Hiya all, sorry i have not been around lately, been moving home and various other things, just thought i would give you an update, my surgery was 1st of Feb 2011, and i have now lost the grand total of 6 stone, (about 80lbs), as you can imagine i am really pleased, at first i was pretty doubtful that the surgery would work, after all when has anything 'really' worked?? but i can honestly say i am so pleased with the results so far, i have another stone to lose until i reach my first goal, but then another 4-5 stone to go after that to reach my final goal, i have found that i can eat most things, apart from lettuce, never ever eating that again!! Pizza is not good for me either, pasta is ok but i get full very quickly, i've had only a few bad moments, mainly when i have tried to eat more than my stomache will allow, or drinking and eating at the same time,

anyway hope everyone is doing great

viv

Oooh, 6 stone is a lot!! You're doing great! Love the pooch, he/she looks a bit like mine. I've not tried lettuce or pizza or Pasta yet, but I am hoping I will be able to have small amounts occasionally. You must post some before/during pics to inspire us. I am about 1 1/2 months out and down about 2 1/2 stone.

Hiya all, sorry i have not been around lately, been moving home and various other things, just thought i would give you an update, my surgery was 1st of Feb 2011, and i have now lost the grand total of 6 stone, (about 80lbs), as you can imagine i am really pleased, at first i was pretty doubtful that the surgery would work, after all when has anything 'really' worked?? but i can honestly say i am so pleased with the results so far, i have another stone to lose until i reach my first goal, but then another 4-5 stone to go after that to reach my final goal, i have found that i can eat most things, apart from lettuce, never ever eating that again!! Pizza is not good for me either, pasta is ok but i get full very quickly, i've had only a few bad moments, mainly when i have tried to eat more than my stomache will allow, or drinking and eating at the same time,

anyway hope everyone is doing great

viv

Wow, fabulous job! So exciting!! I love to see our foreign friends on the boards too. I lived in Belgium for 5 years as a kid, so I got to visit many countries and make lots of friends. I wish we had facebook or forums like this back then, I wouldn't have lost contact with them!