HELP ME OUT GUYS!!!!!!!

Hi all, Happy Fourth of July to all! I'm sure that all of you are celebrating your new life, as well as I am. I just have one request, of my Amos siblings. I am down about 150 LB. I was 412 LB at surgery and I am about 262 LB, at present. Is this about what I should have loss or what? I am too hard on myself. I believe that I could have loss a little more. Don't misunderstand me, I am grateful. I am thankful to God for allowing the oportunity to have a better life and to become a lot more healthy. I would just like to know what others have experienced. I feel really good and I am able to do so many more things, haven loss 150 LB. I even feel sexy. Who could feel sexy, when I couldn't breathe? Now, I am dating and having a blast! I know some of you ladies can relate. I would appreciate all of your replies. God Bless! Sheila Bullock in Chicago 412/262/150

Sheila, OH MY GOSH!!!! You are doing great. I had my surgery Sept. 25, 2003 and I have only lost 70 pd.s. You are very hard on yourself and you should be patting yourself on the back. Good Job and keep up the good work. I know I need to!! I haven't been doing what I should lately. Angela

Sheila you are doing GREAT!!! Keep up the good work. I had my surgery September 8,2003. I have lost 96lbs. I have often felt like I could do better if I excercised more. But I do feel like a different person physically. I actually am not suffering the heat as much as I did in the past. (I was never cool enough during the summer) So I have found myself gardening and doing yard work that I previously only thought about doing. GOD has blessed my with a new lease on life. and I am sooo grateful. So many women in my family have died due to obesity related illnesses in their 40's and 50's. I have lost cousins and two Aunts and have other members of my family who are living with hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea, joint pain etc. I was 31 and on my way to an early grave with some of the early warning signs for everything in my family tree. I decided I wanted to live past 45 past 50 and GOD willing past 60 or 70. But I want to do it healthy, not sickly and a burden to those who love me. I finally made the decision to have the surgery.... I said all of that to say this.. Some of us have lost 70lbs, I have lost over 90 and Sheila you have lost a tremendous 150lbs of excess deadly weight. Wherever we are in our weight loss, one thing is certain,we are not where we used to be! For that let us rejoice!!!! Tanisha Moreno Valley,CA

Hey Sheila, Congratulations on a fantastic job. 150 lbs - woohoo!!! I had my surgery Sept 23 and am down 137, would I like it to be more - sure but I am so happy where I am now it doesn't matter. What does matter is that I am still losing - slower but still going in the right direction. You wrote about how much you lost, but you didn't say that you have stopped losing only that you think you could have lost more during that time. If you really believe that, what could you or should you have done differently? Can you make those changes now? Look at all the positive things you wrote and/or implied. You feel sexier, you are dating - life is good and will only get better. Keep up the good work. All the best, Patti

Sheila, I know exactly how you feel. Today I've just lost a full 100 lbs. My surgery was September 26. I feel I should be in 100's one moment and the next moment I am so happy to be 230 I could scream. I'm screaming right now because I feel great. I stayed in the 240's for weeks and finally, I was in the 230's and now down to 230. I think all of us are a bit anxious about our weight loss, especially if we are looking at Al Roker, Michelle Phillips and others who have gone through the process. I exercising and definitely watching what I eat and it's working for me. I don't know about you, but I've been well over 300 pounds for the past 30 years (I turned 50 in January) and I am so happy about the way I feel and look today. For those moments when I feel down about where I think I should be, I stop and think about where I was this time last summer, huffing and puffing at 345 pounds prayer for the surgery. I am enjoying the moment. I know you are also. Diane

Sheila, Congratulations!!! You have done so well! I think everyone loses at thier own rate...predetermined by thier body and how much they have to lose, and the dynamics of thier own surgery...and I think it took me a long time to realize that and to stop questioning and comparing my rate of loss. I just know that every pound lost is a victory to be celebrated. Whether we become butterflies overnight, or have to take a little longer...it is essentially the same outcome. You are not done yet! It might be slower, but it will continue if you work your tool! Mary Beth

Hi Sheila from Chicago, What an amazing weight loss! Astonishing! Unbelievable! WOW WOW WOW and so on....look-that's a magnificent achievement and don't let anyone tell you otherwise...of course you feel sexy....you have more energy...you have more pizazz....why not?? Great for you-dating and having fun....I can't admire you enough! GO FOR IT! BE HAPPY! ENJOY! CONGRATULATIONS! I am so your admirer, Deb