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I am so happy for you. I hope to be in your situation soon. Your words are so true. I actually cried a tear but it was a good tear. I love readying your posts and the positive feelings. I remember your post about almost falling into the garbage thing and someone making a comment on how you might fall in that you were so tiny. Made me laugh.

Congratulations on your success and looking forward to the healthy 2014 myself.

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Thank you! Yes, the day at the garbage dump when I got lifted off my feet trying to put bags of clothes in the recycle container is etched on my memory!

Good luck to you, you don't have far to go, all the best in 2014!

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Amazing accomplishment!

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Wonderful post. Great job and as long as you don't slip into a "I've met my goal, this one bite won't hurt me" sort of thing, you'll keep on rocking that new figure forever.

I'm very impressed with your honesty with yourself and inspired that it really can and will happen if I do everything I should be doing.

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Well I'll say it....I'm proud of you! You are honest with yourself and with all of us struggling to become healthy people! Your words are inspiring and I hope you don't start slipping from the forms!! We'd miss you here :)

Congrats you have done well!! :)

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Ab-so-bloody-lute-ly.

In the irrepressible and immortal words of Malcolm Tucker which seem entirely appropriate for this very special occasion:

"You're looking at Lazarus, sweetheart. And not just Lazarus; I'm Self-Raising f*cking Lazarus".

Many many congratulations, honey. A job very well done ;) xxxx

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Wonderful post. Great job and as long as you don't slip into a "I've met my goal, this one bite won't hurt me" sort of thing, you'll keep on rocking that new figure forever.

I'm very impressed with your honesty with yourself and inspired that it really can and will happen if I do everything I should be doing.

Thanks! Don't worry, I have worked hard to get a balance in my eating but I am not complacent :-))))

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Well I'll say it....I'm proud of you! You are honest with yourself and with all of us struggling to become healthy people! Your words are inspiring and I hope you don't start slipping from the forms!! We'd miss you here :)

Congrats you have done well!! :)

Awwww, thank you! I won't slip from the forum, need to keep up with how you are all doing :-)

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Ab-so-bloody-lute-ly.

In the irrepressible and immortal words of Malcolm Tucker which seem entirely appropriate for this very special occasion:

"You're looking at Lazarus, sweetheart. And not just Lazarus; I'm Self-Raising f*cking Lazarus".

Many many congratulations, honey. A job very well done ;) xxxx

Lmao! Thank you for those wise words, Mme Rev, may use them elsewhere lol!!! xxx

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Thank you for your compassionate story, I needed to hear it being that I am newly sleeved,18 days post op. I know that it will be a on going struggle and I am taking it one day at a time. Congrats to you on reaching your goal!

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Thank you for your compassionate story, I needed to hear it being that I am newly sleeved,18 days post op. I know that it will be a on going struggle and I am taking it one day at a time. Congrats to you on reaching your goal!

Thanks and congratulations to you for taking the big step and getting sleeved. Take it one day at a time and suddenly you'll be where I am! Good luck!

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Congratulations! Well done! Thank you for the inspiration! You know I am finding more joy in the nsv's than the number on the scale. Perhaps it doesn't feel so momentous since you've really been at goal for some time now. Anyway, I feel so proud and happy for you and I hope 2014 is our best year yet!

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I'll be honest, I teared up when I read this. Reaching goal - WOW - that seems like a very distant dream for me.

It sounds to me like you're feeling at peace - maybe that's why you weren't jumping for joy. Or maybe the fact the jumping for joy came when you "got naked and nobody died of shame" (one of my all time favorite posts).

I am so happy for you. You have worked hard for this. Enjoy and I hope you get to get naked again very soon. :blush:

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