Raine

NSV = Non scale Victory! Way to go! The best NSV's are the ones where our significant others are the ones to realize it. Well done!

Welcome to the Century Club *hands you a golden key* Well done Lynda, well done!

Guys don't get it LOL they also want to know why we need more than one pair of black shoes ... puhhhleaaase. LOL Congratulations, you look fabulous!

*scoots over to make room for CT* Welcome, welcome, welcome!!!! Congratulations and all the best on your journey.

I quit with Chantix before too, but gained a lot of weight each time and the side effects are pretty rough sometimes. That being said, it WAS the only thing that did help me quit. When I reach 10 below goal I am going to use the chantix again. Another side note is, it makes your sugars sky rocket, so when I do use it again I will have to take my diabeties meds again for that whole time. I tried it post sleeve again and between the eating , the mood swings from the pill, and having to take my meds again because of the sugars, it was like a hurricane of bleck LOL. I'll wait till I'm 10 below goal to do it again so I have some wiggle room.

Gotta love it, Linda! How hard was it for you not to let them see you smile???

You can't beat yourself up over it. Cigs are the most powerful addiction out there. The e-cig didn't really work out well for me. It was irritating my mouth too much. But I will try again eventually.

My doc gave me the go ahead after 4 weeks for kickboxing but I didn't start until about 6 weeks.

I am 6 months out and STILL get the grumblies just not as bad as when I was 3 months. I take it as my signal to stop what I'm doing. I listen to it most of the time, but I will admit that sometimes I ignore it and continue eating.

All the advise that everyone has given is wonderful. My piece just reiterates what they said. Try to find out why you are doing this to yourself. Once you can identify that I believe it will help tremendously in your struggles. I am 6 months out, I still don't feel the hunger but the head hunger is there. I tended to sabotage myself when the compliments started to come when I was dieting, same holds true for post surgery. I did for a little while but I got back on the band wagon so to speak. My restriction is A LOT less than what I hear on the board and that scares me a little sometimes but what I can eat is still a lot less than what I could consume pre-surgery. I can eat a whole hamburger without the bun easily with not much room for much else though. Pre surgery I could eat 2, ff, soda and start thinking about desert. Try to put it into perspective with what you can eat and what you used to eat. As for icecream, chips etc. well those are slider foods and will go down easily, so you willl just need to eliminate them if you can and try to make better choices. Find the root cause for what you are doing. That will get you back to where you want to be. Best of luck!

Well its about damn time LOL! I was starting to wonder if you were a bike or a person hehehe just teasing You look amazing, happy and healthy and I LOVE your smile.

You look amazing, you probably feel amazing and the journey just gets better from here. Congratulations! It truly shows just how hard you have been working!

Yup definately NSV material. LOL. Good thing you had your family there for cover!

congratulations on reaching your mini goal! and a super congratulations on the arival your nephew! You are going to be the bestest aunty around

Diva, you are Diva-licious! hahahaha Can't wait to see the end result. @Coops, you are amazing in your own right girl and you will get to goal I know it you know and God knows it .

I 44 and yes I am a slow loser too I know it gets seriously discouraging when you see the numbers not move as fast as others but the "everyone loses differently" is really a true statement. I have lost 70lbs so far. Mind you that is 70 from last year. I lost 34lbs during my Dr's apptments to pre op that was from June 2010 to April 2011. Then pre op I lost 16lbs. So you can do the math and see that is only 20lbs since my surgery. I am 6 months post op now and I am 15lbs away from my weight goal but I have made so many of my other goals that I am at peace with the weight loss to date. If I didn't have the sleeve, all that weight that I lost pre op would be winding its way back with a vengence right about now. With it, I have been able to lose 20 more. Keep fighting the good fight and you will get there.

You look so great! Congratulations on the 4's!

You are so welcomed! It is a hard journey regardless of what others might think. To go it alone just doesn't seem to be healthy to me, not that we don't have the support of most of our family and friends, but to hear the experiences of others that are going through the same thing seems to make the trip just a little less bumpier. Welcome to the losers bench and congratulations on all your future success, both professionally and personally.

You look like a completely different person! I have no doubt you will get to goal, congratulations!

KELLY! OMG, WTG, HOLY GOAL BATMAN! Congratulations!!! I am so happy for you, I can't wipe this smile off of my face. I wait with baited breath to see your pics.

Lynda, I can't even express how happy I am for you. Well, OK, I can and will LOL. But words just don't do it justice. You have accomplished an astronimical acheivement and you must feel so good about it. I know the doubts and fears hit us like a brick wall sometimes, but to be honest, I have no doubt that you will succeed in the long term. Keep inspiring yourself by searching out the success stories and now you need to add yourself to the list and as always, others will be inspired by you. The Century Club and Normal BMI, at the same time, hot damn, your hubby needs to go out and buy you something bright and shiny to commemorate the occasion. Just my opinion! My highest weight recorded was 280lbs (I wouldn't get on a scale after that for a long time, but I know I was heavier than that) and now I am 170lbs. It felt amazing to reach that 100lbs lost and now I'm at 110lbs lost from my highest, holy freaking cow! I don't think I can ever be a normal BMI LOL, well according to my doc, my goal is 155 because of my bone structure. 149.5lbs is the top of the normal range for me, so I might just go there just because whats 5 1/2 lbs amongst friends, right. Anyway, congratulations on a job well done.

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPS!!!!! You absolutely rock and roll girl!!! Under 12 stone??!!! I am doing a happy dance on my side of the pond for you, you know I am. You go you go!

Seems like it flew by didn't it? I know it did for me. Congrats on your success so far. Keep on keeping on and up both like you said and I'm sure you will see even more results!

Congratulations!!! Amazing job rocking that sleeve!

ahhh to be normal LOL. Congratulations on your success! You woked hard and it shows!