Hi all!! Okay, confession first, then celebration. I had fallen into the snacking mode and my weight loss had slowed way down, then two weeks ago I gained a pound - but was still within my 5 lb window I want to stay in for the rest of my life. Then last week I gained another by Sat. and by Monday 2 more for a new weight of 142! 2 lbs over my limit. Needless to say, REALITY WAKE-UP CALL!!! So, I went and bought Slim Fast Optima for breakfasts and focused on NOT snacking. drum roll please..... AS OF TODAY - I'M AT 135.6 ***GOAL*** Dawn 258/135.6/135

Hey Pam, Thanks for picking up the baton! I played tennis for an hour and walked for 40 minutes. My partner and I decided we should get extra points for the heat!! Dawn

First of all, congrats on the upcoming wedding! That is tremendous! I am very happy for you. Second, I totally understand how you feel about the loose skin and sagging. I would say that since you only have about a month to recouperated and they say there is lots of swelling that goes down slowly, I would go for the breast lift and not do too much more. Check with you PS and see what he/she says about swelling, it may be ok and then if you have the funds, go for it. I know that if it was me, I would want my ugly arms done, so I totally understand what you are going through. We all want to look our very best at all times, but especailly on our wedding day. Best of luck and post pics from the wedding if you get the chance. I would love to see you in that wedding dress you are talking about! Lori 293/203.5/135/130

Hi everyone! Had my wls 8/26/05. Lost a lot of weight, gained a fiance! I am getting married June 17. Have been feeling bad about my excess skin since weight loss. Everything sags since I have lost 125 pounds since my surgery in 8 1/2 months and 147 pounds since my highest weight 10 months ago! Feel crummy about upcoming wedding/honeymoon because my breasts and stomach are looking terrible! I started dating Sergio, my fiance when I weighed 240 pounds. He accepted me as I was, overweight. Last time I saw him in March I weighed about 200 pounds. Now I am down to 175 ( 5'8, 11 pounds away from my normal BMI goal.) I look good in clothes now but really awful without. The more weight I lose the more my skin looks bad. In a panic I scheduled Breast lift and overall liposuction $17,000 for this coming Monday. Then cancelled the liposuction (my wedding dress arrived and fits) but I am still getting the breasts done($11,000) this coming Monday. I figure that the breasts are a good start, I will look a lot better for my dress (now I hang over the sides of my strapless dress) and if I lose another 11 pounds (goal), the breast lift will be okay. AND, that it will be much easier to recover from just 1 procedure ( I leave in 2 1/2 weeks for Central America for wedding). I am kind of afraid to get lipo at just 8 1/2 months out. AND yet, I want to look skinny for my wedding. AND, I am afraid of pain, swelling and the possibility of getting too thin since I am so close to goal. Also, I had pneumonia and severe dehydration/vitamin defficiency this past month and was hospitalized. Afraid to pu**** having too much surgery. The plastic surgeon thinks I should get lipo now. Says it won't hurt and I will look great for wedding. I think that my skin might even look worse since fat will be gone and excess left sagging? I think I should just get breast lift now, wait until 1 year post wls for lipo, then a few months after that get a tummy tuck and possible thigh lift. Does this make sense? Or should I bite the bullet and get the breast and lipo done Monday? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!

I love these posts and have been following along. I finally got motivated to exercise and have a walked an hour a day the last seven days! I am 14 pounds from goal weight and know this is how I will get there. Thanks for these great posts and motivation.