Geri

I have been lurking here since before my surgery on 4/18/2011. The weight has been coming off steadily, with some stalls here and there. Through the knowledge gained in this group, I've known not to worry about the stalls. When the clothes sizes weren't coming down quickly, I learned that once you pass from plus into regular sizes, the sizes start dropping fast. Again, you all were right. Today is a victory, so I thought I'd share. This morning the scale read 199.4. Now, I've been waiting for this awhile, hovering every morning, so this isn't a surprise. It's been reading 208 for about 6 weeks now and recently started decreasing again. Even though I knew it was coming, I could not believe my eyes. I've lost 80# now and have gone from a size 26 down to a 16 (so far!) - all in 6.5 months. To say I feel both mentally and physically great is a gross understatement. Thanks for all your postings that help me all the time. Here's to the next 25!