Hey Everyone! Happy August! I hope I'm not stepping on anyones toes, but I am so excited for august. I'm really committing to myself this month and I'm going to work really hard...Hope everyone joins me!

speaking of victories-

I finaly met my first persoanl goal!!!

I am down 40 lbs. weel 41 now haha

I am so exited!!

My next goal is to get down below 200!!

17 more lbs to go for that!! Wish me luck!!

I've also met another personal goal not realted to my weight, well directly anyway. I got rid of my "not so DH"!!!!

Yay for me!! I am so much happier, but we'll leave that story for some other website, maybe I'll make a post on dontdatehimgirl.com LOL

You go girl!!!

My stomach and rear are actually sore from a new exercise I've discovered. I was doing work travel for a total of 10 hours Thurs and Fri, and was SO tired of sitting on my a**. I was enjoying some funky music and started car seat dancing. It was great! I just channeled my inner exotic/belly dancer and moved around for much of the trip. Might have looked a little weird to people passing, but....oh well.

I don't know what music you all like, but has anyone listened closely to the words of Linkin Park's song "What I've Done"? This song is so inspiring to me right now. It's all about forgiving yourself......"so let mercy come and wash away.......what I've done......I face myself.......to cross out what I've become.......erase myself.....and let go of what I've done." For 18 years I've felt so much guilt and pain for gaining weight and failing at weight loss, but I feel that pain lifting as I erase those lbs away......letting go....forgiving myself.....it's truly an amazing feeling!

sophie i completely agree with you i felt the same way... but since i got the BAND it has given me new hope:)

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f90/marchies-september-40602/#post555139

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