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Is there something special you have to activate to see visitors? I suppose it is possible no one has visited my profile.

You wrote "Every morning I look at my profile and can see who my last five or six visitors were. "

I didn't realize we had this ability to see our visitors until you posted this. Thanks. I often visit profiles to see where they have posted. Hope I am not being thought of as a stalker.

WOW! 180 pounds in 1 year gone. You look fantastic and must feel even greater. CONGRATULATIONS!

I am sorry but what is BSG and why did it make you feel sad?

WOW! You have come along way. Your almost to goal so don't give up now.

I am sure during that year long wait you have obtained a huge amount of info about the future with this new tool. You will rock this and be feeling so much better once the weight starts coming off without the hunger pains you have now. Good luck!

I just sent you a friend request MinaDina. Valentina Thanks so much for such a lovely compliment.

Mina read up on this forum as well as the numerous book out there about WLS then you will know all about the pre and post surgery. I read and watched everything I could get my hands on and went into surgery without a doubt in my head this was for me. Even if there were complications (which there weren't any as I was very positive about this surgery) I felt it would be better then where I was before the surgery. I am here if you need to chat online. Do you mind if I send you a friend request?

Thanks everyone! Would you believe since I posted the above comment I have lost another 4.4 pounds in only 3 days. I still can't believe I am getting so small. I took in a pair of pants yesterday and said to my room mate I think I sewed these too small. I couldn't believe they fit me. It is so odd for me to see my pants being so small and I still have 89 more pounds to lose.

You look fantastic! What a wonderful change. Keep going strong.

yep you will probably be starting out with very small portions. Make sure your food is soft and moist. I started with 1/4 cup of cottage now I can finally eat a 1/2 cup of cottage cheese. Yogurt was half the container, now I can finally eat a whole container of yogurt. Of course these aren't eaten in one meal. Still haven't been able to get to too many vegs, I am just too full on the 2 to 3 oz of the meat protein. Oh by the way I am 5 months post op and each day is different for me as to what I can tolerant and can't.

Wow!! Congratulations on having lost 79% of your excess body weight. That is a fantastic accomplishment and I am sure you are feeling terrific. At the rate you are losing you will be at goal real soon. Keep going strong!!!

I hear you! I too have waited quite awhile. Not only is it my underwear but my bra and clothes in general. are all swimming on me. The underwear bunch is painful and the legs of the pants are so long now that I am stepping on them. Being on disability I really can't afford to buy new clothing at this stage. I am grateful I can use a sewing machine and take everything in. I just need to sit down at the machine this summer and get busy. Don't plan on buying anything till I get below 200.

Thanks Kathy but I am not the least bit sorry, I am delighted!

Dub On this stall I was finally able to eat and drink a bit more protein and got over 80. The previous stalls were too soon and I still had a great deal of pain after eating so barely got to 60.

Yep stalls will happen and I must admit the first one really threw me for a loop. I had lost 19 pounds in 10 days and then over night gained back 4 and sat at that weight for some time until I dropped the 4 I had gained and then dropped 5 more until I hit the 2nd stall. Sat there for awhile lost a few more and then had my 3rd stall. Seems like I lose for 2 weeks and then stall for 2 weeks or more. But like I said I'll take them especially when I lose 12 pounds after a stall. Tuesday will be 16 weeks since I had my surgery and I have lost 51 pounds. For a journey total of 234 pounds.

What a fantastic transformation! I too know that being 200 pounds lighter is a wonderful feeling/ Keep going strong and you will get to your next milestone. I hope your knee is healing well.

What a wonderful feeling that is. Love the new picture! You are both so cute. A fantastic loss for 11 months. Keep going strong!

Wow I too am training for a bike ride but mine is only 14 miles. How many miles have you gone so far at one time.?Is this training on a real or stationary bike? Would you like to become friends and encourage each other along?

WOW! That is a fantastic weight loss in 8 months. You must be super proud of what you have accomplished I know I would be. Keep going strong!

Thanks all. It feels good to finally have 2 weeks of weight loss after that 4 week stall. I realized last night I now weigh what I did when I was 20 years old.

So sorry to hear about the kidney stone and the upcoming surgery. Yep the 20 pounds up is fluids and should come off quickly. What is the second procedure you have to have? What caused the kidney stones did they say?