Pete, I see we had our surgery on the same day. First of all welcome to October's Message Board. I check the message board everyday. I am alittle disappointed by the few postings that we get but none the less still excited. I just wish more October Babies would post here along with the main message boards. Because I love to see how everything is going for my fellow October Babies. We should be able to help one out with different ideas. Also to help one another over come problems and plateaus.....Yes, I had hit a bad plateau for almost 4 weeks. But I am now over that. In fact on Christmas i've hit the #50 point. I never thought I could or would ever loss 50# in 2 months....Hugs to myself. Well I hope your experience is also a successful one. It's not all easy but it's worth it in the long run. Good luck and have a Happy New Year!! Monice Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Hello all - hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Here is what I ate yesterday: B - spinach quiche (no crust) L - 1.5 scallops wrapped in bacon, 1/4 c steamed carrots D - 1/2 grilled cheese on light oat & fiber bread S - 1 wedge laughing cow cheese & 3 whole wheat crackers protien drink Drank alot of skim milk all day - probably about 24 oz!!! I have been craving milk so much and I can drink it pretty quick...feels so good to take a gulp of something cold. I can do this with my protein drink as well, but if I take a gulp of water, I get such cramps!? Weird, huh? I did really well over Christmas - well, I ate a bit too much at our traditional Christmas Eve chinese food fest. I had 1/2 beef teriyaki and some pork egg foo yong SOOOO good but too greasy with that gravy and I felt a bit yucky for about an hour. Christmas day I had a little prime rib (my first time cooking it and it was GREAT!) and a bite of potatoes and some carrots. HOW cool is it to be able to walk away from a holiday meal without feeling like I am going to explode and all that guilt?! NICE....... Jenn -41 (-59 total)

I had my my surgery at the end of October, However.. I just found out about this Message Board this morning! Boy, could you guys have saved me a LOT of boo-boo's! -*But of course, I would have probably eaten that one too many pieces of turkey ANYWAY! Hope to hear from (ANYONE) soon! Love, Peter Anthony Roland (pete) Miami Beach, Florida

Thanks for the reassurance, guys! And it may actually be helping--I'm under 260 today (259.5) for the first time in years!!! Lisa -47.5!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...I have been told so many times by loved ones that 2005 will be an awesome year...I pray that we all feel the blessings that are in store for us..... Take Care, Ann -44 pounds