WOO-HOO YOU!!!!! Something to truely be thankfull for on Thanksgiving! Congratulations! I Am Stronger Than Myself Janice

WHOOOOHOOOOO!!! Today I weigh 295.5... I am finally in the 2's I know that I am just barely in the 2's but that is ok atleast I am here... LOL Happy Turkey Day Everyone

"Food for thought". The day of surgery my Dr. told me I could stop taking my blood pressure, diabetic, asthma med.s ect. but did tell me to continue taking my thyroid med.s. This is the 1 and only time I thought I knew more than my Dr., ( I Guess that's what I was thinking ) I figured if I could stop taking everything else, why not that too. So I stopped EVERYTHING. I wrote off my being tired all the time to "Recovery". Lately I've noticed it's hard to even lift my arms and my hips were hurting like I have arthritis. Called my regular doctor and had him order labs to find out that my thyroid is off the charts! My protiens and everything else was great, but he told me most people come back with thyroid numbers in the 30's where mine came back in the 140's!!!! That's over 100 point higher! He told me he's only ever seen numbers over 100 ONE other time EVER!!!! Lesson learned, our surgeon is ALWAYS smarter than us in this area! It's his job, and we pay him well for his expertise, ALWAYS listen to him. Getting back on my meds will put me on track to where I should be. Weight loss should speed up due to more energy to do more things, hips should stop hurting, should regain strength, and generally feel better! Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and remember Splenda is your friend. I Am NOT Smarter Than Dr. Ludwig, BUT I Am Stronger Than Myself -- Janice Copeland

Congratulations! It has been an amazing four months, hasn't it? Linda

Love this visual! Thanks for sharing! You and all the others inspire me so much. This is my thanks-giving...thanks for giving so much encouragement and support to all of you! Hugs, Lisa