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So, here goes! pics

donna12

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JennyBee    340

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Go girl!!! Looking great!!

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Krista74    7

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Great job! Inspiring!

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Wendy0513    38

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Be proud! You look great!!

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donna12    742

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thank you all so very much for these inspiring words of confidence, it means so much. As I stated before, it took a lot of courage to post these pics as I was ashamed at what I look like.

To answer some of your questions, I have not been able to do much exercising along with my weigh loss as for the first 6 months I was pretty much sick due to my gallbladder and then on Dec 3rd I had to have gallbladder surgery and just now am getting back my strength from that. As far as walking, I need to do that but I have a bad knee that I've had 2 surgeries on that hurts me when I do too much so with weight loss I'm sure will come easier on my joints. I just bought an exercise ball to do crunches and various things with at home.

someone asked any nonscale victories: well yes, I just had a birthday on Sunday, here's one, I didn't have cake for the first time in 47 years...ha ha ha, yea for me!!!

Thanks again to all of you for your kind words.

Donna

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Baba Wawa    543

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Looking good! Keep taking your pics in front of that door...great point of reference! Keep it up! :)

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lovely29    19

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Donna you go girl u look awesome and I can are in your face ur happy and that's what counts

I don't regret any decision in my life because at the end I will make it work

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kazjim98    618

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Donna, you look amazing, you're a very beautiful lady! :)

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Lori4080    64

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Thank you for your courage to post your pics. They are great!

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Wgbem    138

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You have done such a great job. 50 + pounds is a lot of weight. Keep up the good work.

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TriciaLN    177

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You did it!!! You shared with us!! Thanks for finding the courage to do it!! You are looking good girl...and that booty is too!! Lol!! I take 4 pics of myself everymonth. My front, back, and both sides. I'm not ready to reveal the back pictures at all (Can you say...Whoa!?), but maybe one day. Keep up the awesome work!! :)

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taysidebell    176

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I posted pictures yesterday and I totally understand how you felt. I think it's amazing to see how your body changes and acknowledge your success. Before surgery I used to come on here and read and look at everyone's posts and I loved the photo ones they gave me such hope. As I truly did not think I would do so well. Your doing great keep posting photos.

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Crystal927    57

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Donna you look great!!!! Inspiring and Encouraging!! Thanks for having the boldness to share! Nothing to be ashamed of, you have taken control of your life and are well on your way to where you want to be! Congrats!

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Pebbagirl    131

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Wow! I can really see a difference. I was banded 7 weeks ago, am in bandster hell, and am very frustrated. This is really motivating, so thanks for having the courage to post these. You're doing wonderfully!

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Augustina    5

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Keep it up mama! Lookin gooood

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      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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      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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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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