So here you are !

I was excited to find this board tonight...I was wondering how others were doing that had surgery around the same time as I did (6/27/06). My highest weight was around 345. I was 336 the day of surgery. I weigh 232 now. I want to get to onederland SO bad! It's been a long time ! I feel like I should have had more off by now and I think I could have, but lately I've not been making the best food choices. I eat out too much. I think I'm going to cut down on that and start packing my lunches for work. I worry about stretching out the pouch, even though supposedly it's not supposed to stretch that much. I didn't eat sugar at all for a long time. Lately I've found out I can eat a few cookies, chips etc..(just makes me sleepy) and that's not a good thing, because I'm afraid of getting into old habits. On the bright side, I've been doing pretty good with exercise. I do 30 min. on the eliptical EVERYDAY and weight machines at the gym 3x/week. I just ordered the chicometrics DVD and it came in the mail a few days ago. I'm going to do it tomorrow. I shattered my shoulder real bad a few yrs ago and still can't move my left arm real good, so I hope I can the arm exercies. My arms are SOOO flabby. YUCK! I take the vit/calcium/ B12 like I'm supposed to. I could do better witht he water...usually get 6 glasses/day. I only lost 5 lbs last month. I had been losing 10-15. I don't want it to slow down this early! I've still got a long way to go. I don't want to screw up this great opportunity.

Congrats on your weight loss so far My highest weight was 288 and 2 weeks before surgery I was 252... I am down to 181 now and have 26lbs more to reach my goal I too have started making some bad food choices lately... eating out is so easy but its really not too good - so many hidden calories/salt in most of the food!! Im going back to packing my lunch for work this week and eating at home in the evenings - I live alone so its hard always eating alone but I gotta do it!!! My arms are awful too!! There are so many cute summer clothes out now but a lot have fitted arms and I just cant wear them!! I dont mind showing the "chicken wings" but I just need shirts that fit them!! I am hoping to have plastic surgery around July/August and cant wait to get the arms done!!!

Hi, Debbie - welcome to the June board. Sounds like you are doing very good - good for you! My highest weight was 286; I was 278 at surgery. I've lost down to 169.8 as of this morning. I was making some bad food choices and snacking from Xmas for a month or so, so I was stuck in a stall. I've recently reined myself in and have started loosing again. I've lost 5 pounds in the past two weeks. I think you can expect to start loosing more slowly - the honeymoon is over. But you can jumpstart it again by cutting back on carbs, upping the water and increasing exercise. sounds like you are doing really good on the exercise. My arms are my most-hated part now. I always had big arms and now they are flabby arms. I feel for you.

Sounds like you both are doing great ! I can't wait to get down to where you are. I hope I can scrape up the $$$ for plastics when I get closer to goal. I'd love to have new boobs and lose some of the arm flab.

I'm down 96lbs since my surgery. It's nice to know we all seem to be struggeling with the same demons. I to have chicken wings and now also have a hernia that needs to be repaired as it's getting bigger. Oh well good luck to all of us. I've been lurking at the posts for a while and thought I might check in for a change. Have a great day!!!!