This thread inspired by Alexandra's ice skating thread :girl_hug:

Here's a place for us to post our NSV pictures. An NSV is a non-scale victory, so here's me riding a bull last week after losing 75 pounds since banding.

Post pictures of your old pants, bending over to tie your shoes, dancing, wearing a bathing suit or anything you've done since losing weight that makes you feel amazing. Hurry, we want to see!

Thank you for fixing my pic Heather!!! =-)

Unfortunatly thats not the best pic of me to date-i have to get my "before" pic up then you'll really be "shocked & awed"

Thanks again!!!

I dunno if this one will look good up, I think its rather dark, but this is another sexy picture of me in my happy boots~ You have all heard about them, now you can see em~~~~~ mauahahahahahahahah

Big Paul...sorry, hadda do it:rolleyes:

Ok...I hope this comes out right...new at this...attaching pictures and all.

The first picture is in June 4, 2005 (3 months prior to surgery) and the second is tonight January 30, 2006 (almost 5 months after surgery).

I think the shirt in the first picture is a 20. And the outfit in the second is a size 14 pants (baggy!) and the shirt is an XL.

I forgot to add that the clothes in the second picture ARE NOT from Lane Bryant like the first one. The pants are from Ross and the shirt is from Hot Topic! I have waited a few years to wear shirts from Hot Topic! And I will add pictures of my tattoos later...my back is covered and both upper arms are done.

kathy, you look amazing~ congratulations on your sucess~we need to go get tattooed together and then to hot topic for shopping~

Thank you so much!! Well, I can do the tattoo part easy seeing that I own the shop!! :thumb: That would be an awesome idea! Maybe I should have one of my artists design a tattoo for me when I get to my goal weight!!! :clap2: And Hot Topic is down the road!! I am there!

By the way....LOVE the boots...pic is a little dark but I can still see them! :biggrin1:

I gots to get me some of dem boots! Those boots were made for walking girl! Sexy!!!

Kathy!

WOW, you look great! I love your new hair!!!

ummm, i meet with the surgeon friday. he is getting my income tax and then we get to schedule the deed.

BUTT, i mean, but, i will be saving my super-queen-sized-mega-tugboat-rope THONG for my NSV pic...tee hee.

YOU WILL BE SEEING LESS OF ME THIS SUMMER!!!

I cant wait to fit into these black boots I have (they are plus calf, but I still cant fit into them).......

My next goal will be when I can fit into some rocking boots from hottopic.

I also want to buy from hottopic and cant wait to fit into the big girl sizes.

Hey Nykee!!! If you like the clothes at Hot Topic then you will like the clothes and shoes at www.torrid.com

This is a sister store to Hot Topic and it is just for plus-size women. I am actually wearing a shirt from there now. They have some nice stuff! :biggrin1:

Kathy you are beautiful! Lose the avatar and put up that mug! I always wanted a tattoo. I am so chicken! Well I do have my tongue pierced and my nose so I am not too chicken!

Thank you Dee! I know I need to get rid of the Yahoo avatar and put up a real pic! :biggrin1: I was going to last night when I figured out how to actually put a picture on a thread and then I had to go roll around in bed with my man! So I will try to get to that tonight! :Banane23:

Girl don't be scared about getting a tattoo...the outline of the tattoo hurts more than the actual coloring in of the tattoo since it is more precise. It is a big explanantion of how it all works but in the end you have your own piece of art you can take with you and display! And if you can pierce your nose and tongue YOU can get a tattoo!!!! Too bad you don't live around here...I'd take you to my shop and fix you up!

Oh by the way...Dee you look like a girl I went to high school with and she was a doll...looks like the two of you have a similar trait! Keep smiling!

Dee,

you are braver than me... I have a tattoo, but it seems like it would hurt like crazy to get your tongue or noise pierced.

My dear freaky hubby wants me to get my clit pierced and I am WAY too chicken for that.

That would be an interesting NSV photo!!!

Hey Heather I have a piercer at my shop when you are ready!! I am just south of Houston! hehe!

lol, I got my nipple peirced and CANT CANT CANT get the other one done cuz the PAIN made me yell out "MOther Fucker" and well, I would NEVER EVER do that in public.. and so ya know how much it hurt..

So I am a dork with ONE nipple done.