the best me

The best me - H 242/ S 223/ J 188/ C 181.4 (-60.6 lbs total) Did I enter a new category? I can't believe I see movement this week. 181.4 is not a new low, but it is for weigh-in Wednesdays! Yay! Yo yo, here we go!

Very cool. So when will we see pics? Huh? I don't know that I have EVER seen a pic of you..that needs to change. 75 pounds!!!!!!! Wow!

That's what's scary, Vines! My (most recent) body fat % at 187.5 pounds 39.6%! That's almost 75 pounds of fat! No WAY I weigh 112 underneath all this. NO WAY! That's way underweight. I'm not sure what's up with the body fat thing. It stays in the upper 30's. And it's been as high as 45.7% at 235.5 pounds (FFM of 128.5 pounds). That's why I've been back and forth with a goal weight. For now, I'm happy with 165, but who knows what my body fat content will be at that size? Am I doing the FFM correctly?

Ohhh! Ya'll are sweet! Thanks Vines! I don't think I'm quite at goal if I can't get under 180. I really really want at least another 15 pounds gone. I'm only 5'5" and I think I can swing 165 well enough. I was 168 and a size 14/16 when I got married. Did it on Diet pills and Looooove. LOL It's funny, I bumped my NSV thread earlier so I can find it but I think it has gone waaay back down the list now. Anyhow, I want to post the individual pic Kim has in her 'puter (taken this same day) next to another indiv pic taken a few months ago, and I weigh only about 5 pounds more? I think. Pretty big difference those pounds made, but it was really inches lost when I re-joined Curves. My body is reshaping, I can see that now, so I'll quit kicking myself about the scale and quit fretting over not really losing pounds. I'll lose them. I don't mind slow, but it's good to see progress in pics. I don't see it in the mirror much. You know what I don't like about me in the above pic? Helmet hair. Remember Sally Fields in Steel Magnolias? That's what I have. It's supposed to be a cute fluffy cut, but I stick it behind my ears just like my school picture from the 3rd grade and I look like such a goob! LOL Plus I want braces. I have a coupon for a free consult with the orthodontist up the street. I'm afraid I'll have to choose between braces and a tummy tuck. SIGH. Reality check...if this is the least of my problems? I'm blessed. I'll quit whining now. (((hugs))) and thanks!

Bumping for me...

NC Pic Thread is bumped and this pic is there now...who did that? P'nut? Thanks! Will you e-mail me the indiv pic you took? I'm not liking my hair, I'm hoping I can update my avatar if the indiv. pic is good. My e-mail is enabled, but I think you already have me in your addy book? Thanks Kim! Busy lady...maybe you'll see this over the weekend? LOL Take your time.

Who, me? Huh. Really?! Maybe the new avatar can include my collarbones that I'm even surprised to see so much of. Too bad all this weight isn't coming off my butt, belly and thighs! LOL Thanks Wavy. Maybe P'nut will show up and crop? P'nut!!!! Helloooo!!! My avatar now was a fluke. I don't know how I did it? haha

Another "super-tight from the get-go" bandster here. I waited 3 months for my first fill. Listen to your body. Your band calls the shots now. And don't swig Crystal Light after nibbling tuna. Ooops!

And I cracked up the first time I saw "TriPolar" Too funny! Yes, you can no longer delete a post or your entire thread. Bummer. I was dead against it. I lost that battle. Oh well. Leave your thread. Not everyone has to agree with you, everyone has to respect the fact that you have an opinion. The cheerleading doesn't bother me at all. I don't like the back and forth arguing, and the "board war" stuff. It's just uncomfortable so I "take what I want and leave the rest". I'm much better at that than I used to be. Paula...what "so many problems" are you having? Is it the reflux? I'm not tight enough. I should get a fill. I have gotten really skilled at avoiding PBs and I don't always choose the best food. I don't have (I never had) the stamina many newer bandsters have, and Big Paul's thread spoke to me in many areas. However, I'm living my life, and while I can't get under 180, I know that I will. Yep, maybe I could do it faster. But I don't underestimate the power of my band and the restriction I DO have. I'll not beat myself up. I hate being tight. Sue me!

OMG! I just read through some of the locked threads and there is more than I realized going on. I don't want to "pick sides" or "join forces" or do anything to encourage board wars. I tend to just like everyone. I'd like to keep it that way, but WOW. I want the delete button back, big time. It was super useful. Forget editing...deleting is da bomb.

I LOVE YOU!!!!!:kiss2: and... BEING OBESE DOES NOT EQUATE TO BEING A FAILURE, and sharing information does not equate to negativity about the band. since I agree with this...does that make me an Old Disgruntled Failure? er, Slow Loser? So be it. But I still have trouble with the Fat=Failure concept. I really do feel like a bit less of a failure as the pounds slooooowly come off. But that's another topic? :heh: Thanks "DeCarla" and ((((hugs)))) :clap2:

Aren't we all glad it's gone?! SIGH That was a great sweater. So, okay, I'll admit, it's still in my closet. It was just so drapy and comfy and I could "hide" beneath it. Yeah, right. Pic taken at Myrtle Beach SC in the Fall of 2000. Weight was around 230-240?

