HAPPY 10th MONTH SURGIVERSARY TO ME!!! As of this morning I have officially lost 200lbs since my highest weight, in the fall of 2005. I lost 49lbs before surgery "on my own" , 19lbs on my Pre- Op Diet and 131lbs since surgery day. This also means I have lost 33.3 points off my BMI also. INSANE! I can NOT believe that I have lost this much weight. This makes my stats as follows: Starting weight 427 lbs Starting BMI 71.1 Pre-Op Diet weight 378 lbs Pre-Op Diet BMI 62.9 Surgery Weight 359lbs Surgery BMI 59.7 Current weight 227 lbs Current BMI 37.8 Goal weight 150 lbs Total to lose 277 lbs ---------------------------------------------------------------- Total Lost Since Pre Op Diet -151 lbs (Started 2 weeks before surgery.) Total Lost Since Surgery -132 lbs Total Lost so far -200 lbs Total to lose till just Overweight 47 lbs Total to lose till Onederland 28 lbs Total LEFT to lose to make goal 77 lbs ---------------------------------------------------------------- Progress: 72 % of the way to goal!! Percent of body weight lost: -46.8 % ---------------------------------------------------------------- ::Milestones/Goals - Met This Week:: 228 - 150lbs down from Pre-op Diet Start Weight 9/17/06 227 - 200lbs down from highest weight. 12/05 ::Upcoming Milestones/Goals:: 224 - 150lbs lost since first weight in at Great Falls 9/13/06 ( 3 lbs to go - by the end of August) 223 - Same weight I was when I got married in 1996 ( 4 lbs to go - by the end of August) 213.5 - Lost 50% of my total body weight. ( 13.5 lbs to go - by the end of September)

Dear Friends, As I previously posted on some of these boards, on October 20, 2007, I am joining the American Diabetes Association's first ever Step Up to Fight Diabetes walk/climb in Philadelphia. Step Up is a ten mile walk through the city that includes a thousand stairs. Due to the generosity of my Step Up supporters, I have well exceeded my original $1000 fundraising goal and am working toward a new goal of $2500. This is the first time I have ever done anything like this. I was diagnosed with diabetes three years ago and struggled with it daily until my WLS last year. I have not had a symptom since October 31, 2006! Millions of others have not been so fortunate. My big brother, John, lost his life to diabetes in 1995, at age 41. I am walking for him. I am walking because I can and because I am so grateful for my own good health. I am walking to save lives. Current stats show that about 25% of Americans are diabetic or pre-diabetic and while incidences of death from other major diseases are decreasing annually, death from diabetes is increasing. Diabetes is now an epidemic. And diabetes has no mercy; it takes you piece by piece. Money raised by this event will benefit the American Diabetes Association in their research and advocacy efforts, as well as services provided to diabetics and their families. If you wish to support this important endeavor and help the millions of Americans who are struggling with diabetes, please contact me at [email protected] for info on donating by check, or visit my website to contribute online. http://main.diabetes.org/goto/Lisa.Corbeil Thanks very much! Lisa

Happy Wedding! Your pictures are lovely!!! Enjoy your marriage.

Here I am again----late as usual. Still losing, slow but sure (I hope......) 7-30-07: Highest Pre-surgery weight: 253 (BMI 47.8) Before Liquid Diet: 234 (BMI 44.2) Day of Surgery: 223 (BMI 42.1) Last weigh-in: 166 (BMI 31.4) Today: 165 (BMI 31.2) Loss for the week: 1 pounds Lost since surgery: 58 pounds Lost since highest ever: 88 pounds Remaining needed to lose to reach personal goal: 40 I hope everyone has a great week! Dawn

Thank you guys for the good vibes soooo much!!!!!