EmileeKaye

And my boyfriend with the Tallest Man Record.....

And here's a pic of me last Christmas in San Antonio. I'm standing next to the Largest Woman in the world. This was in the Guiness Records place downtown.

Here's a pic we took one of our first days in our new town. It's still strange being in the stores with Amish people and they are buying huge jumbo bags of Cheezy Puffs....and then to see them walk out to there buggy to get hom...just strange. :biggrin1:

Let's see, I should have a few around here.... I shared this one on cinco de mayo, my kitty loves dressing up, hehe.

Wow, I am so sorry you and your family are going through this. I would have your cousins get on record how she was behaving and at what time she finally showed up at the house by their neighbors. And its good they gave her a time and had the cops involved and were given the ok to leave. It sounds like they are handling everything the best way they can.

After reading this, I think I might write a letter to Oprah. I've never thought I'd want to make my surgery THAT public, but I would love to see her do a show on the band and show that it really does change lives for the better.....

I'm in! I got the band two weeks after my high school graduation, when I was 18. I had been heavy my whole life, my heaviest was surgery day at 303. Now two years later, I'm down to 209 with a 94 pound loss. I am so happy with my band and couldn't be happier having it. I had spent 18 years being the fat girl, but told my self I'd have the rest of my life to be the normal girl. I also worry about the future, getting to goal, PS, getting married, and having kids, all with my band. But I know I will look GREAT on my wedding day, no plus size gown for me, and one day will be a healthy role model for my kids.

Thanks ya'll! Hehe, he is for sure a keeper. At 6'9, 280, I don't think I could find anyone who made me feel as small as he does, lol! I love it!

Ok, Telly, you twisted my arm, hehe, not! I do love him to pieces and like to show him off! :biggrin1: I added the one of him at his Spring Game, cause I just love seeing him in his uniform! Hehe, I even have a shirt made up that says "I watch football for the Tight Ends" I'm a picture nut, so I love to see pictures and take them, come on people add some more.

I agree with you telly, and also know you were an athlete before gaining your weight. You still have an athlete mind and you are starting to get an athletes body again. I really do think if someone wants to lose weight/inches and get healthy fast, what you are doing is best and I really do think you are doing it in a healthy way. And when you think about it, what you are doing is normal. Do you think Lance Armstrong's daily routine is unhealthy and bad for his body? It's not and he is "training" almost everyday of the year. How about Olympic runners and swimmers? You don't think they drink a couple shakes a day and aren't out swimming or training for a couple hours a day? Or people who do marathons? I'd trade for their bodies and health any day. And I know Telly has even thought about becoming a personal trainer at some point. So how she is living, is a normal lifestyle.

Awww, Tricia, I love the wedding pics! SO pretty! Heather, you too girl! I just love weddings! Telly, I'm going to look up Gold's and see if they have one close to my hometown, where I'll be moving back too in a couple months. If not, I still plan on joining a gym once I'm up there. And maybe get a trainer, or just wait for you to become one and come up here and kick my butt. Are we only allowed to put up pics of hubby's? Cause my man isn't privileged enough yet to have that title, hehe. He's "only" my boyfriend but I do have quite a nice "promise" ring.

Thank you Pnut, I know its close....just seems like its taking forever to get there. Telly that sounds awesome...we are moving, just found out yesterday, yay! Not! But it will be a much bigger place, with actual gyms, woohoo, I will be kicking some butt this summer. I dont think they have a Gold's though, I wish. I stole my man from Texas too, lol....he was also an email buy, lol! Ok, so I bought this little black dress for a cousins wedding this weekend...I'm nervous, no sleaves, and its a dress! I only where skirts usually, try covering the tummy with a shirt. But hey, I'm going all out and wearing this dress, my man tells me I look sexy in it, so who cares what others think. Maybe I'll be posting pics after the weekend....unless the arms look horrible, hehe, I didn't get as much of a tan as I wanted! Have a good weekend everyone!

Sounds like things are going great for you Alice, I'm so happy for you! I neve thought of going to Mexico but with you and Funny I'm starting to rethink it. I'd love to see some before and afters once you are home, sounds like you are looking great!

