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DOS 12/15/11

235 lbs

9 months and 90 lbs down

9/15/12

145 lbs

WooHoo :)

i have been so happy these past few months.

everyday brings a new excitement/joy to me.

went to the movies - when i sat down, i looked at my sister and said "hmmmm, they are making the seats bigger now?" ;)

i have no more clothes in the closet that fit :(

so.....to Celebrate my big day-----------DH and i are gonna hit Kohl's big time

raising my wine glass of Water - i am saying "here's to me!" :)

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Congratulations!!!! Reward yourself because you deserve it. Great job!

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That is wonderful!!! So happy for you! Have a great time shopping:)

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Woohoo Happy birthday/surgiversay to you :) I cant wait to go shopping!

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Great job. We have very similar stats and goals so you are leading the way. :) Enjoy shopping.

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Congrats. My surgery was 12.5 and im down from 320 to 206. But im not calling it an anniversary until december. Been shopping @nordstroms the rack and able to fit into misses XL...down from 4x. Its ok to be smaller. Told i even have petite red blood cells (grin) i will take a real vacation in oct at a yoga retreat.

How will u maintain....?

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How will u maintain....?

i want to loose those last 10 lbs so i can join the century club

to maintain - my NUT and i have to discuss how many calories to take in - i think the magic # will be 1,100 and 1 full cup volume of food - WooHoo :)

i bought a bunch of clothes at Kohl's - 2 new blue jeans, 1 pair of kaaki (msp?) pants -3 blouses, gym outfit, zip up sweater and..............a partridge in a pear tree ;)

btw - i really do look amazing :)

i don't want to go over that number - but i'm sure if i did a couple of times or say, i won't die, nor will i gain 5 lbs

in the past, i could never maintain my weight - up and down on that see saw. no more playing games, i will continue to watch everything i eat, exercise, etc. - continue drinking all my Water

if i do everything right, eating etc. - i'm working my sleeve - the sleeve should be nice and work with me too

i will keep this weight off - i'm determined, theres no reason i shouldn't be successful -

very happy

i want to btle this wonderful feeling up - and just hold on tight to it

i feel like one hot grammy :)

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My surgery was 12.5 and im down from 320 to 206. Been shopping @nordstroms the rack and able to fit into misses XL...down from 4x. Its ok to be smaller. Told i even have petite red blood cells (grin) i will take a real vacation in oct at a yoga retreat.

you are doing so great - you've already joined that elite Century Club - keep up the great work

when i was a little baby - i always said to myself "when i grow up i want to be in the Century Club"

i'm not a baby anymore - but baby look at me now :)

WooHoo

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Congrats to you on the journey. Keep up the good work.

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I am thrilled for you, Kathy! That is fantastic!

Keep workin' it, girl!

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Way to go.

I've been reluctantly buying clothes on the clearance rack because I don't want to spend a bunch of money on stuff that's not going to fit me in 6 months.

Also, my wedding ring will not stay on at all, but same thing, I don't want to resize it...only to have to resize it again. You wouldn't think you're fingers would shrink that much.

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Congrats! I just had my 9 months on the 14th! Don't you feel great?

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WOW!!! congrates to u!! make sure u take lots of pics with all the new cloths!!

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Congrats lady! That's so exciting ;)

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Also, my wedding ring will not stay on at all, but same thing, I don't want to resize it...only to have to resize it again. You wouldn't think you're fingers would shrink that much.

There is a cheap solution to the ring pblm. Ask your jeweler for a ring guard. It slips onto the bottom of the ring and can be made smaller as needed. Then, when you're done, u can spend the bucks to have the ring resized.

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