Hi Everyone, Judy i know exactly what you mean about shopping, and omg, i love to buy shoes too!! everyone is doing such a great job. I am now down 144 pounds, from 360 to 216, and from a size 28/30 to a 16. Woo hoooo I am so happy watching myself melt away. I hope you all are enjoying the beautiful spring weather. Hugs Linda

Congratulations!! Doesn't it feel wonderful!! Shelley -134

I should have updated this last month but I forgot. Anyway, I'M FINALLY IN THE CENTURY CLUB!!! I've lost 112 pounds. Eeeeee!!! I'm so happy! I can't believe that I've done it! All I need now is to lose the 60 pounds I want to lose and I'll be all set. 60 pounds is nothing. I've already come so far. I'm so proud and happy.

That is about what I am eating. To break my stall I stopped eating my carbs. When I took away my sandwhiches and lowered my carbs to below 30 grms a day I started loosing again. I went back to the basics of first out and did all meat and cheese and high protien. That broke my plateau. That is what worked for me. I want to reach goal really bad! I need to be low carb til I hit it then I know I can add them back to maintain. Karin

Date of surgery: 8/11/04 Weight day of surgery: 295 Current weight: 185 Total lost since surgery: 110 Total lost since highest weight (if you lost weight for your program as a requirement):same Goal weight: 155 -- that would put my BMI at top end normal Pounds to goal: 30 Starting size in clothing:24 or 3X tops Current size in clothing: 12-14 pants; shirts M and Large Starting shoe size:9 wide Current shoe size:8 1/2 regular I too have struggled with snacking and grazing the past month or so. I'm really kicking up my water (a daily struggle to get 64 ounces) and I'm trying not to eat so much in the evenings. I really like the South Beach Diet bars (maple nut, yum), and the Quaker Q-Smart snacks (cheese flavor is best). you can have 47 in one serving. I also try to get one protein drink in every day. I've been eating more cottage cheese the last few weeks, and maybe that has helped to jump start my weight loss again. I actually exercise most every day, and who would believe it -- I like it. I was craving sweets, and kind of went overboard on sugarfree candy, so I've had to cut that out. Too bad when they operated on our stomachs, they couldn't have done surgery on our brains as well. Joni 295/185/155