Aloha Carol....It was so great to see your name on here!! You are doing super and we are both tracking along at about the same place weight loss wise. I, too, am not losing as fast as I'd like, but it is coming off slowly but surely, and I guess that's the name of the game. Yesterday I went to my first aqua aerobics class at the Kihei pool, and it was great except that there were way too many people...52!! I like my days by myself walking/jogging/exercising in the pool, and will probably keep doing those as well as doing a couple of days of the classes as well. I hope you'll be at Websiles on Saturday.....Shannon will be there, too. Can't wait to see both of you. Aloha nui loa, KarenS

Aloha karen and friends........I've been working quite a bit ( 40-60 hours a week) and never took the time to get my picture set upyte..Anyway 1. Surgery date? August 2, 2006 2. Lbs lost? 38 lbs 3.Main source of protein? Steak, beef, chicken, fish,pork , cottage cheese and yogurt then isopure and and the protica vials 4.How much water? 64-85 oz a day 5.Vitamins? Yes doing great 6.What vitamins? 4 flintstones complete daily & liquid calcium twice a day & 1-b-1 daily as well as the gallstone meds twice daily and b-12 once a week 7. Hair loss? Not that I've noticed really.....I just cut it real short 8. Excercise? Started walking on the treadmill three days after surgery ( very slowly) and now I'm doing 1/2 hr in am and 1/2 hr in pm ( 2 +1/2 miles) per day and tennis on sundays for 2- hours....Just this last 2- weeks started the bowflex ( pumping iron) feels really good ....Thought I'd lose a little faster than this I lost around a pound a day for three weeks and now that I'm eating my protein it has slowed down.......To 3-lbs a week ( better for the skin saging I guess) I've noticed that I average 500-700 calories a day and do better if I keep my carbs under 30 grams and if I don't exercise I've actually gained weight...............I actually thought that this battle would begin around 6 months out not 2.....I have around 60 more pounds to lose and I've lost around 50 from this time last year..................I haven't been this thin for 20 years...........And this feels wonderful mahalo to all of you for your support

Hey everyone... I've been so busy with my second job and football practice for the youngsters. I hardly have a minute for myself...but I wanted to stop by and say hello to everyone! I miss yall so much. I'm so close to my surgery I can almost taste it...I went to my last appointment with the "program" on Wednesday the 4th and have called HMSA to see if they have an approval ready for me but they said they haven't had the paper work sent over yet (that was today and on the 9th). *sigh* I'm so impatient...lol...but I know it'll happen soon. Hope everyone's doing great great great! Kris~These second jobs .... whew .... miss emailing with ya though, maybe I'll see you at the sale. Jessica~How are you??? I hope you're feeling much much better! Paula~Hope you're doing well...we were at the zoo a couple days ago =) Tink~Where are you??? Hope you're doing great, haven't heard from ya since after your surgery. =) Talk to yall soon!

Hey Barbara... I'm Dana (25, 2 kiddos) and about to have surgery very soon (I hope at least). All I'm waiting for is insurance approval (and that was supposed to have been submitted on Wednesday) so you know I'm over there calling a bunch of times...I think I called twice already. Welcome...the Hawaii board is a little quiet...but there are lots and lots of great woman (and men) around here. =) Good luck. Dana