Congratulations! I know you are a healthier & happier person. Enjoy! Kathy C,

Happy Surgiversary Robert!! You have done great and I am so happy for you with all of the positive new things in your life. Wendy

Wishing you a very happy one year anniversary and a new lifestyle. I'm sure that you are enjoying your life as you haven't been able to do before. It only gets better from here. Enjoy your summer! I know that I am this year. Hugs, Lucy 484.8/383.4/193.4/160 pre-surg/surg day/current/goal

Hello to all of my fellow Junebugs~ I'm so excited to have my rebirthday today. It has been an indescribable year, filled with many ups and downs, celebrations, Wow moments, and some frustrations. As this month closes, all of us have experienced the feelings that I'm feeling now~ excitement, pride, hope, but most of all, gratitude. I am sooo unbelievably thankful to God for allowing me to be complication free so far from this surgery, and giving me the strength to not only lose the weight, but to change mentally and take on those nasty behaviors and beliefs that caused me to gain the weight in the first place. I don't claim to have it all under control, it's a daily battle. I mess up, just like everyone. But, I am relearning and reteaching myself how to deal with stress and boredom, my two biggest food triggers. Thanks to all of you on this board. You have brought me an endless amount of support and love. I have had so many of you say just the right thing to me when I needed to hear it. You have blessed my life as well through this year. A quick stats update~ Weight- High- 358, Surgery- 332, Current- 190 Inches lost- Arms- 6" off of each Waist-10" Bust- 12" Midriff- 11" Hips- 18" That's a foot and a half!!! Thighs- 12-15" off of each Sizes- 28-30/ 4x; Current- 14/16/ XL I still have a ways to go, but I'm proud of what I've accomplished up until now. I look forward to seeing what this next year holds in store for me and for all of us. I'm hoping to add to our family within the next 6 months. My surgeon was very pleased with my progress, stating that I am now where he thought I would be by the end of the 18 months. So everything else is bonus. I still have about 40 lbs. to go until I reach where I would like to be, but that's okay. I am thrilled with where I'm at. Blessings to you all, Kerri

Congratulations to my fellow Junebug~ today is my one year as well. You have done absolutely phenomenally. Congratulations on all of the "news" in your life. What an amazing year this has been, huh? I hope you have an amazing summer filled with lots of fun, laughter, and exercise. Keep up the great work! Hugs, Kerri