I SAY KEEP IT GOING !!! ITS NICE TO SEE HOW EVERYONE IS DOING. WE WILL ALL LOOSE DIFFERENTLY, LETS JUST KEEP CHEERING US ON NO MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW WE LOOSE, IT SHOULD BE HOW WELL WE FEEL NOW, NOT HOW MUCH WEIGHT WE'VE LOST. BEST WISHES TO ALL. PRE-OP-357 TODAY-224 SURG-10/21/04 LOST-133 YEAH! BE HAPPY FOR THE TOOL TO KEEP GOING DOWNWARDS.

I say keep posting. I am a slow loser but I still like to see where everyone is and always hope that there will be a couple people like me so that I don't panic!!! I had surgery on 10/13 started at 278 and am now 202. I seem to be losing and gaining the same three pounds the last couple weeks and it's driving me nuts!

Hi Sheryl! Well for me I like your monthly roll call it keeps us all in touch with each other and how we all are doing. Thank you for taking the time keeping us in touch with each other. I am now 8 mts out and doing fine. Surgery date: 10/14/04 Starting weight: 310 Todays weight: 178 Loss: 132 I never worry if I lose or not lose weight like everyone else. I'm just greatful that I have lost it and how much my life has changed for the better and how this surgery has given me my life back.

Hi Everyone! I haven't been around lately, but I enjoy reading about everyones progress. My Surgery was on 10/28/04 Starting weight - 249 Current weight - 178 I am wearing size 14 jeans, what a wonderful feeling. I haven't lost as much as some, but I feel wonderful! Keep on keepin on! Miranda

I enjoy reading about how others are doing...even if they are losing faster than me. I would vote to continue ROLL CALL. I really like to read about how people that had surgery the same month as me are doing. I get inspiration from some comments and reassurance from others. It also helps me to see if I'm doing something wrong. I don't understand why people would say that they would rather not see how others are doing...but if that's the case - just don't read the posts for ROLL CALL - isn't that a simple solution? I don't go to any type of support group. I have not even been back to see my surgeon since I left the hospital after my operation. This is the only support I have had. We are all different and we shouldn't expect to have our bodies do exactly the same thing at the same time - BUT - we all are on the same journey. I don't usually even post, but I wanted to vote YES we continue. As for my journey, I'm very nervous about how much farther I'm going to go. I have slowed to a near stand still over the last month and a half. I lose a pound, then gain two, then lose three, then gain one. It has been very different from earlier on. I remember my doctor saying that some people only lose 80% of their extra weight...and I'm worried about that being me. I also worry that I can eat more than most of the people that are as far out of surgery as me. I really, REALLY worry that I don't have any kind of reaction to sugar...I have never experienced "dumping", it doesn't seem to matter what I eat. I guess that it's safe to say that I'm just worrying about everything. On the bright side, I can't remember the last time I felt this good...or looked this good! I got on a pair of 14 jeans today for the first time in 12 years! Surgery date: 10/12/04 Starting weight: 294 Current weight: 184 Loss: 110 pounds!!!! Hoping for a final weight of 135 (I think...I haven't set a goal weight and the doctor never told me what he thought it should be) Wishing you all the best, Karla