Everyone ready for our 18 month check-up?

Whoo Hoo Kim! Let's give each other a little kick to the behind! I'm down with that! Lori

wow! i didn't even realize it was 18 months this month! on 1/10 i had BL/BA and i'm loving the new "girls"! i'm feeling pretty good and although they're still swollen, they're looking good! my weight is doing very good although with the new additions came 1.5 pounds on the scale. that sucks! i can't work out as hard as i do for a couple of weeks so i'm really watching what i eat right now. i'm sorry some of you are having a rough time. remember this tool really works and it's up to us to keep it going. if you've gotten off track it's ok, just get back on! have a great weekend! Lisa B

Congrats on your plastics! I can't wait to get in for a consult! Glad to hear that things are going well for you. We are all trying to get there. I feel like I am turning a corner now so feeling much better about myself. Take care, Lori

I know I late again! But have been pretty steady at 183 sometimes I'm down to 178 to 179 but sometimes up to 186. I have been doing pretty good with the water. Very good on the exercise (almost everyday). I don't want to sound like I've given up but I like the size I am now. My son called me "skinny"?!?!? But I feel comfortable at 183 or so. I eat 5 small meals a day. Drink water and exercise and none of it is a chore. I feel I can live life like this. I don't want to be a size where I have to exercise 2 hours a day and eat only 800 calories a day to maintain. I guess I'm looking for simple or maybe livable is the better word. I am so glad I had surgery. What I find surprising is people who have never seen me as a large person telling me I'm so thin! All I can say is I must "wear" my weight really well because 183 is really not thin to me. But I guess it might all be perception. I have really firmed up more then I thought. Still need a tummy tuck and need some addtion back to my girls but for the most part I'm not really jiggly anywhere. I actually jog a little. Me, the 365 pound lady jogging. It's really amazing. I thank the Lord every day for the decision to have surgery. My life is not better because I weigh less it just fuller. I like it. Everyone keep striving. Just remember where we were 18 month ago. No matter what the issues. I rather be here. Pam

The holiday season was not good for me either in terms of staying with my proper eating habits (notice I am not saying diet -- it is more like lifestyle now). Like a good number of you have confessed, I started eating cookies and chocolate and now I am having a hard time stopping the constant eating. I am working on one section at a time and trying to get back under control. I am trying this week to knock off eating between meals, at least while I am at work. Next I will need to tackle eating after dinner and before bed. That one has been really bad lately. My weight went from 191 before Christmas to 195. I stayed there till after New Years, then ballooned up to 200. I am back down now to 195 and am working on going back in the proper direction. I want to get down to about 175 so I can seriously see about getting plastic surgery done. I hate my arms -- the skin covers my elbows when I have my arms at my sides. The girls need to be seriously rearranged and pumped up a bit. The tummy needs done too, but that is covered well with clothing, so I am not in as much of a hurry with the tummy. I also need to start pushing myself to get more exercise. With the weather being what it has been, I just don't seem to get out and do anything. I need to. Reading the boards helps me get back to my motivation. Thanks everyone for putting yourself out there and admitting your flaws. Allows me to see that I am not the only one. Now, let's stop hiding and get back to getting the job done! Eileen 337/195/165-175ish

Hey... Looks like you opened the door for all of us to get back on here & post more often again... Thanks girl... I created a seperate post today. Hope you're doing well... Thanks... Miss You Tammy