Highest:  270
Surgery:  265
10 months: 194.5
Goal:  135
59.5 lbs to go

I feel like such a failure.  I had been so on track and losing regularly.  Then I went on vacation in May to Italy for 15 days.  That got me out of the exercise mode and certainly out of the routine with meals.  I have found it hard to find my way back.  I was exercising every day and now it's maybe once a week.  I am also eating all the wrong stuff.  I have lost nothing in three months.
Does anyone have some words of advice or motivation to get me back where I need to be?  I would love to hear menu suggestions.  How do you begin your day in meals?

Highest: 328
Surgery: 324
Current: 227
Goal: Not sure

I am just happy to be 101 lighter!!!!!!!!!!!

After having lap-band surgery last October, having a port infection for the past 9 plus months, being sick with infection after infection for the past 9 plus months, being in the hospital and nursing home because of the infection,  having puss drained through a needle in my abdomen last month, a gauze packing removed from my port site.....finally, my wound healed!!!  If I didn't seek help from the Wound Clinic at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, I more than likely would still have the infection.  Now I have an eroded lap band and have to have surgery to have it removed.  I lost over 65 lbs.  I hate the thought of gaining it all back. 

I urge anyone having similar infections that won't clear up to go to a wound clinic.  They can help tremendously.  In my case, it was a gauze packing inside my wound that caused my infections. 

Hi y'all!

I started at:

Highest ever: 311 (2000)

Surgery Date: 286 (10-15-07)

Current: 198 (been stalled for a while but its coming off Thank God!)

Total lost since surgery: 88 VERY HEAVY pounds! 

Hi everyone!!! Here go my update... Highest wt: 470 Surgery wt: 396 Current wt: 210 -186lbs lost since surgery on Oct 3, 2007 Total wt lost 260lbs 10 months and 17 days post-op!!