Trish--I"m so glad your surgery went well!!! You're going to be fully recovered in no time at all. Aren't you so glad to have it behind you?

Donna--glad you joined us. I join Cyndi in saying that having the support of this group really helps. We really do encourage and support one another.

I'm down another 2-3. I lose in 5 pound increments. It's not so overwhelming that way. In other words, instead of saying, "I need to lose 15" or something like that, I focus on losing 5. No matter how long I remain stuck in a 5 pound segment, the minute my weight drops down to the next 5 pound level (and stays there for a week), then my goal becomes getting down to the next 5 pound level. My focus always stays on losing the 5 pounds, and I don't think beyond that. It REALLY helps to keep me encouraged, rather than thinking that I have 20 more to go, or something like that. Don't know if this would be helpful to the rest of you, but you might try it.