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Hi guys! Another NSV- this is me in my new size 14 Cue jacket I got on sale from Myer (70% off- woot)!! I had just said to my mum on the drive to Toowoomba that this was my next goal I need a new one lol

A bit excited- am toying with buying a gorgeous tan fitted leather jacket. It's beautiful (Ben Sherman- need I say more lol) and I am thinking I could justify the $400 price tag if I called it my "Goal Celebratory Gift to Me" it's still a size L and though it fits will look a lot better with another 10 kg off so there shouldn't be any issues with it not fitting any longer

Sue- wow!!! You look amazing and bloody gorgeous!!! Congrats!! With regards to maintenance I have no idea but if you get some info let me know- not sure it will be an issue for me but it would be kinda nice for that to be my worry how life changes for us, hey!!!

Hey guys quite excited- I have just 4 kg to goal!! I can't believe it! I am about 4 weeks ahead of my initial plan of reaching goal by my birthday in August! Of course, this is just my surgeons goal- I will lose another 15 kg but just getting into what my surgeon felt was the top of my healthy weight range was will be awesome!!

Don't deprive yourself of that last meal I did abd used to regret it. Couldn't care less these days though lol

You know it still amazes me how much my thinking still has to change about what my capacity is post sleeve. I never realised how much I felt I couldn't do- and that I had gotten to the point where I was so unhealthy I really couldn't accomplish basic things. For example, I went to work for four hours this morning, came home and reorganised my study, the linen press and my wardrobe. Then I went and swept the patios, cleaned the rest of the house and vacuumed and mopped. And I still have plenty of energy! Before I could never have even considered doing this let along without breaking a sweat - literally Love, love LOVE my sleeve...& a recent (sort of NSV) I now no longer weigh the most in my family my dad now wears that title (as he should) lol. Can't believe it was only 9 months ago that I had the surgery - so many changes, so many things happening!! It's bloody amazing!

Oh wow thanks, Misty! it's been a dream come true (the weight loss)...It sounds corny but I am starting to feel like I am becoming the "me" I always should have been

Hi all here is a photo of my new size 16 dress from Birsdnest. It's reversible so it's like two dresses in one which I love as I travel a lot with work can't see it but I am wearing cute calf length boots which is a NSV on its own

I actually gained weight at times initially - an I was on TPN for two months so go figure! I learned that I am a problem-weigher so keep my weighing to weekly at the most and the scales are in my office at work so I removed temptation Oh and thanks

Hi all- a quick progress shot down 77 kg and it's 9 months post sleeve. I have 5 kg to my surgeons goal and about 20 until mine (although once I hit the surgeons goal, I will just keep losing until I am happy with how I look and my body will also let me know I dare say about where it wants to sit lol). Have a happy Thursday!

Hi Misty- I think we all struggle with this. A few things- first you have quickly identified that this is an issue for you. That is great! But you need to develop strategies to manage this. Some things I am using include: drinking Water with lime etc and lots of ice, a big glass (200 ml) which usually means I any eat for quite a while anyway. I then try to follow this with a distraction - at the moment it is scrabble on my iPhone or yoga (although I can only do about 10 mins of that at a time lol). To help motivate me I might look at clothes online (birdsnest is brilliant and I just got the cutest dress lol- pics to follow). Whatever works for you- the cognitive trick is to STOP, think about your options and make a choice (& OWN that choice, good or "bad"). With the perfectionism - start thinking about where this has gotten you. I have no doubt that it helps drive you to excellence which is great!! But when it gets a bit out of control it can be debilitating and no doubt contributes to some of your "failures". I know that for me, my perfectionism gets out of control and I put ridiculous expectations on myself that I can never meet- I realised that there was a function to that behaviour. It meant I always had an "out" cause there was no way I could follow through with my expectation (self-sabotage in other words). I find this is the biggest thing I have tried to change post surgery. I am still making mistakes. I get quite stressed at work and go too long without eating (I haven't eaten more than half a banana in two days) which is no good for my health or recovery I know and doesn't help with weight loss cause my body goes into "shock" and I hardly lose a thing. So managing my stress better is paramount. It feeds into the perfectionism too which is my challenge right now. So know that we all have our demons Good luck!! Cheers Liss

Guys I have just recently started the Mandy Inger yogalosophy DVD- it is brilliant!! Perfect for winter when I can't get out but more importantly it's a lovely but challenging workout. I can barely do a quarter (& I am not sure I will be able to walk tomorrow lol) but I highly recommend it. Best $15 I ever spent!

Lol thanks Shele- I did have a laugh when they said that. It's funny though that people feel comfortable saying that when you're bigger and you are talking about weight loss etc. I wonder how many "thin" people they'd feel comfortable saying that to??

Wow Aussiegirl that is a big difference in costs!! Let us know when you get another consult!! I will be in a similar boat - think I will need arms and tummy done before I am finished!

Good luck tomorrow Bec! Cathy- you should get checked out ASAP- please do, just in case. Had a NSV that cracked me up- was told to get rid of my "fat" clothes today - I was wearing a size 18 bwahahaha - if they only knew Hope you're all well! Cheers Liss

It was interesting for me watching this with my thunder cousins who were pro-thin people and argued that the overweight people were overly sensitive and yet, when the tables were turned on the thin people (they literally turned it around and asked the same rude questions they had just asked the obese audience members) not one single person answered. Yet the yelled and demanded the obese people do so. And my cousins, always so thin an pretty felt that the obese people had a chip on their shoulder. I pointed out that as an obese person (well I was until recently) if there was a chip on my shoulder I would have known about it... And probably eaten it but that is irreverent- I mean irrelevant I don't want to make light of it but geez if you don't laugh you'll cry!!

Welcome Cathy!! Hope everyone is well!! Sounds like things are going well. Did anyone watch Insight tonight? So disappointed in the program and the poor moderation. It did nothing to address the rampant discrimination of obese people in our society. I would go so far as to say it was yet another example of discrimination in action. Very saddened by this...

Hey Aussiegirl - so exciting for you!! Let us know what happens. I have no doubt that I will need the same once I have dropped this last pesky 24 kg At Hogs breath for lunch with workmates - lovely people here let me order off the kids menu had so many exclamations over my weight loss today I am feeling pretty good right now lol. My workmates haven't seen me since I started my new job two months ago (& I have lost about 15 kg since then lol)...it's pretty nice!!

It's official!! Double digits baby!! Woot! And this is on the scary fat scales at work ( not my lovely GPs that have me nearly four kg lighter lol). What a way to start my Monday!!

Hi Puppyphat- so glad to hear from you! It sounds like things are getting back on track for you and post whatever your mood! Use us and this forum as you need to! I am sure none of us will mind. With the good there is the...well lets call it less good. Hearing when things are less good gives a voice to the "dark side" of our weight loss journey and makes it okay for us to talk about when we're less than great. Thinking of you!! Cheers Liss

Congrats Misty! That's brilliant!