Sorry you had to go through that JulieAnn but I'm glad to hear that you are doing so well. I read one of your blogs from today and you mentioned something about a super bow party good luck with that..You also made a very good point for me about the starting weight I will be banded on 3/10/09 and my starting weight is 223 lbs. My goal weight is 140 lbs hopefully I will be able to lose the type of weight you have loss so far. I wanted to do it a few yrs ago but I was not able to pay for the surgery and now I have insurance that covers it so hopefully this is my time. I have also found that there are people that have to say negative comments to others to make them feel better about themselves. Keep up the good work!