How's everyone doing??

I don't get to get on here much, but I wanted to check in and see how all my September Brothers & Sisters are doing.. It so doesn't feel like it's been 8mths since my surgery... I'm down from 255lbs, to 153.5... I've only got 18.5 till I'm at goal... Wearing a size 10 pants, down from a 24 & I can fit into Medium shirts.. Woohoo... I make it to the gym 4-5 days a week, which I just really got good about doing the last 2 mths or so.. Before work was just super crazy with too much overtime.. Hope to see that everyone else is doing great as well..

You are doing great - congratulations! Next Saturday will be my 8 month surgiversary. I've lost 100 pounds and would like to lose another 26, but I'll have to see how things go. I'm "flirting" with size 10, down from size 22. I'm off most of my meds. I tried to go off the Lipitor and Atenolol, but I had a heart attack about 11 years ago, so the doctor says the Atenolol stays. He tried no Lipitor for a month, but the cholesterol numbers climbed right back up there, so I guess that's the genetic component at work. Otherwise, no more hypertension, lower back pain, GERD, knee pain or foot pain. I work out at least 5x/wk. I've started walking to and from work when we have casual days, and I feel great! The only thing I have a hard time with is getting all the water in, but I keep trying to do it. Life is good.

I feel great. I have gone from a size 24 or 26 down to a size 12 or 14. My pre-surgery weight was 306, I now weigh 202, so I am down 104 pounds. I haven't been exercising, and I know I need to. I need some major motivation. I think I need to go buy a size 10 outfit and use it to motivate me to fit the exercise in, so that I will be able to fit my body into it. I look at pictures of me from last summer and can hardly believe that it is me. Life sure has changed for the better. I have trouble sometimes getting enough fluids in too. I have the same trouble with work right now, we were short handed for a long time, but now that we have hired someone, we still have to take the time out of our schedules to train, and now vacations are starting too. Stress is something that I am having trouble dealing with. Life would be so much easier if we only had to worry about ourselves and our own health. Kids, work, school, family, homework (for myself and my kids), housework, after school sports, everything seems to conspire against the things you need to do for yourself.

Wow, you all are doing great! I'm down from 354 to 207. I haven't been exercising as much as you guys, time to get with the program. My youngest son graduates from HS in a few weeks, and then I can start riding my bike to work and taking lunch breaks at the gym (I'm there 3x per week for water aerobics but can add weight training and treadmill during the weekdays).

I'm down 150lbs officially as of the 10th. I've still got alot more to lose. I haven't dropped alot in sizes which disappoints me. I have sagging skin, which I expected. It bothers me in my arms. Everywhere else I can hide it in clothes, but short sleeves, I just don't like it. It is ok, its a problem I will fix down the road. I have an incisional hernia that is estimated toweigh about 50lbs. So that extra 50lbs in my belly also limits the size of my shirts and pants. It still hinders my walking, but I am getting so much better. I started at a place where I was just about bed-bound, so every step I take now, I feel blessed. I lose about 20lbs a month, so by my 1 years anniversary, I should be down 200lbs (I hope). It amazes me that I lost 150lbs in 8 months!

Wow Carol, great progress! That hernia does not sound fun. Do you have plans for surgery to repair that? -Jasmine

Hey all you sept girls and boys im doing good im down from a size freakin 20 to a size 8 woooohooooo!!ill be 8 months on saturday wow time flys when your loseing weight , it has been one hell of a ride, im still haveing head trips about my weight i sometimes feel that im still the fat girl, its weird but i guess my head will catch up with the weight loss sooner or later!!! keep up all the good work everybody!!!!!

I hit goal last month and am about 8.5lbs under right now. I weighed in at 149.5 lbs for the past 3 weeks which is a little lower than I want to be. I'm 5'9" and a size 6, which is crazy to me. I feel great. The loose skin thing isn't too horrible, but my boobs are *so* sad. I was working out 3-4 days a week, but haven't been in much lately (we're selling our house so that's taking up all my time).

Congratulations on reaching your goal. That must feel great. I've never been able to reach any of my weight goals in my life, and I'm about 24 pounds away from mine now, which is actually the closest I've ever been to goal. Hoping to get there by my one year anniversary.

Congratulations to all you losers! I don't post here very often either, but as I approach my eight month surgiversary I have to share how glad I am that I had the surgery and changed my life! I am down 75 pounds and still 25 pounds from goal, but oh, so happy to be losing! I've gone from a size 26 to a 16 and can't believe the difference in the way I feel. So much more energy! I've been slacking off on my exercise, too, but seeing the results those of you who have been exercising more are getting will motivate me to get back to it now that the weather is finally getting more spring-like! Happy Surgiversary to you all!