Congrats Leslie! I know how frustrated you were. Patience won out and the weight came off. Hurray for you!!!!!!!!

Karin I have many friends who have had the surgery and are at the same point. I wouldn't fret everbody's body is different all they all react differently. You've done good and I'm sure you look and feel better, they weight will come with time! I was very heavy to start so as I'm told we lose more weight quicker, plus I had the Sapala-Wood micropouch which means a normal RNY pouch is the size of a lemon, mine is the size of a grape. Maybe that has something to do with it. Actually I can say I know it does because friends who have had the surgery by another DR. who doesn't perform the micropouch haven't lost as much as I. I am very fortunate to have lost all my weight in under a year its not common, but I guess my body was in such bad shape it jumped at the chance to feel better. Plus I followed the strict dietary guidlines to a T. I still to this day have had no reifned sugars, pop, bread, pasta, or rice! Also since my pouch is so small I don't handle meat very well, so I am mainly a vegetartian and take alot of supplements. If there is any advice I can give you please let me know! Take care and we are all behind you!

Well, Personally I think I suck!!!!! I have not lost but a pound, yes only one pound in (its been so long I can't even remember) about 7 weeks. What the heck? And to top that off I have only lost 78 lbs!! Everyone else is 100 or more I haven't even made 80lbs. This is when I started to work out with weights. I know I added muscle. I can see the difference in the toning of muscles but the weight loss stopped. I drink all my water. I keep track on fitday. I've had some bread but not a lot. I haven't done anything that should have made the weight loss stop. Do you think this is it for me??????? karin

WOO HOO!!! You go girl!!! Congratulations on making it into the club. I hope to be there soon. Take care Alicia 240/142/130

Thanks for all the positive energy y'all are sending my way. I am really trying to be more positive. I think it is from a lifetime of having low self-esteem. I worry that my children will focus on the negative like me, so I try to put on a happy face with them. The mirror thing is good I suppose, if I could just not look at the skin. I had my dermatologist pull on my fat skirt and tell me it was easy as a snip/snip to take care of all that extra skin. Since then it has been my main focus. Clothes do tend to hide a lot, but we are coming up on bathing suit season. I would really like to go swimming with the kids this year, instead of watching on the side. I will work on a mantra....I am thin...I have more energy...I have had two kids and I'm 37 what did you expect (oops) Take care Alicia 240/142 (weighed myself and finally lost a couple more)/130