Highest weight: 362 lbs - 11/12/04 Surgery weight: 326 lbs - 12/13/05 Its been an up and down ride, but never give up! Overall been doing fine lowest point since the surgery was 267 lbs on 4/17/06. My weight gain was due to bad eating habits..... 1-15-08- Back on my diet- my weight is 299.6 lbs 1-22-08 - 294.6 lbs 1-27-08 - 292.4 lbs 2-03-08- 289.8 2-04-08- Had fill - now up to 9cc in 10cc band.( Its been about a year since I had a fill. It was 8.5 the last visit and they found 8cc) 2-10-08- 285.6 2-17-08- 283.0

Today is exactlty 2 years and 2 months since RNY and I ended my day with visiting my surgeon- due to financial pinches with no insurance coverage, I finally have and I thank the Lord for it. He has ordered GI series and bloodwork and wants to see me as soon as I get the results - just wanted to give an update! Jo

Can anyone give me advise of how to re-teach/relearn all the things we are so excited about when we first start? How do you recapture the enthusiasm? Also any tips on diets..as in eating habits not "fad diets" and what got you motivated so far along in your journey? Here's a little history on me! I am 2 years and 2 months post op. I feel better than I have in years. I am down about 100-107 pounds depending on when I get on the scale...been fluctuating about 7 pounds for the past few months. Most of my loss happened in the first year. Last year was very hard personally for many reasons. However it is a new year and my dedication is higher. I know have insurance that covers fills and now am trying to find a Dr in my new home area to do the fills. (moved fall 07) I have been slow at my last 60 pounds of loss due to financial pinch with no insurance coverage, i.e. no fills and/or not enough of proper adjustments due to lack of funds to get proper adjustments. Now here I am next month will have new ins that will kick in and I feel I can start on my journey again. However I still slim from time to time...of course it is my fault, eating to fast, to much, or the wrong thing. So I need to get my head back in the game. At this point I have had a pretty loose band at only about 5 cc in a 11 cc band wince September 07. So I really have been at a stand still, sometimes gaining more and loosing (it is the holiday sweets I have the most trouble with....something's never seam to change)...you know those 7 pounds I was referring too earlier-see above. J Please give me ideas...if you share a similar story please share! Thanks TC

I have not been around for a while but I am back. Today I made a visit to the Drs office and had a fill. Iam up to 9cc now. Its been about a year since I went to see the doctor and I was at 8.5 cc. When he took out the fill I had I only had 8cc. Last year I weigh in at 301, today 291... I didnt really try to lose all that time, just did not want to go pass 301. On 1-15-08 I deceided to try it again. My weight was at 298 then... So here i go again.

I am having upper and lower abdominoplasty AND work on my pubic area Jan 25. I was told by the nurse and plastic surgeon that the pubic area is the one part of the body which most people do not get the satisfaction they truly desire, so they warnaed me. But since I am less than 1/2 my original weight at only 5 ft 3, there is ALOT of excess skin in the entire area. Forget your gyn, see a plastic surgeon for a consultation on the problem.