I am going to a NUT in a few weeks. I have been on my own for the last 6 months. I need someone to help me with maintenance! The place that I originally had WLS with went under, so it has been interesting... There is a program offered through my husband's company, EDS, that I just signed up for. I need all the help I can get. This will ALWAYS be a challenge! Robin

Hi Everyone, I haven't posted in a while (which is part of my problem I think.. you really need a support system!). I have been very busy lately with school, a new job, son graduating and my brother's wedding I'm in this summer... and I think I've neglected a few things.. It's nice to get back on here and read how everyone's doing.. I haven't felt like I've been doing so good. I'm at 193 - 100 lbs gone from when I started this journey, but I feel like I"m making the worst food choices ever and not sure what to do.. and some days it seems like I can eat a lot! I realize it's still (and forever will be) an addiction for me. Thank God I can't eat like I did before surgery, but I hate that after all I've gone through I still can't seem to control myself and I do feel like I am "failing". Where do you get "self-control"? It is so hard for me. As was mentioned in an earlier post, even though the scale isn't moving, people who haven't seen me in a few weeks keep telling me I'm getting smaller..but honestly, I don't see it.. I still feel and see the fat me. Obviously I know I've lost weight, but without looking in the mirror I feel like the fat me.. and poor food choices aren't helping. I am excercising , but have even slacked on that since coming back from vacation... *sigh*. So... any advice out there on getting out of this slump? I still have 30 lbs to go! I'm amazed when I see people on here who weigh in the 130's and 140's. I think 193 is where I"m bound to stay! (But I'll take a size 16 over a size 26 any day!) Thanks for listening! Kim

It has been a wonderful inspiring year! I have lost 144 lbs, with about 28 to go till goal! I was hoping to reach goal by my one year anniversary, but it's not going to happen, and that's OK! I am so looking forward for this summer, my first summer without the sweating, the sighing and depression of not being able to participate in fun summer activities, I will be riding coasters, swimming and sporting shorts (well, not short shorts, that's for sure! heehee!). best wishes you all June babies! Lil

So true! I went through the shopping phase, now I'm in the primp stage - I've had hair coloring, nails, pedicure, tanning - everything to accenuate this body. I I do need to get out of the junking stage. I think I finally figured out this morning that I do dump on sugar. It's not like the dumping others describe but finally today I was feeling good and awake (for a change). Someone left out girl scout cookies, I had some and immediately I felt like crap and was tired again. So, I'm definitely limiting sugar. It's funny, one cookie doesn't bother me but 3 send me in a tail spin.

I agree and don't. I've been stuck between 163-167 for months. Some days I notice that my ring almost falls off, my wrists look small, my butt and collar bone sticks out but I swear my abdomin looks larger. My pants are tighter in the waist but looser in the thighs. I really need to start doing some ab exercises.