Hi Amy, It is so hard to believe 15 months have gone by. It was so fast. I've been on prozac since before the surgery. (I believe the whole world should be on it. LOL) But with the holidays approaching, the stress level is increasing and just yesterday I was thinking I would have to increase my medicine so I could make it thru the holiday. And I know it is from not having the comfort of food to turn to. It is an interesting side-effect. who would have thought. you did great. You're lucky to have no loose skin. Mine is sagging everywhere but that's o.k. I rather have saggy skin than be like before. have a great holiday. koukla

hi little rocker! yes the whole transferring addictions is fascinating to me, especially now, i can appreciate it and understand it. when you no longer have food to use as your coping mechanism to deal with stress and anxiety, i can see why people turn to alcohol or other addictions when food can no longer be their crutch. fascinating, and something i won't forget any time soon. happy holidays! amy

i'm 32 but defintely have seen my sexual appetite return with a vengeance. i hadn't had sex in oh probably 6 years until just recently (october) and remember how much i missed it. i think i feel sexy, that's why i'm enjoying it. i don't have nor do i want to have sex when i feel BIG. it's fun to go shopping but still depressing to look at my ass in the three way mirrors at nordstrom's! bleh! i try to stay away from those mirrors when my ass shows! there's no good way around it. i still find i like it semi-dark when i have sex. still have to get over that one. amy

Hi pam, you're doing it right if you can stay away from meds, that is the best for sure! i wasn' t MO until recently, about 1 year, although i feel like i've been fat all of my life or at least struggled with it all my life for sure. that's the only reason i don't have loose skin i think. i would like to thank my genes, but i don't think it is that. you can get rid of loose skin with a TT all the same. when my doctor saw me a few weeks ago, she assumed i had gotten one. anyway, thank god for control hose! i haven't told many people about starting up on lexapro because there is a part of me that takes this as defeat that i can't deal with my anxiety on my own. i exercise in the morning but tried to switch it up to night to see if that helped me sleep. i tried everything from baths to sleeping pills my doctor put me on to drinking nighttime tea to sex! nothing put me to sleep. when my doctor became a little perplexed that sleeping pills weren't even helping, she determined that wasn't the root of my problems ,that it was more anxiety-driven and insomnia was just an effect of the anxiety. she was definitely right. thanks for your response, amy

or option 3 wait 7 days so you open it in between...lol decisions decisions I'll be sending my gift out this week , I had sooooooooooo much fun doing this, I had a realy fun giftee to shop for. Shel