Merely, simply, barely, utterly, exactly, only....

20 lbs to goal?!? Whoa! Now what I really wish is that I could decide where it would come from. I'd chose about 7 lbs from my belly. 4 lbs from each thigh. 2 lbs from my back (bra line long handles of sorts). 1.5 lbs from each cheek and I ain't talking about my face either. ( | ) And NOTHING I mean NOTHING else would come off my breasts. (.)(.) Kathy 276/244/180/160 (consult/pre-op/current/goal)

Congrats on your weightloss. I wish I only had to lose 116 pounds to get to my goal. I have lost 132 pounds and I still need to lose 48 to get to my doctor's goal. I would be happy if I lost about another 20 pounds, though. Sometimes those last 20 are the hardest to get off! Keep up the GREAT work! Stacy 346/214

Stacy, You are doing great! You'll get there! I expect this last 20 lbs to take quite a while. My weight loss has dropped off but I'm not concerned. I'll take whatever comes my way. If I stop here...I stop here. My husband lost 205+ lbs total after his surgery and has been maintaining for a while now. Kathy

Stacy, When was your surgery? You are doing just great!!! I know it's hard but we can't compare ourselves to each other, we all lose differently. My weight loss in the last 2 months has been very slow....just 21 lbs. We just have to hang in there! Sue McD

woohoo! Kathy, if you figure out how to control where you lose it from, let me know!! ~Wanda

Other than utilizing a chain saw...I don't think I'll be able to control where I lose it from. If I could in a less invasive way, I'd be rich. Kathy (lap RNY 5/20/05) 276/244/180/160 (consult/preop/current/goal) 20 lbs to go! Hubby Rich (open RNY 8/4/04) 450/437/245/250 (consult/preop/current/goal) reached goal in 9 months and now maintaining!

Wow! I see you made it to 180...u go girl!

We'll see if it "stays off"...

Hey Kathy, thanks for the laugh. You brought us a chuckle at a good time. It's been a long day of yardwork and I was whining about the thorns winning when I cut back the rose bushes. (tore my hands up...thru gloves! ) So your cheery post was right on time. Congratulations on the progress. You are doing great. What a cool thing to be only 20 lbs. from goal! Thanks for sharing Rich's stats too. Tell him your Maysters send him a great big Hooray!!! What a terrific job. Bet it has been a wonderful journey with him at your side and the experience of wls you share. Mary P.S. a gal who is a massage therapist posted on the main boards the other nt. that if you are at a stall, a massage can start moving things again. I thought you's like to check it out because your plan to go Sat. to celebrate your B'day.

I actually started losing again several days ago. It was nice Friday not to write down the same number as the previous 3 weeks. I was down from yesterday this morning and yesterday was the massage. Interesting! I wish I could do a weekly massage and facial but to do that I'd have to hit the lottery. You gotta play to win! Kathy