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Congrats Yvonne!!! I also hit my first goal today, I finally hit ONEderland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so excited I called my mom upstairs to come see the number on the scale for herself! I'm officially down 30 pounds, and am starting to see a difference! Of course I still have a lot to go, but right now I feel amazing!!!

I hit 199 today!!!!! I'm so excited! Its the first time the scale has started with a ONE since probably feshman year of highschool! I don't have too many good shots of me, I'll try to take a better one when I get a new camera, these will do for now though. First pic is about a month before surgery, probably about 227, second pic is on 4th of July, probably about 203.

Yeah I'm sure it will be fine. Today I hit 199! Seeing the scale start with the number ONE will be totally worth every penny :thumbup:

Hehe thanks!

Pretty much almost at my highest in the beach pic, about 227 maybe? Purple shirt is probably about 203 or 202.

I don't have too many recent before pictures, I really wish I had taken some, because even though I am down almost 30 pounds I'm still not really seeing it myself. I have a couple new pics but I can't really see much difference in those either, hmm let me look at a couple and I'll consider posting lol.

P.S. Lexy, you look absolutely beautiful!!!

So I just found out today that my insurance didn't cover my whole surgery and I have to pay $2000.00 That pales in comparison to the whole surgery itself, and self pays have to pay a lot more, but I'm in college and have a crappy waitressing job, I can barely pay my car insurance where am I going to find $2000.00? My parents are probably going to have to help me out and are not too happy. :/ LAME

Hahaha I might try to take one when I get my new camera some time this week, right now I only have a crappy cell phone camera that does me no justice, haha. The pic might have a bit of crack in it if no one minds hehehe.

Congrats Kiki and Gralda!!!!!!

Haha when I lay down my hip bones jut out and are very hard and protruding now lol. Every woman in my family has always complained about having massive hip bones that jut out and look so strange against their tiny, skinny bodies. Well anytime anyone was ever talking about this I would just laugh and be like, well I don't think I have hip bones. I could never feel or see them but now I can! Yay!

It's from "Portions For Foxes."

I have, "Baby, I'm bad news" tattooed on my left clavical. I picked out Cygnet Round as the font to use, and had it done in hot pink ink.

Here's a picture:

Aw I love that song! Your tattoo is so cool!

Hey Jenny I'm from non-western Mass, I live about 10 mins north of Providence.

Since I was like, 10 years old I always wanted a peacock tattoo lol, I just love birds and I love peacocks, at a zoo about an hour from my house they have peacocks just wild and running around the park, its so cool, they are pretty shy but occasionally will come into the food court area and take food from your hand. So when I went to get my first tattoo I knew I wanted a peacock, no special reason. I love Rilo Kiley! What lyric is it!? I have a lyric from a neutral milk hotel song on my foot. I'll try to have someone take a picture of my tattoo, I used to have a couple but they were camera phone pics that got lost when I got my new phone.

Thanks everyone :tongue_smilie:

When you go out to eat with a big group of friends, order a quesidilla to split, give 2 pieces to your 95 lb friend and keep 2 to yourself, she wolfs hers down in 5 mins then gives you a strange look when you are full off two bites.

Thanks! From doing all liquids yesterday I managed to loose a pound, so now I only have 2 pounds to go before I hit 199! Once the number on the scale doesn't start with a 2 I'm going to feel so much different, so much better! I know theres not much of a difference in how someone who is 201 and someone who is 199 look, but just knowing I broke through that plateau I will feel so good!

Oooooh tattoos on your side of your torso are so pretty. I have a friend who used to be really fat, then she moved to New York City to go to college. She is broke and doesn't eat much and walks around all day and she ended up loosing tons of weight. She just got a tree tattooed on her side and its so beautiful. I have a big tattoo on my lower back, its a peacock and it starts in the middle of my back and winds down to my right butt cheek, I call it my glorified tramp stamp haha. I would love to add more to it, to have more flowers going up my back or something, right now there are big fat rolls in the way, haha when I got it done I had to make sure the peacocks head would not dissapear when I stood up lol!

OH and Dolly Lala, the same friend with the tree tattoo gave me this tidbit back when she was fat, if you know your gonna be walking around all day, put some deodorant on your inner thighs, I use secret clinical strength. I went to Provincetown in Cape Cod on Saturday, and all we did was walk around outside the whole day. In the car before we got out I put on deodorant on my inner thighs and was able to walk around for 5 hours in a denim mini skirt without having to reapply! I didn't have any painful chafing issues and couldn't have been more comfortable! Try it out!

Hey I'm just wondering how your getting so much Protein in everyday bandfan? I drink a Protein Shake everyday, but like thin dolphin says, they don't really give me any restriction and DO have a lot of calories so even though they are supposed to be good for you, I'd rather have an egg or a piece of cheese or something. I can't seem to get in much protein, I'm trying to eat foods mostly protein rich, but they are also fat rich, eggs, cheese, chicken, are my main staples pretty much.

Hold in there thin dolphin! My scale has been stuck on 202-205 the last couple weeks and no matter what I do it won't seem to go down! I lost weight pretty quickly after surgery and now that it has stopped I'm pretty dissapointed. BUT I'm not giving up hope, I'm going to decrease my portion sizes, try to stop eating those little bites of a chip or cracker here or there between meals, drink more Water, and get my butt in the gym a couple more hours a week. Good luck with everything!!!!

Hey everyone, I haven't been on in a while and have noticed that a lot of us seem to be busy busy with our new, thinner, post-op lives. I just felt like checking in and saying hi! I had my first fill today! It was just a little one and was no big deal, only now I'm on liquids today then soft foods tomorrow. After being on solids for 2 weeks and being able to eat whatever I want, liquids sucks! Haha. I've started going to the gym more, I just got back from vacation so I want to go more now. I've been stuck on the same 2 or 3 pounds for the last couple weeks, so frustrating! I'm hoping that now that I'm back from vacation I can get a little more on track :tongue_smilie: I'm down 17 pounds since surgery, 27 pounds since my pre-op diet. I can't wait to break the 200 pound mark! Only 3 pounds to loose before I hit 199!! I can't wait! People have started noticing my weight loss, especially in my butt lol. How is everyone else doing???

Ugh I've been stuck on the last 2 or 3 pounds for the past couple weeks. I've been working out a lot and eating pretty good, its so frustrating! I got my first fill today so I'm just on liquids right now, I'm starving!!!! I've lost 17 pounds since surgery, 27 all together. I'm dying to hit under 200 lbs for the first time since freshman year of highschool!! Congrats to everyone who has had so much success!

yay I got my first fill today, it was no big deal, I just hate this whole, back to liquids thing. I'm starving!

My favorite store has always been Forever 21. Before it was just, I would buy whatever fit. Now I actually have to pick and choose because I like so much and more and more clothes are starting to fit! I have no idea how skinny people do it!!!! I'm gonna be buying everything! I spent $88 hahhaha...

Hey everyone! For the past couple years my BMI was in the high 30s, and was 39 when I started researching back in September. After the holidays, I put on some weight without trying and was 41 ish at surgery. Now my BMI is lower than it was in highschool, I'm so excited!

Hey everyone! I haven't been on much lately, but for the first time in forever my BMI is under 40!!!! YAY!

Oh yeah and by the way, by too much food I mean like 2 handfulls of curly fries and 2 bites of a chicken quesidilla.... so I guess thats not too bad... although I haven't been able to totally stop drinking with meals... hmmmm