Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You go girl!!!! Congratulations!!

THANK YOU MS LISA ... THIS CAN BE LIKE A LIVING NIGHTMARE, BUT THERE ARE TIMES OF HAPPINESS AS WELL. AFTER TELLING OTHERS OF THE SITUATION, SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE, LIKE YOU, TOLD ME OF THEIR OWN SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. IT TRULY DOES HELP! YES MA'AM, OUR WL JOURNEY IS DEFINITELY A BRIGHT SIDE! I'VE HEARD THAT FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT THEIR DOCs WANT THEM TO WAIT UNTIL AT LEAST 18 MONTHS OR 6 MONTHS AFTER REACHING GOAL. IT MAKES SENSE, BUT I SURE DO GET EXCITED FOR MY GB FRIENDS WHO ARE HAVING PLASTICS DONE NOW. OVERALL, I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH MY WEIGHT LOSS BUT I CAN SEE WHERE I STILL HAVE FAT AROUND MY MIDDLE THAT NEEDS TO GO AWAY BEFORE EVEN CONSIDERING PLASTICS. THERE'S MY BIGGEST WEAKNESS; I HAVEN'T EXERCISED. I'M FINISHING A TAX PROJECT & SHOULD BE DONE THIS WEEK ... KICK ME IN THE BEHIND TO GET ON MY CARDIO GLIDE, WALK THE DOG, RIDE MY RECLINE BIKE ... SOMETHING! I MAY CHECK INTO CURVES. THERE'S ONE JUST UP THE ROAD. I AM IN A STALL AGAIN & AM R-E-A-L-L-Y SLOWING DOWN LOSING. LET ME KNOW HOW YOU DO GOING TO THE GYM; IF IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR TUMMY FAT THAT YOU CAN'T LOSE. I STARTED A HOME BUSINESS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO & HAD TO GIVE IT UP DUE TO MOMMA'S DECLINING HEALTH BUT, YOU ARE SO RIGHT, IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME & EFFORT. I THINK EVEN MORE THAN WORKING OUTSIDE THE HOME. BUT, IT WOULD SURE HELP US TIME WISE & LIFESTYLE WISE IF WE CAN MAKE A GO OF IT THIS COMING YEAR! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICK

I JUST POSTED AN ANSWER ON THE SC BOARD TO A YOUNG LADY WHO WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF SHE SHOULD TELL HER RELATIVES THAT SHE WAS HAVING WLS BECAUSE THEY WERE ALWAYS SAYING MEAN THINGS BEHIND HER BACK & SHE DIDN'T WANT THEM TO DO THAT ABOUT HER SURGERY ... THE FUNNY THING IS THAT I TOLD HER, THIS HAPPENS FAT OR THIN & HERE YOU ARE, MS ERIN, BEING FLAMED FOR BEING THIN & PROUD OF IT ... THIS IS WHAT I POSTED ABOUT MEAN PEOPLE ... I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE BEST ADVICE ON THIS SUBJECT THAT YOU CAN USE IN ANY SITUATION OF YOUR LIFE, MS JAMIE. NOT THAT I AM ALL THAT SMART, BUT NICK & I HAVE MADE EVERY MISTAKE THERE IS TO MAKE & JUST NOW, IN MY 50s & NICK'S 60s, WE ARE FINALLY GETTING OUR FEET UNDER US. MAKE YOUR DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT YOU KNOW IS RIGHT FOR YOU ... TAKE THE GOOD COUNSEL OF OTHERS WHO HAVE YOUR BEST INTEREST AT HEART, BUT DO NOT, NOT, NOT GIVE ANY IMPORTANCE TO THOSE PEOPLE & THEIR OPINIONS WHO CAUSE DISTRESS IN YOUR LIFE, TRY TO CONTROL OR MANIPULATE YOU, OR TREAT YOU ABUSIVELY OR WITH DISRESPECT. IN THIS SITUATION LIKE IN OTHERS IN YOUR LIFE, DO WHAT YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT DOING. IF YOU WANT TO SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOF TOPS THAT YOU'RE HAVING GASTRIC BYPASS, DO IT NO MATTER WHAT REACTION YOU'LL GET FROM YOUR MEAN-SPIRITED RELATIVES. DO IT JUST BECAUSE IT FEELS GOOD TO YOU. IF YOU WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE JUST TELLING A FEW CLOSE FRIENDS & RELATIVES, THEN DO THAT. THE POINT IS THAT MEAN PEOPLE WILL FIND SOMETHING MEAN TO SAY OR DO NO MATTER WHAT YOUR DECISION IS. IF YOU TELL THEM, THEY'LL FIND SOMETHING HURTFUL TO SAY ... IF YOU DON'T TELL THEM, THEY'LL FIND SOMETHING HURTFUL ... IF YOU LOSE 100 #s IN 6 MONTHS, THEY'LL FIND SOMETHING HURTFUL TO SAY ... IF YOU LOSE 25 #s IN 6 MONTHS, THEY'LL FIND SOMETHING HURTFUL TO SAY ... SOOOOOOOOOOO, DON'T ALLOW PEOPLE LIKE THAT TO STEAL YOUR JOY & YOUR LIFE'S EXPERIENCES OTHERWISE YOU ARE THE ONE LOSING OUT & YOUR DESERVE BETTER! THEY AREN'T MEAN BECAUSE YOU ARE HEAVY ... THEY ARE MEAN BECAUSE THEY CHOOSE TO BE MEAN. WE ALL HAVE PAIN IN OUR LIVES THAT WE COULD USE AS EXCUSES TO HURT OTHERS, BUT MOST PEOPLE TAKE THE HIGH ROAD & ACT TOWARDS OTHERS WITH CIVILITY & RESPECT. BUT, THOSE WHO EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM DOING WHAT IS RIGHT WILL FIND ANY "REASON" TO BE MEAN. IF YOU'RE FAT, THEY'LL HURT YOU. IF YOU LOSE THE WEIGHT, THEY'LL HURT YOU. IF YOU LOOSE IT QUICKLY ... SLOWLY ... IT DOESN'T MATTER. THE DAMANGE IS IN THEM & INSTEAD OF FACING THEIR OWN DEMONS, THEIR OWN ISSUES, THEY STRIKE OUT IN CRUELTY AGAINST OTHERS THEY ENVY. REMEMBER, MEAN PEOPLE WILL ONLY BE AS MEAN AS YOU ALLOW THEM TO BE TO YOU. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO LIVE YOUR LIFE JOYFULLY IN SPITE OF CRUEL PEOPLE & YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY, "THIS FAR & NO FURTHER"! SO GIRL ... YOU DO EXACTLY WHAT WILL BRING YOU JOY & EXCITEMENT & SELF WORTH & DON'T LET ANYONE TAKE THAT AWAY FROM YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

HI, just had to stop by and tell you how proud I am . I know you feel it took you a while but guess what you made it. You have done wonderful at working that tool Way to go, Jennifer 361 / 189 / 175ish?

Cheryl, Glad to hear all the tests came back negative. Sounds like you had a Syncope, the vasovagal type. I work in the medical field so I know alot of medical terms. I too recently had a stress test done as I was having major chest pains that wouldn't go away. My gastroenterologist thought was just GERD or Hiatal Hernia pain and wanted me to have the test to make sure it wasn't cardiac related, which he was almost sure wasn't, but better to be safe than sorry. The results came back negative, just like we thought it would. So I must have had GERD bad. Glad that you are taking it a bit easy and taking time out for yourself. Hope you had a nice birthday anyway. Hope you get a better job soon if you are in the market for a new one. Lisa J. in Mass