before - 260 current - 165 total - 95 lbs I have been at 165 for about 2 months now (I think). I'm happy with the way I look. I wish I could lose 5 more just to say I'm in the century club though. Patty

. Kind of makes you wonder about the kind of person that makes it into med school, and then chooses general surgery. OK - many are nice, but a greater-than-statistically-probable proportion of surgeons have a real god complex and have had their own manners surgically removed. .

Please girls, take a good look at your before and afters. I did and you are all sooooo much more prettier and happier in your after pictures! Take a good look and I am sure you will see it! My doctor also told me that he will not recommend plastic surgery until after I am at goal weight for a year. A YEAR! I cried, yes he replied you need to let your skin memory catch up with your weight loss. Uhm, my skin memory is 52 years old, hope it can remember when I was in my 20's!!!!!! I was thin for such a brief moment. But I am so releaved that the numbers are finally going down that I refuse to worry until I am at goal weight. At my rate of loss it will be, lets see....................WHEN I AM 80. Try to be happy with what you have accomplished and check with a plastic surgeon. Get more than one opinion, because yes, insurance sometimes pay for PS when you have skin irratation and a lot of doctors have payment plans. Do not give up. We are worth it. Eileen

I am so glad to hear others have this same issue! Hmmm ... that is funny ... naming your pouch! Maybe I should name mine!?!? Will have to think of a name .... I love yours, ... Surely .... I've not really had much of a problem with the gas ... should consider myself lucky, huh? Thanks! And congrats to you too, on your success! You look great as well! Susan 288/167/150?

Caroline... It could be that you're not eating enough, though everybody's doctor has something different to say about that. I'm a few weeks more out than you and I'm eating anywhere between a cup and a 1 1/2 cups of food per meal. (~1000 calories) I did find out when I was working out so much that I had to increase my calories, but had to be careful that it wasn't junk. I wouldn't worry about eating more...in fact, I would probably recommend it. Good luck! ~Lisa -116.6 lbs 291/174.4 (doc's goal)