I still feel like a newbie, though.

What constitutes a Veteran? I thought it was over a year out? So is it 6 months or more? Just wondering.

Just my "ability" to post here!

Congratulations - and I am loving those fierce lips!

Congrats LL, me too, I think we had surgery on the same day, but you're way ahead of me! Oh, well, I do everything slow just ask my trainer!

Congrats LL, me too, I think we had surgery on the same day, but you're way ahead of me! Oh, well, I do everything slow just ask my trainer!

If you even HAVE a trainer you're already ahead of some of us others you know

Whoo hoo to all the "new" vets! That's kinda an oxymoron, isn't it?

Your lips are scary. They bring back childhood traumas of when I was a cute kid and my large aunties would come at me and put those disgusting wet puckers all over my poor freckled face before they suffocated me with a hug into their endless airbag bellies..

But other than that you have certainly earned an honored place among the vets.

We love ya, LL!

Laura made me do it.

Love you back!

I don't know how I missed this earlier! Congrats new vets and welcome to the party. Don't forget to post. In the big pants thread!

Lynda

My 6 month mark was 11/15 and was down 75 that day.

Feeling pretty darn good about it all

Welcome to the newbie vets.

I am almost a year out already. Down 90 lbs. Have not weighed this since I was 23 years old and I will be 67 in a few days. Can shop in the regular woman's dept and that is such a treat. I started at a 24 and 3X. Now I wear 14 in pants and a L shirt. Most days when I get dressed I hold up a shirt and think is this going to fit. The mind still has not come as far as I have. Health wise which is the most important is much improved. Diabetes is under control and last A1C was 6.2. Never had a reading this good before. Hope to get off of insulin completely as I get closer to goal.

Best of luck to all the vets here and continued success.

I celebrated my one year surgiversary on the 12th. Saw the doctor on the 18th. He was very pleased. He said the honeymoon is over now. Went back to Water aerobics..Today I ordered a new one piece swim suit...size 12, and a coverup. Tired of wearing a suit that I have to tie the straps in back with a shoe string so they will stay up while I exercise!! My gift to myself!!

November 14th was my surgiversary. I'm 106 pounds down. It's funny though I sometimes deal with the same issues I had in the beginning. But I'm happy with me. I sometimes deal negatively though with my body. It doesn't look like I want it too. But on the whole things are good

2.8 pounds to goal. Actually happy where I am! Just bought a size 12 swim suit for Water aerobics!!