Congratualtions, you are doing a wonderful job and I am very proud of you> BTW - I love the tattoo!!

Sorry for your loss Bridget. I too was told only the patch or an IUD. I have a liver condition that prevents me from taking any kind of hormones, so I had the copper IUD put in back in April. It's great aside from HEAVY HEAVY periods, but I'm told this gets better with time. But it's worked out great for me so far.

Hi Julie, Welcome to the board and it's a shame you haven't been here - at least not posting. Yep... all the regulars feel the same way. I started with hunger and snacking back in Feb. when I got sick and it hasn't stopped really. It took me about 2 1/2 months to lose the last 5 to hit goal and I know some of the other ladies have been struggling as well. If you read some of the other posts you'll see an exercise set and a monthly goal set. They're both there because others took a proactive line to the struggle. Join us. As Tammy noted, our Exercise Accountability Cheerleader, a true stall is when you see no weight or inch loss in 4 weeks. You don't sound stalled, you sound off track. Go back to basics for 10 days. Be real religious on the water, no snacking, protien, vitamins, etc. Join us on the new exercise challenge. You'll get there. Remember, we've been given, what I consider the world's best weightloss tool, it's just up to us to use it correctly. Hope to see more of ya here online! Dawn 258/131/135

Hi Tammy, You know I'm in. My challege to myself in May was to exercise 2x per day. This will be the new one. Thanks Pam

Wow Bridget! Sorry for all the emotional upheaval, but you seem to be in an okay place, so that's good. I don't have to worry too much about that particular birth control issue as I'm too old to start them. To add to your info, my periods are getting closer and closer together (the last one was just 21 days after the previous) and the first 2 days are REALLY heavy. My PCP told me on Wed. that it's probably related to all the estrogen that's been released from the fat cells going away. Isn't it amazing how losing weight can be almost harder on the body than carrying it? At least our body will re-regulate itself eventually. Oh.... also found out on Wed. that if your bp is now a lot lower because of the weight loss (mine is - 90s/50s), especially when combined with the beta-blocker I'm now taking) that if we get dehydrated it will affect us more since as you become dehyrdrated, less fluid in the blood lines, hence drop in bp, which is already low. So, be extra careful as we head into hot weather. Dawn 258/131/135