hi my name is Debbie and I had my surgery on July 26th in Columbus Ohio and I lost 47 pounds prior to suregery and since surgery I have lost 67 but that doesn't seem like very much to me. I have been at a stall for several weeks now and I have talked to the nutritonist and she said that she didn't think that I was getting enough protein but alot o fthins make me sick and I have had gout in both feet and both ankles and couldn't walk for 6 weeks after surgery and then I got an ulcer from the medicine that I had to take for the gout. I have my 6 month checkup February 11th and I set a goal of 250 for that visit but don't know if I am going to make it because I would have to lose 10 more pounds, Any thoughts?

Every month my personal trainer takes my measurements (they're on my profile) and when I was measured in November I had gained a half inch in my abs. My trainer did not like this, so he had me do a lot of crunches at every workout. Lots of twsty crunches too so that my waistline will go in. At this last check-in I had lost 2 inches. Get an ab workout dvd and do them at home, your middle will waste away.

Hey, Monica! Good for you!!! I've got the same problem with my top melting first, too. Then, it's my behind and legs...still got plenty around the middle that I can't wait to loose. I was always deeper than wide!!!! Keep up the good work! Jean

Susie! YOU ARE DOING GREAT!!!! Loved hearing your update! You have a right to be proud...you've earned it! Keep up the good work...Jean

OK this is what I know... now realize that I havent bought clothes in YEARS and that most of what I had was wore out and stretched out... LOL Before surgery my 32 jeans werent even going to think about fitting... LOL and I wore 4X or 5X pants (stretchy ones). My tops were 32 or 5XL (usually whatever the biggest X size they had). My bra was a 48H or 48I. Now I fit into a pair of 24 jeans and an XL top (tops are anywhere from XL to 2XL depending on the top... but I think I am getting to where just XL fits now). Bras I now wear a 44DDD. The girls have moved far south... they were the first to go... LOL... my butt has been leaving me too, I use to have a shelf back there and it is now gone... LOL I have gone from 395 (pre liquid diet) to 373.5 (just barely made the 20-25 pound loss that my surgeon required) to 282 today... so that is a total of 91.5 pounds gone since surgery and a total of 113 pounds gone forever. I have a personal goal of 279 by December 31st (my 5 month anniversary) so that is 3 pounds to go.... not sure if I can make that. I think I am doing GREAT just as I am... LOL Happy day, Susan