I have reach my below weight from what is projected " I know have a normal BMIwhich is 22.5 it can be achieve by you folks'. Excerises ia he key keep goingJohn

I am very happy that i ahave reached my goal weight . I am now withing my normal weight od 127 lbs with a 5 lb

Okay - WHY this seemed to be worst at "that time of month" than others - I don't know. But here is my story and I pass it along for you - just so you don't have this happen to you too. I got an email from a friend in a different state who had had WLS and recently had a tummy tuck. She wrote me and said "IF YOU ARE TAKING ANYTHING WITH ASPIRIN AND/OR IBUPROFEN IN IT ... STOP NOW" What happened was that after her pain meds from the TT were gone, she was still uncomfortable and was taking aspirin and ibuprofen for pain. All of a sudden one day she started vomiting blood. Scared her to death - went in and found she had a bleeding ulcer from the meds. So after she wrote that to me and I was already having these wicked stomach aches and problems I decided what a fool I was to take aspirin and ibuprofen. I didn't take a LOT of these, but occassionally. My thought process was "a little won't hurt". At that same time I vowed to religiously take my calcium and vitamins which I hadn't been so faithful at either. Imagine my surprise a couple weeks later when I started feeling overall better. My stomach didn't hurt so much and eventually the pain was GONE ALTOGETHER. My own diagnosis of this was that I was getting an ulcer in my little tummy and it was VERY PAINFUL. I do NOT take aspirin or ibuprofen at all now. And feel GOOD now!

HI Gang, I am 2 years out 5/12/03. I've lost 100 lbs. and would really like to push another 25-50 off. However, I am feeling great, have no problems as long as I stay away from sugar alcohols. I've been extremely busy at work and difficult to find the time to exercise. Bad habit. Hopefully with the nice weather approaching, I can get out and enjoy some walks. Barb

I will be at 24 months on the 22nd of May. I too have frustrations about eating. If I am at work I snack alot but at home I just eat my three meals. My portion sizes have gotten bigger since the beginning and I snack alot more. I still have difficulty with certain foods such as bread, mil**** cream and sometimes sweets.I have gained 6lbs since april of last year so I am disgusted knowing that I can gain the weight back. I think my problem is that I dont drink enough water to fill me up so I eat. I would greatly appreciate any words of wisdom or support.