Darol. Hi there I was just looking at your profile and your link. You look wonderful. Thanks for posting and answering me. I am hoping to congradulate everyone on their 2 year anniversary. We can all and where ever we are. You have done great and again congradulations to you. to your health and happiness. Lorraine

I think I need to stay away from all candy. SO I am keeping some dried fruit in my desk. Hopefully, that will satisfy the sweet craving and not be too unhealthy. I know I will always be a food addict. I just have to take each day as it comes and try and control it before it destroys me. THanks for the helpful words. Cyberhugs back at ya. Nona

I hear you when you talk about old habits. Getting the surgery was the best choice of my life. But now, being able to eat sweets is scaring me. I have to stay away from them because they're what got me fat in the first place. Once a food addict, always a food addict. It's like a drug, and I need to control that drug, not let it control me. Chocolate is the worst part. And donuts. But if I don't buy them, I won't eat them. The cravings will pass, right? Nona

Wow. You weigh less than my Joe does and he's 6 foot, too. Just thought I'd pass that along, too. Nona

Thank you Nona. Some days I just have to feel sorry for myself. I have so many WLS friends who now weigh 130-140 & and less, & I am still around 180. I know I shouldn't compare myself to them but I do. There is one gal in our support group who never fails to make others around her feel bad because she constantly points out how small she is now. At support group she told me that she is afraid to get rid of her size 6's because she doesn't trust herself to stay a size 4. Then she proceeded to ask another person when she was going to have her surgery. Turns out she was a year out already. Can you imagine how she must have felt? And then to top it off she offered to give her some of her castoff clothes & told that gal about clothes that were probably 2-3 sizes larger than she wore. Some people do not think about other people's feelings. I hope I never get that way. I too am scared I'll gain back my weight. I do believe that staying active in communities like this & support groups will help. Dixie