I think I joined this site when only about 1000 people knew about it and were members...and I am still fat. A lot has happened in these past many years but the fat and skinny of it is...I lost weight, got sick and found it again. Got sick and found more. But now I am now sick anymore..well not as much as before. Last year, January, I found out I weighed 270.5 pounds and that was in a pre-surgical consult. Talk about denial, I had thought I was about 240. That meant I was 100.5 pounds over my goal weight..and I got in my car and cried! I mean bawled.

BUT...By my surgery (sixth in five years) I had reached 226.5. Post-surgical complications put me back up to 238.5.

HOWEVER, two weeks ago, I found my ...ooomph, incentive whatever you want to call it...and I feel I am slowly getting back on track. I got involved seriously with my TOPS group again, begging them to make me secretary so that I would HAVE to come every week.

My current long-term goal is to reach 220.5 by November 6, 2008...which means 50 pounds lost by my fiftieth birthday. I just don't want to be fat anymore..now I have to get my brain, my body, my appetite and my emotions all on that track...seems they have a constant battle going on.

Just a point of note...so many years back a woman in Manitoba and I "met" in chick chat..and we have been friends for ten years now...have visited each other, travelled together, send each other bday and xmas gifts and chat constantly. You can make good friends in this here joint

Congratulations for getting back on track, and on your weight loss! I like your 50 by your 50th goal!

Mollymom back.

I remember chat way back when too... I didn't actually join the forum until years later when chat started to die. I think I was in chat in 1999 or 1998...can't remember LOL. Do you remember Big Rich ?? and the rest of the group?

Anyway..... its good to have you back with us.... You'll see many faces from the past still hang here

Leenie

Hello mollymom,

I'm pretty new here, but am really learning a lot and finding a ton of motivation. It's good to meet you!

See you 'round!