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You were clear hun...I understand completely! nothing taken badly! Just thought a little humor would help....wrong kind I should have put on fluffy puppies licking little children faces..... But I am Canadian. and I laughed because we have all been there.....

LOL...never thought of that..I will try to make that a goal as well!

Sorry Fluffnomore...I was just trying to put a little humor in this forum...oops!

I can see in the pic that you already had the sexy legs....your nuts!!!!!!!!!

Exactly! I feel like some of you here understand me so well and like me anyway I feel blessed and very lucky to have found you guys. RJ you are dead on about me being an overachiever. I'm trying to focus more on the journey than the goal for once. Try to focus on a new you that did something for yourself that you have benefited by....Try to dream of the cool clothes the real confidence and what may lay ahead for you outside of always in the back of your mind thinking about your weight.... It is a journey that will never end..but it can be a journey that brings the best out in you and your life kid!!!!!!!!!

What on earth are we going to do with you GG..Did you really expect fire works and clashing symbols when you reached goal?.... You have curves now and still have a nice body...And yet you want more...Your the only person who can figure out why it is not enough... Okay..I'll tell you what I think....You are an over achiever and every thing in your busy working world is fast and high stepping and you accomplish so many amazing things every day...You deal with VIP's and others who respect your thoughts and need your nod of approval to move forward in the working world.... Your private life is organized and real.. Your incredibly happy with your spouse and family and everything is right on schedule....Except your weight which has bothered you for a long time... Everyone has a weakness, every one shows their fears and wounds in different ways..Ours were like everyone on here right out there for everyone to see... You had the courage to stop the madness before it became really out of hand ..like I did....You have been following all the laws and rules and doing almost everything right....That is just who you are..your an over achiever... But now you want to feel some kind of magic because it is really starting to show..the change in you the moving forward to find your true self and let it out....To be totally all you can be in life scares you like it does all of us.. Once you are at goal no one will look at your butt any more and you thinking...(not them thinking.)... they think well she has it all, but nope she is still fluffy... Sorry..It won't work!! Don't you realize that you are better then you ever were before..You are stronger and healthier and can do more then you have been able to do in years...It is true right.. Maintaining it is just another part of the journey...it is the end of a line that took you from your highest weight to your smallest confident weight...That is scary...But rewarding, and you will accomplish so much more..your just scared...Scared of the unknowns...but you need to trust yourself...Your right on speck and heading for the goal.... You need to go on after this with your life as a success...Do you really think that thin people think about every thing they do and think well if I were just a lb smaller it would be better..not people who are nuts might not..but we are talking normal people..... Nope, some put on fat suits so they can try to be like us and feel the pain...It is all bull and stupid because they go home and take the suit off and learn nothing that sticks with them...It is not living to spend your time in the past accomplishments girl... Here is hoping that everyone here forgets a time when they had to watch every single mouthful and actually live like other people...You will always know what you had to do to get there...You and only a few others as time passes..It will be your secret to tell if you want to... It is living, really living that is most important..And you bought yourself that ticket with hard work and struggle and pain...It is up to you to live it, get it, go for it and love life thin........Yes it will always be in the back ground that you will be careful..But that happens with most everyone that is thin they watch what they eat and take care of themselves... It will be a good thing to be there GG..The best thing GG..your almost there girl.....When you do this to the end, you can find another thing to work on and make perfect...K

You have an incredible smile..Congrats on your success!

RJ, one thing I ain't doing is naming names.... but you all know who you are - and there are a lot of you, lol! And I wouldn't dare leave the site yet... Apart from the fact I still need the encouragement and support, I think you might come looking for me! As for Mr Right Now, will keep you posted ... we have been in touch and have kept talking.... but I hope 2014 gives me a few more opportunities As for Gerard, I will keep trying .... X

You did it for us too you know..It gives us hope who are still working the loss part that it can happen and will... You get a better attitude or I'm coming to find you and kick your ass! Your amazing! The pleasure part we read on your other thread...hahahaha! Hey I think you should write down the names of those who did support you and in order of their worth in aiding you.....What do you think kid!!!!!!!!! Oh by the way....You need us and we still need you so don't think of leaving for any reason except you might leave for a while with your Mr. right now man... Any news on my date with Gerard yet? Seriously you rocked it and will continue to do so!!!!!!!!!!Congrats girl!!!!!!!!!

33 lbs is 33 lbs...That is 11 lbs every month..not bad kid... Reevaluate what you want and maybe you can up the Protein and Water...That may help... Stop looking at numbers as whether you are successful or not... Put 33 lbs of butter on the table and lift it up.....That is a lot of butter..K Just keep swimming, just keep swimming!!!!!!!!!!

I live in the East Coast and we just had an ice storm..My hydro was off for 5 days..The longest ever! Yes this winter is a beast....We are having a total meltdown with the weather.... So I know I live fairly close to you..Was over the boarder on Saturday in Calais....looks like we just have to ride this one out....I was so glad I had a wood stove though!!!!!!!!!

