It has been 2 years today[6-27-03] and over all been okay except with a 15 pound weight gain. I started out being 200 pounds over weight and lost a total of 145 pounds. I find myself getting back into my old habits more so when I am under stress. Iam a working wife & mother who works part time during the day and also part time in the evening to get my husband through school with what time I am not working at my evening job I am playing catch up at home or simply just exhausted to do anything at all including exercise. I have not done any exercise at all for 8 months and I know that is alot of my problem. I never have any regrets and I know I am a far cry from where I was 2 years ago but I am not at my target weight and I still have 65 more pounds to go. If I had to do it all over again I would have done twice the exercise in the very beginning, the more you get off in the beginning the better off you are when you become a year or more post-op. Iam planning on quitting my evening job so I can start getting back on track and taking care of myself. In Dec. of 2002 I had the excess removed from my stomach and am happy with those results, June 30,2003 I am having a breast reduction.

I have gained back about 15-20 lbs from my lowest. Clothes are starting to get tight and I feel like crap. I am still exercising everyday, but I have been drinking almost every night. I also have been eating anything and everything in sight. Just like the old days. I am scared to death to regain all the weight. So, today I am back to square one and drinking a protein shake for breakfast and I will be downing my water and eating veggies and meat with shakes in between. That is my commitment. So here we go.

Heading towards my two year anniversary on 6-19-01. I have stabilized at 155 from 266 and am okay with that. Would I love to be one of the ones who got to 135 or 145..yes, but I still count my blessings. In my clothes, I look great and most people are surprised to hear what I used to weigh and that I had the surgery. I know I would lose about 5-10 pounds with plastics, but was denied by Aetna at 12 months post-op, but will probably try again. I feel so lucky and healthy! No complications and all blood work has always been excellent. Thanks for asking the question!

Well, I am experience weight regain. I have gained about 10-15 lbs back and it might as well be 100. I feel like crap. My clothes are getting tight and I know that I need to quit eating junk and grazing. I also have gotten into the alcohol and need to quit that.

I'm ok, i'm going through some ruts, feeling like what i've lost is not enough. I've lost 80 pounds. I think everyone goes through it though. I just keep pulling out the pictures of the old me and know that that person is not the one I am today!