It is wonderful to hear about everyone's journey. I have been "forced" to clean out my closet, too. Lots of stuff is just hanging off. Finally had a few people notice. Amazing that I can lose more than my 2 1/2 year old's weight and still not be crazy different. I keep telling myself that I am ok with it going slowly, so my skin can shrink with it, but it gets tough sometimes not to see any movement on that darn scale. Starting weight pre-surgery =265. Surgery day weight = 251. Current weight =221. Surgery date was 4/21/14. Keep up the great work everyone!