WOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!! 83 lbs. is great !!!! I was down the same amount at my 6 month check up and my bloodwork was great too !!!!! Keep up the good job !!!! Laura 238/155/135 20 lbs. till goal !!!!

Hi Everyone, Just got home from my 6 month checkup and everything is great!!!! All of my bloodwork was normal and by the Dr's scale I have lost 83 lbs since surgery 9/27/04. I consider myself to be a slow loser but it keeps coming off and that is the most important thing. I have only had a stall for 2 weeks all this time, the rest of the time is 1.5 to 5 lbs per week depending on what I eat. I am feeling terrific except for some back and shoulder pain I am experiencing from the excess fat and skin hanging. Boobs look like an 80 year olds and my abdomen looks like a bunch of loose, flabby, wrinkly skin. I am hoping the workouts I have started will help some but I know that the obvious is lurking behind. ABDOMINOPLASTY AND BREAST LIFT. Not much loose skin on my arms or legs. Thank God something shrunk I just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS to everyone for their hard work and encouragement along the way. Keep up the good work. Teresa

Leslie you are too funny! Cream of chicken neck soup!!!! (can also be made with turkey!!!) Thanks for that mmm mmm good laugh this morning Congrats on being in a size 16! Doesn't it feel great? How have you been feeling? I hope you're doing well. Oh and one more thing, I noticed you put "former" in front of "fat girl" in your post... I've been saying things like that also, like "before when I was really heavy..." When did we switch over to being "formerly" fat and isn't it awesome?! Love, Sue

You look GREAT! I love the last picture with your hand on your hips. . looking all hot and sexy! Isn't it great?? I mean, did you EVER think you'd see a size 9 again? I sure didn't! (Of course, I am nowhere near size 9. . but I can wear a 16!)

Tonya, My dieticians recommended 300 mcg/day. I'm the kind that likes to pick up 2-3 bottles of whatever at a time so I don't have to worry about running out. The store I went to only had 1 bottle of 300 mcg so I bought it. And when I went to another store, the only dosage they had at all was 1500 mcg. So...I bought one of them too. I figured I'd take it first to jump-start my hair growth and then switch to the 300 mcg when I run out of them. I would guess since it's a B-vitamin also that it will be like the B-12 is in that you can't take too much...your body washes out what it doesn't need. Sherri