Wow! I did my BMI. I am a 29.5. That isn't even obese at all. It is only overweight. Cool! Karen

Arrrgh! I *wish* I could go! Unfortunately, I have jury duty in May...

hello, i had surgery 10/17/03...my bmi was 44.1 and i weighed 285...i am now at a bmi of 29.5 and i now weigh 193.... i am very excited!!! melinda

Catherine, I'm so excited to hear that your recent diet modifications have been such a success! You are going to get that 80 lbs off in record time AND be healthier than ever before. Good for you! I'm proud of you. Sandra

Welcome Susan, You are doing great! It's never too early to start documenting rashes, etc. for plastics down the road. Take pictures of the rashes too. I'm very careful about my diet too. Sugar must be no more than single digits...carbs no more than 20 per day. Protein more than 60 grams per day from food. (I get another 60 grams from my protein shakes.) When I look at a label, it has to have more protein than carbs or I won't touch it. Then I look at the sugar. More than 6? No way. I don't do anything white except cottage cheese. No milk, sugar, bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, flour. Don't do fruit because of the high sugar content. I don't subscribe to the 3 meals a day & two snacks philosophy. Some days I might do that, others I might only eat twice. In addition to my food and protein, I take calcium citrate, carbonyl iron, vit c, vit d, vit a, biotin, zinc, Centrum Complete multis and b-12 sublinguals. Life is good. I hit the century club before 5 months. Have never lost a single strand of hair. Have never been hungry. Never went through the hibernation phase. Never had nausea, food problems, etc. Never had a plateau but have spent time at certain "steps" before losing again. Was a 26/28...now I'm in 16's. Sandra Open RNY 10/17/03 317/215/175