Hi Kristin I'm so jealous of your size 12s. I can only wear a 12 in a skirt or dress and I'm 145. Unfortunately, I'lm only 5 feet. Anyway - I LOVE to get a chicken bol from Chipotle - chicken and cheese only, sometimes lettuce - it fills me and keeps me full. Also, don't forget to keep your protein way up - over 100 gms. Getting my drinks in in bettween meals really helped keep the hunger down. When I was in the height of loosing, I wouldn't eat until I had supplemented past 50 gms. It didn't take long using Profects, but it was just my little guideline. Don't forget to watch the carbs - no more than 20 a meal, less than 60 a day. Oh - if your eating is out of control, keep a journal and track calories, carbs, and protein. Just to see where you are. Good luck Sharyn

Hi Renee' I know how you feel - you lost the weight now you want to finish the job. I was very fortunate in that my mother put her house in my name and allowed me to take out an equity loan. Of course, now I struggle with 2 jobs to pay for the loan - but I don't care. I also need about $5k more to get the 2nd round done and now my surgeon said I might need a 3rd (small) surgery because of the amount of bleeding I did - really slows them down. I'm also a single mom and my son also goes to private school. I feel it was meant for me tohave the PS because I got 100% tuition assistance this year. That was amazing considering I didn't get anything last year. Hang in there hun - where there's a will there's a way!!! Try taking out a personal ad for a sugar daddy. I'm getting close to trying that myself. Sharyn

**HIJACK** What's up Lynn? It was sooooo awesome to see you - sorry you cuaght me in a slightly fueled up state - as you can see, I can;t sit still when good music is playing. Hope to see you again someday Sharyn

Hey kerri You are exactly right. I've been able to exercise for 2 weeks now and still have;t done it. It's so hard when you forced out of your routine. So I took your challenge - I signed up for a 5K walk Thanksgiving day. And I'm making my 11 year old son walk with me. I'm not trying to loose, but I need A LOT of toning. Sharyn

Thank you all for your prayers. My brother-in-law is doing fine now. He is at home and beginning his new journey. I am so happy for him. He has wanted this surgery for a long time but was denied twice from insurance. He weighed in at 519 pounds so his life was really at stake here. I talked to my sister and he has lost 20 pounds already! I can't wait to see where he is at 6 months from now. As far as me, I dipped down to 126.5 for a few days. However, I went back up to 130.5 and I am hanging out back here at 130.5. This seems to be where my body wants to hang out for a while. The 120's were kind of exciting and scary at the same time because I have not been in the 120's since high school. I weighed 125 all of my early adult life. In a way, I would like to go back into the 120's because I liked the sound of saying that I weighed 126. Is this crazy or what? I should be happy to be right where I am at. I am still thinking about Plastic Surgery. I am still debating on taking the money out of my 401K as a loan. I would need $9500 for a tummy tuck and breast lift. The interest on the loan would be paid back to myself at 9.5%. If I pay the loan back in a year I would only incur an estimated loss of $749 at retirement age. This seems so minor in comparison to having my tummy tuck and breast lift. However, my job is unstable. I am a fixed duration employee and my contract will be up in September 2007. I keep thinking I should hold on to as much money as possible, but then there is this other side that says "You have worked so hard---put the finishing touches on your body." Any thoughts ladies and gents? For those of you that have had PS, did it improve your body confidence as much as you had hoped? Was the financial investment worth it? Would you do it all over again? Would you make this type of financial invesement even if you knew you were going to be losing your job in less than a year? Just wanted to hear your thoughts..... Diana