Patty, Congrats girl on your WOW!!!!! Between the RNY and then knee surgery, you are rocking and taking names as you go. It takes so many times of putting on the smaller clothes and it never sinks in does it. You ROCK GIRL The girls disappearing is happening here as well. I was a solid 40 DD when I was officially measured for a bra (I was trying to wear a 38 C- LOL) Now I went back to the same store cause I ran out of good bras months ago and I am now a 36 B!!!!! I buy Victoria secret Bras now as they give the girls a perky lift- then I take it off and they look like a tube socks Keep up the great work. Tanya 261/252/163/140 highest/surgery/current/goal (also -10 off first goal LOL)

I had surgery 8/9/2006 and as of today I have lost 86 lbs, 10 before surgery so a total of 96 since 2/2006. My weight loss has also slowed down to 3 - 4 lbs a month and for the last one almost at a plateau. I will loose, then gain two lbs, then loose that 2 lbs then stay there then loose one lb then gain 1 or 2 and then loose than and the cycle continues. I wish I didn't gain and just keep on loosing I would loose faster. However, I figured out that after 6 months, I stopped keeping track of what I was eating. I can eat more now and thought I wasn't eating that much. When I finally tracked my cal. one day I had 1600, so no wonder. Now I am going to Fitday.com and keeping track of my eating. I have to be careful what I choose to eat and be mindful of it. I need to stay away from too many nuts, they are full of cal and fats. For the last two weeks, I have added Sat to my Mon, Wed and Friday day at the gym. I have a goal to loose done from 229 before surgery to 133 at my 12 month post op appt. I am now wearing a size 8. It all depends on the outfit, so some 8's I can't wear, so I am between 8 - 12. I am only 4'11 so I really should shoot for 115 overall but if I can get to 133 by 8/2007, I will be happy. That's the goal I set with my Dr at my 9 months. I plan to do it. That will be 96 down (106 since 2/2006). I hope I actually get to the 100# marked, that would be great. Lets keep up the good work and get motivated for the future to continue making better choices in eating and exercise. Remember the surgery is only a tool, we can't go back to our old ways. We can gain it all back you know. God Bless you all, Lavon

I wish I could go, but it's to far away. Where do you find out where they are going to be? I'd love to go to one if they came to the New England area. ~dori~

Was curious if anyone was going to the Austin OH event? I was kind of thinking about it. On June 23rd. Was going to see if anyone from here was going?

I will be 9 months out on May 31'st. I have lost 98 pounds to date. I am at my goal now, but I am still losing, I would like to lose another 10 pounds. I went from 240 pounds to 142. I have a few size 6's that I would like to get into for the summer, I bought a few gowns at a consignment shop and I'd like to COMFORTABLY fit into them for a cruise this summer. I am comfortable in a size 8, but some 6's do fit, and fit well. If you had told me that a year ago, I would have thought NO WAY... but I am so glad to be here now, it's a reality now! Amazing. The surgery has been such a gift, I am cherishing this tool everyday. ... gotta go..... I am off to the beach for a few hours...... in my bikini Michelle