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Kim A. 23 years, 2 months ago

Hi, Dana - I just want to say how happy I am for you that you are below 300! I am at 305, and am really looking forward to getting under 300, which I haven't been in about 8 years. (I started at 385.) So Yay for you! I really understand where you are coming from. Congratulations!

Claire B. 23 years, 2 months ago

Hi Dana, WAY TO GO!!! I am so happy for you. Keep up the great work!!! God Bless,

sage 23 years, 2 months ago

Hi Dana. Please don't panic over the 5 lb loss in a month. I believe my 3-month post-op I only lost 7 lb. Now, a bit over 5-month post-op I am 96 lb loss! Your body has probably gone into the 'starvation mode', fighting that weight loss. Soon it will wake-up and realize it needs to be burning that fat off for energy. You're doing great! Sincerely, Lori Ann

mbntexas 23 years, 3 months ago

Dana--don't get discouraged--I've heard of people hitting plateaus and/or gaining a pound or two in as few as 2 weeks. Just keep on doing what you're doing-sounds like you're doing it right. The weight will come off at the rate that's right for you--don't fall into the trap of comparing your loss to someone else's. God made us all unique! Love, Monica

Bethy413 23 years, 3 months ago

Dana, don't feel like a failure and don't beat yourself up honey. I read on here before that unless you have gained like 4lbs not to worry. It could be water weight or any number of things. Just keep doing what you are supposed to and I am sure you are going to be just fine. If you are on bed rest I'm sure that makes you feel kind of depressed. This too shall pass and things will seem so much better. You can do it! :o)

Mary K. 23 years, 3 months ago

Dana - so sorry to hear about your Grandfather. I hope you have a safe trip. Take care of yourself while you're away from home. My thoughts, prayers, and blessings are with you and your family. Mary

Bethy413 23 years, 4 months ago

Dana, I'm so sorry for the loss of your grandfather. I wish you and your family a safe trip.

Sharon Neva 23 years, 4 months ago

DANA~~I AM SO SORRY ABOUT YOUR LOSS~~ Perhaps they are not stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy...... There is comfort in friendship...Hope in prayer...Peace in love....Praying for friends to comfort you...faith to uphold you...and loving memories to help you smile again.

Karen N. 23 years, 4 months ago

Best wishes and extra prayers for smooth recovery. A positive mental attitude is your best preparation! You'll do great with this life-saving tool!

piperkc 23 years, 4 months ago

Hi Dana Hope you had a safe journey to the other side. Keep us posted "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, any one can start from now and make a brand new ending. "There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow." ~ O. S. Marden "Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." ~ William Jennings Bryan "Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil." ~ James Allen "I asked God to give me happiness. God said, "No. I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you." ~ Author Unknown "Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, 'Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary." ~ Anthony Robbins "Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life." ~ Harvey Mackay "Life is a challenge, but if you don't stand and risk you will never know if you were able to win or lose. Challenges are not a thing of winning or losing; they are a way of learning from them to become a better person every day! ~ Alexsander Rodriguez, P.R. "Don't ask for it to be easy, ask for it to be worth it." Dan Kuschell "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins; not through strength, but through persistence." ~ Jackson Brown "The most important question to ask is not 'What am I getting?' The most important question to ask on the job is 'What am I becoming?'" "I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." ~ J.B. Priestly "Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult." ~ Julia Cameron You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however." - Richard Bach "The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision." ~ Thomas Carlyle "Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure." ~ Sydney Harris "Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." ~ Katherine Mansfield I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself. ~ Carolyn Warner "Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives." ~ Author Unknown It's never too late to be what you might have been. ~ George Eliot A wish changes NOTHING; A decision, changes EVERYTHING "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will,they soon become inevitable." Christopher Reeves "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior." Isaiah 43:2-3 Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it. "If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much." ~ Jim Rohn May you always have an Angel by your side. Watching out for you in all the things you do. Reminding you to keep believing in brighter days. Have a speedy recovery Angela in Canada 406lbs BMI 63.6 -73lbs Dr Michael Grace Open RNY Life began May 16, 2002 I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Surely..I will heal you." 2 Kings 20:5