***Tuesday Weigh Day!***

Hi! Good weigh in for me today and hope it gets the week off to a good start. I am sipping a new tea I got today (new to me anyway) "Eggnogg'n" by Bigelow. Really yummy with a packet of Splenda. Tastes like a yummy splurge. Now that the weather is cooler I'm back to my tea obsession that started post-op last year. HW: 268 SW: 230 LW: 134 CW: 134 No change even though I fluctuated a LOT this week inbetween weigh-ins. Even got down to 132 which I admit was really a thrill. Molly

Hey Molly! Great job, so is 134 the number you have been trying to maintain at or is this a new lower number now? I couldn't remember, sorry! I would love to get to where you are and totally maintain there. Now that my doc has mentioned 135 as a low for me all the sudden I see myself wanting to get there. Weird how ya worry ya get to skinny b/c of what others say (really mess with your mind) and then you still want more later! But then I have been getting feedback that I could use to lose a bit more and still would look healthy and that makes me feel good. Keep up the good work, you are my true inspiration. Thank you.

Melissa, YOU are my inspiration! Everytime I want to avoid exercise I mentally imagine you going to your gym or getting on your treadmill to run. And I tell myself that if Melissa can do it, I can too. Actually I was trying to maintain at 136 but as the numbers crept down a little it made me happier so I've kept on trying to lose a teensy bit more. Have to admit that it is a vanity issue to make 130 and earn a true Century Club card. I know I've earned it from top weight and all but somehow it doesn't seem to count. Does that make any sense? Just like Dawn says, I shouldn't compare myself to others. I don't worry about getting too skinny but sometimes people who knew me mostly as fat do tell me I've lost too much. Maybe that is just a perception issue for them or maybe it is just on a day when my fat intake has been too low for awhile and the skin is more saggy looking. I swear I really CAN feel it in my facial skin...so weird! I bet that if I got my new 'girls' I could still lose weight and nobody would comment it was too much. Think I'll go to Joann's the next time they have a good coupon and get some of those 'turkey cutlets' you put in your bra for more oomph. Have been using a different kind of pad and it doesn't seem to help as much as other people say those silicon-y pads do. Definitely cheaper than PS! LOL Molly

Aw thanks Molly! I do love my exercise.. so stress relieving for me! I think you are doing great and wow that you are still losing some. I am sure 130 could be obtainable if you wanted to get there. You are too cute about the "stuffing of your bra" I really need to do that myself! Le sigh..

New to this board but wanted to check you all out. HELLO from Missouri. My statistics are: HW 246 SW 220 LW 138 CW 138 Goal 135 My original personal goal was 165 but my Doctor said "Oh, you'll lose lots more than that. You should go to 135", and he was so right. I still have fat on my abdomen under the skin but if I lose much more my legs and butt will completely disappear. So, I guess it is PS for me if I want this saggy middle to be gone. Time will tell. I'll try to get back here more often. Lana

Hi Lana! Nice to 'meet' you and hope you stay with us here for support. I'm with you on the abdominal fat. But I wish they could suction mine out and transplant it into what used to be breasts. You are so close to goal, congratulations! Molly

Hw/sw 225 lw 139 cw 135.5

Wow you are doing great Natalie you are so tiny!

Lana- Good to have you here........Congrats on the progress.....i am still in the low 190's slowly but surely trucking along! 3lbs til goal...keep us informed!

Hi Lana!!!!! I am from Missouri originally (Belton) on the south side of Kansas City. What part are you from if you don't mind me asking? Welcome to the Dec board. We love seeing new faces! Wow look at you so close to goal... ahh that 135, I would love to see that myself someday. Right now 140 is my personal goal but 135 is looking better and better. Not long you will be there! Hugs! Great job!