Dread Loc Diva, Isn"t it wonderful as our 1 year anniversary approaches. Enjoy your day with your kids and again congrads to you , I to you girl. My anniversary is coming up on December 15,2004. I am going to celebrate with my new.............. boyfriend. is in the air.... Have a great day and again congrads to you....Lorraine

I think my honeymoon is over a couple of weeks ago I gained three pounds but I quickly squashed that by upping my exrcise and paying attention to what I eat. I am 128lbs right now and the max I ever want to be is 130lbs I know that I am going to have to keepon track to keep those numbers. Tommorro is my one year anniversary so I am praying that next years is just as rewarding

Sorry to hear that you are so down. I slacked off on my excercising and can tell. I have found that the more you excercise the better you feel inside. It just puts a spring in your step. I guess it is one on one time with yourself that helps. Keep your chin up! You will bounce back. I tell myself that I didn't get fat overnight and except for a magic wand it is not gonna come off overnight. Good luck to ya! Rhonda

Hi Carol, You didn't mention how much weight you wanted to loose, or where you started out at. I started at 299. I'm holding at around 197. I'd love to loose another 47lbs, but since I've been here since August, I don't think that's going to happen. I was wearing a size 28-30 and am now into a 14-16, with an occasional 12 top, depending on the cut. You did say you just started exercising. That is an important element to our loosing weight and keeping it off. Do you work outside the home? I work full time, am 52 and enjoy exercising. Wish I had more time for it. Walking briskly is great for burning fat and gaining muscle. Remember, muscle weighs more than fat, but takes up less space. Use a tape measure instead of a scale. Mine has dropped a half an inch on my waist, just by doing 50-60 scrunchies a night for three weeks. I bought some weights and am toning up nicely. My DH says I've got more muscles on my back than he does. Here's a suggestion: Instead of eating Fritos, eat soy chips. Less fat, carbs, calories and many taste wonderful. I get some in my local supermarket, the white cheddar ones and they're pretty good. Please post again, as we love to hear from everyone. Nona LAP RnY 12/5/3 One year on Sunday. was size 28, now 16

Diane, Please don't be so hard on yourself OK? You have done a great job.I think at this time in our weight loss we will have to do a bit more work. I am finding it hard also. You must be so proud of your hard work so far. I am sure this is just a stall for you.You will be just fine, have faith OK. When you least expect it the scale will be under the 200 mark. Keep us posted ok...... Lorraine