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great2bthin, good luck with your knee surgery! I am sure you will be up and running around in no time! I am getting sooo excited about my plastic surgery next month! I keep going back on forth on what to get done. I have my pre op appt on oct 28 and I am hoping I can get my tummy tuck and thighs done. I am scheduled to get tummy tuck and breast lift with augmentation but really would like the tummy tuck and thighs done first. My breast are not bad and with a bikini top or bra they look good. My thighs have gotten worse over the last couple of months. I have lost so much weight in them that if I turn my leg to the side I have a bunch of extra skin (bleck). I am not sure if they can do those two together so we will see. If they wont hubby said I can get thighs done in 3 months after my surgery in nov. I love that man lol. I have been going to the gym twice a day really trying to be in the best shape possible for my ps. I am down to 154! For a total of 151 pounds lost! I have almost lost half my weight!!!! I haven't been trying to lose weight but it just keeps coming off. I feel awesome and am really happy with the way I look. The surgery will just be the icing on the cake! I wish everyone much love and happy losing xoxo

Hi Everyone! Wow it feels like it has been forever. I have been super busy, my oldest daughter went off to college and within 3 days I had to pick her up and she was admitted into the hospital. She had a severe throat infection that wasn't responding to antiobiotics.. very scary but after a couple of days of iv antibiotics she got better. She is back at college and doing well. I flew to W.V. to see my best friend last week and had such a good time! We went camping just her and I eventhough we got invaded after the third day by her hubby. I have been doing great, really don't even think about being banded anymore. I am living the life as a thin person. I went and saw my doc last week and he is putting together an "offer" for me to work for him! Pretty exciting stuff. He also called my ps and asked if he could sit in on it. I am so excited about getting the ps I can't stand it. I ended up deciding to get the implants after all. I hope everyone is doing well and I miss hearing from all of you. xoxoxo

Hey there Great/Long, I am doing so much better since I posted last. It's so funny how when I was heavy I could chat with men and it was no problem, they saw me as a "friend" now men see me as a prospective lay.. bahh I am the same person it is "their" perspective that is different. I found that I had to put a new wall up, this one not fat but attitude.. lol. My hubby and I are always so affectionate towards each other and have always been that way. I still get approached, men are pigs lol.. actually my hubby and I were sitting at a table having a drink and this girl approached us and said "are you two together"? I immediately got pissed thinking she was after my man and I said yes we are very happily married and she said.. oops sorry, my "guy" friend over at the bar and then she pointed to him and he waved at me thinks you are super hot. I almost died..lol. My hubby scooched over and put his arm around me lol. It has been an adjustment that is for sure. I love shopping for new clothes and my hubby loves going with me.. I don't wear low cut stuff but I do like to dress up. So now I am learning the attitude.. My counselor says I am going through normal things with all the changes I have had in my life. I am still losing, trying not to but I am fluctuating between 157-160. depending on the day lol. I took my daughter to college last weekend and on wed I got a call she was super sick so I picked her up she ended up being admitted to the hospital with an abcess on her tonsil and was in the hospital for 5 days. She is better now but it was scary, she just couldn't beat the infection for awhile. We had a showing of the house today so I have been super busy. I hope everyone is doing well and I think of all of you all the time! xoxoxo

Hi Samantha!!! Welcome.. how have you been doing since being banded?

woo hoo!! awesome!! I got an unfill and gained a couple pounds so drove an hour and a half to get it put back in lol.. so i lost the couple pounds in a couple of days. Things have been crazy here, our oldest started college and I have been struggling alot with it. I have been getting alot of attention from men and it's freaking me out.. I have started staying home or not going out with out the hubby.. it's just a safer plan lol. I am sorry I have not been on here alot it's just I have been really really busy. but I do get emails when you update and i read them so keep posting!! xoxox

Hi all.. Huggie bear, I too have been struggling. I am a text book case of a mid life crisis. I lost my job, daughter went off to college, hubby now works 70 hours a week, finding myself with alot of time on my hands and I am below goal. I realized that being heavy protected me from unwanted attention. I have been going out with the hubby but still get approached and I have struggled so much here lately.. I haven't crossed any lines but damn if I am not tempted. I am majorly in love with my hubby and have expressed to him my concerns.. I am going to go see a counselor.. I bumped up my plastic surgery to November 19th. I have lost a little more and am really trying to stop!! I have been working out and it's hard to not lose it's so funny to say that... well, huggie you are not alone.

wow you are doing so great!! It is hard to realize that you are now a thin person, i struggle with that every day lol. I did get an unfill and have finally stopped losing.. which freaks me out lol. I am going to try and move my ps date to november since hubby said I can get my thighs done too which I hope I can get boobs,tummy and lipo on thighs done and then thigh lift in december. woo hoo. I met up with some friends from high school that I hadn't seen in over 21 years. They all kept talking about how young and hot I looked lol. I couldn't stop giggling.. I didn't say anything about having lapband or having been obese. It was really great! I didn't go to my 20 year reunion because I was too embarresed about being so heavy but now I definitely want to go to my 25! I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend. Keep up the good work!

