There were some technical difficulties last night so I'm reposting. You can try the following link or just click on my profile http://photos.yahoo.com/jlewisjr_us __________________________________________________________ Hi Everyone: I know It's not Friday but I want to keep my word to all the ladies. As those of you who have followed my story know, I promised to reveal my "Summer Body" for all to see. I just added the "summer body" photos to my Photo File so feel free to check it out at: http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jlewisjr_us/my_photos Enjoy the show! Jesse 373/198/-175

Hi Everyone: I know It's not Friday but I want to keep my word to all the ladies. As those of you who have followed my story know, I promised to reveal my "Summer Body" for all to see. I just added the "summer body" photos to my Photo File so feel free to check it out at: http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jlewisjr_us/my_photos Enjoy the show! Jesse 3734/198/-175

Hello fellow September loosers, I was on another web site this morning and read where Momma Angel is not doing well. Her family is requesting prayers be sent her way. I don't know about the rest of you...but she was my very first show of support here at obesity.com for WLS. She is just a remarkable woman and a wonderful spirit. The way it sounded on the other post, unless there is a miracle, she will be going home to be with the lord soon. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts and your prayers. Thanks! Carolyn Sue

Carol, your story - and your lesson for the future - is hilarious, though I know it can't have been easy! I'm right there with all of you on the flab and skin front. My belly, my back, my boobs...all are afflicted! Oh, and I've complained before about my arms, which I'm trying to learn to come to terms with (since, well, I don't think I could ever get them fixed with plastic surgery). My bra size has gone from a 42D to a 36B. Sadly, I still have the skin of a 42D. I just don't have the boobs to fill all of it out! And two days ago, I ended up doing a cardio kickboxing class at my gym with a sports bra that covers my tummy and provides great support for the skin there (which moves painfully during even low-impact exercise) but is no longer helping out up top. Now, I think I might have to resort to using two sports bras simultaneously for high-impact workouts! I'm actually going to be wearing a swimsuit almost nonstop beginning Saturday. I'll be going to a beach in Delaware with five of my best buds from college. We do an annual reunion, and they've all seen me go through highs and lows in the weight arena, but of course, they've never seen me anything like I am now. I send them pics and we're all close, so they know what to expect, but it will still be the first time for most of them seeing me in person at a normal weight. One of the girls (who is moderately overweight herself) told me last night that when she was out shopping for swimwear with her mom, her mother commented: "Jen is going to look so great in swimsuits at the beach!" Time for a reality check, I told my friend. Yes, I look GREAT in clothing. But with swimsuits, all my flabby skin is definitely on display -- even after my pursuit of the most conservative, low-cut swimsuits made this season to cover as much of the problem areas up as possible. We'll see if I can restrain myself from constantly tugging at the bottom of my swimsuits so they'll cover my sagging skin!

The best way to tell is to go the gallery and under fun things to do is a weight loss planner. You can input your old weight and current and put in the % weight loss you want to loss and compare the amount of months with your current weight...I did this today and I am on schedule to lose 70% in 18 months.