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HA!! I love the honesty of little kids. When I returned home from surgery, my 8 yr. old said - "Did you really have surgery or were you just joking?!" HA!! I too had to sit down & explain it a little bit more to him. I never got the booklet with pictures that you're talking about! I must have missed out. Hmm.....

Hey Molly!! Does't it feel good? It's the start of your "new" life - life where YOU are in control & it is so empowering. I love the feeling of leaving a restaurant knowing that I ate until I was comfortable & not stuffed. I feel healthy & alive instead of stuffed & wasted. Great NSV!! Keep up the great work.

What a wonderful sister you have!! Hang the roses upside down to dry & you can remember this moment the rest of your life. The flowers will keep & look beatiful!! I'm so happy for you!!

I agree with P'Nut! I am sure that Dylansmom deleted her thread because she felt like she was being attacked for her beliefs. Deleting the thread made the attacks stop. However, if she were to simply delete her own posts, that would have probably accomplished the same thing. I stayed away from the DaVinci Thread simply because I saw what was going to happen right off the bat. There are lots of beliefs & feelings in LBT & everyone has a right to believe what they want. I think Dylansmom got slammed & was very, very hurt. I haven't seen her around here since. It's very sad.

Hey P'Nut! :wave: I felt the hug!! I agree with you whole-heartedly. I have shared more stories, shown more pictures & bore more of my soul with this group then I have with anyone else. (Besides my husband of course!) I just feel very "safe" here. You all are my friends & seem to understand me when nobody else does. Thank you!! I love LBT!!

I am feeling so much better!! It's nice to know there are people who feel the same way. I tried to talk to my sister about this & she just thought I was blowing smoke. She use to be smaller then me & now is larger then me & just didn't even want to hear it all. (In her words - "Yada yada, so you don't feel thin.....whatever! Get over it!") Lisa, I really do like that article. It is very true. I'm sure there is so much riding on how we think of ourselves & why we do what we do. Dutchgrl - You are so smart to see a counselort NOW!! I had no idea that these head games would be a problem. I just figured I'd lose weight, feel great & have a party! I am still learning. P'Nut - You're right!! One of these days I'll accept a compliment & actually believe it!! I can't wait for that day. So, have we solved any problems here? I'm thinkin' I just need to get over it & time is the only thing that will help. Kristin, I'm eager to hear what your therapist has to say!!!

Go P'Nut!!! Aren't NSV's fun!! I keep finding new ones every day. I agree with Lisa. You might as well just buy the 14/16 because you'll be there in no time!!! How tall are you? You look pretty tall in your Before/After pictures.

Hey Lisa!! Good article. I'm trying to figure out if it is fitting for this problem or not. I have always had a good self-esteem. I've never had a problem with it!! Even when I was very fat, I always walked with my head held high & looked people straight in the eye. Hmmm......maybe I really don't have a good self-esteem & I'm just messed up more then I think! j.s. - Yeah! You understand!! I will jump in your boat & we'll take a little ride to the shrink! What do you think?!

Okay, I started a new thread called "Messed up Body Image" if anyone cares to go there!! So, back to the topic of weighing today.......you all are doing great!!!! Greta, aren't good fills wonderful?!?! I just got filled 2 days ago & I feel so in-charge now!!! The scale is going DOWN!!! :confused:

Okay, thought I'd post a picture for anyone who cares to be my therapist & figure out my problem!! HA!! The picture on the left is me as the Funny Fat Girl! (I'm the one on the right.) The picture on the right is my family on Easter Sunday. This is the dress everyone kept telling me how much I looked like a new person!! So, am I completely messed up?!? What's my deal?!?!? Why can't I see it?! :confused:

Okay P'Nut, I am SOOO happy to hear you say you're going through the same issues!!!! I do the same thing with pictures. I am obsessed with trying to figure out what it is that everyone else is seeing!! Yep, I think we need to sit our behinds down in the shrinks chair & just get it all out. We'd both will probably be thinking that our butts wouldn't fit in the chairs, when in reality, we could probably fit in another one in between us!! Kristin, Tricia, Heather.....want to join us?!?! I'm thinkin' this just might be a whole new thread in itself. Should I start a new thread so we don't keep hi-jacking this one?!?! :confused:

Hey Shackdog!! Welcome to the group!! Can't wait to see you post all the weight you'll be losing. :biggrin1:

Okay, thought I'd post a picture for anyone who cares to be my therapist & figure out my problem!! HA!! The picture on the left is me as the Funny Fat Girl! (I'm the one on the right.) The picture on the right is my family on Easter Sunday. This is the dress everyone kept telling me how much I looked like a new person!! So, am I completely messed up?!? What's my deal?!?!? Why can't I see it?! :confused:

