ROLL CALL!! Oct 22, 2007

I weighed in at 150 this am. I am definitley on a plateau. Anyone have any suggestions on how to jump start the weight loss again. When I finally decided to have surgery, I was just tired of being overweight and tired all the time. I am young and knew there was a lot of life in me and that I needed to do something to make my life worthwhile. Kelly

Challenge Start Weight: 244 Current Weight: 229.5 Halloween Goal Weight: 220 Down 0 this week. Rats.

Good Morning, Lea! At the rate I am going, it will take me 5 WEEKS to reach my Halloween goal....ugh! But at least I am down. I weighed in at 185.6 so I am down .4 since I signed up or was I 187 making me down 1.4 ???? That is even better! Anyway, I will hang in there and get through this stall or plateau I am on. It's the 6 month stall, I guess. Why did I have WLS? I couldn't breathe, couldn't walk, my cholesterol was high and I was worried I was going to die soon. It had been 12 years since my heart attack and I wasn't making any weight changes for the better. I finally got some help that I would have success with and that was WLS. Now I feel like I will live forever!!! Jolene (Salsajo)

Current weight: 276 I was so happy I made my goal last week but I bounced back up! Darn that scale. Now that I can weigh at home I see all the fluctuations I missed when I could only weigh at the gym. I actually saw 274 once this week the back and forth between 275 and 276. I'm learning not to let it get to me, most of the time LOL! I think it will come back off by Halloween and hopefully take a friend or two with it! I had been thinking about having RNY for several years. I knew I needed medical intervention, but I was too afraid. By 2005, my asthma and sleep apnea were both out of hand, and I felt horrible all the time. I didn't know how much I weighed until my surgery consult and had no idea I had almost reached 500 pounds. I don't imagine anyone could enjoy life at that weight, I know I couldn't. It was painful to get out of bed everyday. THe cuter clothes are fun and all, but the best parts are being able to sleep, to breathe and to move without constant pain. One other large factor for me was not being able to get pregnant. I was 35 when I made the decision to go through with surgery. My OB/GYN told me that without surgery I would not be able to have a baby. With all the other issues, that sealed the deal. I want to be a mom in the worst way. I can't wait to start trying next year. My surgeon wants me to wait until 2 years post-op, so I'm trying to be patient. I hope everyone has a good week! Becka

125 today, only 2 more to my goal!!! i decided to have wls for my daughter. i'm a single parent and when i was diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea (rdi = 138.5!!!!) it was really a wake up call. i thought to myself, "if i died from being FAT, who would take care of kensie??"

Hi Lea, Well I hate to write this but I'm up a pound I'm at 238 this week, not sure if I'll make my goal ~ but I'll keep trying... The breaking point for me was, a group of friends and I went to Florida in Sept. 06' and I wanted to do NOTHING, I couldn't keep up. So they convinced me to go to Disney to see "Mickey" so I went, it was hot I was miserable and I couldn't walk it and had to rent a riding wheelchair for the day. I just wanted to cry and knew I couldn't go on that way anymore!!! Would I do it again? YES, YES, YES, without question. Thanks, I hope everyone has a great week! Doris

Hi Lea and Halloween Challengers!! My weight is 168 today. This question really got me thinking. The end of last year, I decided that 2007 would be different. I decided it would be my year to take my life back. My weight and life was spiralling out of control. I needed to take control of my weight and my health. So far, this year has been everything I've worked for. Also, I started thinking about my New Years' goal. My goal is 145. Maggie 286/168/140

highest: 496 DOS : 355 this morning : 305.2 halloween : 300 49.8 since surgery 190.8 total

Hi everyone---I am up .4 pounds this week. The bad thing is that I was down 2 pounds lower at one pound this week. I have been eating too many carbs again--refried beans 3 days in a row will do that. Highest---321 Date of surgery--318 Current---157.6 Goal 150 Halloween goal 155 New Years Goal----150 I was 57 years old when I had my surgery. I had started on a real spiral up in the weight department and could see no end to it. I could hardly walk and getting up out of chair, off the toilet etc., was a major effort. My hips hurt, my knees hurt and my feet hated me. Actually I hated me. I would lose my balance and fall quite often and could not get up by myself. I was embarrassed all the time. I felt I would be dead before I could retire. I had insulin resistance, sleep apnea, high blood pressure and high cholesteral etc. etc. Would I have surgery again------absolutely---monthly if necessary!!! I am alive and healthy. I can walk, climb stairs, get up off the floor, I take no meds except my vitamins and LOVE LIFE and now look forward to retirement in less than 3 years. Julia

Hi! Starting 175.0 Current 167.5 Goal 160.0 New Year Goal 158.0 I finally decided after I went golfing and could barely walk for 2 days after. That was finally the wake-up call for me.