I'm so angry I could spit nails. I had surgery a year and a half ago and I am nowhere near goal. I am and have been a model sleever, high protein, low carb, low calorie, regular exercise, water, YADDA YADDA YADDA. I read, frustratedly, all of my cohort here on the forum, chirping happily about reaching goal in 6, 9, and 12 months. At only 5'3" and 167 lbs, I am still genuinely fat. My fat thighs and belly are still in the way and restrictive, I'm still at the very top of "normal" sizes in 14R bottoms. IT'S JUST NOT FAIR. And I have no genuine data to guide me on whether I should still be super low cal (<800) or what. I am upping my cardio, since my exercise has all been of the yoga/TRX variety, and I am getting back on the bandwagon of high water intake but, WTF. I should be at goal already, I want to be 125 pounds and I don't think at my stature that this is asking the moon!!!! Grr, sigh. =(

So true, M2G, so true! My body is what it is and my genetics are what they are, the only person in my family who isn't soft and chubby is a cousin who is a professional yogi! I definitely have a lot of heavy loose skin and once I hit south of 140 I will start researching total body reconstruction in earnest. For me, being light on my feet so that I can dance better and longer is why I want to weigh less, not just for vanity. It sure would be great though if I could talk to a professional who could guide me through the vaguaries intrinsic to finishing a weight loss and those last 15 lbs.