Thanksgiving is almost here, a holiday consecrated to eating. What are YOU going to do to keep your eating under control? My strategies: 1) No alcohol on Thanksgiving. If I drink too much, I may eat too much. 2) Take a walk after the meal. Even if it is just a stroll, it will help boost my metabolism. 3) Eat Thanksgiving meal at someone else's house, so I don't have a refrigerator full of left-overs. Good luck to us all! Sheryl

Sorry all for not replying to your responses to my previous post. I was away as there was a death in my family. I just got back home and read all of your replies. I'm still unhappy and have been eating bad things. I feel my clothes getting a bit tighter,just enough that I know I need to get back on track. I'm not sure where to begin again. I want to go back to maybe doing just protein and drinks like when I just got home from having surgery and the weight came off quickly. I told myself that I didn't want to gain any weight back, the way I'm going that may happen. I promise to return replies next time you respond. Thanks for listening. Lisa J. in Mass

I am so glad you brought this up. I am not the only one. And to contridict Vicki she is not the queen of junk food. To day I had 3 full size candy bars, 8 mini's, 1 pack of 6 mini donuts and an Ice cream bar. O and did i forget the 44oz coke. What are we going to do? I have gained 12 lb so far from my low and I am stil 60 lb from goal. Pray for me as I will keep you all in my prayers. Deb

Well, better late than never, or so they say, so welcome to the boards! I had lap RNY, so can't really say where you should be in terms of weight loss at 12 months out. I do know that results vary widely and 94 pounds sounds like you've made great progress. Sorry about the miscommunication with your doctor's office; hopefully that's all ironed out now. Anyway, welcome aboard and happy reading Kellie Lap RNY 10/25/2005 396/222/165?

Hi Jane & everyone checking in! I haven't been on this board in a long time. I am down 96 lbs. & more inches than I can count! I started at a size 26W & am comfortable in 12's with an occasional 10 & one 8 (musta been a misprint! ) I dread seeing old habits creep back in, but they have! I have had a ton of stress in my life over the past several months & that hasn't helped any! But I know it's up to me to grab the proverbial bull by the horns & get with it! I have upped my fluid intake & just inthe past week & a half have dropped 4 pounds! Sometimes I see myself & see the same old fat girl inthe mirror 7 other times I see someone that looks strange & too thin to me. Weird how body dysmorphia can wreak havoc on us! Anyone else suffer from this strange thing? I look forward to catching up with everyone! I think yall look fantastic! I have the most weight in my panni area. There is still substance there though, not just skin. My surgeon told me I was at a HEALTHY WEIGHT! WooHooo! Never heard that before! I am documenting fungal infections, frequent bladder infections that my PCP says are related to the weight of my pannus on my bladder!! Stay in touch yall!! Gina L