Hello to all Congratulations on everyones great weight loss! I'm just over 3 months out, down 57 lbs. and been wearing size 20 for a couple of weeks and they are getting bigger by the week Wahoo! I have been walking and a little weight/strenght training, but today I started back in Tae Kwon Do, I had my 1st class tonight with my 6 yr old daughter (it's cool that we can workout together)! It went really well and I still feel good (it didnt kill me). I had been a high green belt before I just got to heavy to continue working out, it was just much. Now I'm down less than what I was when I 1st started TKD. A lot of new faces but still the same awesome workout! I'm hoping by going back to TKD it will help me reach my personal goal, I know the surgery will only do so much and WE have to make the rest happen. I plan to keep walking and strenght training along with my TKD. (wish me luck that I can keep up). I guess my WOW monment this month was when I went out to the store the other day and grabed my DH jacket (XL) off the back of the chair and could not only wear it but zip it up! I dont think he liked it as much as I did. LOL... Good Luck and keep up the great work!!! Sherrie 278/221/145ish 10.12.04 Start of my new healthier life!

It hurts when i lay on my side with my knees together. Crumpled sheets under me hurts now...guess the paddings going I lay down i can see over my stomach and hair just below..its been years!!!! Im crossing my legs all the time. A man at a gas station started up a convo out of the blue and informed me he works out(wow was that a come on line after what 10+years) People twirl me around like im a model or something(I know im not all that and a bag of chips but aint it just soo swweeeeet) Sex on bottom doesnt leave me gasping for air. COntrary to my prior belief it can be quite nice. I am outta womens sizes mind you in the largest misses size but ILL TAKE IT!!! well thats my top wow go figure things this month what are some of yours.... i love wow moments dont you guys.

GREAT thread - congratulations to ALL of us!!!! I'm down 48 pounds since surgery, 66 total. I finally went out and bought some new clothes last night. I mainly wear excercise clothes all day since I am home with the kids, and usually go out to Curves at night. Well, I was at the pharmacy the other day and someone asked when my baby was due. My clothes are SO big - I bought some new "jogging suit" type outfits. Here is a WOW moment htough - about 2 months ago, I was shopping and tried on a new winter coat size XL and it was snug, but I could zip it. Well, I figured for $40, I could wait....who knows what size I will be next year....why waste the money. Well, last night I was in the same store and the coat was on sale for only $19.99....so I grabbed an XL, tried it on and it was still snug but looks so much better than my size 2X I am wearing. I bought it, brought it home and tried it on for hubby - THEN I notice the tag on the inside of the coat....size LARGE. I grabbed, what I thought was, the wrong size......so I am wearing a plain old size L. I also bought some new bras and undies since mine were....well..you all know the story. Its nice to wear a bra that fits now! And to top it off, when I walked into Curves tonight, the manager walked up behind me asking "Can I help you", which I thought was odd since I am there every day...when I turned around, she said "OMG its you - I totally didn't recognize you from the back at all" Of course, I was in my new coat which actually FITS and doesn't make me look 3 sizes bigger........these are the types of things that get me motivated!!! I'll tell ya'...I had a killer workout after that! Jenn 232/184/140

Hey Christine - I use the Amino Infusion 5000 - you can either take staright shots, like medicine, or mix it with water. 1 tbsp = 5 gr protein. I mix 6 tbsp with 16 oz water and I have no problem getting that down - it doesn't taste medicainal, or like protein drink...its mild, not wicked sweet (although its very sweet if you take it straight). I had such huge issues with the protein drinks right after surgery. The Amino Infusion has saved me. I thought maybe I was over the whole "gag" thing, so I recently tried to make a Nectar shake and the smell of it made me dry heave. So i have 2 big buckets of the crap I bought pre-op LOL What a waste. Anyway - the Amino is a little strong to take it straight - but if you have a hard time, its easy enough to swallow one tbsp at a time! I like to mix mine iwth the water so it forces me to get that 16 oz of liquid in. Some days, that was the only liquids I got! Lately, I have been craving milk. I drink about 10 - 20 oz a day, I think. And I have tried soda too - I do ok, I stirred it up (I always did that though I LOVE flat Diet Coke) but I was so nervous about it, it wasn't worth it. Anway - I am always watchign to see who asks about protein drninks since mine was such a good solution for me. JEnn

Hey Ladie - busy day with the kids and didn't have much time to get online. I had a great day - really watched my food and only ate 3 meals...not a single snack PLUS I went to Curves. I played hard with the kids and I put a good CD on and danced around with them for over an hour. Not only did I get a great workout, the kids thought I was the coolest thing going, letting them rock out in the kitchen and run around singing at the top of our lungs!!! I just came of a plateau where I stayed the same for a little over 3 weeks. I finally dropped a couple of pounds, but here I am, a week later and I am the same. This weekend was rough - being snowed in, I ate TOO much junk. Since I don't dump, it was easy to reach for those comfort foods. I feel so much better today since I ate good and excercised yesterday and today.....now I just have to keep it up. Have a great night!! Jenn