Karen - You've got to get past these negative thoughts, JUST STOP! That is the old you sweetie! When was the last time you lost 91 pounds??? Don't look at how far you have to go, look at how far you've come and feel the joy that should come with your tremendous success. You have lost ALOT of weight girl! And you WILL lose the rest! This is not a race. Just keep workin' it, slow and steady. Good luck with your upcoming surgery and let us know how everything goes, I too have a massive hernia which is becoming very uncomfortable so I have to be very selective about my exercise. I'm having it repaired along with an extended abdominoplasty and breast lift on 11/22. So let me know what I'm in for! Hang in there Karen! XO, Sandy

Karen, I am right with you girl. I am one year out on the 20th and I have lost 86lbs and keep bouncing up about 6 lbs. I hae been discouraged since about three months out my weight loss slowed to about 3-5 lbs per month and that just doesn't seem right. At my one year my dr and I are going to check things out because I email them everyother month saying something just isn't right. I still need to get off about 60 lbs and I will get it off. I was up at 4:45 this morning for my three mile walk then vitamins and 16oz of H2O then at 7 2oz of turkey and a piece of swiss cheese. Didn't think I could tolerate protein drink this morning. We are having a back to basics week this week if you would like to join we started yesterday. Take your weight from yesterday and only have h2o and protein all week and see what happens check back in on monday Oct 3 and report your results. We can all do this together and I believe most of us on the Sept. board are having the same issues. Good Luck and I hope you join us. Tina

I am a little down at my one year anniversary! I am down 91 pounds.. I had been down 96 pounds for a minute a week and a half ago but have since been in a head battle with myself and not winning!. Also due to my hernia I have not been able to play tennis, my main source of exercise. Yes I could have walked but didn't! I had really wanted to hit that century mark by today! ***My old mentality of all or nothing has crept back into my mind*** How stupid is it that 9 pounds is going to make me feel so bad?!!! I have to think about the good that has come in the last year and I have to think of the next 6 months of opportunity ahead of me!!!! I am having hernia repair, TT and breast lift/aug in 8 days and then as soon as I am given the go ahead I am going to hit the courts hard! (My team of ladies are waiting eagerly for my return!) I really want to lose 20-25 pounds and reach my goal of 155-160! I am thinking I will feel pretty good about myself after I heal from my surgery and that will give me another boost to get to my goal. Although not looking forward to recovery one little bit.! I will let you all know how my surgery went. Thanks for being here for me when I need you all! Karen

Congratulations, Marianne!! Doesn't one year ago seem like a lifetime ago?? Best wishes, Beth 280/138

Today I got a letter in the mail from my PCP's office. Apparently my Vitamin D is very low. He is putting me on an 8 week regiment of I believe (if i heard the lady right) 60,000IU of Vitamin D once a week for 8 week's. To me that makes me believe my level must be pretty low. I am going to talk to the pharmacist when I pick up my scrip. Anyway, what ****** me off is that my surgeon is the one who ordered these test's at my last follow up visit. His office is the one that should have gotten back to me. When I had my blood drawn the lady asked if I wanted anyone else to get a copy of my results and of course I said my PCP because I always do. Had I not done that I would still be sitting here thinking everything was ok. I am going to wait and see if the surgeon's office get's back to me. I am going to give them 2 week's, then I am going to call and give them hell. It is not my responsability to know when something is wrong with me when I am not given the results. That is the responsability of the doctor. Anyone else have an issue with vitamin D? The thing with it too is that I've been complainging to my hubby for the last week that all my joint's hurt. I mean all of them. I looked it up today on line and that is a symptom of low vitamin D. Thanks for reading.... Shannon