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central dupage - but have friends who have done New Lenox

thank you for sharing. you look amazing.

be selfish for a spell - work on you - have fun with you - be your own bestie - because - while I’ve spent almost 3 decades with my best friend - there are times when I WISH I had your life...goes to show you -- love what you have and you’ll find what you want - there’s a plan that God has in mind for you and it’s all in the works - trust me on that!

I can’t read it either - but here’s a list I cut and pasted: 1 lb = 4 sticks of butter 3 lbs = a half gallon of milk 5 lbs = a bag of sugar 7 lbs = an average newborn 10 lbs = a bag of rice 15 lbs = a larger bag of dog food 20 lbs = a car tire 25 lbs = an average tuba 30 lbs = an adult male southern koala 40 lbs = a bag of mulch 50 lbs = a bicycle 60 lbs = a kayak 70 lbs = a mini-fridge 80 lbs = a full 10 gallon aquarium 90 lbs = a jackhammer 100 lbs = a large male deer I’d like to loose 2 large male deers - but would be just fine with 4 bicycles.

I hope if anything comes of this - you get to see that real love really isn’t about what size you wear...I’m sure those people are out there...genuine sincere significant others come in every shape and size...

exactly - and lulumon is great stuff - but if you only wear it for 3-4 weeks - what are you going to do after that...i’m going to get as much thriftier options as i go through sizes as I can...well that’s after I blow through the closet of clothing that starts at 30 and goes down to 16...omg.

My friend got these - and said they were wonderful - but loosing so quickly she grew out of them often....http://shop.lululemon.com/products/category/wunder-unders?mnid=mn;women;wunderunders she said it served exactly what your looking for.

whats the prep on that - i’m going to be scheduling mine next week.

adorable - your absolutely adorable

don’t diminish the day - rather I didn’t mean to - because as girls many of us dream of it for a lifetime - - but when something goes crazy - and tons of things will - ask yourself when your 10 or 15 or 20 years older will this reallllllly matter - if it does then push the item - if it doesn’t - it’s a no brainer - people will surprise you - people will disappoint you - and people will show you what you mean to them - what you and your finance mean to one another is the true test of that day - he’s your jelly to your peanut budder - just remember that -- good luck toots - and your adorable

Wedding is a day - but the marriage is a lifetime!!! surround yourself with people that love you - and it will all go smoothly - somethings will be major and somethings won’t - been married forever - and some of those details are so inconsequential years later - but NO ONE could have told me that when I was 25... Enjoy this special bliss time with your finance. It really is poofy cloud bliss engagement time if you make it that way - save the storms for outside...not inside.

good luck

My friend had the sleeve in july - I think she’s almost at 100lbs off - she said she had tremendous luck with Lulumon - I have to tell you - I can’t wait to shop there - I was in costco a few weeks ago and even there they had the tanks (shoulder to waist) and tight yoga pants - and the CUTEST jackets ever - I was dying to get some motivation wear and decided against it - The costco items were like maybe 40-50ish for a complete tank/jacket/pants set - or go good will or resale... GOOD LUCK - share how you do!!!

stress can even cause a weight gain - stress about weight - stress about anything - stop stressing - stop weighing yourself - and emphasize how you feel - how do you feel?

My RNY team suggests Optisource - 2 in the am and 2 in the pm... NUT said it’s the perfect total source for all my needs - nothing else to take or schedule - except PROTEIN...

where is your biggest concern - boobs? bottom? thighs? there are compression options - even offered at old navy...

And seriously folks - THIS isn’t about vanity - I ROCK my thunder thighs and big ass and budda belly - SERIOUSLY - I’m quite positively the most confident thick girl you will ever meet - I’m in an industry where I have a laundry list of clients (clearly can’t “name") who even at the “ideal” size and are completely delusionally insecure. IDEAL - which varies all over the spectrum - has as many insecurities as the overweight - the too skinny - the fill in the blank - we all have an idea in our mind of what makes us beautiful - if we didn’t I don’t know what I’d be doing for a living - but I digress...That perfect size 2 little girl - who seriously can’t see her perfection in the mirror - she prevented me from doing any WLS research years ago... I’ve said it - some beautiful people out there are insecure - there is always something. - I’ll get a size 2 client and she will be all sincerely insecure about this or that - and I’m thinking girl I have ONE thigh that weighs more than your boney tushie...AND I rock it. On the other hand I’ve had clients who have been thick - even very thick - and exude an addictive confidence and sincerity that you just want to be near and emulate...there was no rush - always thought I’d fix this on my own time - until last summer... Don’t even get me started about the young girls and the muffin tops - been hiding my “muffin top” since 1974 and proud of hiding it. Never would I intentionally pull down my drawers and show that sh** - no one wants to see it - SO PULL YOUR PANTS UP PEOPLE I’m Chicago and very sarcastic - lived a life that positioned me to be on the defensive - and even with my weight I’ve always come out and made fun of myself before anyone else can...I am confident and beautiful - I KNOW THAT - at the end of the day - my confidence doesn’t erase the quiet shame I feel - how the co-morbidities will kill me many years before I’m ready to leave this earth - and how I’m selfishly doing this for me - not for society - not for the cameras or the people I live among - I’m doing this for me and for once in my life I don’t care what the scale says - in 18-24 months I will have hit my lowest - I’ll probably see a 15-20% bounce - and I’ll figure out what my ideal - did you see that MY IDEAL is - and it maybe something I had no idea I could do... I’m ready for this party to get started - ready to move from the shame and to the complete woman I have always been - last summer was brutal - hot and moist and horribly painful - my kiddo’s begged to go for walks or bike rides or beaches or pools and I just didn’t have the energy - I can’t live another season on my couch - I can’t spend another decade on a computer - and I can’t afford to spend anymore time messing with 8-10 meds that make me look like I’m “healthy” on a medical exam... from this note to God’s ears (he has always been in charge) I can’t wait to see what’s in store for me - for us - all of us here... thanks for stopping by.

OMG - HYSTERICAL...

I’m pre-op and I’m so a virgin at all of this...but thought I’d try my 1/4 of fage 0 with some nectar Protein powder - BOYAH!!!! 6g protein from the 2oz of 0% fage 23g protein from Nectar - I used strawberry mousse I’m pre-op so humor me - but I think I can do this and be happy with that!!! I’ll remember to go back to this when I’m on the bench with all of you and perhaps kick myself.

Your loosing like .67/lb a day... Your loosing like 4.69/lb a week... Your loosing like 18.76/lb a month that’s pretty awesome

I’m not on fruit until 12 weeks -- veggies but very small amounts after my protein after 8 -- and DEFINITELY no breads or cereals -- every dr is different -

https://www.facebook.com/groups/bbgirlclub/

http://www.meltingmama.net/

You can find hard core statistics on both online - independent sources that will quote you statistics and for me that made my decision.

cottage cheese - rocotta cheese...both are yummie and protein rich.