Maida- Congratulations. It is just an exciting moment when the call or letter comes in that says 'You've been Approved'! I am scheduled for Nov. 1st. I can hardly sleep- I am so excited. This has been a long process to get approved, but we finally made it. Good Luck to you- I wil check in on you later. Take Care

I really want to encourage all of you to go to Fitday.com and take a look at the free web-based food tracking system. I started out using the free version and then paid my $20 for the upgraded version. That $20 was a GREAT investment. I can tell you from experience that I use mine faithfully and go to bed each night knowing that I am within my target of calories and protein levels. I spend no more than 5 minutes a day logging everything in and this is the main tool that has allowed me to really keep dropping the weight. I'm down 120 pounds since the first of this year and I had surgery on May 31st using this tool. I get no compensation for this little advertisement; I just beleive in the product. I know that sparkpeople.com has a comparable program and I would encourage you to check that one out before you buy. I've heard good things from both programs. I would also encourage you to buy a good digital scale. I wondered if making an investment of $30 at Wally World would be a wise expenditure. It was very worth it. These are a couple of my favorite picks in terms of good tools. November is just around the corner....may all of you find your success. John

Hi Terri........Are you excited or what????????????I am sooooo excited to get the show on the road! My surgery is schedualed for the 29th of November. Good luck to u!!!!

I thought I should post and say hi. I'm scheduled to have surgery on November 13th

Hey Brenda, I to am having surgery on 11/6...I am 2nd week on the optifast diet, it is required to be on this 1 month prior to surgery. So it seems like th process for my surgeon is much different from many...just wanted to say hello and I will be praying for our November group! Take care, Deidre