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lol Well Alyson I think you and I are in about the same size. I have a bunch of 32-28 lol

I do have to say that they all fit now...lol instead of "almost" fitting. lol

The pants I wear to work are so big I have safty pins in the waist to keep them up. lol But I am fiting in some of my other pants too. and tops fit nicer.

I am just not buying any smaller sizes yet. lol

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I think you will be amazed at the sizes you can wear. I bought my daughter an adult medium in pajama pants two weeks ago and she said she didn't like them so I was going to return them, but I tried them first. They fit!! Then I wanted a somewhat tight t shirt to wear under my sweaters and loose bouses so I orders a large from Lands' End - guess what? Its actually big on me!!

For some reason everything is just clicking right now. People are noticing and I feel great. I've totally learned how to manage the band and it is so nice to have scale victories as well as non-scale victories. I am at a weight that I haven't been at in over 10 years. For a while I really questioned whether the money spent on this was worth it and if it would be successful because it didn't seem to be working for the longest time, but now I am so glad I did this and I like me - I REALLY like me now. That in itself is a major accomplishment.

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Can you tell me about your head hunger and how that feels different from physical hunger? I'm just 9 days post op.

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lol Well Alyson I think you and I are in about the same size. I have a bunch of 32-28 lol

I do have to say that they all fit now...lol instead of "almost" fitting. lol

The pants I wear to work are so big I have safty pins in the waist to keep them up. lol But I am fiting in some of my other pants too. and tops fit nicer.

I am just not buying any smaller sizes yet. lol

Yeah, I'm thinking of opening the waistband of a couple of my elastic waist pants and pulling the elastic tighter to try and stretch out (in!!!) my wardrobe a little longer. But I know I'll feel great when I go into a store and buy a pair of size 24 (or less?) pants. I don't think I'm there yet, but probably in another 20 pounds, when I imagine nothing I can do will keep my pants on me, lol.

One of my NSVs would be to be able to buy from a regular catalog. I don't care if it's in the plus-size range, but I'd love to be able to order from Land's End or LL Bean instead of Making it Big and Junonia (though I really appreciate the latter two retailers for clothing me for the last 12 years).

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7 months with no weight loss for the last 3 months

I must be eating too much, I am constantly posting I am not losing weight due to NOT eating enough, but I now know thats a bunch of Bull.

today I ate almost a whole bag of corn chips, I ask myself what the hell was I doing and got up and threw the bag in the garbage (outside) I had a bad feeling that if I would have Thrown it in the kitchen pale I would have took it out and finished it off. How disgusting is that?

I have a follow up in August and will be more aggressive with my fills.

starting tomorrow I will log everything I stick in my month. I am so upset with myself and need to take responsibility for my actions

damn!

struggling and not knowing were to go

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7 months with no weight loss for the last 3 months

I must be eating too much, I am constantly posting I am not losing weight due to NOT eating enough, but I now know thats a bunch of Bull.

today I ate almost a whole bag of corn chips, I ask myself what the hell was I doing and got up and threw the bag in the garbage (outside) I had a bad feeling that if I would have Thrown it in the kitchen pale I would have took it out and finished it off. How disgusting is that?

I have a follow up in August and will be more aggressive with my fills.

starting tomorrow I will log everything I stick in my month. I am so upset with myself and need to take responsibility for my actions

damn!

struggling and not knowing were to go

My doc's office said to expect anywhere from 2 to 6 fills in the first year to get to the "sweet spot" and then 2-3 adjustments per year thereafter to maintain it.

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lachica you have lost 46 lbs you should be so proud of yourself. We all hit plateaus. itis ok..keep on track log it down and you will start losing again.

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I haven't lost much this month, maybe about 5-6lbs, but I am pretty okay with that. I do think I need another tiny fill. My last fill was almost too much to handle & if I had insurance still I would have gotten some taken out, but I just rode it out. It took almost two months for me to get stuff down, but now it's going down a little TOO easily. But as of my 7 month anniversary I was down 87lb! A size 16 bottom & L/XL tops when I started a 24 bottom & 2X top.

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I haven't lost much this month, maybe about 5-6lbs, but I am pretty okay with that. I do think I need another tiny fill. My last fill was almost too much to handle & if I had insurance still I would have gotten some taken out, but I just rode it out. It took almost two months for me to get stuff down, but now it's going down a little TOO easily. But as of my 7 month anniversary I was down 87lb! A size 16 bottom & L/XL tops when I started a 24 bottom & 2X top.

That is so awesome! Hearing stories of success like this really helps keep me motivated.

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wow it looks like everyone is doing awsome! as for me i just hit the 120 gone yesterday so i totally went shopping. kind of embarrassing to have co workers and friends point out your clothes are so baggy they talk when you walk lol.

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Wow! 120 lost in only 7 months! Fantastic! Way 2 Go!

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