Melissa, You are in my thoughts and prayers. I am here for you- send me an email ANYTIME. You are dealing with more than your share of 'crap' right now but remember... You'll get through it and be stronger than you were before... hugs! Ninja

Wow, seven months already! I am down 116 pounds now. Weight loss has slowed way down. I am exercising 4-5 times a week. I also can eat almost anything, so I have to be so careful. I have to watch my grazing habits. I haven't really decided on a goal yet. I know one goal of mine is to fit into a single digit pant size. The last time I fit into a single digit size was when I was in 8th grade. To me that is the ultimate "Wow" moment. 287/171/140's

I have film to be developed now. Just too hot to go out. Then I'll have to try to put them up my self. Ha ha ha you may never get them

I'm doing well, some cravings coming back, have to watch the snacking but my body is asking for more calories. I have lost 100lbs! 275/175 I exercise a great deal and have been sticking to the treadmill and circuit weights, but these past two weeks I have been taking classes: Bodysculpting, kickboxing, cardioblast and pilates.... and believe me, a change in routinue was quite necessary! It changed everything. My weight loss seemed to have had a little push just by doing that. It definitely makes a difference. Also, I eat all day. I don't eat 3 meals a day. I have coffee, 2-3 bananas a day, an apple or cantelope (about a cup), egg beaters (equal to 1/2 or 1) with a slice of cheese, a lean cuisine for lunch and rarely do I eat dinner, 1-2 Isopure shakes a day and 2-3 lattes a day. So, honestly, I eat more than 1000 calories per day and ALL DAY! In fact, I never ate as much as I do now when I was heavy. So I say, increase good calories, fruit and veggie intake, protein shake (at least 1 a day), proteins first and exercise 5 days a week (changing routinue's every other week or so).... This seems to be doing it for me, I just hope it stays that way

I asked the doctor why am I sweating more now than I did at 315???? Yes I know the heat index out side is 110. When it was 115 I wasn't sweating like this!? You know what that son of a gun told me. HOT FLASHES. I looked him straight in the eye and said "What?!" I said I have already had my HOT FLASHES well over a decade ago. He said you may have. When you are heavy your body makes a lot of estrogen. The more weight you loose the less estrogen you make. He told me to stop looking at him like that. Like what? Like you want to rip my head from my shoulders. I said I do. And why didn't any one tell me this before WLS???? Would you have had the WLS? I don't know I'm thinking I'm thinking. Wanted to give me something for it but I refused. How long will this go on? At least I am sweating in the hot hot hot summer. The first time around it was OUR winter and I looked like some one had a water hose running off the top of my head. I'm too old to have HOT FLASHES Right now I don't know if this is a HOT FLASH or am I just mad Any one else having them?????