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congrats n the weightloss! xoxo, nikki

I'm 5 months out and i still can't do milk everytime i try i pay dearly. so i buy the lacto milk and it doesnt taste any different and it low in it sugar. i could never stomach that carnation stuff. xoxo, nikki

same as everyones else has chimed no regerts ,no hunger, 5 months out and 88 pounds down with 85 more to go.:thumbup1: xoxo, nikki

i can't offer any advice but i want to say welcome and you will LOVE the sleeve and the ladies on here are great when it time to clear any misleading info! and support!!! xoxo nikki

all i can say is calories carbs and stuff do count. im being honest and i agree with you i'm weary of dieting too. and i will also admit with the sleeve i Do feel like i'm on a diet but like you mention i can't binge so in the end..................on a postive note i'm acepting that i'm just one of those people who will always have to watch what i eat to keep my weight down and after much whining and complaining to everyone and anyone who would listen i have accepted that. and once i hit goal i will always treat myself but it will always have to be in moderation. but i just wanted to chim in and say you are not alone luv! xoxo, nikki

CONGRATS SWEETIE!! Im back at school my self next week myself........eck. as far as the food thing as time goes on it get soooo much better to not have food to have control in your life. xoxo, nikki

you know we all have bad neighborhoods in our head and hearts and we get stuck there from time to time and the whys and what if starts to haunts. i'm 4 moths out and i still every now and then doubt my sleeve (even at 84 pounds down lol) and it because my heart and head is not in synce and then "patience and time" comes along (i'm trying to learn this myself) and it all comes togather you are going to do great! this board helps as well really nice ladies on here just think in a couple weeks you are going to be sleeve and then before you know the end of summer comes and all the endless possibilites. we will do it! good luck sweetie! xoxo, nikki

lol i'm chanting a mantra "patience..............." (hummm maybe i need to make that a new year resoultion lol) xoxo, nikki

i wish i could give you hug!! just think you will be on the same size as us soon! xoxo, nikki

thanks laura. I was at my weightloss group and a lady told me that when she was my weight she was a size 20 to so i guess this normal it just amazes me how much weight you have to lose to lose sizes! but she mention starting off as a heavy weight it like that something about plus sizes been like 30 pounds between sizes she did say though once i get to a size 18 that when the sizes will drop over night so we shall see. xoxo, nikki

welcome to the board hunny! i sure someone from your neck of the winds will chim in soon, you will not regret the sleeve that for sure! ((hug)) xoxo, nikki

thanks guys sooo much and you are right i have not try on many of my clothing in my closet because i guess well they don't really fit lol and i'm starting to think the scale really is just numbers........ xxo, nikki

yes i love Stereograms. i have tons around my house drives my friends and family batty. AND no i was not expecting to be thin like a model but I know what i see when i look in the mirror. As i have learn over my 25 years that Expectations VS Reality is alot that many struggle with. I'm not. i see the small differences. but i was "expecting something differently" also ive only drop two pants sizes. 24 to 20 i've been a size 20 since 265 i'm 239 now and still in a size 20 (i'm 5'8) and it not from lose skin either so........i mean i understand what your saying but i though it was resonable to expect to be in a 18 by now which is not model skinny. it just stumbs me. maybe i'll get a visit from the whoosh fairy and i wake up one day and have lost a couple more pants sizes who knows. xoxo, nikki

i love reading the rambleing when it dealing with our interself and peace so few people realize how important that is it just as if not more important then money or any of the other things we base are self worth on. postive energy will keep a soul thriving! and i hope the happiness stay for you dear. ((hugs)) xoxo, nikki

tiff you have come sooo far and have done it beauitfully! ((hugs)) xoxo, nikki

:huh0:This is driving me nuts! yes i'm down a couple pants sizes yes ive lost inches and yes every one around is telling me how much smaller i got but i'm the only one still trying to find or looking at a 3D Stereogram waiting for the picture to jump out. im fairly sane you know so i'm not crazy (you can't prove it:closedeyes:) If anything i just look more saggy or something. i don't know at 83 pounds down should i feel something or is it because i stil have 90 more pounds to go? maybe 50 more. i can't understand this for the life of me. IF and i said "if" was a mind thing to bad there not a diet for the mind:sad0:. xoxo, nikki

you look great dee!!!! thanks for sharing! xoxo, nikki

i agree with tiff and steph123. I wish i never went there. i will never go over seas or aboard again i will pay the double and have my tummy tuck and thigh lift at home. and it really is the "internet" i do know my probs were very real. And as i mention before i don't blame them for what happen to me it was really my luck but i was not happy about how it was handle if they took my temp they would know i had a temp of 101. noone ever call to check on me. get your money kick you out that how i feel about this place and i always will but do i spend my time spewing there name. i have better things to do and i could care less if anyone calls me a lie at this point i would not lose any sleep and as for these boards i have really learnt to make it not that big of a deal. take it for what it worth. moving on im down 80 pounds and i'm doing very well and i have no regrets with my sleeve. xoxo, nikki

oh sweetie i'm sorry you had to experince that. thanks for sharing. xoxo, nikki

yes it is. We have a med choice credit card and we payed a total of 7,657 becuase of the processing fees. Now for the surgical fees where i went ever thing was include it was 5,500 and the rest was processing fees. hope this helps xoxo, nikki

congrats sweetie! reaching ones goal is always nice! xoxo, nikki

im still thinking...................The only one i use to make was lose weight i use to have a goal i would have all year and it would be to get to 250 by so and so now that i'm 6 pounds below that i'm sure i'll think of something. i could follow Donna as well though. my whole life is a big clutter! lol it overwhealming just thinking about it. And goodluck tiff you can do it. look how far you have come and tracy i finish with my master in the spring of 2010 it was a long road but it can and you will do it! You know maybe i'll spend the next year dropping hints to my BF that I'm ready to get marry? can that be a goal?? we'll both graduate so maybe we should wait a while? lol i don't know i'm still thinking dee............ xoxo, Nikki

back at cha sweetie!!!! xoxo, nikki

Thanks guys i will try your ideas tiff any way i will kinda know where i stand in another two months so we shall see. xoxo, nikki

tracy i'm with you i went to my walmart too donna and i did not find it. xoxo, nikki