March Madness.. Where are you ..

Ok May Babies .. should we still be calling ourselves this .. it has been almost 10 months ! Tell me how you are doing , what accomplishments you have made so far . What are your goals now .. your dreams for the future . Your weight loss ... any food issues .. For me .. I am down 144 pounds .. still loosing .. I am now a size 8 and hope to get to a size 6 . That is where I will stop . I am still struggling to eat a lot but I do get in my protein . I have a lot of loose skin that I am about to get rid of . I am researching a hospital here that does free plastic surgery for burn patients and hope they will take me . I have dreams of going to the theme parks around here this summer and scaring myself to pieces .. Last year I could not fit in the seats .. Well .. tell us how you have been .. Love ya all , Natalie

Good Morning and Congrats on you success. I am down from 257 to 176.5, can you say excited. My goal is 150 so less that 30 lbs. My number one goal when starting this process was to be healthy and I am. My labs are great. I just got life insurance which before surgery I had been deny twice and now it has been approved. I never wanted to be thin, I like my curves. I am looking at a size 10-12. I can eat most anything but not alot of it at once and one day it will agree with me and the next day it won't. I have to watch it. The only protein that I have found that gives me problems is pork chops and before surgery they were my favorite. Now I have to say steak is. We live on a farm and have our own meat in the freezer so I can have steak whenever and I have no problem with it. Have a great day and weekend. Love and Prayers Patsy

Hello there...well I am holding steady at the 200.2 to 202 mark started at 297 would like to be around 165-175 not to sure...I am in a 14 so thats alot of progress I feel great labs are good..I am eating okay i don't do more than a few grams of sugar i stay sf if i want something sweet....i know my problem in excersize and as soon as i make time to do it i am sure the rest will come off...i have been very bad making time for it so no one to blame but myself i am going to get my hubby fixed and get off these bc shots they are making me feel bloated and yucky and i think to fully get the maximum wgt loss i need to get of them and get my system normal again..i adore you all and the inspiration i get from you...i will be very disappointed in myself if i can not get to goal by my 1 yr mark which means i better get my butt moving...i have looked into plastics for my tt and my implants to fill the empty space i am looking at about 10 grand without insurance paying i can file for the tt after the procedure if the dr. recommends it but cant get pre approval so i am still working on that..thanks for asking and thanks for always being there..love you may babies...!!!

Hi Natlie, Congrats! you are doing so well! I have to giggle though... you say you are a 8 and hope to get to a 6, this is where you'll stop. Well.....don't be too surprized if you end up a 4 or even a 2.....our bodies seem to have a mind of their own, and what we "think" will be...ain't necessarily so. I am tall (6')... put my goal at 168 (extremely reasonable-low to some), figured I'd be perfect at a 12...even a 14 was great. Imagine my surprize...I'm 157, size 6-8. I was sure something was wrong, I held at 169 for a couple of months. Figured this was my "normal weight" and was thrilled...then, opps, down to 161, then 157. It scared the bejesus out of me so off to my Dr I ran. Guess what.... I am perfectly within my "normal" range & nothing is wrong... who da thought. Mind you I wasn't exercising. So, to maintain and stop loosing I added back healthy snacks 3 x a day to up my calories. Then, I decided I needed some exercise. Started dance classes about 3 weeks ago...oopps...didn't take into account the extra exercise...dropped 4 lbs the first week...Back to the drawing board, have to UP the calories in my snacks/meals to make up for the extra exercise. I am leveling out at 157 and I am thrilled. I have to work hard at keeping up the calories in a Healthy way, so I don't loose any more. I am working hard at learning to accept, embrace & love the new me. In most cases (except the extreme) our bodies will stop at a "natural" healthy weight...it just isn't always what we "think" it should be... and actually can be higher or lower depending on our individual situation. Wishing you contiued success! Pam RNY 5/13/04 268/157 below goal & holding

I am so jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!! i wanna be 160!!!!

ME TOO!! JEALOUS!!!! BUT, AS I SAID ON THE POSTING OF FOODS....I KNOW WHY I AM NOT LOSING. BUT, AGAIN, I AM NOT GAINING EITHER. NOW THAT IT IS GETTING WARMER...I WILL GET MORE INSPIRED...I HOPE. I AM DOWN 70, AND HAVE 70 TO GO. FROM A 24/3X TO 14/LG/XLG. SO I AM QUITE HAPPY WITH THAT. JUST GOTTA GET THE REST OFF. I HAVE DREAMS OF A BIKINI IN MY POOL...NO ONE ELSE'S...EXCEPT MAYBE TO SHOW OFF TO A COUPLE OF MY FUTURE INLAWS THAT DON'T LIKE ME. THEY HAVE NOT SAID ONE WORD ABOUT MY LOSING. CAN YOU IMAGINE?? IF I DIDN'T LOVE MY FIANCEE SO MUCH I'D SAY FORGET YOU, TO THEM!! JEANNIE JEANNIE

Hi , Glad to hear you are doing so well, I have lost 111 and feel great and yes I too can't wait to go to the parks this year.A few years ago I got stuck in those swings that are on chains that swing you around plus I was in a wheelchair most of the time,but not this year...good luck Tim