C 209(-94 lbs total, -1 this week) Ugh, this vacation is taking a toll on me! I'm not working out like I was at home and eating out more. Not being able to really make my own meals is killing me. But oh well, I will be heading home in a couple days. And I must remember my scale this time! Haha, even though I cursed at it this morning for nt being lower, lol! Congrats everyone and welcome new members! Telly, you are doing so great! I need to talk to you more, obviously my losing 4-6 pounds a week in the past were from talking to you nightly! LOL, you are in ONEDERLAND and almost down in the 180's you amaze me!

Wow! The sea turtle moment sounds amazing! Wish I was so close to the sea. I did a 30 min walk, plan on going for a small bike ride, 200 crunches, and 30 squats. I really need to step up my workouts like used to. This two weeks of doing the minimal has taken a toll. I'll be home in a couple days, thank goodness!

And also, good information to have about the ER, I'm also a self pay and it's nice not having to worry about that too....

SO happy you are ok and will be feeling better in no time! About the other doctor not taking any out...that is really upsetting. I can't imagine what happened...him thinking he took some out but didnt or knew he hadnt/couldnt but didnt tell you. Just strange. Hope you are feeling better now!

Aww...thank you Telly! You got the tears welling up again with that message. You are truly an inspiration to me too and my true friend! :-) Thanks everyone again....I just love my band and the LBT!

OMG.......I don't have you're answer. I would think they might, but since they could come back and say its band related....dunno. Is it dark black looking? I would throw that up during the night for two day right after I got my last fill. I was scared and thought I needed an unfill, but then it stopped and I had fine restriction...I took it as I was swollen and then became unswollen and was fine. If it thats, where it is really bad feeling and SO hard to sleep, but maybe not worth an ER trip if you will be seeing the doc tomorrow....I dunno, but if it is scary enough and painful....I guess you shoudn't tempt it. So sorry to hear this!

Wow that souds great! I plan on having PS at some point. But i am just so scared to go to MX. You do make me wonder if I should rethink my worries. But I am so happy for you! I would also LOVE to see some before and after shots!

Kristen, also have a 4cc band. I have 2.2cc's in mine. I'm 5'9 and weigh 209 currently. I think it's just different for everyone. I don't think I'm too tight, I PB when I'm nota good Bandster and eat too fast, don't chew enough, or just take the one extra bite cause it taste so darn good. Really all my own fault, not the bands. Hope the unfill works out good for you! Those swimsuits sound like they will look good on ya! Lots of the ones I tied on this year were not working with my boobs, they were coming out the sides in some of the smaller halters. So you are lucky and they should look great on you. I also got just a plain black Speedo to be more sporty in and do my laps in. I really love it. I wear these cute Champion black sport shorts over my suit, I got both at Acadamy(that's in San Antonio, where I am right now, and I got lots of cute "sporty" clothes for working out and to wear this summer) I got the black shorts and the green, yellow, and white, lol, can you tell I really like them? Haha

Haha, I was at Bed, Bath, and Beyond the other day with my boyfriend. I stepped on every scale they had, the one that said 3 pounds less than my one at home I really wanted to take home, lol. He wouldn't let me...not that I would want to cheat like that anyway :guess

Welcome Granlady! I'm glad you are joining our challenge, it really should help! I was in a slump for awhile but started working harder with the last challenge and I've seen the weight come off. When did you get the band? Is there anything else about yourself you'd like to tell us, a little more of an introduction?

For me pretty much everyone knows....all my family knew at the beginning, I told a couple close friends. One close friend told her mom, her mom told her entire family, that I am pretty close to, so they all know, and I have a feeling the few who do know, probably have told other friends who I havent stayed in contact with from High School. Just one of those things I saw no way of hiding. A family friend works at my hometown bank and I hadn't seen her in almost a year. I went in a couple weeks ago and she couldn't stop saying how great I looked, she asked how much I had lost. This brought the other tellers over and they wanted to know what I was doing, they were all little skinny things and i really didn't feel like telling them everything, so I just said I eat way smaller portions and I have really try exercising daily. Now the family friend may know I had surgery, i'm not sure, i havent told her, but i culd see my dad telling her, so did she know and just not say anything or did she tell them after I left. I dont know or care. At this point, I'm just so damn happy about myself, it doesn't matter at all what other think.

Haha, I love big men!! My sweetie is 6'9 and weighs 280, yummy!! I think him picking me up like i was nothing on one of our first dates might have something to do with why I fell in love with him, lol! And I always feel small next to him, I love it!