Kim, did you get ANY pics from her computer? If she knows you got them, she might suspect you saw what you saw...right? Oh that's a good secret to keep. If I were her, I would NEVER want to know if someone accidentally saw them. OMGosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bumping for May's Picture! It's been almost a year! We definately need to drum up some editing for befores/afters. We are shrinking!!!!

You look beautiful, Melissa! We all do...look how tiny Kim is through her shoulders and in her face! And Jennifer...OMGosh! Angie looks serene with the girls...just look at them. And Jennifer, your daughter is just a little china doll! Karens' smilin' cuz she starts her liquid diet Monday! LOL And wavy, you are so pretty and nice and I enjoyed meeting you today. You have just been inducted into a great group of friends so, WELCOME! I'm excited for you, for the journey ahead. You are gonna do GREAT! I can't quit staring at us. We are GORGEOUS!!!!!! I'll go bump the picture thread.

Bootie Shakin' Dancin' on your Birthday! Yippeeeee! Hope it's a great as you are. :confused:

I remembered! And I really did go to the coffee shop today! I thought of you as I ordered a Mochaccino and toasted you walking out the door! And the mochaccino was soooo yummy. Hope your b'day was just as enjoyable!

Angie you ARE taking care of yourself and your children. Sometimes we ALL need a little help along the way. I'm so glad you came, and I really enjoyed your girls. Especially "little bit". She's my bud and we had fun, even if I did have bad breath! LOL They are precious. I'm glad you were there. Hang in there. And lean on us as much as you need to, kay? All of us will do what we can. I'd love it if you wanted to bring the girls up one day after school is out, let them play, give you a day, or at least a few hours, to yourself? Let me know when you need some time off to run some errands or whatever. I make a great Totinos pizza! haha ((((hugs))))

Forget Vin...he's so Hollywood...I'll keep Jack, and Jon for that matter! Oh and threre's a whole list of other LBT hotties I'll keep! DeLarla, you better start givin' SuperDaddy some more lovin' or he'll get the wanderin' eye! 50 miles, Nykee?!!! Neener neener is right!

I'm an excellent dabbler. Sounds like my line of work! LOL It really does sound like a super fun job. If I were looking...I'd love that. But nope, my job is at home right now. Oh well...hurry up and scoop it up someone! You can get paid to dabble!!!!!! Yay!

Ahhh, nope, don't qualify. What does one do to be a CMA? Sounds cool. Like a nurse, but not?

If I don't know what a CMA is, I probably don't qualify for the job, right? LOL What's a CMA???

"Take what you want and leave the rest."

OMGosh! That's a pretty loooooow crop there, huh? Keeps ya wonderin'. SuperDaddy, it seems you are in charge this weekend while the Jackmeister is away, so even if you are dumped from DeLarlas boyfriend list, know that there are plenty of harmless stalkers here who are willing to hang on YOUR every word. Your bunny is safe (I think).

I am almost EXACTLY from this camp. Well said on my behalf, Sarah. I'm almost 14 months out...kind of in between (I feel like I am, anyway) I suppose I feel as though my "honeymoon phase" is in the process of ending. It isn't over, I don't feel jaded or discouraged (not that I have to be to "qualify") , nor do I want others to be, but I do understand that I don't have the same excitement I had in the beginning. I still have the same hope, though. Knowing I have my band gives me the reassurance that I will be able to get the next 15-30 pounds off. Maybe the difference is that, I read the "well, just wait until you are more than 2 years (or whatever) out and see how reality sets in." as a true picture of reality. It IS a different reality than the first year! Nothing like a bandster with a bit of expeience under his/her belt. So I'm close enough to newbie stage that I can feed off the excitement and fury of all you freshly banded, high energy, "I can do it" folks (that'd be you, P'nut, among others) and really get motivated. And excited again. And ENCOURAGED!!!! You hear that? YOU encourage ME! more than I ever will be able to encourage you. Until that time comes and the honeymoon phase is over, and it's way over for me, and we are bumping along on our banded journeys together, fighting the never-ending fight, because it really IS more than about the number on the scale, or the Goal weight. I'm with Sarah on the "I can't live with "never". If this is really about the long haul (and it is) then propulsion WILL wane a bit. Laws of Physics. Okay, it's getting bad when I start getting scientific, but you get the point, any of you who have read this far! P'nut (and others), I went to 6 Al-Anon meetings back in my 20's and I learned 2 very helpful things. First was, lose the drunk boyfriend. I did. Second was the mantra "take what you want and leave the rest". I use that daily here on LBT. What I have to say doesn't speak to everyone, but if one person learns from me, it was worth saying. Not everyone else here is the same as me, but it doesn't mean there is NOTHING for me to learn. Even if it doesn't fit exactly, I can usually find a gem of something for me to get some fuel from. Sometimes, I find a post that brings me waaaay down, so I set it aside and move on. I "leave the rest" of that something that had nothing I wanted to take! Easier said than done sometimes. I HAVE had my feelings hurt and been discouraged on this board before. It's a huge community of different people. But I understand how you feel. So if my words help you, feed off of them! If not, read on. It's okay. I really like this thread!