HI All, Well I finally made it to my 2 yrs. point. These past 2 yrs. have been a long road, but I am here and I am a lot more healthier than I was 2 years ago. I thank God for my Doctor I feel like he helped save my life by giving me back my life. I have lost as of today 149 lbs. of fat. I have walked out of a whole person. I can fit into a size 12 making me go down 14 whole sizes in my clothes. My adivice to all you newbes is to listen to your doctor and do all he says. Most all cases of people having problems after they have Surgery is not doing what the doctor tells them to do. It may not seem reasonable to you to do some of what they tell you to do, but the end says it is well worth it all. When you start looking in the mirror and see a new person, or walk down the street and see people looking at you and smiling, remember they once would look at say something like my lord how can any body be so big, if I was that big I think I'd hide in my house and never come out. Even though they didn't think we heard them say these things we did. I remember the hurt I felt. Now when I see someone that is wat over weight like I was 2 yrs. ago, I just smile and think there is help out there and I should know, Look At Me Now. But the one thing I have learned is you have to want the help and deicate yourself to the help you get for a life time change. Well thats enough for now. Keep up all your hard work because in the end it realy does pay off big time, not in money, but a lot less weight. That for all the on line support and God Bless You All, Libby G. from Boiling Springs, SC

Hi guys well it's my two year surguversary today. I'm so glad I was a May baybie and met all you wonderful friends who have helped me on my journey - you guys rock! I weighed in at 170 pounds this morning. Wi**** was less, but glad it's not more. My goal is 154pounds plus to be able to run a mile without walking part way. I'm going up to the gym later to see if I can reach that goal. If not I'll just keep striving for it. This has been an amazing journey - boy it's been emotional, but right now I'm doing ok. I'm taking each day as it comes, not being too hard on myself when I mess up and am determined I will reach my goal one day. Each time I'm in the shower I think of how life used to be: - not being able to bend down, let alone breath while bending down - not having a towel that reached around my body - going up stairs puffing me out and beign much easier having someoen push me! - car seat breaking under the constant weight - not even realising I had bones underneath all the excess skin let alone seeing them and feeling them! and the list goes on and on and on and on............. Thanks again for being a part of my life for the last 2 and a bit years. Here's to the next year and all the successes that we are all going to share together

No...I just lost some of what I put on a few weeks previous! I'm still at 170 which I've been hovering around for a year now. I'll be normal when I get to 154. It is so frustrating. I've amended my goal to just reach normal rather than my original 135 which I now think is totally unreasonable and I will never ina month of Sundays reach. But I have also changed my attitude (for now at least) in that I am trying to feel better in my skin and see that I am a success in weight loss surgery terms as I have lost over 70% of my excess weight. That is usually the amount doctors expect their patients to lose, so if we've lost that or more then we are successes. For me now, I am focussing on my goal of being able to run a mile without stopping to walk for a minute part way through. Once I get there I will think of another goal. Don't get me wrong, I still want to and am determined to get to normal bmi, but this week it isn't going to happen as I've been eating like there's no tomorrow! I'm back at work on Monday so hopefully will get back into my routine. I'm not very good if I get out of my daily habits. How much % of yrou excess weight have you lost Karen? I bet you are close to if not over the 70% mark.

Hi Ruth, I have never had that problem!! Guess I haven't lost enough weight!! My husband is completely opposite since he had his.....gosh he is cold all the time!!! He crankes up the furnace and I'm behind him turning it down!!!! I forgot to ask you since you lost that (I'm jealous) 9 pounds....are you at normal BMI now?

I started weigh****chers on Wednesday with a group from work, there are about 13-15 of us and we meet every Wednesday. I am doing my best and I haven't been hopping on and off the scale so i have no idea how i'm 'really" doing but i know the results will show next Wednesday. This weekend is action packed as most of them are but i'm going to try and get out there and get walking. I have been battling some profound exhaustion lately and i'm hoping it's not depression rearing it's ugly head. I didn't have depression before, food was a wonderful pacifier but now it seems that i battle some serious mood swings. What i like most on the healthier eating plan is that at least i'm in control. Tonight we're having a sex in the city party and i know there are going to be all sorts of naughty treats there, i'm going to have to have a plan so I don't hit the buffet table like a banshee! Andi