HI Everyone, I'm doing good too but also ate my way through the holidays this year. I seem to stay between 121 and 126 most of the time, which is just fine with me. My weight goal was 130. So it's a total loss of about 155 pounds. Back in October I had a tummy tuck with a belt lipectomy plus an inner medial thigh lift. Was the worst experience of my life! But here I am 3 months later and I've scheduled myself for round two. On Feb 8th having a breast lift with implants plus braichioplasty. Since my tummy looks so flat and defined my arms are bothering me more since I'm working out at the gym in a sports bra now and I see the bat wings flapping when I exercise. So instead of waiting decided to go for it. This way I'll be all healed by summer to be showing off in a bikini. Just started taking belly dancing classes to show off my expensive tummy. It's fun but so far I suck at it. Hubby and I have been taking dance lessons for about 8 months now....ballroom, swing, country western, etc.... we enjoy it and it gets us out of the house and doing something active. Life has been great since my wls and sometimes when I'm out flaunting it in a club dancing and notice that men are watching me I have to wonder.....who am I now? Do I really know who this skinny, sexy chick is? Inside I'm the same person but on the outside I'm totally different. My husband married me at my fattest 2 years ago this Valentine's Day. He said I never ran away with you because you were a ******y, trophy wife.....but now you happen to be one. I told him for our anniversary this year he's getting new boobies! Hehehehehe.... I don't want to be big just fuller and have them lifted. Probably will go with a full B to a small C cup. I still weigh myself daily and work out 5 days a week, most weeks. I try to make the right food choices but don't always. I have to keep telling myself that I still am an obese person and I still DO have an eating disorder and that I ALWAYS will! Have a good week everyone. Take Care, Terry Coles 276/120

Hi Lyn, Me...I gained the same 4 lbs you did over the holidays. I have since loss them and a pound to boot! Its not much but its something right? To date I have lost 215 lbs. I still have 65 lbs for a goal of 150 lbs. I am not sure if I will make it but if I get in the one's I think I will be happy with that. I am going to keep trying and mind my scale faithfully so if there are gains they are managable like this Christmas. I can't be good all the time but I can be careful. I feel really good and positive these days. I finally am back to the gym 4 days this week! That is a record for me...I mostly do 3 days. I don't mind going. I just have days where I am too pooped from work. Can I retire now? LOL Debbie

Thanks for replying Debbie! I am amazed that some days I can actually graze to the point of over 2,000 calories (and then I wonder why I'm stuck? UGH). I have been really strict since New Year's Day about keeping my calories between 1,000 and 1,200 and I dropped 3 lbs. But this weekend I ate more carbs than usual and bounced right back up again with the same 3 lbs. Apparently I am one of those folks *****ally has to limit carbs, period. I put my personal information into the charting tool over at www.thinnerself.com and based on my current height/weight, it's telling me that in order to MAINTAIN my weight I need to take in 1,700 calories daily. So I'm going to stick to basics and try to stay under 1,200 and hopefully take these last 5-10 lbs. off over the next couple of months. I just want that dang scale to read "150" before I die, just once. -BJ 300/161 today UGH/150??

- I would like to be at my personal goal of 150 (or a solid size 10-12) and bid farewell to all size 14 clothes once and for all! by my two year anniversary. - I MUST commit to an exercise routine. If I want to accomplish the above and become fit, I MUST exercise! - I really need to learn how to save money and stop buying everything I see Angie 280/174.5/150

2006 and Beyond Establish and maintain a workable food plan. Eat less junk food. Establish and maintain a workable schedule for taking supplements and meds. Hard to do with my work, eating, and sleeping schedules. 2 jobs very little sleep. Concentrate in getting in the 1/2 gallon of water. Something I've been neglecting. Be at goal at my 2-year check-up. Not sure what my goal should be. Short term goal is to be a comfortable size 14--then go from there when I see what my actual measurements are. Hope everyone has a prosperous and happy new year. Nancy 310/181/?