I fit into a Medium size pants today!! MEDIUM!! At a NORMAL shop!! Not the Fat Girl's Medium, a REAL medium!! OMG! *faints*

AND I have a new man in my life, who is wonderful and hot and sexy and thoughtful and funny and smart and... and... and... *swoons* Life doesn't get any better!!

My shopping cart does not automatically steer itself straight for the Plus size section of a department store anymore. I still get the feeling that I should not be in the "normal" size section. Weird, huh?

Oh Fanny! How damn cool is all of that! You are doing so great! Kudos . . . and enjoy that life! OMG . . . this IS fun!

Hugs

Chris

Good going Fannie. I know how good that feels. I have been buying my tops on the regular side but this last week I bought pants over there too - XL's but who's looking. Sales people treat me like the size I am and not the size my head still thinks it is. Like Apples2 I still head for the plus size section first.

Congrats to all of us.

I had a saleswoman (who thought she was being helpful) tell me I wouldn't find what I wanted because I was in the wrong department--the misses sizes were downstairs. THIS, she said, is for large people...LOL

I haven't lost in a while, but I've had some major life changes going on. It's no excuse, but I haven't gained and I'm maintaining where I am. I know the band will be there when I'm ready to work with it again. Pre-banding, I would have stayed with a man who didn't make me happy. This is my first week in my new apartment, living alone for the first time in my life. I'm finally in control of my life. I love it. :thumbup: Congrats to all of you who seem to be doing so well!

:grouphug:Fanny!!!:tt1:

How wonderful that is for you! Not only the mediums but that you have a new man in your life! I feel so excited for you.

The last pictures you posted, that I remember, were quite a while ago. I think we'd better start a new picture brag thread! I'll get right on that! And you had better strut your stuff right on over to it!

Three cheers for Fanny!!!

:rolleyes2::Dancing_wub::thumbup:

I always used to wear a lot of rings in my younger days , but my fingers got to fat and couldn't wear them anymore,so the last few months ,when i go out I put on my rings, well me a some girlsfriends went out friday night and i was talking with my hands and one of my rings just flew off( i found it thank God).Now I can't wear them b/c too small.Was wearing it on my middle finger also. lol So I thought that was a kewl nsv Keep up the good work everyone

Very cool Karri! I bought 2 rings last year right after surgery which I could bearly get on my pinky fingers - they are finally loose - but still to tight to move over to my ring fingers - I keep trying though - one of these days I'll be able to do it!

Chris

Jewelry is definitely something I never really considered. I was given a diamond tennis bracelet for Christmas last year and had to have it extended to fit and now it fits over my hand to take it off. I have to get it made smaller, but figure I should wait til I'm closer to goal weight. I have a ring that can't be sized because it has flat sides....so sad. I was under the impression that Tiffany would fix it, but they won't. I wear a small pony tail holder in front of it to keep it from falling off! I, too, tend to have my rings slip off, particularly when it's cold out--and it's been quite cold in Boston lately!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. This year, I'm giving thanks for being in control of myself, my eating, and more importantly, my life. Enjoy!

I bought a pair of size 18 Levis. its been over 20 years since I wore a pair of Levis. they are my favorite jeans. I have also been buying L tops in misses which sort of scares me. I hold the tops up and they look so small, I still cant believe that I can now wear them.

and Lane Bryant's I cant let them go. I still shop for some clothes there. I remember I used to complain all the time about all the small sizes they have there and now I can wear a small in tops and size 3 (too funny) in pants.

I am so proud of all of you. I don't post often but I would like to thank all of you for the support and encouragement when I most needed it.

hugs and bigger hugs to all of you

Sandy

Well I had an unfill . . . took out .5 so now I'm back to 2.0 in my 10 cc band - BUT . . . I am off cholesteral meds for a 3 month trial! That is the last daily med I was still on! On the down side, I call my PCP to talk about my bloodwork - and found out she is leaving NEXT WEEK . . . and now I have to find a new one :tongue2:

I also changed my goal weight to something more realistic than the dream of 150 . . . at my age and for the length of time I've had all this weight - it seemed reasonable - and I can always go past it!

Fabulous news about your meds, Christasha!! You must be thrilled! And you WILL get to goal, I'm sure! :tongue2:

Great news about your meds, Christasha. I agree with you about our goal expectations. We can't set one that we had in our earlier years. We must be planning to stop about the same time since our goal BMI's are nearly the same. My PCP only wants me to lose about another 10 pounds but that is not enough for me. I told her I would still be obese but she said she doesn't consider me obese. I have very little weight to lose in the top half of my body. I am down to bones there. But below the waist is another matter but she considers that heredity and not obesity. She said surgery can take care of that. But I want to lose about 30-40 more pounds at least.

I love my unfill. I can eat most anything and I am even losing more weight. Good luck with yours too.

Tomorrow is my band anniversary and I am so proud of my accomplishments this past year and absolutely love how I feel today compared with last year. I am sure you all feel the same way too.