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Read more about If I could talk to the old me, I would say???..

If I could talk to the old me, I would say???..

If I could talk to the old me, I would say………..     Amanda you are beautiful, but beauty is more than appearance. You have a strong heart and a strong mind and that is what makes you beautiful. The reality of the situation is, you are Morbidly Obese and at 277 pounds you could have some real heath issues if you don’t make a change. I promise you that once you start exercising you will love it, I know I do. The amount of stress that is release during a run or power walk will relax your mind a

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• Amanda1982
• March 14, 201313 yr

Read more about Had my first real date last night since being banded 2 years ago!! Yay

Had my first real date last night since being banded 2 years ago!! Yay

Okay ladies I was worried about this one since he wanted to go to dinner. I was actually going to say "No” but I'm glad I didn't because I had an amazing time. Any of you who read my profile know that I was in an abusive relationship for over 9 years. So to have a man treat me like a Queen was wonderful. I was worried because "what if I ate to fast" or "what if I had a stuck episode"? But I prepared myself by looking at the menu online before meeting him at the restaurant so I already knew what

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• Amanda1982
• March 14, 201313 yr

Read more about "Your Skinny is not My Skinny"

"Your Skinny is not My Skinny"

This is another video from Beautiful Brown Baby Doll she is a YouTuber who lost 100 pounds. Now she is not a band patient, she lost her weight with diet and exercise but she is still has been an inspiration to me during my journey. Please watch this video “Your skinny is not My Skinny” in the video she explains how you should do what is best for your body and not follow the crowd or the next BIG DIET FAD. We are all different and you have to listen to your own body! Enjoy!     http://m.yout

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• Amanda1982
• December 20, 201213 yr

Read more about A Message to a ?Fat Girl?

A Message to a ?Fat Girl?

Beautiful Brown Baby Doll is a YouTuber who lost 100 pounds. Now she is not a band patient, she lost her weight with diet and exercise but she is still has been an inspiration to me during my journey. Please watch this video A Message to a “Fat Girl” where she has written a very beautiful letter to her former "fat self". It really made me think. If I wrote a letter to the old me, what would it say? What would yours say? Enjoy!     http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=PxUAqahMozw&desktop_uri=%

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• Amanda1982
• December 20, 201213 yr

Read more about Accepting Oneself

Accepting Oneself

We all come into this world as blank canvases waiting for the various colors of life to be painted into our world. As children, our first knowledge of who we are comes from our parents. If our parents continue to feed us positive affirmations of our worth and value, we tend to grow with a positive self-esteem. However, if we are told over and over again that we are nothing and that we won’t amount to much in life, we will begin to believe this is true. As a child I used to hear people say, “stic

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• Amanda1982
• November 15, 201213 yr