Jan, What does your hernia feel like. I think I might also have a hernia my stomach is pointy and I notice a hard area by my belly button. I'm going to my family Dr. on thursday. Kay

I guess the best good thing is that I am healthier than I ever thought I would be. To be able play with my 2 boys and not be out of breath. To be able to get on the floor with them and not look like I'm killing myself getting up. (We all have been there!!) I guess that's the best thing. Just being healthier that I could ever have expected. As far as the best bad thing, I guess that would be the negativity from people. When someone asks me how I lost all my weight, I tell them with pride I had surgery. They then look at me and have this look on their face and just say "Oh, I see." With the attitude like it's the easy way out. (If they only knew!!) Then there's the people *****mark on how wonderful I look and how much better I would look if I had my arms done or had my legs done. That annoys me!!!! I look in the mirror and yes there is excess skin, BUT there is no longer fat under it. I am proud of my accomplishments as should we all. I guess I will just chalk it up to plain old jealousy!! Sounds good to me!!!!! Thanks for the great post. Keep it going! We need to keep the Nov. site active!! Take care. Karry 311/167 and still going!!!!

Erica, Erica, Erica, I'm glad I came across this post. I have been really good until this weekend. I bought tons of junk, brownie bites, donuts, and candy for my 15 year old's birthday and only 4 of 10 kids showed up. So I passed all that junk hourly on my kitchen counter. And being the past sneek that I was, (and obviously still have lurking in my self.) I averaged about 4 of those things a day for 2 days. Then yesterday I about beat myself up silly in my brain over it. I am up 2 pounds and am back on track. Half the birthday cake went in the freezer and the candy and brownies went to work. But I still feel bad. I am usually so good. You could call me a goody 2 shoe about following the rules, until now. I guess that is why it is so hard on me now that I've slacked. So let's you and I get it back together and move on past these screw ups.