Thanks, all, for the support. It means a lot to me. I still have about 80 lbs to go, but it feels so good to lose "a whole person", so to speak. Cathy.

Hi Jean, Sure sounds like you have done wonderful, in spite of all the complications! Cut yourself some slack! You are still successful! I found my weight loss (pounds) and inches off had to catch-up to one another. The months pounds were slow the inches lost increased. Heavy on the protein! Your weight loss will start again, plateaus are common. Good luck!

Just an update.... a few weeks ago I sought out the wls web page and asked for your support. I started drinking more water as I was told... and I hooked up with a guy at work who is working out with me. He's extremely handsome, muscular and in tip top shape, (which helps with my motivation to show up at the gym.. LOL) Anyway, I've been motivated by all your kind words .. and having him there for me has helped me so much now I've lost 4 pounds in a week and I feel like it's going to keep going down. I also scheduled an appointment with a plastic surgeon for June 20th just to ask what he thinks I can do to avoid the most surgical work, ie: skin creams, etc.. I'll post if he has anything helpful to say. It's too early yet for me to worry about scheduling anything, but I figured just incase I could be doing something along the way to help avoid more surgery I'd make an appointment! Thanks again to everyone who's emailed me with your encouragement!!!! especially Kacee nice to have a friend close in location to talk to! Tracy

Way to go Cathy! I'm so happy for you, much success. Keep up the good work. Just think last year at this time we were going through all the test and waiting for that phone call. You just put a smile on my face by reminding me everything I went through, now looking back on it seems like it was a piece of cake.

Hi Cathy, Congratulations on a job well done. You go girl!!! You should be so very proud of yourself. Best wishes and continued success, Mary Lou