I dont know if I will make it to goal but I am sure going to try. LOL

Wow! Everyone sure seems to be doing great! I'm quite down and could really use a lift. I had surgery last April I start out at 257 I got down to 157 in just 6 months. The sad part is I have not lost anything since then. Matter of fact, I was 163 today when I got on the scale. Because of the frustration, I have started back at my old habbits and I fear that I have stretched my tummy WAY out! I am shocked at how much I can eat. What can I do to get back on track. I just want to cry.

went fantastic!! Dr. Houston was really happy for me and kept telling me that I had done an excellent job losing weight. I asked if I should keep an "official" goal in mind. He said that it could be whatever I want it to be... that he wouldn't give me an exact number. My jaw hit the floor. At first he said 150 and I gave him the "are you out of your mind" look. He said that if I continued to do what I'm doing that I would easily lose 20-25 more pounds though. (easily??? yeah right! lol) Anyways, he said if I didn't lose another pound that he considered me a success. Again, my jaw hit the floor. That just really made my day, week, year, life! I have been morbidly obese all my life (I still am though.. just obese) and I am... just at a loss for words. From 366 to 196.....wow is all I can say. AND I'm not even officially a year out!! How crazy is that??!! I asked about pregnancy... he said it would be ok to do so now if I wanted but advised waiting 3-6 months to be sure my weight stablilizes... so I am VERY excited to hear that. I'm going to give myself 3 months to lose 20lbs and then start lots of baby dancing There is a recent picture of me in my profile - taken this past Saturday. I hardly recognize myself.