Hi all. It's a very Merry Christmas Eve! What a wonderful time of year. I weighed in at 203 today for a loss of 2 pounds. This sleeve is the best thing I've done for myself in a long time. I'm loving my life and actually excited about getting clothes for Christmas.

How is everyone else doing this week?

I just got sleeved 12/13/11, so I am excited about my future, But this is a tough time of year for a food addict. For Christmas, I have always done a lot of cooking and baking, especially cookies. This year Christmas can't be food centric. I bought ceramic gingerbread houses for me and my family to paint & decorate, and we made some ornaments . My DH said, "you know its not eating the cookies that's fun-its spending time together" How right he is! (Note- he is tall and pretty slim, just a little in the belly!)It's so important to have family support. Happy holidays to everyone!

^{Hey friends! I have not checked in for 4 weeks, I have missed you all! I weighed 211 lbs this morning, making my loss 5.6 lbs since my last check in 4 weeks ago. I am not too happy with this number, wish it was higher, but at least I have lost right?}

^{I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas filled with laughter and love! I am so looking forward to what 2012 has in store!}

I weighed in at 191 this morning. That is a loss of 2 pounds for this week. It is the first time I have LOST weight during Christmas week in my entire life.

Surgery date 8-1-11

HW 260

SW 245

CW 191

GW 150

Awesome!! I weighed in this morning at 281.2, which is just over 70 pounds lost since the start of my pre-op diet (13 pre surgery), so 57 pounds since surgery. I think that's incredible!

I am late posting this but I stayed the same this week. The important thing to remember is that I didnt gain over the holidays! I am in fact down 5 this month so far for a total of 55 pounds down since my Aug. 8th surgery. Wooohooo!

Hello everyone and Happy New Year! I weighed in at 153.4 this weekend so I am extremely happy. Had a great Christmas with family and now checking in here with my extended VST family. My love to all!

God Bless!

<3 Shell

Feeling a little sad seeing all of you moving ahead while I sit here with this leak I am hoping for good news in the new year, ready to be back on track.