2 things

first i really want to thank everybody for their support. i'm feeling fine and i'm just waiting for my results to come back. today i got my referal from my pcp for the excess skin removal of my stomach. my highest weight was 315 and i was able to loose down to 278 before wls. now i weight 207!!! GO MEEEEEEEEEE!! I know i'm not at goal yet and it will and i think it will take another 3 months before i have the skin removed. i wanted to wait untill i was at goal, but my stomach rashes are just out of control. i have been working out everyday(except the past few days because of other medical problems), but as i workout the skin causes a rash. so i have two choices....stop working out so i don't get rashes or have the skin removed and keep taking advantage of my weightloss period. i love reading profiles and i read one that i really liked today that had a great idea. she went to the dollar store and bought some bags of the colored glass "stones" like you put in a vase. she put them in a jar, each stone represented 5lbs. for every 5lbs. she lost she placed it in another jar that sat beside the full jar. as she lost weight she could "see" how far she had gone. when she didn't think the weight was coming off fast enough she would just look at her jar. pretty soon the "weight lost" jar was fuller than the other jar. i thought this was great. i'm going to do this and put it in my kitchen window. i also thought that this would make a great angle gift to someone.

Hi, Fran!! I'm glad you're feeling better! Pls let us know how everything goes, hon. Also, thank-you sooo much for passing that colored glass stone idea along! What a beautiful idea!! (((hugs))) -Karen

Fran, Thanks for the update sweetie. How are you feeling? I know you're still waiting for the results. Glad you have been so successful in the weight loss journey. Since I have been off work Dec 15th, I have lost 24 lbs. I like the stones in a vase. I think I'll go tomorrow to try to find some. I figure I'll need 60 or so stones. WOO WOO. And 2 vases. A visual meter for me to look at and be proud of. I think I'll keep that a secret, just for me to know. I wish I drank wine I could use those large mouth wine bottles. LOL. Or I could always use M&M's. LOL. Of course my hubby would probably eat them. I'm getting kinda anxious. 2 days left. Course I am a little worried about the unknown. Trying to stay focused & positive. ((HUGS)) Elissa

Hi fran, I hope you are feeling better. I missed your other posts till just now. Sorry about that, sometimes this damn board is so slooooooow and the posts take forever to load. I have a lightning fast cable connection so I'm thinking it's more an issue with their server. I loved the glass stone idea and told my sis in law about it too, think I may do that for myself. Congrats on the 207....maaaan you guys are all disappearing before our eyes. I want my turn tooooooo, come on April! lol Linda

Fran: Great stone story. When you work out you could use wash cloths in the folds to absorb the wet, I hear it helps. Also baby powder with cornstarch. Still hoping and praying for good news. Elissa: LOL M&M's... love it. Dianne