Today marks my 6 month band anniversary. I can honestly say that the last 6 months have gone by quicker than any other 6 month chunk I can think of. Here's a brief list of losses & gains:

• Lost 103 lbs
  
• Lost 5 sizes, from 34 to 24
  
• Lost 15.2 points off my BMI
  
• Lost more than four feet off my measurements
  
• Lost over 60 percent of my excess body fat
  
• Lost most of my interest in food, and 95% of my appetite
  
• Lost my "rubber ducky" profile
  
• Lost my "bowling ball belly", and replaced it with my "gentle ski slope" belly
  
• Lost my belly button. No kidding. That sucker is nowhere to be found. I can see the start of the pit, but this pit is bottomless
  
• Gained a LOT of closet space
  
• Regained a lot of my self image, self esteem, self <INSERT noun>
  
• Gained 12 lbs muscle
  
• Gained the first real beginnings of belief that I will make it this time
  
• Gained control of my eating - a true sense of "eating to live"
  
• Gained appreciation for empty bathrooms that have stalls large enough to pace in :phanvan
  
• Gained the ability to run up 4 flights of stairs without having to stop on the way
  
• Gained a few new friends & acquaintances through my SG

Sweet.

Congratulations on your success.

Excellent work, Wheetsin! I kept seeing your thread, but was waiting for the little paper clip that indicates pics have been posted...still waiting! Pics please!!!!!! Congrats.

Wheetsin this post is the type of post that keeps us newbies motivated. Congrats on your INCREDIBLE weight loss, you rock!!

You're doing GREAT Wheetsin! What an amazing time this has been for you. Congratulations!!!:clap2::clap2::clap2:

(Question: why pacing in the restroom? I'm still a newbie, so forgive my ignorance.)

Any pictures!?!?! We LOVE pictures!!!!! :huggie: :scared:

Wow girl!! You have done phenomenal!! Congrats to you!!

Great Job! I can only hope to lose as much as you!

(Question: why pacing in the restroom? I'm still a newbie, so forgive my ignorance.)

You are in a public place (a restaurant) and you are talking and eating and you swallow something you didn't chew well enough, and the pressure in your chest forces you to the restroom...pacing...am I gonna PB? Oh please, go down, go down, lift arms overhead, take a deep breath, ohhhhh, pace, pace.

Is that what you meant, Wheetsin? LOL Hope that helps!

Wow! That is really great!

way to go!! Keep up the good work! Can you give me any advice that would help me do as good.