Congratulations!!! I hope to some day get to a size 14-16 myself. I wish you continued success!!!

Sorry it took so long for me to post. Yes, my re-birth is on 10-20-05. It has been great but since I started so high I thought I would of lost more by now. I am down by 127lbs. I would of loved for it to be more by now, but I had been on a plateau (from hell) (LOL) for 2 months and getting a bit frustrated. At last this past weekend I just lost 4 lbs.. I have continued w/ protein and veggies first and have the occasional sugar free chocolate. As my nut. says everything in moderation... I have been great with all my vitamins and water. It has been an amazing year and although I continue to view myself as a huge person, I continue to work on the whole body image thing. I have realized that I am a food addict and always will be. I just view food a bit differently now. I have my good days and bad days. Days I think oh my God I have eaten so much, and days I can hardly eat. All in all I wouldn't trade it for the world! I try to take things one day at a time and enjoy this new found appreciation for life that had been long forgotten! I wish you continued success and I thank you and all the OH members for continued support!

Well my anniverary date is October 22! I started at 325 and am down to 185! OH MY GOSH! I am 5' 10" and on my 11 month anniversary I saw my surgeon and he said " well it's time to get ready for the tummy tuck now". He had originally told me I would probably be needing to get down to 160 lbs, but has revised that goal. He said I am really looking great and that if I lost a few more pounds that would be ok, but not to make an effort to do so. That my body will lose more if I need to lose it but if I stabilize where I am that would be ok and the abdominoplasty will probably take 15 or 20 pounds off (I've got lots of loose skin) and then I will be right where I need to be!! I am so happy with my weight loss, I started out at a size 28 /30 and today I put on a pair of size 10 jeans. (they are pretty snug, but I did not have to do anything special to get them zipped up!!) All my co workers are so proud of me and tell me how wonderful I look, younger, healthier, and "skinny" I can't remember ever feeling so good about how I looked as long as I have lived.!!!! well Happy Birthday to all of us, and best of luck to everyone, I wish on everyone the success that I have had! Dianne- I feel so

My one yr anniv. was yesterday and I've lost 109lbs. I've been at the same weight give or take two pounds for the last month now. I need to lose another 50lbs. Is it common to stall like this and then start losing again? Any suggestions???? I am very happy with the loss I've had but would love to drop a little more.

My 1 yr anniversary is today. But I feel like a failure to be honest. I started out @ 292 and currently as of this morning am at 200.2. *Yesterday I finally hit 199.8, but boy has it been a struggle! I thought I'd be soooo much thinner by now, but alas, here I sit feeling like a "non" loser. My weight loss is a struggle. Every pound is soooo much work for me to lose. It's taken me about 3 1/2 months to lose approx. 12 pounds., but that is my reality. I've had my thyroid checked and I'm in "the middle" whatever that means. So no medication to jump start my metabolism for me! I take wonderful supplements (from Susan Maria's site) and work out at Curves Monday - Saturday and also work out by cycling 3x's per week for at least 10 miles as well. So I KNOW I'm getting enough exercise. I'm currently following a low-carb diet so I should be still losing, but my body is just not cooperating as it used to before I had this surgery. Is this strange? I used to be able to lose about 2-3 lbs per week on a diet, now I am lucky to lose 1 lb every 2-3 weeks? Is anyone else having this issue? Just curious. All in all, I am happy to be sooo much thinner than I was, but am a bit depressed that I am not at my goal as so many others are...Oh well, I will keep on and hope for the best, what else can I do? I refuse to give up!!! Best, Joyce