I use Syntrax....fruit flavored Protein powder....Try that they have a lot of different flavors.... If you are not taking in protein much your body will slow down from losing to protect itself.....

You haven't lost your mind...you are just totally convinced that the decision you made was 100 % right for you so therefore spread the news!!!!!!! There have been times on this forum where I have gotten so worked up over an issue that i have had to do a clean up in aisle 1 or just leave this forum... You have all the rights in the world to have an opinion..And I know what you are thinking..It is stated for their own benefits...but that is not how it works I'm afraid.... No one can judge the choices patients make because it was theirs to make just like it was yours.....I am thrilled that you are headed down the road of WLS.. Keep us posted about your journey...Would love to hear your HONEST thoughts

Actually I don't think the results support your assertion that they are setting themselves up for failure. The success rates for lap bands are much higher than the success rates for those choosing to lose weight without any form of WLS. About 90% of those who try to lose weight without WLS gain it back. The numbers are probably less than half that for banders, and that's not that different for sleevers. By the large, research indicates that the sleeve and RNY have equal rates of long-term success, and the banders follow very closely behind. The differences that are found are more statistically different than that they are behaviorally different. What GG said!

My hubby and I met and then I promptly moved away..I was starting to get feelings for him and ran fast..really fast... A few months later we started to write each other and I looked forward to his letters..We talked on the phone every Friday night..He has a sexy voice....Big plus for me.....So we did the long distance thing for quite a while too... Then he moved to where I was living and started to seriously date me...Yikes....I broke up with him so many times I think I set a Guinness book record... One day after I broke up with him again I said " If I were to ever marry I would want someone like you". He looked me square in the eyes and said I am right in front of you..Why not marry me then....I was doomed ..... I did try to leave the building just before we walked down the aisle though..He grabbed my skirt and said not this time girl..... We have been married for 36 years this last Nov.... He is truly amazing!!!!!!!!!

You have just been sleeved right?!!!!!!!! Wow and you are already feeling this good that you can pass your opinion on to lap band patients... Your funny! We shall see how it all goes for you and the days, weeks, months and years go by.... I am glad you chose the sleeve for yourself...I had the 3 options and chose the sleeve...People have to do what they have to do and that is that..... Reel you in..is that possible sleever?.....Your adorable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RJ, I can one up you on this one. I had a biopsy on my uterus over 5 years ago with the diagnosis of post menopausal. In October I had my sleeve surgery and then early November had TVT surgery and started spotting for a few days. Three weeks after the second surgery I spotted for three plus weeks. I felt like it was an April Fool's joke that my periods had stopped. Arts, For me at least the hot flashes only come after exercise, at night when asleep or if I have a glass of wine. (That must be Skippy talking about wine). Same thing happened to me..except I had not had a . since 2009...then in Sept. Got my . Now I am scheduled for a DNC and Biopsy to find out if everything is okay.... Now that I am struggling with pneumonia I have been put off..Can't go under with any chance that something might happen...don't know why..lol That's how they found out I was in menopause ..Because I told the surgeon that I was Pre..oops...Had no idea I was here where I am now in my life..yikes!!!!!!!!

It all happens in your brain..that is where all the problems stem...if you can change you brain, meaning your thinking The body will follow......... You have done an amazing feat...You should be extremely proud of yourself...But we are so used to not being positive that it flows over even when we have done well... which you have... You need to go to that mirror and tell yourself your doing great..You need to write down the accomplishments you have made in the last year and the changes... You need to say to yourself..I am doing this for my health and I deserve it..... You need to get some pride about yourself and your future goals......Stand tall girl...Your doing it...Your making a difference..No one else is doing it for you.... Put 100 lbs of butter on the table and look at it..Put 1 lb of butter on the table and imagine what 100 would look like....You are not burdened with that extra weight now............Your doing great...............

I have a special section in my movie collection with only his movies...I am behind a few since I had my surgery..But I will gather them up like a mother hen and put then in the place of honor....I have 3 copies of Phantom..I have worn one out so I thought by extra in case it happens again...lol Your right....bad, really bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I knew you would like it...That stuff is worse here in good old Canada....We have been hit so hard this winter, unbelievable..Rethinking my remark about never wanting to live in Florida...lol

Your level of maturity is astounding..That is what I would like to do..But the little red guy on my shoulder always wants to know, you know........

It's okay I've waited this long.....My hubby knows my obsession with him..I have an autographed pic of him and a calendar that I mix up the pic's of him now and then..Seen Phantom oh too many times to count.. My daughter says I need to go to GB anonymous and get cured!lolololol

Can you arrange it Plllllllllllleeeeaaaasssseee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think you have a following from the Mr. right now thread...lol