Hi mardib. I saw UR post after I did mine (my first) and I AM where you are. 11/08 surg. lost 41 lbs. by end of 1/09 and am stuck. I actually gained 10 lbs back in the past 2 months. Uh... wrong direction. I'm eating like I did before. So.. when I saw your post, I also saw Jack's response today and that helps. I just have to get my head out of the frig and my brain on motivate. I wish I had magic words for you but the most I can say is hang in there. we'll get through it. feel free to post. Thx, Susie M