Great before and after pictures. I read your profile and wish I could have read what was on your site before. I would love to say I would email you regularly, but I'm so stuck right now with my schedule that I am playing hooky from schoolwork to read the posts I have missed lately. I noticed you had plastics in your profile and wondered if you were able to get it covered under insurance and if you have any tips for us. Next semester I am going to give myself a break on classes and work on plastics getting done so I am starting my research. Congrats on your success. Oh.. something you said in your post is sticking with me. I keep telling myself just another 10 pounds before I go for plastics. Just another 30 pounds and I will be satisfied. You look fabulous and I don't see any more weight for you to lose. I also wonder when we really are satisfied and feel like we have finished the journey. Let us know when you reach that moment because I haven't met a single person that feels they are done yet. Certainly not me, but I am still a size 12 (sometimes a 10). Sigh. Laura 9/7/04 330/175/140?

I knowit's hard but it's back to basics then....this is a lifetime of struggles...to lose the weight is great but then we do get back to life and have to continue to struggle for life. Keep on working at it..just like me..I've been in a plateau also but just recently lost a few lbs while moving, hahaha..but I know once I'm settled I will get back to exercise..my food intake has been pretty good and I stay pretty much away from carbs...so i know it's not that. Hang in there!

Fine!! I go to the bathroom often. What about it????? I'm a chocolate-covered raisin and PROUD of it!!! By FAR the best choice on the list!! CUTE!!!! Jan

Hey September 2004, Just for fun and let's make it sugar free(hehe) Pick your chocolate, and then look to see. No cheating! Take this chocolate personality test, and then post your choice and your description to this thread. If you were buying candy and you had your choice of the following, which would you choose? BABY RUTH 3 MUSKETEERS BUTTERFINGER SNICKERS HERSHEY'S ALMOND JOY CLARK BAR REESES PEANUT BUTTER CUPS ENERGY BAR CHOCOLATE COATED RAISINS OK - Now that you've made your choice, this is what research says about You! STOP - - NO you can't change your mind once you scroll down! So think carefully what your choice will be!!!** BABY RUTH... Sweet, loving, cuddly. You love all warm fuzzy items. A little nutty. Sometimes you need an ice cream cone at the end of the day 3 MUSKETEERS ... You are adventurous, love new ideas, are a champion of underdogs and a slayer of dragons. When tempers flare up, you whip out your saber. BUTTERFINGER.. Smooth, sexy, & articulate with your hands, you are an excellent after-dinner speaker and a good teacher. But don't try to walk and chew gum at the same time. SNICKERS... Fun-loving, sassy, humorous. Everyone enjoys being around you, but you are a practical joker, however, you are a friend for life. HERSHEY'S... Romantic, warm, loving. You care about other people and can be counted on in a pinch. You tend to melt. ALMOND JOY... Sexy, always ready to give and receive, very energetic and really likes to get into life. The opposite sex is always attracted to you. CLARK BAR... You like sports, whether baseball, football, basketball, or soccer. If you could, you would like to participate, but enjoy watching sports. You don't like to give up the remote control. REESES PEANUT BUTTER CUPS You are a very fun loving person, who likes to laugh. You are fun to be with! . People like to hang out with you. You are a very warm hearted person. ENERGY BAR... Life is passing you by. Get a life! Go eat a plum. CHOCOLATE COATED RAISINS... You go to the bathroom often. Now - How About YOU????? Have a GREAT & blessed weekend.. - hugs - dea(-119)

Shannon, Thanks for all your kind words. Yeah - I know what you mean - I take a little more effort with the clothes, hair, etc now. - hugs - dea