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don that email brings me to your private email - add you there?

central dupage - but have friends who have done New Lenox

thank you for sharing. you look amazing.

be selfish for a spell - work on you - have fun with you - be your own bestie - because - while I’ve spent almost 3 decades with my best friend - there are times when I WISH I had your life...goes to show you -- love what you have and you’ll find what you want - there’s a plan that God has in mind for you and it’s all in the works - trust me on that!

I can’t read it either - but here’s a list I cut and pasted: 1 lb = 4 sticks of butter 3 lbs = a half gallon of milk 5 lbs = a bag of sugar 7 lbs = an average newborn 10 lbs = a bag of rice 15 lbs = a larger bag of dog food 20 lbs = a car tire 25 lbs = an average tuba 30 lbs = an adult male southern koala 40 lbs = a bag of mulch 50 lbs = a bicycle 60 lbs = a kayak 70 lbs = a mini-fridge 80 lbs = a full 10 gallon aquarium 90 lbs = a jackhammer 100 lbs = a large male deer I’d like to loose 2 large male deers - but would be just fine with 4 bicycles.

I hope if anything comes of this - you get to see that real love really isn’t about what size you wear...I’m sure those people are out there...genuine sincere significant others come in every shape and size...

exactly - and lulumon is great stuff - but if you only wear it for 3-4 weeks - what are you going to do after that...i’m going to get as much thriftier options as i go through sizes as I can...well that’s after I blow through the closet of clothing that starts at 30 and goes down to 16...omg.

My friend got these - and said they were wonderful - but loosing so quickly she grew out of them often....http://shop.lululemon.com/products/category/wunder-unders?mnid=mn;women;wunderunders she said it served exactly what your looking for.

whats the prep on that - i’m going to be scheduling mine next week.

adorable - your absolutely adorable

don’t diminish the day - rather I didn’t mean to - because as girls many of us dream of it for a lifetime - - but when something goes crazy - and tons of things will - ask yourself when your 10 or 15 or 20 years older will this reallllllly matter - if it does then push the item - if it doesn’t - it’s a no brainer - people will surprise you - people will disappoint you - and people will show you what you mean to them - what you and your finance mean to one another is the true test of that day - he’s your jelly to your peanut budder - just remember that -- good luck toots - and your adorable

Wedding is a day - but the marriage is a lifetime!!! surround yourself with people that love you - and it will all go smoothly - somethings will be major and somethings won’t - been married forever - and some of those details are so inconsequential years later - but NO ONE could have told me that when I was 25... Enjoy this special bliss time with your finance. It really is poofy cloud bliss engagement time if you make it that way - save the storms for outside...not inside.

good luck

My friend had the sleeve in july - I think she’s almost at 100lbs off - she said she had tremendous luck with Lulumon - I have to tell you - I can’t wait to shop there - I was in costco a few weeks ago and even there they had the tanks (shoulder to waist) and tight yoga pants - and the CUTEST jackets ever - I was dying to get some motivation wear and decided against it - The costco items were like maybe 40-50ish for a complete tank/jacket/pants set - or go good will or resale... GOOD LUCK - share how you do!!!

stress can even cause a weight gain - stress about weight - stress about anything - stop stressing - stop weighing yourself - and emphasize how you feel - how do you feel?

My RNY team suggests Optisource - 2 in the am and 2 in the pm... NUT said it’s the perfect total source for all my needs - nothing else to take or schedule - except PROTEIN...

where is your biggest concern - boobs? bottom? thighs? there are compression options - even offered at old navy...

And seriously folks - THIS isn’t about vanity - I ROCK my thunder thighs and big ass and budda belly - SERIOUSLY - I’m quite positively the most confident thick girl you will ever meet - I’m in an industry where I have a laundry list of clients (clearly can’t “name") who even at the “ideal” size and are completely delusionally insecure. IDEAL - which varies all over the spectrum - has as many insecurities as the overweight - the too skinny - the fill in the blank - we all have an idea in our mind of what makes us beautiful - if we didn’t I don’t know what I’d be doing for a living - but I digress...That perfect size 2 little girl - who seriously can’t see her perfection in the mirror - she prevented me from doing any WLS research years ago... I’ve said it - some beautiful people out there are insecure - there is always something. - I’ll get a size 2 client and she will be all sincerely insecure about this or that - and I’m thinking girl I have ONE thigh that weighs more than your boney tushie...AND I rock it. On the other hand I’ve had clients who have been thick - even very thick - and exude an addictive confidence and sincerity that you just want to be near and emulate...there was no rush - always thought I’d fix this on my own time - until last summer... Don’t even get me started about the young girls and the muffin tops - been hiding my “muffin top” since 1974 and proud of hiding it. Never would I intentionally pull down my drawers and show that sh** - no one wants to see it - SO PULL YOUR PANTS UP PEOPLE I’m Chicago and very sarcastic - lived a life that positioned me to be on the defensive - and even with my weight I’ve always come out and made fun of myself before anyone else can...I am confident and beautiful - I KNOW THAT - at the end of the day - my confidence doesn’t erase the quiet shame I feel - how the co-morbidities will kill me many years before I’m ready to leave this earth - and how I’m selfishly doing this for me - not for society - not for the cameras or the people I live among - I’m doing this for me and for once in my life I don’t care what the scale says - in 18-24 months I will have hit my lowest - I’ll probably see a 15-20% bounce - and I’ll figure out what my ideal - did you see that MY IDEAL is - and it maybe something I had no idea I could do... I’m ready for this party to get started - ready to move from the shame and to the complete woman I have always been - last summer was brutal - hot and moist and horribly painful - my kiddo’s begged to go for walks or bike rides or beaches or pools and I just didn’t have the energy - I can’t live another season on my couch - I can’t spend another decade on a computer - and I can’t afford to spend anymore time messing with 8-10 meds that make me look like I’m “healthy” on a medical exam... from this note to God’s ears (he has always been in charge) I can’t wait to see what’s in store for me - for us - all of us here... thanks for stopping by.

OMG - HYSTERICAL...

Your loosing like .67/lb a day... Your loosing like 4.69/lb a week... Your loosing like 18.76/lb a month that’s pretty awesome

I’m not on fruit until 12 weeks -- veggies but very small amounts after my protein after 8 -- and DEFINITELY no breads or cereals -- every dr is different -

https://www.facebook.com/groups/bbgirlclub/

http://www.meltingmama.net/

You can find hard core statistics on both online - independent sources that will quote you statistics and for me that made my decision.

cottage cheese - rocotta cheese...both are yummie and protein rich.