It's wonderful to hear from you and to see your concern and valuable feedback. You are right on target. The weight loss is slowing down right now and I am journaling (again) to keep a visual and numerical accounting for what I am consuming. I can eat like a bird all through the day, but the nighttime snacking and mini-binges are the main reason I have not exceeded 100 pounds. I recently loss one of my two jobs and will soon lose the other. The holiday stress was out of this world. I'm sitting here at nearly 11 p.m. hoping not to blow a day's worth of exercise in these last few hours of being awake.

I am thankful that I am not having a hard time motivating myself to exercise. I've done floor exercises, video boxing and had two brisk walks today. I might hit the road near midnight to keep the night/stress eating at bay. I've been doing cardio tennis at City Park and have recently discovered hiking.

I've posed the topic "So, what can I eat?" for our January group and newsletter. I've not gotten much professional feedback, so we will just have to circle the wagons and share what is working in our individual journeys. I hope you can be a part of our panel of veterans and offer food suggestions and strategies.

I fall and fail on almost a daily basis, but I haven't given up and I want to keep whacking away at this mountain until I get there.

Thank you for the much-needed advice.

Frances

well, she just called me back and i will NOT be having my surgery on the 12th or in January for that matter, I have to wait until March.  I'm so heartbroken right now, all i wanna do is cry :( 
On the flip side, one good thing is that hopefully Savanna, Crystal, & Myself may be able to have it done around the same time.  She said even if my medicaid cancels that i will be able to have it done for free under the charity system.   I feel like i'm back to square one, but at the same time I'm praying that all will be OK for  Dr Steeb.

lol thanks for calling me! girl, my nerves are shot, i just need to know one way or the other if it's gonna happen or not! i will call devin in the morning and let you know what she says!

quick question . . . when were you scheduled to see dr steeb again?  

am i the only one who actually had a date scheduled? 

what time did deven call?  because no one called me, and i'm wondering if it's because i already ha a date or what, lisa called me today to discuss my pre-op diet, i mean i need to know i go liquid on the 1st. 

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!! 

yea i think angel will end up having to reschedule for march as well. this really sucks. but im guessing its very serious cause he's taking a long time off.