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divaliciousdee    0

divaliciousdee
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Well I have finally decided to post my pic. It has been really hard for me to do this. I have a birth defect that is called sturgy weber's oslo rondeau disease. It is congenital and I have a facial hemangioma. To put it simply, one side of my face is bigger than the other. It really shows in my lips, my smile is wopsided. I saw a special last night on a woman with half a body and I thought wow she is amazing she takes it all in stride. Here I am worried about what I look like instesd of being thankful that I can walk, talk, see, hear etc. I have lost 40lbs so far and I love the way my life is changing. Well enough about all of that I just want to say that I have finally come to accept me! I love that so here is the pic I also have and avatar now. I haven't posted in a while because I have been dealing with alot of self esteem issues but I am really excited about how I am changing my focus. I gues I am maturing, lol yeah right. WEll have a great holiday season

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Road Queen    0

Road Queen
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Your picture is great. I don't think your facial issues are as noticable as you feel. You've done a great job losing weight. You look good. All of us wrestle with self esteem issues and I think having the band (with its slow loss) helps us work through the issues as we lose weight.

I like the fact that avatar pictures are so small. They don't show wrinkles, bags under the eyes, etc. I have posted a few pictures but haven't been able to handle having any more taken for awhile. We all have our picture demons ;-)

Congratulations on your loss and getting the picture posted. Merry Christmas. Celeste

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NJChick    3

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DEE DEE !!! I was wondering where you went. I'm so glad your back.

Your picture looks great and congratulations on the 40 lbs wowowoweeee girl.

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TrishS    3

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Hey girl! We have missed you!!! You look GREAT! and 40lbs WOW girl thats awesome keep up the good work.

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the best me    6

the best me
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Awww, my beautiful friend Dee Dee! It's so good to see you. Well done on posting the pic. You are lovely! I'm just so proud of you! It really is a big step, and you are doing great to focus on the fact that you can walk talk LIVE and now, lose weight too!

I have a hint, you never really mature the way you think you will. Maturity is having wisdom that comes from experience and a bit of perspective to go with it. I thought I'd be grown up when I turned 30, then 40, and along the way I got some new bedroom furniture-you know the kind- the matching set that says "this is a grwon-up room" and even that didn't grow me up. :) So I figure it will never happen and I'll just have to be me and grow older. It's a good thing to realize.

(((hugs))) and you are beautiful!!!!

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You have a gorgeaous smile and I'm glad your outlook is headed up -- you have alot and there's even more to come! It's all in how you look at things........greajob on the 40 keep it up!

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dolphin_dreams    0

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From what I can read and see, you are beautiful inside and out! Congratulations on the terrific weight loss.

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divaliciousdee    0

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Thank You All For The Great Words Of Encouragement!!! I Really Appreciate It More Than You Know. I Am Really Getting Back Into The Band Life Again. I Never Stopped But Just Didn't Follow The Rules Like I Was Supposed To. I Probably Would Have Lost More If I Had. Well I Am Gonna Try And Post As Often As Possible, I Really Missed You Guys!! You All Are Rockstars!!!!!

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MsButterKup23    1

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Girl you look goooooood!!

Congrats on the weight loss!!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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