ShellyBean

I looked around on pinterest at skinny cloths and fashions and youre right it does def help.
There was a thread on visual rewards and she had two glass containers. One w marbles. One marble for every pound she loses. When she loses a pound she will put that amount of marbles in the empty jar. The picture was pretty. It kind of motivated me. I think im gonna do it!

Shelly -- I would love a copy of your spreadsheet if you're willing to share. My email is: lschmeeckle@cox.net.
Thank you and best of luck!

It's official!....I no longer need to shop at Lane Bryant! I was in Nordstrom Rack today with a friend and where do I head as soon as I walk in the door - PLUS SIZES! And then I picked out about 10 tops in a 1x...my friend kept telling me - you are NOT a plus size anymore! But in my mind I still am (was) and I took the clothes to the dressing room. YEP - they were all too big! And shockingly not just by a little! I was shocked and very surprised! Do you mean to tell me that I can go back to looking and shopping in "regular" stores! Talk about a great day and incredible NSV!!!!! Wwwoooooooo-hooooooooo!

I looked around on pinterest at skinny cloths and fashions and youre right it does def help.
There was a thread on visual rewards and she had two glass containers. One w marbles. One marble for every pound she loses. When she loses a pound she will put that amount of marbles in the empty jar. The picture was pretty. It kind of motivated me. I think im gonna do it!

I looked around on pinterest at skinny cloths and fashions and youre right it does def help.
There was a thread on visual rewards and she had two glass containers. One w marbles. One marble for every pound she loses. When she loses a pound she will put that amount of marbles in the empty jar. The picture was pretty. It kind of motivated me. I think im gonna do it!

Ok I was ecstatic yesterday that I had my date. But today reality is setting in. I cant believe I am doing this. Dont get me wrong im not backing out and I am excited but its kind of scary.
Maybe I should window shop for clothes and a bathing suit.

Leaving for the hospital in about 15 minutes!! Surgery is at 1:30!!!! I can't believe its finally here!! Will update you all post OP!!!!

Hello everyone! First time ever on a forum! :-)... My surgery is TOMORROW and the nerves have just started! More or so scared of how I will feel after the surgery.... good luck to anyone that's going under this month! Stay positive!
-B

Hi Everyone.
I have been checking out this sight for a few weeks while I move through the process.
Last thursday I finally got my date. March 18th is my day. I am very excited and more than ready to do this for ME.
In the last few years I was stuck in repeat mode. Maybe my own groun hogs day :-)
I would exercise then hurt so bad I couldnt exercise for a few days. I am talking walking here.
So i would not exercise, so I didnt hurt.
I am now down 15 lbs while moving through the insurance process. I walk 5 days a week. 2 times a day with a bypass vet.
I just want all to know its been inspiring to follow all of your posts.

Hi Rosie! I envy that you are 21 and going to change the things you listed to things you will do! I am 35 and would give anything to have done this in my early 20s. You are going to be dressing in All the latest fashions and have lots of men swooning over you before you know it. As far as standing to work you will be running circles around that job... but trust me those jobs still suck lol.
Dont be sad , keep thinking of all the great things youre gonna be doing the rest of your life!

I'm praying for easier o's. Currently I need a freaking jackhammer to get off.

I ...ummm.. have a "friend" here and she wants to answer but is afraid to do so under her profile.
So I said I would answer for her.
She said...HELL YA IT'S BETTER

I also want to add, that despite my personal insecurities, my life is freaking awesome!!

I'm 53 and happily married 22 years- I've never sat on my husbands lap (he's tried to make me but I won't let him!), and he's never picked me up-ive weighed more than him since my first pregnancy and my daughter turned 19 yesterday! Times they are a changin'! I should weigh less than him in the next month! Yaaa!

Ha. Let him chuckle! If I don't get there that's fine but I will try my hardest, that's all I can do! Frankly, even the thought of 160 feels like heaven!

While I expect a lot of it is hormone change, I sort of see it also as coming off of a lifetime addiction. Watching people I love battle drug and alcohol addiction, I know that extreme irritability, depression and mood swings are all part of the package when you try to detox or break an addiction.
Specifically on Atkins, I did induction for 2 weeks and I was such an emotional, irritable mess I couldn't handle it and I had to stop and revert back. Once I brought carbs and sugar back into my diet it was as though I was magically re-aligned again.

OMG my *gyn. I don't even own a gun lol

Mine too. I imagine they'll just be in my armpits like they always are when I lay on my back. Haha

Well I had my first bikini wax today...just a standard. Gotta build up to something more. It was less painful than I thought it would be.

As I have gained my weight I have noticed a more difficult time with sex. And undergoing numourous procedures for infertility weight does change the inside of the who ha. I can't wait to enjoy sex without the extreme pain again

31 and
Never worn a 2 piece bathing suit (may need some plastics for that. 3 kids is horrendous on the skin)
Never appreciated just how good I looked in my late teens/early twenties
Never had the confidence to wear what I liked without worrying what everyone else thought. I'm over the worrying, now just need to fit into the clothes I like
Never been parasailing
I was going to say- never had the strength to do what is best for ME (vs everyone else). But I had my sleeve despite my husband ......so made a start on this one

Personally, I think you should just divorce him... that low down ass
I get that you, like EVERYBODY Else on this forum has challenges with eating habits. And its nice to have a place with understanding people who do not judge you while you vent (even if you say things that you dont mean). Im sure that you love your husband and he didnt mean to rub it in.
Maybe next time for the sake of all the opinions on how you should feel you should just call him a "hole" lol.

Personally, I think you should just divorce him... that low down ass
I get that you, like EVERYBODY Else on this forum has challenges with eating habits. And its nice to have a place with understanding people who do not judge you while you vent (even if you say things that you dont mean). Im sure that you love your husband and he didnt mean to rub it in.
Maybe next time for the sake of all the opinions on how you should feel you should just call him a "hole" lol.

Thank you. I went in thinking of the band and he had me convinced of the sleeve by the time I walked out. It was overwhelming and it never crossed my mind to ask. Ill ask more on my next apt.