Dawn, Congrats on being normal! That is so awesome I still have 25LBS. to go to be normal. I have a feeling I will never be normal. My weight loss has slowed so much. --Marianne 256/152/140-goal 120-dream

I just wanted to say i feel your pain. My doc said a normal person will lose around 100 hairs a day. I keep this in mind. Anyway my hair started getting really dry and brittle feeling. I found a new cream that is awesome and within a few days no more dry hair and you can use it everyday. It is by Neutrogena and is called Triple Moisture. It is basically a silk touch leave-in cream. You just wash your hair then put a thin coat on and it does wonders. Good luck to you. Oh and the hair does come back about 2 months ago I started feeling around my head and found little baby sprigs all over. Stephanie

Dawn, I always enjoy your posts. Congrats on your success. I wish I was where you are. Hopefully soon. Congrat's too on your upcoming graduation. It's quite an achievement, especially after having major surgery. You keep me inspired. ~ hugs, barb

WOW!!! Thats great, I can't wait to be normal, but at least I am not obese anymore, just overweight. WOOOO HOOOOO My silly father- in-law says that I will never be normal, he means (normal in the head) LOL he is just kidding. I wear a size 8 and mediums too, but I am short . Glad you are having a great week, but just think, it's not just a great week its a great rest of your life. Take care and God bless, Lisa

Hay Pat and everyone else. You all seem to be doing a GREAT JOB! I am loosing about 2 pounds a month not a week! for a total of 59 so far. that is still 45 from goal. My MD told me that I will probably stop loosing weight and that only a few actually make the "goal weight loss" and that a 60 -- 80 % loss is considerd a success. Someone said they are afraid of drinking more water because of bloating.. it is actually the other way around esp. as summer comes. staying hydrated helps flush out our bodies. Norma... I started seeing a Shrink as well. I am so frustrated with the changes INSIDE this body. It feels alien.... pain ( daily from ulcer) sagging skin.... noisey gassy pouch..... a pulsating belly button ( caause I am thinner they (MD) say and Smile of course that was AFTER they thought anyourisism) I am also feeling ovewhelemed making food choises ..so many foods cause pain with the ulcer....other that take good are high calorie..... It also seems that so much of my day is about food.....what and when to eat. Ina agroup I go to another lady also talked about this anxiety with food, and hating our fridges. At 6 months out I had thought I would be seeing the light at the end of this tunnell..... but now as the 9th month passes and they are talking about a third surgery..... Hoping at the one year mark I will come back here and read this and smile. HANG in there. WE can get through this. Please be honest with your therapist. That is the only way he/she will be able to help Lisa