Who are you?

Name - Tali Age - 52 Location - Chicago, IL Status - Single Type of Surgery if any - None Date of Surgery - N/A Heighest Weight - 256 Current Weight - 249 Weight you'd like to be at - 130 (I'm just 5'2") Favorite Movies - Godfather I, A Bronx Tale, Fargo, Lady Sings the Blues Favorite Band or type of music - R&B and Soul Favorite Activity - Reading Favorite Sport and Team - Synchronized swimming; ice skating (dancing); diving  Something you miss doing since being big - Ability to cross my legs Something you gained back since losing weight - Haven't lost enough yet Something you are going to treat yourself with once you hit goal - New wardrobe, lap top

Name      Gina Age          38 Location  Las Vegas, NV Status      Married Type of Surgery if any  Denied and Not sure anymore Date of Surgery Heighest Weight        279 Current Weight          276 Weight you'd like to be at  146 Favorite Movie   Legends Of The Fall, Pay It Forward (so tragic), Fast Times at RH, ValleyGirls Favorite Band or type of music (My husbands band)   myspace.com/thedarkstars1234 Favorite Activity    Swimming with my family Favorite Sport and Team  Baseball, Mets Something you miss doing since being big   Roller Coaster, Dressing Sexy to go out Something you gained back since losing weight Something you are going to treat yourself with once you hit goal  A tummy tuck, HOT clothes

Name:Becky Age35 LocationBrighton, IL Status: Married with 4 children Type of Surgery if any: not Date of Surgery Heighest Weight:226 Current Weight:204 Weight you'd like to be at:140 Favorite Movie:The American President Favorite Band or type of music:Country Favorite Activity: swimming Favorite Sport and Team: baseball--St. Louis Cardinals Something you miss doing since being big:  nothing really Something you gained back since losing weight: my size 16 jeans Something you are going to treat yourself with once you hit goal: having "glamour" photos taken

Name Candy  Age 27 Location Covington, Georgia Status Married Type of Surgery if any RNY Date of Surgery 5-9-05 Heighest Weight 273 Current Weight 150 Weight you'd like to be at 140

Favorite Movie Shes having a baby Favorite Band or type of music Sevendust but I like all music except country Favorite activity Swimming and going to the movies Favorite Sport and Team Not interested in sports

Something you miss doing since being big not sweating by just walking to the bathroom Something you gained back since losing weight can shave legs with ease and paint my toe nails and cross my legs and fit into rides at Six Flags Something you are going to treat yourself with once you hit goal wish I could say plastics but I cannot afford it but thats my dream

Name Davie (I would post under it, but I used to work online and it drives me NUTS that people can Google me and find my terrible writing! So I try to avoid that now.) Age 22 Location NYC Status Single Type of Surgery if any Date of Surgery Heighest Weight 255, I *think* Current Weight 233 Weight you'd like to be at My first goal is 185. Ultimately I'd love to be 135-145, but if I think that long term it will probably drive me nuts. (I am 5'6.5. That .5 really matters, because I always wanted to be 5'7.) Favorite Movie Almost Famous Favorite Band or type of music The Byrds! Favorite Activity Sleeping in Favorite Sport and Team I don't really follow any sports. When I was younger I used to love going to horse races with my dad, so I will say horse racing, because I still have that nostalgia for it...favorite "team" would be jockey Jerry Bailey. Something you miss doing since being big SHOPPING! Traveling (comfortably) on a plane, having more confidence to talk to people and...being able to crash at a friend's house, and not worrying about how their towels won't fit me! Something you gained back since losing weight I haven't really lost enough to say that yet Something you are going to treat yourself with once you hit goal SHOPPPPPINGGGGGGG!!! And vacation

Name: Chris Irving Age: 27 Location: Kannapolis, NC Status: Married Type of Surgery if any:  RNY/LAP Undecided.. Date of Surgery: Unknown Heighest Weight: 330  (May have been higher) Current Weight: 296 Weight you'd like to be at: 180  (but I'll take lower if I can get it.) Favorite Movie: The Matrix Favorite Band or type of music: Country and Rock Favorite Activity: Eating doesn't count does it... Playing World of Warcraft. Favorite Sport and Team:  MeH!!! I don't really care for sports much. Something you miss doing since being big: I've always been big..but I do miss being more active. Something you gained back since losing weight:  Being able to wipe and wash my ass without pain. Used to not be able to reach it with out transforming into a contortionist. Something you are going to treat yourself with once you hit goal:  Probably a long vacation and an even longer crying spell of joy.. This in addition to lots of clothes and lots of strenuous activity.

Great post Janina! Name  Maren Age  54 Location  SW Washington State Status  Married (33 yrs to the same guy) Type of Surgery if any  non-op Date of Surgery Heighest Weight 440 Current Weight  370ish Weight you'd like to be at 140-150 Favorite Movie  Too many to pick just one Favorite Band or type of music  CSNY, Beatles, 60s & 70s Favorite Activity  Spending time with grandkids Favorite Sport and Team  Cycling - Tour deFrance Something you miss doing since being big  Being able to go anywhere without having to worry about seat size, turnstyles, plactic furniture, etc. Something you gained back since losing weight  Self confidance Something you are going to treat yourself with once you hit goal  Plastic surgery :-)

Name - Andrea Age - 28 Location - Arlington, VA soon to be Clemson, SC Status - single Type of Surgery if any - none Date of Surgery - n/a Heighest Weight - 280 (highest recorded) Current Weight - 170ish - been away so i haven't weighed Weight you'd like to be at - 160 - 164 - hopefully i can get back on track once i am cleared for exercise (tomorrow!) Favorite Movie - lots! Favorite Band or type of music - i listen to lots of XM and my IPod so a big variety Favorite Activity - talking to people i care about Favorite Sport and Team - not much into sports. love live games if someone make me go. Something you miss doing since being big - i was never NOT big growing up so i didn't know what i was missing out on Something you gained back since losing weight - energy, confidence, less anger - totally a different person in every way Something you are going to treat yourself with once you hit goal - been there. laser hair was my reward for getting under 200. tummy tuck was when i decided i was "done" losing weight when i was 173

Name - Bridget Age - 27 Location - FL Status - engaged Type of Surgery if any - none Date of Surgery - n/a Heighest Weight - 215 Current Weight - 157 Weight you'd like to be at - 150 (yeah, right) Favorite Movie - Mean Girls  Favorite Band or type of music - punk Favorite Activity - playing hockey, hanging out with friends Favorite Sport and Team - hockey, Rangers/Lightning Something you miss doing since being big - running Something you gained back since losing weight - more confidence Something you are going to treat yourself with once you hit goal - I already had to buy a lot of clothes.

Fill in the blanks! Name-Terilynn Age-45 Location-Ky. Status----Married Type of Surgery if any---Lap Band Date of Surgery---6-6-07 Heighest Weight----266 Current Weight----235 Weight you'd like to be at-----130( I am only 5'2" Favorite Movie---Ledgends of the Fall, Frenquency And others. Favorite Band or type of music-Country, 70's,80's music. Favorite Activity---Reading, Talking to friends,being with my family. Favorite Sport and Team-----UK basketball Something you miss doing since being big---Riding carnival rides, crossing legs, and a hundred more things. Something you gained back since losing weight---So far I can reach my feet better, don't sweat so much. Something you are going to treat yourself with once you hit goal---My DH and I are going to travel, Also plastic surgeries.