Hi Karen, I have been having issuse with sleep also. If I get 5 hours anight that is great. I get up at 4am for work and then by 3pm have to take 1 hour nap and then I am up until 11pm so..... just my time frame I guess. Hope you get some suggestions and I will tyr them too. Debbie M open rny 6-20-06 299/162/160

I'd like to look 10 more pounds for my "goal" that I set up at the beginning, but I'm happy with where I am now also. I don't know how to figure how much this loose skin is. It seems to me to be more than just loose skin -- but I don't know. Good luck to you at your appointment!

These two might go hand-in-hand or might not. Has anyone had problems with sleeping. I am able to fall asleep no problem. Staying asleep is another question entirely. Maybe there's too much stress and worry in my life (I have two teenagers). Wondering if anyone else has this problem. My PCP gave me a sleep aid but considering I rolling into someone on the road last week b/c I had nodded off in morning traffic, I'm not sure I'll be taking that again. I've started taking 1/2 of a Tylenol PM which was helping but last night I woke after 3-4 hours and it was like I hadn't taken anything. Energy - mine is up and down. I'm good about taking all my vitamins. Never been diagnosed as B or iron deficient (I get results of my labs tomorrow so we'll see). I think I eat plenty of protein (I haven't been charting on fitday and started again today). Any suggestions for keeping energy levels up (besides sleep which I am doing my best).

Sorry to confuse you. Back in February of 2003, I had a Vertical Banded Gastroplasty. During that time, I weighed 334 lbs. I had numerous complications, and in the end the staple line ruptured. I had lost 90 lbs and my weight was climbing up again. I went back to see my surgeon and he did a revision to the Gastric Bypass. I weighed 307 when I had the revision done. So since the initial VBG, I have lost 147 lbs. Since the revision to the GB, I have lost 120 bls.

Congratulations on your success!