Hi Tom, thanks for the reply! You are doing great also! You must feel better and you only have a few more pounds to go. Yes I go to support group meetings. In fact, I have been running a group in the town where I live because I didn't want to drive to Albuquerque for one. But attendance has gotten really low so I am taking a break from being the leader and now my group is going to just meet casually for supper once a month. I still need the support from everyone and I am proud that I led 3 other women through surgery to successful weight loss!
I think my biggest deal lately is that I don't cope well with all the stress and emotional stuff in my life. I never did cope well - I just ate! but now that I can't do that, I have not really found other ways. I feel things more, deeper, harder, ya know? and Silly Me, I think I must have fantasized that all my problems would go away if I got thin! Uh, nooo. Well anyway, keep up the good work yourself! Where is Yreka, CA? I used to live in L.A. ttfn!