Hey, January 2012 Sleevers!

How is everyone doing? I hope as amazingly as you'd hoped. Myself, right now.... I'm dealing with stomach flu/norovirus. A bit of a nightmare to start my new year!

Sound off, check in, shout out... all of that. Let us know how it's going!

Hi! My one-year anniversary will be 1/31/13. I've been wondering how everyone is doing. Let's all check in and report.

Me, I'm soooooo happy how things have gone. The weight loss has slowed to a snail's pace. Though it's incredibly frustrating, I'm not going to loose faith; I'm determined to reach my goal. The holidays were a mess. I ate a bunch of crap (but fortunately could only eat little amounts!). I'm back on track now and ready to get on with this. My biggest joy is the way I feel and the physical strength I've gained. I enjoy the gym now and feel it's a pleasure-not somthing I feel obligated to do.

Hello, I'm Laura. I was sleeved 1/13/12. I have lost 92 pounds and have 25 to go. My weight has stopped at between 169 & 172 for the last 2 months. I am going to try the boot camp option I found tonight. I really want to get to goal. I do love my sleeve though! It was a crappy eating month because of a trip to New York and the holidays. I did enjoy and indulge myself. I am back on track now. i wouldn't change anything for the world!! I love being thin! It still shocks me when I meet new people and they see me as thin!

Hi, I'm Lacie. My sleeve date was 1/17/12. I've lost 105 pounds and went from a size 20/22 to a 6/7. I feel amazing and am at Goal. My marriage is stronger than ever. My husband loved me fat or thin, but now it's like...well...um....really fun with the lights on. I feel like we are dating sometimes. My kids love my new energy and my career has taken off. My job performance has not changed, but now that I am thin I am getting alot more opportunities. I never realized how my weight was affecting my career. I always thought I was ok, but now directors stop me in the hall to say hello, I get to go to London in March , and was asked to represent Boeing at a Houston NASA meeting. This is stuff that never happened when I was bigger. The sad part is I never knew these opportunities existed. Truth is, I would have come up with an excuse not to go for fear of not fitting in the airplane seats. My last performance review in Dec I was told I was on track for management. I was pissed when I told my husband. I told him that nothing I do at work has changed...and he said EVERYTHING about me has changed. He said I now walk with confidance, I dress sharp, I look professional and I smile alot more. I share this because this is what one year has done in my life. I got my spark back. Now there are sparks everywhere.

Let me tell you though...it was not easy!!! LOL! I think about the liquid diet, the mushies, the gym i nearly killed myself at..litterally...fell off a treadmill and broke my ankle. I think about the stupid comments from co-workers and friends that made me cry and feel like I took the easy way out. I think about the friends I lost and how I would give anything to find a friend to have coffee with. I was the biggest girl in my social circle and now I don't have a social circle. I finally had to break away because the comments were too much and my hubby was tired of seeing me crying. For the newbies....you will find out who your real friends are.

I guess though as I reflect on the last year I would say the major feeling I felt was Pride. Something I hadn't felt in many many years