katiebug

Gah! I'm in a size 16 as of last night. I'm starting to feel a little bit better.

Any type of probiotic should work. I had this awful problem about two months ago... I went to the doctor & took what they gave me exactly when they told me to take it, but it didn't help. My mom suggested probiotics & now I have a happy vagina!

Do you have a picture, because I'd like to see! I haven't been on a date in over a year, but now, I just don't even want to until I'm at or near goal. My hormones are normally in overdrive, but now boys are the last thing on my mind. Haha it's weird. Anyway, yes, pictures.

The thing about shopping is, I probably could be in a size 16 but I can only imagine the muffin-top I'd have... I am still soooo self-conscience about how I look. My top half is like normal looking now, but the bottom of me is still much bigger than the top. I don't know.

I really should maybe get a slight unfill but I no longer have insurance, so thats not even an option for now. I don't mind though. Food is no longer in the back of my mind; I can go the whole day without even thinking about eating. It's nice. Honestly though, I never thought I'd make it this far. Gah!

Oh man, I just took a mini-vacation to California in May. I work at a daycare, so it is REALLY hard to get any time off. Maybe I'll just force myself to go & buy some clothes. It's getting harder & harder to wear my old clothes... & that's about all I have. I NEED new clothes, I just hate it. Haha.

Yay! Today I reached Onederland! Ugh, I don't know what to do with myself. Buying clothes always makes me feel bad, even now... does anyone have any suggestions as to how to celebrate?

I can understand how you'd feel like that. I was banded December of last year & down 70lbs but feel uglier than ever. The combination of saggy skin , low self-esteem, & not being used to how I look now, makes me feel uncomfortable looking at myself. I (almost) don't like how I look now.

Do you think I could lose 7lbs in two days? I almost thought I would make it to Onederland by my six month weigh in, but now I'm not so sure. It's okay. I just want to lose as much as I can by Thursday. Haha, weigh ins make me nervous.

I wore a pair of shorts for the first time in 5 years. It was pretty scary haha.

Haha, I love that show.

That sounds reasonable. I'm going through a losing phase too.

Let's do it, sghatl! But uh, how long do you think we should shoot for?

Congratulations on making it to onederland! It just started to hit me that I may be there soon. I have 16 pounds to go before I'm there. I don't think I've been in the 100s since I was like 12. Agh!

I'm trying to get down to 160. I think that would be ideal. I reached my halfway mark a few days ago, & I'm hoping the second half will go as fast as the first.

They are both on the super skinny side of the scale. I feel like they are disgusted & think I did this as a cop-out. But yeah, I'm 5'11 so I could wear the weight well... enough. When I found out I had collarbones, I almost shit a brick. Haha

I have so much support from people at work that it gives me anxiety attacks when they are always talking about it, but the weird thing is that none of my friends will say anything about it. It's been 5 months & 60lbs later but they have yet to say a single word. It's super lame.

Shoot, I would get some new boobs in a heart beat... I just can't afford it.

I've lost 60lbs so far, as of this morning, woo! It hasn't been 6 months yet, so I'm going to hold off on the poll until it's closer to the 26th.

Oh, thanks! My dad suggested LapBand for me when I was 17 & actually weighed enough to have it done but my surgeon, Dr. Cribbins, said I had to wait. My mom then suggested I just try to lose the weight... it works well for awhile but I couldn't lose more than 40lbs by myself. *Wow I ramble* Anyway, the main thing that was so frustrating was after I lost 40lbs, I gained back 20lbs & I was no longer a candidate for surgery. Thankfully I had already talked to my surgeon & he remembered & fudged the numbers so I wouldn't have to gain too much back. /rant haha

It's okay. Our sixth month poll will be happening sometime soon anyway. No worries!

Oh, I didn't start this poll. But I'm sure someone will do it!

I had to wait until I was 18. I wish I could help...

My highest was at 280 at 5'11. Thank god I'm tall.

I'm 56lbs down & at 20% weight loss. Weight Loss Percentage Formula: Divide the weight loss by the starting weight and multiply the answer by 100. Ex: Starting weight = 200, pounds lost = 5 5/200 = .025 .025*100 = 2.5%