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My new size 14 pants are already too big in the waist.

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I'm still pre-surgery but just the fact that I've been trying to exercise a little bit meant that Sunday I was able to dig my car out of waist deep snow - by myself! without having a heart attack or stroke! Took me several hours with lots of breaks, but I did it! I honestly can't imagine even trying to do that a couple months ago.

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I bagged up 2 sizes of clothing to take to our local resale shop. For the first time ever I didn't hesitate thinking that I should at least keep a couple things in case I gain the weight back again. And then I dug through my box of clothes that I know I can now fit into and got rid of most of those, too. They were unattractive clothes that I bought as I was gaining weight to try and get by. No more! From now on I am only going to wear clothing that looks good and makes me feel good.

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I'm wearing a pair of black pumps at work. I'd say if not a 3" heel, than pretty close to that. I still have the flats I used to wear because I couldn't possibly teeter on a fashionable heel when I was obese. The only reason I haven't thrown them away is that they are an emergency shoe only.

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I'm remodeling my bathroom and can fit in the tiny spaces and still have room to move around.

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Oh, I also BUTTONED MY LAB COAT! All the way because I was cold...????

Never before...maybe 1-2 buttons at the top but never entire coat and where buttons don't look like they are straining ready to pop like Violet in Willy wonka!

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I was able to wrap an average towel all the way around me. I was so excited that I ran through the apartment naked to show my boyfriend. :P

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I was able to wrap an average towel all the way around me. I was so excited that I ran through the apartment naked to show my boyfriend. :P

Ha! I bet he wishes you had NSVs like that every day!

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I ran 11 minutes on the treadmill without stopping. Unheard of. :-)

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I have noticed this week that size large tops are actually becoming too loose and sloppy. On a bad note I have no clothes that really fit me properly anymore.

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I have been told, by people I enlisted to tell me, that I need to go through my closet and clean out the too big stuff! I also brought a load of 18s up from storage and am SO close to fitting in them. I also have breathing room in the size 20 dress (I am larger on the top than the bottom) that I am wearing for my nephew's wedding next weekend!

pam

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NSV FRIDAY!

Not freaking out as my scale moves up. This has never in my life...

Strength training and building muscle. Bring on the weight gain.

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Finally had the courage to hire a personal trainer at the gym.

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I have been told, by people I enlisted to tell me, that I need to go through my closet and clean out the too big stuff! I also brought a load of 18s up from storage and am SO close to fitting in them. I also have breathing room in the size 20 dress (I am larger on the top than the bottom) that I am wearing for my nephew's wedding next weekend!

pam

Yay!! Im right there with you size wise. I moved into 20s a few weeks ago and today went and bought 18 jeans because I know it's only a matter of days till I need them! ????

Edited by reree6898

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I don't know if it counts as an NSV since its technically weight related, but when they put me on the scale before surgery on Monday morning we learned that I officially weigh less than my husband for the first time in our entire 10 year relationship! He wasn't quite as ecstatic as I was, of course, but that's how its supposed to be, dammit!!

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