Thanks for the words of encouragement! I am sure I will learn so much from all of you. Hopefully I will pass a few pearls of wisdom along the way! Keep on track. Donna E

Hi everybody !! OK, will somebody refresh my memory, what does AMOS mean ?? I think I am having a 50's moment today and it is driving me crazy !! Thank you, thank you !!

Hi Donna !! Welcome, welcome... You have just made one of the best choices of web sites, if I have to say it !! I feel a little repiticious (sp.)sometimes, but it is a wonderful place to be and so comforting, when we need support !! Everyone on board has had the same experiences, relatively !! A common denominator of this website is to support your wt. loss journey whether it is slow or fast or "not at all" !! Especially, not at all, a lot of us are plateauing which is very TOUGH, I know !! I have been there and it isn't fun.. But, ya know what, I finally decided, if I am doing all I can then there isn't anything else for me to do but Hang in there !! And that's what I just had to do these past 3 wks... New people help us too,believe it ir not !! If we can help new people coming on line, it is helping us, too !! I only came on line just before my surgery, June 1st. so I'm not that old myself on this website, but I am having the time of my life, and I feel like I've made the best decision I made for myself in years !! So, once again, glad to meet you on line and jump in anytime you have the need for questions or just want to say Hi.. Have a wonderful day, Joanne

Welcome! I am also a "slow" loser. Not slow when I compare against diets i have been on and only lost 20 lbs in 4 months. To date I have lost 44 with the last 4 coming off this past week. This is a process that each of us has to learn and we are all different so what works for one of us mayl not work for the someone else. You are doing great.

I always think of bags of kitty litter, which come in heavy 20 pound bags which I HATE to carry up the stairs. That helps me feel better about the weight loss, though it's still slow.