UNDER 200!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Janie, No bowing, please. The kudos and support that I get from everyone here is wonderful, too. Thank you. I make sure to tell everyone when I tell them that I have had surgery, that I have to work very hard to make the healthy lifestyle changes required for our success. I will NOT let them say this is the easy way out. Thanks for your support and kudos! God bless, Andrea

Congratulations! You should update your picture on your profile!

Thanks, Lizard Girl. I will try to update soon. Just still don't see myself any different. God bless, Andrea

You are so totally AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you, you've worked hard and are an inspiration to all of us. MY GOAL to get to where you are by 1/1/05 so I've got to kick it in gear! Keep up the terrific work

AWwwwww, shucks, Leslea, you're making me blush! I'm sure that you will be able to get to this point by January. You just keep working hard and you can do it! Thanks for the congrats and compliments, God bless, Andrea

congratulations Andrea sorry didnt' chat the other night was tired going back full time and driving to clinton supper job can't wait til the day i'm under two hundred do something special for yourself to celebrate your hard work barb

Barb, Thanks for the congrats! Sorry that I missed you the other night. I know what it's like to be tired from a full day's work. Hang in there, you will be under 200 soon! Thanks again and God bless, Andrea

Happy dancing all around.... thank you Lord for every ounce lost... 2048 ounces!!!!! Ye Ha!!!! I am so proud of you - good going girlfriend!!!!!!! So what is your next goal? Have a great weekend... Melinda

Thanks, Melinda! And, thank you Jesus for my new found health. May it continue to bring glory to YOUR name! That's a lot of oz! Thanks for figuring that! My next goal weight-wise is to be at 175 pounds. I think that's all the lower that I want to aim. When I get to that point, I will see how I feel and with doctors, determine if I need to lose any more. My pcp said I should get no lower than 150-160. I figure that I have to take some increased muscle mass into consideration because of working out. OH MY GO****5 is only 24.5 pounds away. NO WAY!!!!! I have serious image issues, because that just doesn't register with the ole brain! I'm going to have a good weekend. Going to hit the gym for a work out tomorrow morning, hit the second hand stores to clothe my butt, go visit my new nephew (one week old), and do the walk for obesity at our local hospital. Sometime during the weekend, I have to find time for family, (the kids are going to walk with me tomorrow, even they don't know it yet), cleaning, cooking for the upcoming week, etc., etc., etc.......... Boy, it's a good thing that I am not lugging around all that weight that I had before, because I would never accomplish that much!! Thanks for the kudos - they're much appreciated! God bless, Andrea

Way to go Andrea! You are my inspiration!