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My biggest WOW right now is just that I got approved for and made it home thru my surgery...Even tho the loss of 15.5 lbs in the first 2 weeks kept me giggling and giddy for a while too...I will get to the big big wows later on down the line with yall

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Since I am new, my wow moment was my first post op appointment when I was down 12 lbs without hunger. That was a wow moment for sure.

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Mine happened last Friday night, when I went to a concert at the Boston Garden, and for the first time in like 10yrs I sat in the seat w/out squishing my hips into the seat and thinking, "whens the event going to be over???" I had a blast and didnt end up w/ black and blues on my hips...I was the best feeling ever!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Over the past 7 months - there have been many wonderful WOW moments. Here are my top 5:

#5 - Crossing my legs for the first time in several years

#4 - Pulling a size 20 off of a clothing rack only to discover that I was down to a size 14

#3 - I was running errands and I ran into an old friend of mine & I said "Hello" - she just starred at me - didn't say anything. I asked her if she was OK. She finally smiled & said... "I didn't recognize you... you look fantastic!"

#2 - When a male co-worker asked if my husband was a jealous man - then said that he should be because I was looking good!

And finally.....

#1 - I have a friend that I haven't seen in several months since I was banded. Her 18 yr old son recently started working for my company. At our last get-together, my friend pulled me aside & said that when her son got home after his first day at work he said, "Mom - Have you you seen Tanya lately? She's HOT!" OMG - I haven't been called HOT in several years - much less by an 18 yr old!

I look forward to many many more WOW moments!

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I had gone to lunch with a friend and her 19 year old son. Their family is like extended family to me.... I was at the buffet getting some crab salad (yummm!) and he came up to me and said, "I didn't want to say anything in front of mom but you look hot!!" Whooo Hooooo!! I am getting him an extra christmas present this year!!! I have also recently had my 17 year old niece start hanging out with me, she says I am cool. I am taking her and a friend to Rocky Horror picture show sat at Midnight. My hubby says I have to wear regular stuff, not dress "up" for the show as I am hottt and he doesn't want anybody stealing me away from him. ~Mandy

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Thinking "I'll just run for a little bit, see how far I get" and running 4kms, I was like a mad thing after that, Doug couldnt calm me down. It really really hit me then how much my health had improved. That's been my biggest wow/NSV.

I had one the other day too though, I was cleaning out the cupboard, looking for stuff to sell on ebay and pulled out a pair of pants that I'd bought a year ago in the winter sales. I couldnt even get them past my thighs back then, yesterday I zipped them up. It just hit me that I have gone down sizes and sizes! I'll be wearing then on the beach for our holiday in September.

Finishing a fun run in the middle of the pack, 4kms in 31 minutes was pretty darn good too.

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This whole thing has been one big WOW for me. In the back of my mind I really thought the band would be one more thing that wouldn't work for me. This week I hit a weight that is actually within reach of getting under 200!

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My WOW moment was when I went to the gym and got on the treadmill and starting walking as usual and then thought... hmmm... I wonder if I can jog, OMG!!! I could, I was smiling, It was unbelievable to me. I have always wanted to jog and now I can. Just had to share that with y'all.

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My WOW moment was when I went to a family get-together with my family whom I hadn't seen in a long time. All of their jaws dropped when I walked in the room. I was so uncomfortable, but was so happy!!! Everyone kept telling me how beautiful I looked. The best part was overhearing a brother-in-law tell his wife that I was totally HOT & that he couldn't believe that person was me. I just grinned. :eek:

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My biggest wow moment was back at chrismas, I had to buy a special outfit for a function we had. I was still used to seeing 3 x on my tags even though they were big on me. So I go to kohls looking for some dressier pants and a red blouse. I pick up a 3x. Go to the dressing room 3x is just huge. So i go back out and pick up a 2x same clothes. Go try them on, still huge. Now I am on my way back out literally muttering to my self, what the fu-, what the fu..., just astounded. I go find a 1 x and back I trudge, sure enough that 1x fit. I was totally flabbergasted. My brain was trying to wrap around this and I was amazed. Muttering all over the place, people must of thought I was a nutcase. I knew I was losing weight but since I was still wearing lots of my old clothes around the house and stuff, I was totally shocked to have been wearing 3x when 1x fit with room to spare. That was my biggest shock moment.

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DH had two good WOW moments just today. One was overhearing a cousin at a family function describe him as "that really tall guy. He used to be big but he's lost a lot of weight". Another was my mom telling him that my brother, who lives in another state, didn't at first recognize him in pictures she was showing him.

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Mine happened last Friday night, when I went to a concert at the Boston Garden, and for the first time in like 10yrs I sat in the seat w/out squishing my hips into the seat and thinking, "whens the event going to be over???" I had a blast and didnt end up w/ black and blues on my hips...I was the best feeling ever!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't you mean the TD BANKNORTH GARDEN?????Just kidding, I knew what you meant !

Did you see Madonna???

Ok, my WOW moment..........wearing a two piece this summer and wearing it proud !!!!

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So many "WOW Moments" lately:

  • Starting to finally see real results and not having be thought of as a 'Band Failure'
  • Fitting into a Size 11/12 dress and dang near crying in the Dressing Room
  • When my super-critical male cousin (ex-athlete) looked and said "Dang, you're really fine!"
  • Having people who don't know I've had surgery, tell me I've lost so much weight
  • Fitting into fashion brands that I couldn't wear before losing, shopping in hip stores and not feeling like no one knew why I was there
  • Getting to buy "Bad Girl" clothes and lingerie (now if I had someone to wear them for :phanvan
  • Just knowing I'm a happier, healthier, hotter gal than I was this time last year :kiss2:

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