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Was at my sisters wedding on Friday and had a blast. It was so much fun. Everyone was amazed at how I looked and kept calling me things like skinny, slim and tiny. Kept hearing you're melting away, you are disapearing etc etc. I love all the compliments and at the same time it makes me feel a little weird. I don't know, but I still don't see me as skinny etc. In the past it was always at this point that the tides would turn and I would gain what ever I lost back.

The best thing is that the ones that know me better, didn't say those things but did ask how I felt and how was my over all health with the weight loss. That is when I got animated about it all because I haven't felt this good in over a decade.

A couple of NSV's from the wedding:

They gave all the brides maids these beautiful Tiffany like silver bracelets. I was so afraid mine would not fit, well because those things never fit my wrists and it did, it fit perfectly.

They also gave the brides maids these little tank tees in their color ( it was a rainbow wedding I was medium blue :) ) to wear the day of the wedding when everyone was getting ready together. They got me a large and I smiled and put it back in the box thinking, no way in hell is this thing going to fit me. But it did fit and it wasn't even a tight fit, it fit with room in it. I normally do not wear anything that shows my upper arms because of the skin and stretch marks, but I wore it that day with a smile.

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Wonderful post!

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Awww that's a terrific NSV!! How wonderful that you were able to feel so good on your sister's special day!!

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SO AWESOME! CONGRATS!

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Awesome! Congrats that is such a great NSV!

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One NSV you forgot - whoever ordered those tees could tell that you were not a size with a X anywhere around it!!! Woot!

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