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Go Pammy! You look terrific!

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Just got caught up! Wow....what a dazzling group we have all become! Not that we weren't sparkling before. But.......whoa! There's a radiance and brilliance that is emerging that can't be denied!! Okay....I am going to have to get my camera out.....!

Please....take a bow everyone! Gosh, and I think back to our first days........! OMG!!!! We have to have a party!!!

Judi

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:rolleyes2:Wow.....everybody is looking great!!! I'm not good with the picture taking and posting so I'll just give you all an update....When I started last Jan 07 (6months doc supervised diet) to date of surgery Aug 14, 07 I have lost almost 40 pounds (okay....all but 3lbs :-p):tt1:.....I'm wishing it were more but that just me.....All you who post are looking GREAT!!! Congratulations!!! I agree lol we need to have a party!!!:frown:

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Yes, I'm doing a photo in belly dance costume again, but that seems to be when the pictures happen. If I have this figured out, I'll also post a before pic from about 6 months before surgery (somewhere in the 280's).

Here I am, 80 lbs gone!

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You look fabulous Pizzi!! I will try and post some pics tomorrow. My loss isn't as much but it is really starting to show!

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Oh Pizzi, so glad to see your pictures. You look wonderful and what a beautiful smile. Congrats on 80 pounds gone forever!! I hope you're feeling as good as you're looking.

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Thanks everyone! I posted the 80 lbs a little early, because I switched to my own scale instead of the work scale (assuming I WILL be away from here soon). It's probably more accurate anyway, since I can weigh "au naturale" but I've always enjoyed using the old-fashioned balance scale at work.

However, this morning I did make the same weight on the work scale, so it is official! I would LOVE to get to Onederland before I'm done here so that gives me 2 lbs and 6 lbs, which seems entirely do-able if I stick to the basics. It would be SOOO cool to move that 50 lb weight over a notch again!

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Great pics, Pizzi. Is that a Bouvier?

I've always wanted to take a belly-dancing class--it reinforces the same core control and balance that you need for riding horses.

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Bungee is a labradoodle. He's my angel, and I don't know what I did without him! Poor guy got a small (thankfully) scratch on his eye today so we rushed to the emergency vet and he gets eyedrops for a week or so now. Small dent in the moving budget, but you can't take chances with eye injuries and he was pretty uncomfortable.

As for the belly dance, go for it!! It's SO much fun and a real confidence-builder. I went to a community ed class taught by a local professional and had a blast! It's great exercise and you feel all girly doing it too :-)

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Pizzi,

I'm sorry I didn't comment on your photos earlier, but I just discovered them, as they must have gone up while I was away.

You were beautiful lady then, but look simply fabulous now -- Congratulations:thumbup::):thumbup:!!!!

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