Hey everyone! I am still alive, enjoying being unemployed. I got a little unfill and have finally stopped losing. I have been hanging out at the lake and beach with my kids enjoying this time with them before my oldest heads to college in 6 days. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

Hey there Laura and Ebony! Thanks for your advice, I went through some VERY inappropriate sexual advances when I was young and I see how much the weight helped me hide from it. Isn't it funny how we protect ourselves.. gosh Ebony I wish I had your gumption. I am very lucky to be married to a man who understands that I am super sensitive to men and has never raised his voice to me. I am terrified of making a man angry, because of my father and the above which unfortunately are the same person. uggh.. anyway, I thought I had worked through it all but obviously not. I find myself not being able to be confrontational with men. My hubby has been stepping in and doing it for me but seriously is he going to go everywhere with me lol. I am going to try your advice ebony and start slowly but hopefully I can do it. please say a prayer to make me a tougher person lol. I no longer have a relationship with either of my parents thank god and I really felt I had come so far. What a kick in the pants! Have a great day!

Hey there Ebony, I do plan on blogging about my journey. I am really excited about it. I do find myself falling into some bad routines. I get hit on and I end up eating! I need to figure out why that happens. It stresses me so much. I am happily married and I am a super friendly person, when I was heavy people took it like it is, I was friendly and huggy, now men take it as I am into them. So friggin weird! The same people who used to look at me as a best friend and never thought I was attracted to them all of a sudden are asking me out even though they know I am happily married. I haven't changed my behavior and now realize I have to. I can no longer be the friendly happy go lucky person. I have to figure out how to put a wall up.. ugghh.. I never even thought this would be a problem. oh well, any ideas?

Hey there Ebony! I am the same height as you and my doc had originally said my goal weight was 170. I am now at 159 and feel great. I am booked for ps on december 14. I think goal weight is when you feel your best. I felt awesome at 170 but for me 159 is the place i feel my best. Good luck!

Good luck and congrats on making this decision! It was the best thing I have ever done for myself! Happy Losing!

:biggrin: I hope you can see the pics I attached the after pic was taken about 2 months ago. I have lost an addtional 10-15 since then

DRUM ROLL PLEASE...... 1 POUND BELOW GOAL WEIGHT!!! 146 POUNDS LOST! I HIT 159 TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :biggrin::thumbup::biggrin: never in a million years did I ever think I would be in the 150's! My original goal was under 200 then 170 was my "dream goal" but here I sit at 159! I can't even believe it! 13 months and I am ecstatic. Now I have to definetly get an unfill next monday since I don't want to lose anymore. My hubby says I am getting to thin. Jeez I never thought he would ever say that to me lol. I will have to take some new pics. Thank you all for all your wonderful support over the past year. I couldn't have done it without you. :cool:

146 pounds lost! 1 pound below goal! In 13 months! :biggrin: woo hoo.. I am booked for plastic surgery in December and can hardly wait! Congrats to all you 100 pound + losers!! :biggrin:

texas rose, my typical day is the following: Breakfast - 2 cups of coffee with sweet and low and creamer (I can't eat before 11 a.m. I am to tight in the mornings) lunch- around 11:30 - 3 oz tuna or chicken mixed with mayo. some type of veggie usually 1 piece of romaine chopped up really well with dressing. dinner- around 5:00- 4 oz meat (usually fish or steak) 2 oz veggie. ( I tend to use sauces so it helps the food go down) snack - around 7:00- 100 calorie ice cream or candy ( I have a major sweet tooth sometimes I have 2 Snacks a day) I try and drink at minimum 32 oz of Water every day. My daily goal is 64 oz. I really don't eat any carbs except once in a while I will have a snack size bag of cheetos. I just don't have room for carbs. I am not a big excercizer but I do keep my body moving, if a commercial is on I get up and walk around. I don't want to be a couch potatoe and feel guilty when I sit to long. I hope that helps. I have lost all my weight in 13 months and am loving life. I am booked for plastic surgery in December and can hardly wait. I wish all of you great success!

Hey everyone! I am so excited! I am booked for a tummy tuck, breast lift and thigh sculpting for December 14! I picked this day since #1 my hubby will be able to take time off from work to nurse me then and #2 so I can lose a little more and gain muscle before surgery! So excited!

I can hardly wait! My kitty looks like an old angry lion lol.. I want a kitty again! :crying:

Hi Laura and Laura's fan club! :crying: I have been super busy, got layed off and putting the house on the market but dropped in to see how you were doing and girl you look amazing! :frown: What an amazing difference! I had a quick question, did you have to have an unfill before the ps? Also if not did you have problems keeping food down after ps? I am booked for surgery not until december and am trying to get in the best shape I can for the surgery. I am so impressed with how you have kept us posted and shared your journey. You are an inspiration! I started out at a size 24/26 and am now wearing 10's comfortably. I can hardly wait to get this kangaroo pouch cut off so I can wear the 8's I bought that are taunting me in my closet Have a great day!