Hey all my GFG buddies!! I am in a weird place & I don't know who to talk to about it. Nobody around me understands!! So, I'm going to share my weird feelings with all of you & hope SOMEBODY out there understands. I have taken pictures of me recently. (Some of them are posted on the "New Me" Thread I posted.) I look at the pictures & say - "Okay, so I took a good picture." I went to church in my new Easter Dress & had an overwhelming amount of comments. No less then 25 people told me I looked like a new person & had lots of great compliments for me. As nice as the comments are, I can't truly grasp them. I just figure it must be that I wore a good dress that day. :rolleyes I see myself in a mirror & don't understand what everyone is talking about!! :confused: My husband keeps trying to convince me that that person in all the pictures are the REAL me & that I truly look like that all the time. I have always had a good self-image. That has never been a problem. I knew that even though I was overweight, I was a good person with lots to offer the world. However, my BODY image must be out of wack!!! I have been living in a big fat suit for so long that it's all I know. I thought I wouldn't have to deal with body image issues until I reached my goal weight!! What is all the fuss about?!?! I am still overweight & have a ways to go. :phanvan Don't get me wrong!! I am very happy to be where I'm at & I appreciate and LOVE all the comments!! I think I'm trying to figure out who I am right now. I've always been the "Funny Fat Girl". Now I'm the..........um..........I have no clue!!! I still think I'm the "Funny Fat Girl" but apparently I don't come across that way anymore!!! I am so messed up!!! I should probably just start a new thread asking if there's a therapist in the house!! HA!!!

P'Nut - I saw your pics on the before & after thread. YOU LOOK AWESOME!! Wow. You are beautiful. You need to post MORE pictures here. You are doing such a good job at telling everyone how good they're doing - now it's time for us to give you lots of atta girls!! We all love you P'Nut!! Size 18 pants are a BIG DEAL!! I'm so proud of you. You're going to pass me up in no time. (I getter get to work!!!) By the way, it's Wednesday so I guess I better post my weight. :confused: C 202 (-55 total) Susan, it's the same as always, no need to change anything on the front page!! I actually weigh what my ticker says & what is posted on the front page of the Gone for Good Club says!! ROFL!! I had gained 2 lbs. & refused to move my ticker back up to 204 & decided to wait until I got back down!! I had my band filled on Monday & the 2 lbs. just melted off. OH, I am so happy to have this band filled again!! Life is so much easier when my band is filled properly. You all are doing so good! I can't wait to lose 4 lbs. a week like the rest of you!!!

What a difference a year has made!! This is our family last year at Easter. I was always HIDING behind everyone when it was time for pictures. (Can you tell how I conveniently positioned myself?) It has been so nice to no longer have to worry about my double chin, if my behind is showing, constantly pulling at my shirt or just feeling so uncomfortable during picture time!! I can't tell you how much this band has changed my life!!

3loves - Cute picture!!!! Your boys are adorable. And, what I can see of you is cute too!!! Very funny that several of you mentioned being the only one who knows how to work the camera. For years I was the only one who worked the camera because it was a good excuse to not be in the picture. HA!! But, things have changed around here & I'm finally okay with being IN the picture. Is that an NSV?!?! I'll add that to my list!! :confused: Anybody else have pictures?!? I love to see pictures.

Welcome to Lap Band Land!! What you are feeling is normal. After one week I felt very irritable & wanted to eat everything in the house. I had to leave home several times because I just couldn't stand it. I'd cry & ask myself what I did to myself. The band won't curb your hunger until it is filled; which is usually at 6 weeks. It's a long wait, but well worth it. Right now your tummy is healing & it's pretty important to stick to the liquids. We all feel for you!! Hang in there. It only gets better!!!!!

Hey Photonut! Yes, I was wearing heals in the recent picture. HA!! Very funny you noticed. I think I have a full body picture of me with the heels on - I'll see if I can pull it up. I agree about time moving so fast. I feel like I just had that little baby girl in my stomach & there she is as big as can be. *sigh* However, time is good. It took TIME for me to lose this weight & be a better Mom & I wouldn't change a thing. Okay, found the picture - here is it!!! I'm definately wearing heels. :confused:

Hi Eieen!! - Did you change your picture?!?! Am I talking to the same New Jersey Chick?!? Your comments are very nice!! I soooo understand the seeing yourself in photos & being disappointed. I used to cry when there were pictures that had to be taken. I always positioned myself conventiently in the back. This is the first time I don't shy away & actually LIKE taking photos. I still can't believe the person in the picture is ME!!!!!! Your day will come. Hang in there.

Great thread!! I also have never had a desire to wear a bikini either!! I am thrilled to feel healthy & active. I never have worn a swimsuit in public & just don't go swimming because I couldn't handle the stares. My husband just took some recent pictures of me in a swimsuit & I was so emberassed just to stand in front of HIM in a swimsuit. THEN, he coaxed me to put the pictures on my "The New Me" Thread. ACK!! I feel like I have worn my swimming suit in front of the world.

HAPPY EASTER!! What a great day!! Here's a pic with me & my "new" Easter Dress and one with my family. Aren't my kids cute?!?!? (A rare picture with them all clean & dressed up all at once!!! HA!!)

Happy Easter to you too!! Here's our family Easter picture after returning from church this morning!!! :biggrin1:

Awesome!! Any pictures to share?! We want pictures!!!

I eat it!!! ROFL!! I figure it's Easter & it only comes once a year. Now, I don't go whole hog, but I DO eat some!