hi, Wow look at all us shorties ! LOL :- 0 Thank God for this surgery and that all of us short people can get help . I know personally that i was a little scared i might not be covered by Insurance because of my size . I had alot of people tell me ..... oh come on your not that fat ... hmmmmmmmm now people say wow you sure look good ! I say to myself what the heck did they really say before . Oh well I feel great , I look forward to losing hopefully down to 130 lbs or less by nov. 22 my first year anniversary. Im kinda sitting at 153 now , but I know it will drop again soon . I just measured myself again for my 8 month . I can't believe I have lost over my whole body 26 inches . I hope to add new pics soon , the one that is on my replys is an old one too . Well keep up the awesome work girls ! TRISHIE , ALGONQUIN ,IL

I have been real successful so far getting down 118 lbs. But, the weight loss has slowed to a crawl. I was only excercsing whenever I felt like it before...not all that often. Now, I realize once your body releases so much weight by low food intake, it wants to stop losing at some point. I think my point is now at 118 lbs and 8.5 months out for low weight loss in the future. Si, I am now walking 3-4 miles per day. I am at the crossroads with WLS surgery...this is how I see it. Will I be happy with the 118 lbs off or will I up the excerciseso I can get to goal because I watch my calorie in take closely. To get to goal.....with WLS you can not hope it happens, you got to make it happen. Diet control and calorie control is only a part of the game...the rest is excercise...not a 1/2 mile walk...or mile walk daily...but real movement like 3-4 miles a day. This only makes sense. The WLS surgery is to get most of the weight off.......the rest is up to us to get the rest of and and keep it off and excercise...real excercise is the key to getting to goal and staying there. Sorry, this WLS is not the easy way out. WLS just gave us the power to get our weight low enough, to be able to excercise...the rest is up to us. Will you be happy with some of the weight off or are you going to start an excercise program and do it regular to get to goal and stay there? Sandy in Tucson 340/222/150

Hiya Jamiee, Good for you!!!! I bet you felt like a million bucks!! (or maybe a billion???) Keep up the good work! Thanks for sharing!! I love hearing about all of the triumphs - it certainly is motivational, isnt it? Especially now when things seem to be slowing down, it is helpful to hear of things like this. God bless you and keep you, ~Andrea

Hiya Michelle, Wow - I havent lost any inches and I hadnt hear of anyone who did until now. Thats a whole inch and a half you lost!! Like Erica, I am 5'2" and I would not want to lose even half an inch!! LOL Looks like you are doing great though, and I wouldnt be surprised if you do get down past your goal to one of those lower numbers. Keep up the good work!!! God bless you and keep you, ~Andrea

Aww thanks Sheri!