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I never weigh myself. The trama is too great. I'm doing everything that says I should be losing weight, but I'm not. I'm making myself crazy and miserable

You have my deepest condolences. I am sorry for your loss.

Okay, because I had my pirate party I didn't even bother to track on Saturday... Yesterday I had about 1350 calories.

Of course I don't mind Celeste! That's wonderful! I am sort of torn though... I think that counts as a scale victory.. It does after all, relate directly to weight... Oh, and thank you for being an accountant/budget analyst, it means that I don't have to do it! (have to toddle off to my accounting class here in too short a time.)

I totally believe John. Doesn't mitigate his affair, but I totally believe him. I know there are lots and lots and lots of men out there who prefer only fat women. Many go with women who are today's standard of beauty but who would prefer someone who shares my shape. I know I've caused many a man to get his face slapped because he was oggling my fine figure. I am convinced that I've caused a couple of car accidents while taking off a sweater in public. One of my favorite memories from high school was at the beach... me in my size 16 bathing suit running down the beach to the Water, and the size 2 girl ending up screaming at her boyfriend after he fell over some rocks. He was so totally captivated by me that he actually turned around and walked backwards to watch me. Me as size 16 and her a size 2. The GF was furious and insulted beyond rational thought. Me? I'm still eating that up. I've had my fair share of men wanting to have an afair with me because of my size. Men who were with pretty but skinny men wanted me, but they couldn't publicly admit to wanting a fat girl because socity says we are bad and not worthy. Okay, maybe not socity but the fashion and diet industries... Jachut, you are a woman, and most women do not base things on a visual level for desire. But there are plenty of women out there that would leave a blown-up cripple like that. I'm sure that there were other reasons why "John" left "Jane" not the least being that she physically changed. She also changed emotionally and mentally, or at least, I presume that she did. And I don't neccessarily thing this is an esteem issue either. These may have been contributing factors in the dynamics of the relationship. I'm not placing blame anywhere. I'm pretty sure that all of us have had some expirence with "Feeders." I know that my DH is a Feeder...

I think I need a new avatar too! Arrrr and avast!

Angle cards are great. At the Christmas party my in-laws host we always do the cards. My DH started the tradition... They are a nice way of focusing... Last year my DH gave me a set of Gddess cards. Today my card is "I control my life with the decisions that I make."

very nice!

Hi Nana~, I won't have time to do my stats tomorrow by noon, so here they are now. I'm not getting on the scale unil I absolutely have to... no sense putting my fist through a locker... And its not like I'm likely to have actually lost any weight... under bust 42 waist 44 hips 47 yup, that's right, down 2 inches.

that really is wonderfully sweet, such a gem you have!

yup, rose crystals are very nice. I don't know if another regeonal name is cherry crystal though. Sorry, but I just don't have that information. Wow Nana~, just the sounds of those runes sound energy packed. I'll bet they are affecting your sleep and dreams! But sometimes things just can't be cleaned. I did a tarot reading for a then house-mate. All the cards used curled after and I could never get them to flatten out. I'd never seen so many swords all in one reading. Ever. After that reading, those cards were never the same and I eventually had to burn them and their silk wrapper. I should have known better than to do a reading for her in the first place... the negative energy was like a mailstrom... Her boyfriend was in prison for killing his brother over a bad drug deal their mother set up... The boyfriend was younger than her oldest son, so he was a minor. She'd smuggle drugs to him every chance she had... It was just bad, just bad all around.

I took these pictures last weekend, so that wuld be about 9/12/2005 I'm wearing size 22W pet. black Route 66 Relaxed fit jeans (k-mart) and a red henley, size 24 Cherokee Woman (target). weight 248 If a moderator could please do the side by side thing, I'd appreicate it

Since Monday is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, here's a pix from my Pirate Party last night... That's me and Pirate Steve, not DH...

I'm just obsessed with trying to figure out why I"m not losing weight. I'm obsessed with the fact that I've only lost 3 pounds. Some said that I was on a plateau, and that sometimes it take a while for these things to break. Well, that would be well and true, except for the literal Water weight I lost, I've only lsot 3 pounds this so hardly qualifies as a plateau. A plateau implies that there was something lost in the begining. Maybe I need professional help.

I just wanted to welcome all you Sept Bandsters to the Banded Gentry! Good luck, and happy healing

welcome to the banded gentry

hippo birdies, two ewes!

Great work Christine.... aka "Kathy" Jammie, sweetheart, I can't believe that you lost 66 pounds in 6 months and still hit plateaus???? Now I really am going to go cry over my measily 3 pounds.

Yup, make sure your inscisions are completely healed. Don't expect to be at the same activity level you had before you were banded. EXPECT MORE!!!!! If you are like me, you will have more energy, even after a minimal weight loss.

Quit trying to minimize your awesome work! Just 'cause you've managed to minimize the rest of you.... You've done amazing work, and welcome to Onderland. May you never visit Twonesial again!

yeah, but after you clean them, aren't they disoriented? I find that after a salt soak they sort of lose their memories...

Thanks Anwyn, I'm glad that I've been able to help! I think it is so important to track all the changes in your life. Not only the physical ones, but hopefully the changes we make so that we don't need to be fat any more. And the best way I know of to track these changes is to keep a list of all your NSVs. Besides, when you are invited to be a guest on the Oprah show, you have to have something to show besides what the scale says, right? Right!

How wonderful! How did I miss this the first time around??? Great NSV!

Excellent work! I know that my NSVs are what keep my chugging away at this. May this first be just one of hundreds of NSVs for you!

Ah ha ha ha ha, Tonight I am having my Pirate Party... So we'll be howin' later! Maybe even barking at the moon!