OK... it will make it easier if I actually give you the web site address....lol Sorry.. www.thepichas.com

Hi Shannon...Congrats again on the pregnancy. I would be very happy to answer all questions you have. I gained 30 lbs in this pregnancy. It was very difficult for me to watch the scales go up. I was at the same exact weight as you (167) and now I weigh 171 and my Lilly is 5 weeks old. I do nurse, not sure if thats a plus, because they say it helps lose weight, but I am starving ALL the time because of it...lol. I didn't gain anything until I was about 6 months. Then it was in huge amounts. For example, I had gained nothing, then three weeks later I had gained 12 lbs. The only crazy thing that happened to me that they really thought was because the WLS, was I became hypoglycemic. I would experience these crazy episodes where my bottom lip would turn numb (I know....crazy) and I would get very hot, then my hands would start to shake and I would become ravenous...(I mean I could have eaten someone's arm). Finally, I told my OB about it and they sent me home with a little finger ***** monitor, and sure enough, my blood sugars were dropping into the 30s when these would happen. I was put on a diet of mostly carbs. I would have to eat 35 carbs every 2 hours. Thats why I think I gained so much weight. Honestly, I have not tried to lose anything, it just came off. I also had WLS in September of 2004. Please let me know if there's anything else you want to know. I am SUPER happy for you, I know you have been TTC for a while. BTW...Check out our family website. Lilly's is actually the only update . Hubby plans on getting to it soon. The "most recent family picture on the front page was actually taken in 2003, pre WLS. LOL Take care..and please keep me posted! Sherry www.thepichas.com

Amybee, I know how you feel, and I am searching through here looking for someone having the same problem, and I came across your post. Thank you so much for sharing. That helped me just reading that I was not alone. I too understand what I am doing wrong, I just need to remotivate myself. I had surgery on 9/30/04 and have lost about 111 lbs. I want to lose about 30 more, but right now, being hung at this one point scares me so bad! Maybe we can encourage one another. Thanks again for sharing. Debbie Golden

Sherri - you have done fantastic. Your story with your ailments sounds so much like mine. I am so happy to be off all my meds, down 120 lbs with still about another 20-30 to go. I'm with you on the endos - far more than I want to remember but in the end all is well and life is great. Good luck to you

Thanks you guys I have been s;acking on my dedication to Obesity help but now i see where I need to be. I am doing better and I will be good! Good luck to all of you! Love Amybee