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A few Victories 1 month PO!



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I don't really have anywhere to share this...so I hope here is ok. :)

I hit the 199 lbs mark yesterday and maintained it today. It's been so long since I was under 200 that I can't even remember the last time. I'm down a total of 23 lbs since I started all this. It's exciting but I'm trepidatious about sharing it because my brain still says "this won't work" even though logically, it is working! Plus all the nay-sayers in my world. :-/

I was happy with my body before surgery, but I was unhealthy. Today my blood pressure is down and I managed 20 minutes on the elliptical last night! Better than that, I did the elliptical and I can still walk the next day. I have a neck again and inches have been lost. My rings fit again and my clothes are fitting better.

So one month out, this is my success. Still a ways to go but I'll get there, slowly and surely.

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slowly and surely.

@@GACaldwell

you have a great attitude

some people want things right there and now

doesn't happen that way with weight or life

this is a marathon, not a sprint

23 lbs down

living in onederland

blood pressure and inches down

finding your neck

ring fitting

success with riding eliptical

wow - all those NSV's in one month!!

you'll have many more NSV's in the future as you lose weight!!

keep up the great job!!

kathy

congrats

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Congratulations, that is awesome!

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Stupid question: What is an NSV? No small victory??

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NSV= Non-scale Victory.

:)

Stupid question: What is an NSV? No small victory??


Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement! :)

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Stupid question: What is an NSV? No small victory??

oh, oh, oh

no stupid questions, especially concerning WLS

NSV - no small victory??? interesting thought/reply

Beeep, Beeeeep

WRONG answer - sorry :huh:

@@GACaldwell gave the right answer

NSV - Non Sleeve Victory

confetti thrown up in the air

she wins a months supply of GNC Protein bars!!!

kathy

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....so I'm late for work and I forgot my phone so I go bounding up the stairs to get it!!! That's right BOUNDING..me...! So when I read your post I was so excited for you too! The ache in my hips? gone. The CPap machine at night? gone. The downside: my undies keep falling off...my skirt dropped to my ankles...I still don't have the nerve to buy new stuff in a smaller size yet (right?) because after all these years of dieting it's hard to believe this weight loss is (as we say in Boston) forevah!! 55 pounds today in four under four months. It was rough at the start but look at us now!

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Thats AWESOME pmary!! Talk about a good reason to drop your undies! :P hahahaha

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