Yep some non surgery victories :-D Friday I went to the movies with a friend and was able to put both arm rest down and still have plenty or room in my chair :-) Now my niece can hug me and wrap her arms all the way around me :-) oooo... Was able to wear a REALY cute pair or wedges all day :-D Okay I wanna hear some of y'all's now :-D

Sounds like a good friend who believed in you! :-)

Beautiful friend!

I'm on vacation in Maine right now and don't feel self conscious at all! I walked around town in my bathing suit!!! )

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HW- 290, SW (4/8/13) - 270.6, CW - 206.8

I'm on vacation in Maine right now and don't feel self conscious at all! I walked around town in my bathing suit!!! )

HW- 290' date=' SW (4/8/13) - 270.6, CW - 206.8[/quote']

Now that is self confidence! Enjoy your vacation! :-)

Sounds like a good friend who believed in you! :-)

She's an amazing friend who has been nothing but supportive the entire time!

I'm on vacation in Maine right now and don't feel self conscious at all! I walked around town in my bathing suit!!! )

HW- 290' date=' SW (4/8/13) - 270.6, CW - 206.8[/quote']

You look beautiful!

Today while commuting to work I glanced down and actually saw my lap. Lol . It wasn't just boobs, roll, roll...it's the small things. I was surprised and it has made me feel great today. To actually see change and feel positive.

Had to replace my XL gym clothes with a medium size pants and shirt. I went to the gym and a group of young guys commented on how great I look! Made me feel good!

My new gym outfit!!!

My compression shorts are so loose they just flop around on me. 3 months ago they were tight! Life is good! Plus I got hit on again today!!!! I could get used to this. And, for the very first time ever, someone said 'you look awesome, you don't need to lose any more weight!!!' I told her I had 50 til a normal BMI...she thinks I'm nuts

HW 312, pre-op (RNY) 255, current weight 204.2

I'm on vacation in Maine right now and don't feel self conscious at all! I walked around town in my bathing suit!!! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />)

HW- 290' date=' SW (4/8/13) - 270.6, CW - 206.8[/quote']

Love this !

Had to replace my XL gym clothes with a medium size pants and shirt. I went to the gym and a group of young guys commented on how great I look! Made me feel good!

My new gym outfit!!!

Looking great!

Right before I had my surgery a good friend of mine asked what my goal size was' date=' and I told her a 10. The day I came home from surgery, she came over and had bought me a pair of jeans from Victoria's Secret in size 10. I remember looking at them thinking, "wow, I will never fit in these tiny things".

I wore them today [/quote']

Wow! I bought pair of size ten "motivation" pants.....someday...sigh

One of my dresses shrunk. Now that's not just a cover for me gaining weight. It actually shrunk.

3 month check up yesterday. I lost another 3.8% body fat in six weeks. Go exercise and protein!

When I had surgery I had only one pair of work slacks, one pair of jeans, and a few shirts that fit - I refused to buy bigger things. A month post op I got rid of two bags of big clothes. I passed them on to a friend who had surgery so she could use them for her transition to a smaller size. Thursday I went through all the things in my closet and bureaus and I found enough clothes that were too big for me to fill two very large bags - again! Some of these things I never even wore! My clothing options are so varied - I love getting dressed now! :-)

This was my NSV last night...I went to White House Black Market and decided to try on a size 14 to "see" how far I had to go to get in a "real" size 14...I AM THERE!!!