Dawnyellow

Congrats girl!! You look awesome!

263 vs. 175

Current weight is 202! Almost to Onderland!

I set 140 as my goal with a stretch goal of 130. I'm hoping to get to 135 and have a 5 lb bounce range. We shall see.

My goal was originally a 20 lb window. I said that I wanted to be between 125-145 because that was a healthy range for my height. My dr settled me on 135 (right in the middle) and said that I should give myself a 5-10 lb window not 20. I still can't imagine being a healthy size. I want it so badly tho! About 3 mos out and still have a long way to go. Not a diet tho right? It's a new lifestyle. Love my sleeve!

My goal was originally a 20 lb window. I said that I wanted to be between 125-145 because that was a healthy range for my height. My dr settled me on 135 (right in the middle) and said that I should give myself a 5-10 lb window not 20. I still can't imagine being a healthy size. I want it so badly tho! About 3 mos out and still have a long way to go. Not a diet tho right? It's a new lifestyle. Love my sleeve!

I had a new one (to me) yesterday. I ran into a guy I used to work with and he moved his hands in a kind of hourglass shape and said in his cute British accent, " You're... You... it looks...well, there's less of you, isn't there?"
Yup.

Great job!! You look fantastic!!

Lol!! Ummm.... I think she is trying to say,
(I) Went out(, now I'm) in trouble(. There was) no cheating (, but) he is still mad ( at me.) ( I think it might be) time to buy sex toys (.)

Today at work someone brought in a beautiful carrot cake (my drug of choice pre-surgery) for someone's birthday and it was the first time since my surgery 6 weeks ago that I was seriously tempted. I could not believe all of the garbage, manipulative, justification and flat out self sabotaging thoughts I was having. Like the addict i am, I was sitting there at my desk literally obsessing and fighting with myself about how I needed to have it.
My first thoughts - go for it, you have been super good- why not? Which progressed to thoughts about ways to sneak a taste, move the cake out of the way and accidentally touch the frosting with my thumb. Slice it for others so I could steal some off of the knife after. Then i started thinking - oh what you think that you're just never gonna eat sweets again? Your'e such a baby- get over you.
Finally I had to get up and leave the room- phew! I fought it and I won today! Ugh.

It's how you present yourself. I have a default insane look that eliminates any conversation before it starts. :ph34r:

Oh I LOVE it.
If it was me? Every time I went to the counter and something crass was said, I'd smile and say:
'Yes, it is a small portion. However, I am only here to take samples. Apparently there have been outbreaks of Helicobacter Pylori - suspected source - your salad. Campylobacter in your meat products and Salmonella enterica in your shellfish products. As a consequence, I am only here to repatriate a small amount to our labs for further testing and to determine whether your establishment needs to be shut down by the food Standards Agency.
As a consequence, you're right, it is a small amount and there's no way on Gods green earth you'd catch me eating it!
Have a nice day!'
Go get 'em, tiger! x

So I graciously smile and nod through most of the goofy compliments because I know people mean well. The "you are wasting away to nothing" (I'm not), the "I need to go on whatever diet you are on" (no, you don't, you weigh like 80 pounds MAX), the "you were pretty before but you look SO MUCH BETTER now" (I do), etc.
I chuckle on the inside when people ask me how much I've lost and how much I weigh now because I know they want to do the math and see what a manatee I was. I know that if they are ignorant enough to ask that, they are incapable of doing the math without pencil and paper.
I smile along when they ask me if my husband likes the new me, cuz GOD KNOWS how he could have ever liked me before.
I can even take it when I pass on a goodie while out in public and someone says, "OH YEAHHHHHH!!!! You are dieting!!!!!!", and look knowingly at whomever we are with.
But the one thing that happens almost every freaking day that grates my last nerve is the salad bar at my local grocery. Yes, I do realize this is petty and that it's really nothing to be upset about. I'm NOT upset, it just irritates the FOOK out of me for some reason I can't name other than the fact that I am a grown adult.
I work out of my car most days. Our local grocery chain has a great salad bar with fresh fruit, veggies, Soups, meats, prepared mayo-based salads, etc. I can go in and get a few pieces of fruit, a tablespoon of my favorite seafood salad with a little extra crab leg mixed in, a bit of teriyaki beef with a stir fried onion, maybe some light tuna salad or a hardboiled egg, whatever I am in the mood for and just the right amount for less than $2. It's a bargain and I rarely ever need to throw anything away. It's great! The only drawback is the cashier, and it's a different cashier EVERY.FREAKING.TIME because I go to different stores and through different lines almost every time.
The comments on my pathetic little plate make me want to jam a pencil through my eye!!
"Oh DEAR!! That's not enough!!!" (Uhmm...thanks for letting me know!! I'll run right back and get more!)
"Goodness! Are you trying to starve yourself?" (No, if I was trying to starve myself, I wouldn't be eating at all.)
"Honey, I am sure your husband wants you to eat more than that!!" (My husband doesn't feed me nor does he tell me what to eat.)
"Is that all you are having? That's not enough to feed a baby!!!" (Thankfully, I am not a baby.)
"You do know it's OK to eat in public, don't you dear?" (Have you seen the size of my ass? Yes, I know.)
"Now you know that you are just going to go home and eat if that's all you are having for lunch, right?" (Well, yes, I do plan on eating again some time today.)
I could go on and on.
I know they mean well/are just trying to make conversation/insert whatever excuse you want to make for them here, but it drives me up a wall. I try and hold back my smart ass rebuttal, but I am so afraid that dam is going to break one day on some poor unsuspecting cashier. Sigh... Lord help me.

My husband and I are going to California next weekend for his 50th Birthday. I went shopping yesterday because I have no jeans that fit me as we don't need them here in Texas in the summertime. I actually bought a size 8!!!! I can't believe it!! From a 22 to an 8!!! I'm SO loving my sleeve!

I do that too! I like seeing people's success stories. Makes me feel motivated!

I found this VST page and I have gone crazy nuts over all the information here. I am new to the site, and went to several, okay MANY profiles to look at all the profiles, before and afters and stats.
WELL..... I just discovered that you all can see on your profiles who has visited! ha ha ha....
Hi, my name is Angie and yes, I stalked your profile :ph34r:

Silly boy. Of course I do.

Deb, as she goes through the mail, "What did you do while I was gone, honey?"
Me, "I annoyed some ladies on the forum and they plotted my demise."
Deb, "That's nice."

Reading this forum is like watching an episode of Seinfield... in TXT. A whole lot of words about.... what was it about again ??? Touché

The "like" button here means more than like to me. When someone is relating a problem it means empathy not that I like that they are having a problem. When they are having a battle it means support. When they have a victory it means applause. When they make a good point I am saying, "Here,Here!" When they tell a funny I am chuckling along.
I would guess that you feel and think things that I have not mentioned when you hit the button.
Having a row of more specific buttons would present problems with the reputation point system. At the risk of being misunderstood, I still like the "like".

I had a troublesomefirst pregnancy followed by a twin pregnancy and got TONS of unsolicited advice. Also, with all 3 of my kids being preemies, I got more of the same. I learned a phrase my OB taught me and have used it A LOT over the years. "I've discussed this with my doctor already. Thank you!" I've used many variations of this in the years since, and think it should fit nicely in this situation. "I'm following my doctor's orders and am being closely monitored."

Lol! I don't know if butter was a bouncer,
But I know I bounced pretty well

Or this...

Ok see I changed mine.. It weird and unfamiliar now right???