Hi, sounds like you are doing very well. I can only say what I have been doing. I do not 'diet' any more. I eat healthily and try to get my protein from foods. I plan my meals as to what protein first, then fruits and veggies, then if still room some carbs. I have changed the way I eat but also choose to eat the odd treat or snack...unfortunately or fortunately I do not dump on sweets. However, I feel I am eating like a normal person...I can have tastes of something and not over do it...I still would like to lose about 15 pounds, but I am ok that I am losing it slower, I am enjoying the way I am eating now. I think if anything you are eating too little for being a year out. Perhaps you need not worry about it so much and try to walk a little further, more often or faster. In order to lose with exercise we have to keep increasing the distance or intensity. congrats on where you are at, enjoy it, and relax, the rest will come off, but look at it more from month to month rather than week to week. I remember once being stressed about not losing, then I looked at the month and here I had lost 7 pounds! By now a 5 pound loss in a month is still very good. Just my 2 cents, Cindy

Hey Ellen and Pam, congrats to the both of you, that is just so fantastic~! Pam, I rarely come on here anymore, but I try to see how you are doing when I do! Remember we have the almost same surgery date (mine is the 29th). I am sooo happy I did this too! So far I have lost 100 pounds since surgery and 118 all together. and yes I can relate to what you say about you being the same person as before..it makes me angry too. We truely were discriminated against as fat people. Ellen, I can so relate to all your list, it is so much fun shopping for back to school clothes (I am a teacher) and shop at any store I want! and find clothes to fit! My dream was to be a size 12 and now I am....weird...now I want to be a 10! haha actually I have not lost much in the last 2 months, really wanting to enjoy where I am at. Yippee...and congrats to us!! Live, Love, Laugh and Learn~ Cindy

Congradulations. I am happy that you are pleased with your results.It is amazing that other people acknowledge what you have always known.

Marie it sounds like you are doing FANTASTIC! You eat perfectly (unlike me)....Your loosing is suppose to slow down now...it will creep along for the next 6 months then probably stop unless you fight for more. I would keep doing what you are doing and dont worry about gaining a few pounds here and there its probably water weight anyway. I have been stalled at 160 range for months now then all of a sudden this week it dropped to 156! I was convinced I wasnt going to loose anymore... Keep doing what you are doing..I wish I was as disciplined as you...Im back into my old habit or hardly eating at all....................................GREAT JOB!

WOW! What a year it has been! I am so glad that I made one of the best decisions of my life! I am down 112lbs ~ and still going! There are so many things I can do now that I couldn't/wouldn't do a year ago ~ take a picture ~ with me in it! cross my legs ~ I also have a lap now! walk without back pain/sweating ~ I've been told I'm walking too fast now! doing anything without sweating sit on the floor and get up without help shop in the women's dept instead of plus size buy smaller shoes - did my feet shrink?? drive with the windows down on a warm day instead of the A/C sleep with a blanket because I'm freezing ~ in the winter & the summer! put on make-up, paint my toes & be girly feel sexy instead of embarrased blending in instead of standing out Some of the best are ~ at work during vendor visits and them walking right past me! I was told by one that he didn't know who I was and thought I was somebody new. saying good morning to everone while getting coffee at our local coffee shop, and hearing back ~ good morning beautiful ~ and feeling that way, beautiful! being able to be hugged by my kids and they can actually get their arms all the way around my waist ~ with them saying they couldn't do that last year! there are more things that could be listed, but Ellen