lynn, thanks so much for your answer. you're lookin good too ! --justjill

Good Morning Everyone... Hope you're all doing well. My sister is doing so much better now. I'm taking her to see her primary Dr. today for a 1 week visit. Her breathing is much better & so is her pain. I'm so happy she's feeling better. I got on her bowflex treadclimber again yesterday & did a little over 2 miles in 46 minutes on level 2. It's quite a workout. Then me & my girls went to the mall & shopped for school clothes for 4 hours so I think I got some good exercise in yesteday. Didn't do any today as of yet because we're all scooting around getting ready to leave for her appt. I didn't even get on the scale today. Of course, yesterday, I was still 182 - 182.5. Oh well , sooner or later I'll see movement again... Hope you all have a great day & thanks again for all your prayers for my sister. They're greatly appreciated. ((((HUGS)))) & Tammy 291/284/182.5/145

I started to have hair loss again at about 10 months out. It was wierd because I've been taking Biotin and I have really noticed a difference in my skin being healthier, my nail growing in stronger and my hair being thicker. However, I did start to freak out a little over the hair loss, but didn't increase my biotin intake. I didn't want to have constipation problems and too much of biotin can cause that problem. So, I thought maybe I would get it cut short again. I haven't had the funds when I was near my hair dressers shop or I didn't have the time, so I haven't done that yet. I have decided to wait another month, cause it is at the perfect length right now. I really like how it looks on me today. What I did was just let my hair dry on its own...beacuse it is so thin it only takes about 1/2 hour for it to dry and I am to work by that time and just fluff it up a little and good to go! However, this past week I've started to blow it dry again and it seems to be doing better. I believe it is a cyclical thing going on. It may start up again or not. I love my hair too. It is hard to stay cheery when before my hair was one of my best features, but I would n't trade the weight loss for the lost hair. I will just hang on and pray that it doesn't all fall out. If it does, a friend of mine has a great website where she gets really nice wigs that are attractive for around $30 to $45 each. I'll have to look up the address for you and hopefully we will all be like her and wear it everyday, because it is so easy to take care of. Well, hope I haven't scared you to death with talking of wigs...it was more of a joke then a reality for me. But it is an option too. Who knows, I've always wanted to know what it was like to have black hair...lol! Lori 293/194/135 One pound to century club!!

Where in maryland are you headed, Tammy? I use to live in Annapolis for 27 years of my life. Born and raised in the area. Hope you sister is doing well. I'll keep her in my prayers and wish her well on her journey to a new and healthier life! Lori 293/194/135 One more pound to the century club!!!!

Good Morning from the Sunny (HOT HOT HOT ) state of Maryland. The trip here went real well. We made it in 6 1/2 hrs which was great time for almost 400 miles. My sister is doing pretty good. I almost brought her to the ER yesterday, though, because she was coughing up some really gross stuff & was experiencing shortness of breath. I called the on call surgeon & explained to him what was going on. I told him I was concerned about a PE (pulmonary embolism), he advised me that it would not present itself the way her symptoms were presented. He said basically it was most likely from the fact that she was a smoker pre-op, combined with the anesthesia her lungs were kind of in shock. He advised for us to get a thermometer & monitor her temp. as pneumonia would not be present without a fever. Her husband went and bought a new thermometer & thankfully, she didn't have a fever. She did say she kind of had a rough night last night, but spit up alot of stuff around 5 am this morning & felt alot better. Hopefully, that crap just keeps moving & clears up. I think that's alot of her problem with not feeling well. Anyway, I got up this morning & got on her bowflex treadclimber. I did a little over 1 mile. Felt good to move. Weight wise...I was 182 this morning ............ Yup, I brought my scale with me ......... Well, my sister asked me to, she wanted to check her weight. She'l losing like 2 lbs a day..... Don't we all miss that phase of weight loss???? At any rate.... Hope you all have a wonderful day. ((((HUGS)))) & Tammy