2.5 YR CHECK IN

Candice, I agree. Since I've been coming back to the boards I've gotten so much support, and lost a couple of pounds. I think of all of you often also, our daily check ins, funny stories, and general trials and tribulations, The support that I reveived from this board was amazing, lets get it poppin again!

A lot has happened in the last 2.5 years. For me, it's been mostly good. Total knee replacement and 2 multiple procedure rounds of ps. I have another one in May. I gain and lose the same 7 lbs . I would really like to lose 15 lbs to get down to 150, but I don't know if I ever will. So far, when I gain about 7 lbs, I get busy and exercise and drop the carbs. I've done the 5DPT twice. It seems to help, but it will be a constant struggle! Good luck everyone.

I'm so glad I decided to pop in here. I rarely do anymore. I pop onto the BMI over 50 board occcasionally but that's about all I have time for when school is in session. Finals next week and I am stalling instead of studying. I've also gained. I workout like a fiend and still gained. Disappointment, disgust, you bet. I was at 158 my lowest (for about an hour one Thursday) and now I am in the mid 170's bouncing around. It's sooo hard. Really, really, hard. Seems like the second I hit that two year mark, 15 pounds literally lept back on to my body. I also cannot wear a thing in my closet - back up to tight 14's from loose 12's. Not happy about this at all...... Did I say this is hard? Anyway, I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful holiday. Hugs, Tracy

Tracy!! So good to see you. And yes girl it is sooooooooooo hard. At least you work out, I haven;t had a ritual in over a year. Keep in touch, and have a wonderful holiday season.

Hello all, Im sooooooooooooooo glad to see some activity on this board... 2007 was a rough rough year. I HATED HATED HATED my boss at my last job... or mostly she hated me Ive come to find out from others and she made my life hell. I actually cried in front of her b/c I was so frustrated... So I looked for another job in that are with no luck so we moved back to PA and I went back to my old company into another dept as the supervisor and couldnt be happier.... Then before we moved I found out my husband was having an affair... not physically but emotionally, with a child much younger than himself... was telling her how much he loved her, she meant the world to him. etc etc.... so we split for a while... we are now back together and trying to repair the split so we shall see on that one.. I introduced my sister to a friend, they dated for a while, moved in together and a month later he told her to get out... So I brought her to PA with me. My cousin basically told me off and said some unforgiveable things to me and accused me of trying to steal her new boyfriend (we were friends before they got together) Now neither will speak to me... which is not a great loss. Hubbys business is slowly going down the drain as gas prices stay up. (he has a high performance mustang parts business) AND I too had some wt gain.... from 165 (never hit my goal of 160) to a high of 174 and have now settled at 170... Im still wearing an 8-10 so clothing didnt change but man... thats frustrating... and SCARY... So hopefully 2008 will be a better year for all of us... Im soooooooooooooo glad to see some familiar faces here... Sorry to ramble but I knew if anyone could relate... then you guys could... Take care all Karen

Hey Karen, How are you. Better I hope. Hopefully 2008 will be a better year for you. Can we say drama in your life? Congrats on maintaining, and I hope that you and hubby make it. Are you in PA now?

Hey Everybody!!!!! I have not been here for ages. Now I realize that I miss you guys! I am holding at 150 lb.s I have been at this weight for over a year. I stopped working out around 8 months ago when I changed jobs from night shift to days....just cannot figure out when to do it. I'll be changing jobs again soon.....I hope. I am trying to get this really great job with the VA rehab center in southern Oregon. I'll know in a week or two if I get it. I will relocate to southern OR which by the way, is where my boyfriend lives. Then I will live happily ever after. Never reached my goal wt. of 130, never had PS, but life is soooooo much better now than 2.5 years ago. Andrea

Hi all my fellow Maysters I have not been to the OH forum in a very long time, Life is Good hope all of my sisters & brothers are doing well. I too am terrified of gaining weight I guess I have become a scale slave if I am up 2 lbs I freak, I did get to my goal & have been there for a year, I too have let my exercise slip I really need to get motivated & back on the treadmill, any suggestions to motivate me? Have a blessed day. I need to update picture.