For those of you suffering through the pre op diet or just out of surgery, I want to share some of the things I heard when I got to work this morning, 98 lbs lighter than I was 9 months ago!!!

"How much more do you need to lose? you look great!"

"You just look cuter and cuter everyday"

"Love the dress"

You can do this and it will all be worth it, I was one who thought I had made a mistake for the first 4 weeks or so. At this point,, I could not be happier!!!

Congrats on your success!! Im also 9 months out and down 93 pounds. I LOVE hearing 'cute outfit' or 'wow, you look great'. I certainly have not gotten tired of hearing it. Soak it up, you deserve it!

Thank you for offering words of encouragement. They are aimed at our newer sleevers, but it is also a great reminder for the veterans of why we did it, and why we never give up.

I would be ecstatic with 90 lbs weight loss. That would put me in the slightly overweight category and be the smallest I've been in twenty years. I just gotta get past this post op soreness. Im hurting pretty bad today but figure it will be mostly gone by the weekend.

Fine homes... It will all be a distant memory soon enough. One day at a time!