Fantastic!  I hope you'll keep us posted on your progress.  I'm a little nervouse about adapting to the maintenance stage, but I have plenty of time before it's my turn for that!  I can see myself using the website tools for the rest of my life, they're so helpful to me.

Enjoy Vegas!

Tracy

Seven months?! That's wonderful. I'm, sure you can maintain now that you've learned what you need to keep it off! Congrats!!! Hope I can do as well.

M. 

Congrats Forkush!! I'm very happy for you and I also have a long way to go to get there but am making a steady progress so far! Have fun in Vegas and may you see lots of cherries!

 Forkush

Congratulations on your new life.You inspire all of us to succeed.

Linda 

Hey forkush did it, one of my own did it, and I call you that because I started with you and have read your inspirational posts all the way through.  How you managed that last ten pounds is beyond me.  I have about 100 pills  and 10 pounds left and then I don't think I will buy another bottle, so I have to make this count.  You are just something else, that's all, amazing, wonderful, and inspiring.  I can't imagine being in Vegas and not going hog-wild.  I don't think I've ever met a buffet table I didn't like.  Please don't desert us (or dessert us) now, forkush, stay on the board and let us know how you're doing.  I am saying, if you can do it I can do it, and I'm going to make sure I do.

Judy

congradulations ... although i have lost 80 pounds im not quite done yet but I will be in 2 weeks. 10 more pounds and that's it for me... Now comes the hard part maintaning... I think imma gonna always keep me a bottle for just in case porposes lol.

BettyKovacs:

Hi Forkush,

Now I am jealous ;o) I hope that you are having a blast in Vegas. How are you and your new body doing out there? With the success that you have had with your weight I doubt that it even matters if you win anything there!

You are definitely an inspiration!

Betty Kovacs, MS, RD

Thank you for asking, Betty. (And thank you again everyone for your kind words.)

Me and my new body survived Sin City just fine. I didn't gain any weight in the restaurants and my wallet didn't lose any weight in the casinos, so I can't imagine being a bigger winner. And I'm confident but not foolhardy, so I didn't visit any buffets.

While I didn't plan any exercise, losing my car in the parking structure of the new Palazzo Resort turned out to be a stroke of genius. I got in some serious long distance walking.

And to answer your question Marissa, l've lost 51 pounds so far, which is an average of 1.7 pounds per week. I think that is a phenomenally fast pace for someone with "only" 50 pounds to lose on a sensible, balanced diet program. But I had every advantage possible, including the alli plan, perfect family support, fantastic exercise options, and living walking distance to a Trader Joe's. Your mileage may vary, but ultimately, everyone here can do this.

I know I'm a little late, but congratulations and thanks so much for sharing!! I'm only on my second week, but it's good to know that things will fall into place over time!!

forkush  !! congrts on ur success!!

Buzz 

Congratulations!  :)  I start my first Alli pill next Friday!  I hope I have success just as wonderful as yours.

CONGRATS TO U ON LOOSING THE WEIGHT. I JUST HOPE I HAVE THE KIND OF LUCK.ITS BEEN 3 DAYS SINCE I TOOK THE 1ST PILL. GO AND BUY YOURSELF SOMETHING NICE.  WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

debbie