Hello!!! My DH just took my 5-month pics (I hit 5 months yesterday) and I added them to my page. I have to say this journey has been amazing so far! I feel so much better and healthier!! I've been sick for a little while now, but even on my not so good days right now, I feel 110% better than I did before this life-changing surgery! I'd do it again in a heartbeat!

Its amazing what this surgery does! Congrats to everyone! I started at 292 (5'6) in a size 26/28 and im now 215lbs in a baggy 18.

I can't view your pics, but your weight loss is incredible! That's fantastic! I started in a size 26 at 333 pounds. I am now a size 14-16 or large at 224.5 pounds. I can't wait till I'm in Onederland!

I feel guilty at posting to this one as I have lost 79 pounds since October 18, and 109 since I started my journey. My doc said that I'm at the "high end of normal." Everybody is different. Look at it this way, the slower you lose it, the better off for your skin. I'm beginning to have some hangly dangly issues with mine. Not bad, but I can tell. Make sure you are drinking lots of water. It helps.

Hi Rosalind - I'm a slow loser, too. 10/1 surgery weight was 270, almost 6 months later and I've only lost 59 lbs. I eat 5-6 meals a day 2-3 hours apart. My protein averages 80g/day, and calories are 800-1000. I try to stay away from heavy carbs, but do have one serving of potatos (no rice or pasta) a week. I don't think it specifically has much to do with what you are or are not eating... it's just a metabolism thing. I'm trying to find a center to get my resting metabolic rate tested so I know exactly how my body processes energy since all the numbers the nuts and surgeons give you are just averages. It's frustrating, but as long as the scale is moving in the right direction I try to keep optimistic. ((((HUGS))))