That is so friggin awesome! I am really proud of you for staying motivated to excercize. I took my 9,3 and 1 year old niece and nephews to the lake today. Whew, I forgot how much work kids were lol. I did bring my daughters who helped out and I was soo grateful they were there. I went to curves this morning and weighed in and I have lost 4 pounds in two weeks, which is amazing since I am right at goal. I think I need to get an unfill when I go on August 10. its weird to say but I need to stop losing weight. I do want to lose a little more before my ps but not alot. 2 pounds a week is too much I think. I hope one day to be one of those people that is like, I need to gain weight lol. :laugh: The painters finished today woo hoo and the new carpet gets put in on monday. We were going to sell the house before I got layed off, it was actually a great thing being layed off when I was. The timing was perfect! Have a great night! xoxo

Good morning Junies.. I had a couple of minutes before the painters get here. It has been so crazy around here. I am actually sitting on a chair surrounded by furniture in the middle of my living room. Everything is packed in around me. The stress of living like this is really starting to get to me lol. There is not one room in my house that is ok. Why can't painters start on one room and finish it and move on? They started in all the rooms and are working on all of them at one time. It's ridiculous.. oh well, it will be over soon. The carpet comes on August 3 then I will have a couple of days to do all the finishing touches then it goes on the market. I don't know how people buy and sell a house at the same time. I would be a wreck! I am taking my 9, 3 and 1 year old nieces and nephews to the lake today. I am getting so tan! I got asked out on a date at home depot last night lol. My hubby was down the aisle and said only if you will buy her hubby dinner too lol. He is just to much. I have been getting hit on here alot lately. It's sooo fun lol. I forgot what that felt like. I of course am madly in love with my hubby but it's nice to be noticed and I will leave it at that. LOL. Ok well I am off to pack lunches and sunscreen! Have a great day junies! xoxox

wow congrats girl! sorry I have been missing in action, I got layed off, we are putting my house on the market and i have had a house full of contractors and just been going nuts! A mons lift is your vagina front area. Mine got a little chubby and now is a little saggy gross i know, so he is going to give it a lift just like a tt and yes if you ask for it they do it. My doc does do the lipo with the tt. I will try and check on here but this week and last week are crazy. I have about 10 guys going to be in my house in less than 30 min uggh. :thumbup: have a great day and STAY AWAY FROM THE SNACKS! lol

Congrats long!!! You have done an awesome job and I am super proud of you! I hope your friend comes back around. It sucks when one person's behavior can put a kink in your day. I have an appointment on august 10 to most likely get a little unfill. I was doing great but with all the stress of having contractors at our house every day, my house is in chaos and being unemployed, my daughter starting college I am just so unbelievably tight I can't take it. I have been pb'ing alot. I am not eating barely anything and it's starting to wear on me. Yesterday I ate 1/4 cup of soup and it came right back up. I find that I am starving from pb'ing and then I might eat just a bit to fast it's a vicious circle. I also know that I need to now focus on not losing. It's so weird to say that. It's time to stop focusing on the numbers and start focusing on life. I understand what you are saying about being thin long, I can wear my daughters clothes and they wear mine and they are sooo tiny and I still see myself as fat. So weird. well, I hope everyone has a great day. xoxo

Hey Lucy and Debbie! I have missed both of you! Lucy, sometimes we are our worst enemies when it comes to food. I struggle constantly with wanting to eat more so I think, I am going to get an unfill. But my nice size 8 jeans make me keep plugging along lol. :thumbup: Debbie, I am glad to hear you are back on the losing streak! I have been super busy, we are putting our house on the market and I have been busy getting ready. Tomorrow we are having a tub installed in our downstairs 1/2 bath, Monday the painters come to paint the entire inside of the house and the decks and powerwash the entire outside (we will be staying in a hotel) and then on August 3 we are getting all new carpets! whew im exhausted just typing that! xoxo

Jennifer!!! You are sooo tiny now!!! What a beautiful dress. You look so happy. I am so happy for you. You don't look like you were ever a heavy person. You know how some people you can tell they were heavy before but you, you look like you have been skinny your whole life! I am surprised you don't have men falling at your feet! I am sure it will come. I am sorry the bills stressed you out. I used to do them when hubby was active duty in the navy but once he retired I gave them all to him. I can't handle the stress. Today I resorted to my old habits. I am so stressed out about all the people coming to my house.. I have plumbers, carpet installers and painters all traipsing through my house. I actually ate an entire charleston chew today the big ones! I didn't eat Breakfast or lunch so does that count lol. I need to find something to do with stress instead of turning to eating. I am heading to bed. Good night and sweet dreams! xoxo