I can't even imagine wearing a size 2/4. Good for you!!! Life is good isnt it? Dawn

Congratulations on your surgiversay Lucy! You have done great and deserve all that life is bringing you. Love you lots! Wendy

Hi Beverly! Congratulations on your 2nd year surgianniversary! I love the warm weather now. Yes, thank God for this tool. Lucy

We have come such a long way! I have fallen short of my most recent goal(my initial goal was195) & after reading your letter I'm going to try not to be so hard on myself becuse I feel & look so much better. I started out @350 then lost 20# to weigh 330 on the day of surgery. This am I weighed 176. I can fit into a booth at restaurants, I can go to the movie & still breathe while sitting in the seats at the theater. I'm planning a trip to Cancun. I surely won't need an extender this time. My diabetes is under control & I no longer need medication for that. Another plus is I am able to help my husband in his business because he has been very sick for almost 2 years. The past few months have been difficult due to an increased appetite. I got down to 170 at one point but continue to fluctuate. i can wear a size 12 pants now b4 I wore a 26 & 4x or 5x top. I wish you continued success! We have so much to be thankful for. Take good care, Kathy C.

Today is my surgery anniversary, too! In the last two years I went from 360 lbs to 200, and yes they say I am still obese, however I feel great. Physically I do not have sleep apnia, no hypertension (current 120/70), no diabetes, and only minor arthrius in a knee, so what. My son graduates from UCLA next weekend, I just flew to LA to see him perfom dance with his school (having a full foot of seat belt left over). I am leaving on June 22 for Spain and Italy. I play three rounds of golf a week, walking, my index is 7.7. I now wear 36 inch pants as opposed to 56 inch pants and just yesterday bought a 44 regular sports coat off the rack (and I had choices), my previous sports coat was a 60! I also bought a new swim suit for the trip. Yes, my life is changed too! I will see my daughter get married, and now I do not have to pressure her to hurry cause I won't be there. ... by the way she is in no hurry and tells me her biological clock is not ticking! The only challenges I face are, as with you, increased appetite (thought I have lost 12 lbs in the last year and holding steady), and for me, watching how much I drink, a few drinks and I am blotto! I amd learing to be careful..or quit altogether. So life is good, surgery changed my life and improved the lives of those that are around me. Yes, life is good. Thank God, too! Steve K. 6/7/05 360/200