We are NOT...................................

failures! We are winners! We have succeeded tremendously and we will continue to win this war on obesity. so, the honeymoon is over. Now the tough part comes into play. We have to work at this, very hard. But, stop and think where we all were just 18 months ago. We were in obesity hell!!! We have found each other and have vowed to help each other out. And that's gonna help all of us succeed forever. So, ATeam.let's reach out to each other and show some love and support for all. We need you all. We are a team and we WILL beat this together!!

Shar

I come here everyday hoping to gain inspiration from my A team and I do. Shar you have given me hope. I agree with Shar the honey moon is over, I mean lets face the facts so many people give up or fel ashamed they gained weight I mean look at oprah and how ashamed she felt about being over 2 lbs again I admire her guts to say u know i felll off the wagon but we all will fall off the wagon from time to time but what is different is we have climb on the wagon again and stop our thinking we are failures we are not failures we all winners becasue all of us decided to have wls we did this together we are in this together, Ty Shar for the weekly weight ins, I hope everyone will want to come back. Would be pity to see people run away because they feel ashamed of gaining some weight back, we all will face this and I am so proud of Dee because she is fighting and not running away. That is a true winner in my book.
Lisa

I'm with you both.  I admit I don't check out this site as much as I used to, because I'm holding my weight - haven't lost, haven't gained much.  But I still support everybody who has gone through this.  We HAVE succeeded.  I swear, I gain a couple of pounds, then work hard at not giving up as I used to.  I lose those pounds, then gain 'em back (and I'm no longer PMSing either, so can't blame it on that), then lose 'em again.  You are so right.  The honeymoon is over.

I guess we're at the point where we'll start supporting each other in our plastic surgery experiences?  I'm going to try to have some this year, if I can afford it and can get the time off. 

Oh well.  I love you guys; you've been and continue to be my support.

Marcia

Yes we are winners!  I am holding steady between 156 and 164.  I know I don't get here as often as I should but I do rely on the A-Team for support.  We need to stick together and be their for one another.  I know we all have demons that we need to overcome.  I am so grateful for the gift I have been given and I won't do anything to ever gain that weight back again.  I wish all of you the Happiest of New Years and I will be here to give encouragement to all who need it.  JanO

This past month has been a busy one with all the holidays... but I have one more party to attend after tonight's New Year's party then it's back to basics! I am sorry to say I have gained 5-lbs. over the holiday month due all those dang Christmas cookies in my house and sloppy eating habits! But come the new year I'm determined to get back on track and start working out on a regular basis. The honeymoon is definitely over and now it's pure determination, discipline and hard work that will keep us on the winners track! We've all come so far, learned so many things about ourselves, overcome major hurdles in our life and have lost a ton of ugly pounds! We've made our bodies healthy, our minds healthy and our eating habits healthy... let's keep it up! There's not give up the fight so easily by a few defeats. We are WINNERS and we can continue to be positive examples to all the nay sayers out there who are just waiting for us to fail! Let's prove them wrong and let's stick together as we all strive for another successful year! Love my A-Team and would be lost without you guys! You are my only support group so thank you for 18 wonderful months of the best support around! You guys are the best!!!!!