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Welcome Fiona! congrats on your weight loss! you are doing great!

Alexis!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU LOOK GREAT!!!! i think i'd rather have boobs than have the 'sock boobs' so many people refer to getting when they lose weight! 106 POUNDS in almost 11 months!!!! WOW!!! i am in awe! Congratulations! are you exercising? eating healthy? whats your secret!!

wow kelly i better quite complaining!!!! i dont have any kiddos yet! you might ought to get you a sports drink to help keep you hydrated through the weekend! michelle

i know what you mean!!! last night i baked from 6:00 - 10:30. with no break. i made homeade chocolate chip Cookies, homeade bacon and cheese rolls, and homeade pretzels. today i was only able to eat 2 cookies, 1/2 a roll and 1 pig in a blanket. seemed like a lot of work!!!

maybe you do have something stuck? take it especially easy over this holiday weekend. i will be thinking of you! i hope it is stress too! i glad its finally christmas eve! it'll all be over tommorrow!

hey kelly! how are you feeling? did the liquids help?

sounds like a fish sandwich has better qualities than this guy!!! they are both flaky though~ i think i'd take my dogs over him anyday. i agree with what donali said. be thankful your not waisting anytime on this guy. hang in there! and when your need a hug you know your pooch will oblige! :D

my stomach is no longer bigger than my boobs!!! i guess that could be considered a non scale victory!

thanks quakergirl.... i posted this pic but it got deleted???

Even though they blurry you can still tell a difference!!!! i cant wait till you post a full body pic!!!

hey donali how could you post your 232 pics on your webpage and not tell anyone!!! i just checked your 'page' and saw you! WOW you are very pretty!!!! what a difference in your face!!!!

and this is bear supporting out team- GO TITANS!!!!!

this is my boyfriend and our doggies...bear, star, and steve. I love them!!!!!

wow kelly! i hope you loosen up a little after some liquids you too bebbly and have a wonderful cruise. i pb'd 3 times this weekend after a month or without doing once. unfortunalty i think mine was from not listening to my body and continuing to eat. i'll be measuring my food for a while. it scares me when i golfball/PB it feels like i should be choking even though i can breath. i think i just simply 'wanted to eat more'

hey seanmamma~ you can get gel seatcovers for bikes although mine never helped!!! i always felt like i needed a pillow to sit on! i love walking outside. there is a trail right by my house but it has been FREEZING outside (ok any northerners i know its REALLY freezing up there but since losing weight i can get warm!) michelle

i know what you mean about your body declining!!! i once hiked 30 miles throught the smoky mountains!!! now i can walk a mile but cant wait to start FEELING the difference from working out!!! i am going to start out doing 4 times a week with the minimum amount of time i can do and gradually climbing my way up to 'real workout'!!!

thanks donali! that was the second time i donated. i dont have the money to BUY presents so i was trying to be giving. i also gave away all my clothes that are now to big. i even had some good will spread unto me from- Goodwill (go figure). this is posted under the exercise thread but... i found a stairstepper and cardioglide for $2 EACH!!!! (thats great since i am broke!!!)

Carmen!!!! i have been looking on ebay and in the papers for used exercise equipment but didnt want/couldnt afford to pay for equipment i went to the Goodwill Outlet in nashville and they had about 30 pieces of equipment. i bought a stairstepper (not that pretty but very sturdy) a cardioglide that was in great condition plus a pair of brown corderouys for the whopping price of $6.06!!!!!!!!! all exercise equip is $2 a peice!!!!!! i took my brother who is anti-goodwill and a serious exerciser and even he was in shock at my STEAL!!! thanks for reminding me to check the goodwill!

ditto! i'll probably nibble all day though in order to get all of my tastes in!!! my parents are cooking hot wings potatoe salad, and deviled eggs and we are bringing pea salad, mac and cheese, my sinful Cookies, brownies, homead bread, and our forecast is for 60 degrees!!!! so the 'picnic' type foods will seem fitting. dizzy- i take it your going to be somewhere with a lot of people!!! luckily my immediate family is the only one in out state so we wont have any 'skinny ones'. Dont tell anyone your not comfortable with telling. if your restricted eat what you want and let the band tell you when to quit. if your not restricted yet and trying not to gain the only way to aviod the high calorie foods is to suffer. i know i wouldnt be able to do that. most holiday foods are high calorie, high fat luckily its only once a year! dont think i was any help...

Thanks!!!!! Jennye- i cant wait to see your pic too! i love the curls!!! Bright- i love your new hair do! i love the digital camera too. i borrow one from my work and LOVE IT!!!! Sue- every time i have lost i get my hair whacked off and as i gain i tend to let it grow.... i think this also stems from not wanting or liking to 'fix' my hair and being gun shy when it comes to hairdressers i have had a truly bad cut before. so i enjoy it short and while its growing into long then i only have to get a couple trims. vera- i do feel lighter! my head feels bouncy. i have to make a conscious effort not to use a GLOB of shampoo!!! Donali- thanks for reposting the pic. can you grant anymore wishes????lol!

here we go again....

heres a pic of my new hair cut.

oh by the way dont be afraid to tell your dr you need MORE!!! i feel like a fill junkie! i am now at 3.8cc but it sure is 'sweet' eating 1/3 piece of chicken and a few green beans for lunch and being pleasantly full!

YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES!! lol i have had like 8 or nine fills!!!! i to finally have restricition!! WOOOHOO for us late bloomers!!!! i have lost slower than some/most but i am not keeping tabs on anyone but myself! i think what donali said is right on!!! (it always is) if your mom wants to 'band bash' just smile and listen to her (moms like to be right) but YOU let it go in one ear and out the other! its not worth it to try to 'convince' her you did whats right for you. its your decision and while she should support you~ what people should do and what they actually do are 2 different things!

hi angela i have been a pretty slow loser partly in fact to needing 3.6 cc to get restriction!!!! it is hard to stay on track when you can eat 1-2 cups of food!!!! the awsome part is i have not regained a pound!!! of course i only weigh every couple of weeks because i dont want the diisappiontment of seeing 1 or 2 pounds coming back on and off and on and off! like donali said 'this is for life' - shes full of great advice!!!