Happy 2 year anniversary guys 2 years under our belt and a whole lot less! I can not believe it has been two years I have lost 220 pounds.. I started at 456..wow I was on oxygen and in a wheel chair. With out the surgery I would not be alive today! Thank God for A second chance. Jean E Wood

Hello, I hope we have fun with this question. Has any of you had fun keeping the surgery a secret from people. Here comes my story. The only people that know about my surgery is my immediate family members. When I was obese I had many people give me a hard time concerning my weight and the way I looked. Now, I have seen many of those people come up to me and ask me how I did it. Some ask me if I am sick. I just plainly tell them that I joined a gym with a personal trainer, and hired a nutritionist, and with my family doctor. Then they tell me how they are having a hard time losing weight. I am not ashamed of my surgery. I just get a big kick of watching their faces. When I went to my 20 year class reunion I many people I had not seen in 20 years. They were older and overweight. It was so funny when they told me that it looked like I did not have to struggle with my weight all these years. If they really knew. My mail carrier always complains to me that how is that he walks miles and miles all day and can't lower his weight, yet he knows I work in the library and I have lost so much weight. All of this is in good fun. Never to feel better than anyone.Can't waite to hear from any funny moment you might have. Enjoy life and take care.

So glad you like Fitday, Laura! It's a true learning tool - over time you can really track things nicely. If you resolve to be dedicated to posting every single thing you eat, for a day/week/other period of time, you will be surprised. Maybe pleasantly, perhaps unpleasantly, but I think it's a real exercise in looking at where we stand at this part of our journey. It's not for everyone, and probably not even for me long-term, but for now, it's a real help. Thanks for your kind words. I enjoy reading your posts as well! Take care, Kathryn

Hi Laura! I had just checked out your profile......you look MAH-VELOUS! thumbsup: Have a Happy (Upcoming) Anniversary! Which is my actual birthday! Great day to be born and "reborn"! Have a great day! Bernice.............

Tracey: I am very sorry to hear about your husband's recent departure from your marriage. I understand (from many people I know) that the computer can be the "other woman" in many relationships. No matter what it is (video games, chatting, porn, surfin' the web...) the computer can still take up a lot of important time otherwise spent with family members. You look fabulous and I hope that your self esteem hasn't suffered a tremendous blow, but I know it has. Please know that we love you and care about you very much. Please find a local divorce recovery group and start healing your heart and mind from this sadness. Happy anniversary on your WLS. I just wish things with your marriage could either repair and renew or my prayer is that you can move on from this heartbreak and start fresh and new with a wonderful new life. ~Laura