you sure are doing great- keep up the good work.............

Sue.. I had my RNY 08/29/06, for the first month, I focused on my eating. In month two & three, I worked out about 3-4 times a week. Now I'm going on my 4th month and am down over 70lbs. Waiting any day to be in onederland, now at 202lbs. I've stalled for about two weeks now and haven't worked out this last month due to work related stress. I usually eat / drink between 200-400 cals a day and try my best to walk everywhere. I park my car far, I park my car far in my works garage, I run more errans, etc... Try your best to keep moving whether you work out at a gym or just stay away from the TV as much as possible. Best of luck to you! Carrie

GREAT...way to kick it in gear......good for you kid! Christy

Hi! I'd love your recipes! Thanks, Lea Burnside Duck, WV [email protected]

Hi Christina! I had my surgery just a few days before you on the 25th. I weighed the other day and I'm down 62 pounds. I'm always amazed at my weight loss because I've never loss more than 5-10 pounds on my own. This journey has really helped me a lot. So far I am able to eat pretty much anything meat wise. I've had chicken, fish, shrimp, pork chops, lamb chops and crab but I haven't tried steak yet. I try not to eat a lot of carbs, but I recently discovered that I can eat microwave popcorn with no problem I know it's bad so I try to not eat it much. I've been cleared to eat salad and raw veges, so I try to eat salad a couple of times a week and I LOVE cucumbers and steamed zuccin. I was going to the gym 4 times a week but I'm a foster parent and just received a brand new baby boy and the gym I go to doesn't provide childcare for babies that small. I think they have to be 1 and older. So I purchased some aerobic tapes (walk away the pounds) and an exercise ball and it looks like I'll be working out at home for a while! I hope you make lots of friends here. The people here are wonderful! I'm glad that I had this site to turn to! Good luck on your journey and feel free to drop me a line! Leah