Don't worry i am not going to flame you - I am getting depressed on go to see the doc in Aug and I personally want to have lost another 25 lbs by then - so maybe I too need to be checked -Jo

Hi---I have been lurking in the background since having my surgery. I really thought I would keep up my profile ect but I have not taken the time to do so. SO quick info on me. I had my surgery on Dec 8, 2005 weighing in at 270 on surgery day. I am now unofficially at 190 almost 6 months out. I went from a 22 to a 14 now. I go back for my 6th month ck up and uppe GI on Tuesday. I have yet to discuss a goal weight with my surgeon but I am of the mind set that the weight is really just a number now and I need to listen to my body as to where it might take me. I know that personally for me--150 is probably as low as my body will go. I haven't been that weight since 9th grade. For obvious reasons--2 kids and 20 + years my body won't get much smaller than that. One issue that I seem to be having is more of mental one than anything else. When I look in the mirror--I still see me at a size 22. I don't see what others see. I can see that I have lost weight especially in my face--but I don't see it anywhere else. Anyone having this type of an issue? I know it is mental and that I was heavy for so long that it will take time for my brain to catch up with my body..... Well--thanks for listening..I will be more active here. I am getting to a point where I have pulled away and I know that I need to get back into sharing and supporting. Cuz--I sure could use some. LOL Take care Noelle

Wow, the first time I've been sick since surgery and I get hit with the Norwalk Stomach Virus! I've never had the diarrhea so bad in my life! I got so dehydrated that I finally went to the ER and got checked out and 2 bags of IV fluids. This little virus is so contagious and they say you shouldn't be around people for 3 days after all the symptoms are gone just to be on the safe side. (try telling my little grandson that - poor kid wanted his grandma so bad but I just couldn't go near him - I didn't want him to get this - he would've ended up in the hospital!) I was nauseated too but not like I used to get - mostly intestinal distress but it was hard to drink or eat anything because of the nausea - that is why I got dehyrdated a bit. Today has been a good day but now much pouch feels like it did at first - full the minute I eat or drink anything! I drank 1/2 a slim fast and felt so full - it was miserable. I hope this doesn't happen to any of you but if it does, beware that dehydration happens fast so you probably will need to go get some fluids. They also did a CBC and a mineral panel to make sure I hadn't ruptured my appendix or something and found that my potassium was low so got started on some of that. I was just glad to know I wasn't going to die or have to have surgery again! Here's to better days ahead! Diona

I think it must be something to do with the 4 to 5 month mark myself. I actually gained a couple of pounds and lost them again in April, now in May, I've lost a couple more. I think when my energy returned and I started working out so much, my body went back into starvation mode because of all the calories I was burning exercising. Once I started upping my protein and cutting back on carbs, it finally started reversing. I think protein and water are the two most important things and if you don't get enough, your body says 'wait a minute'! Also, when I cut back my workouts a bit, I started loosing again. Not sure if any of this will help you, just take it for what it is! Diona

Surgery 12/12 down 100 pounds which brings us to 2787!!!