Hello April Surgery Buddies..I know with the loss of weight we get active but we can still take 5 minutes to give updates on how we are and what is happening...so come on check in: Current weight: 135lbs Pounds lost since surgery: 155 What new thing are you doing since surgery: climbing over washing machine to check exhaust filter..can't believe I could do it...too funny! Are you still glad you had surgery: Oh yes...a million times yes. What do you wish were different?: That I would have exercised more in the beginning and maybe the wrinkles wouldn't be so bad. Please check in so we know you are all well. Remember how important each of us were to each other 16-17 months ago...you still are! Love, Joan M

Hello folks, So who's going to Atlanta this weekend?? There's 6 of us going from (The SC Sassy Weight Loss Sister's) We would love to meet up with some of our OH friends. We are leaving on Friday around 2:30 and meeting with OH's Amy Williams and others at Joe's Crab Shack at 7:00PM Friday, That would be a great place to meet with those of you coming also. Hope to meet a lot of you there. Sooooo, Who's going to Atlanta?? Love you all, Debra Spencer [email protected]

Joan, do you have any old photos, around the the time you moved in your house of you airconditioner? If so that would give you proof. I know that is a long shot, but just a thought. I can totaly relate to being questioned on something like this. I will say a little prayer for the truth to be known. Take care Sher

Hi all, We got back on Friday from being away for a week (Ct, RI, and Mass). We visited some colleges, but also did some sightseeing. I had a wow moment at BC. We went to the bookstore and I saw these warm up jackets that I liked (and I'd forgotten to pack something in case I got cold). I tried on a small, but found that it was a youth small so it was way too small, so I went looking for adult sizes which were fine, but twenty dollars more, so I went back to the youth sizes and tried on an extra large, which fit perfectly. We did some tours in Boston and Salem and it was a great bonding trip. We did a lot of walking and swam every day in the hotel pool which was a lot of fun and freeing! There were two things that were unfortunate, tho. My older son had taken summer classes so he didn't come with us. But the sad news was that while my son and I were touring Trinity College in Ct, hubby was outside looking for parking. When we finished, he was outside on his cell phone. His oldest brother had suffered a stroke a few weeks ago and passed away the morning that we left. I asked hubby if he wanted to go back, but he said no, he would continue the trip. His family is in Peru and all the preparations had already been made and his brother was waked and cremated the next day. Hubby has not decided yet if he is going to go there and see the rest of his family yet or wait until we go there in June or July of 2008. Since there is some division in his family with his siblings, please keep their family in your thoughts and prayers. I posted some pictures in my album and inadvertantly deleted my album with all my pictures from my WLS journey, so I will have to repost them when I get a chance. The picture of my son and I in Salem in the album, I am wearing the BC jacket wrapped around my waist! Hope everyone is doing well in their journeys, I missed reading the boards while I was away. Sue

Joan, I know what you mean--I too wish I had this surgery years ago. I will be 59 in less than two weeks and am thrilled to be feeling so good now. My face could use a lift as well but the tummy bothers me more so hope I can have it done next year. Both Oregon and Washington are beautiful states but the farther north you go the more rain there is. Of course that is what makes the states so pretty!! Have a great week. Julia