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Carlene, You were beautiful before and even more beautiful now! Wow, you do not look a day over 45! DVSABoss, I hope that you will get lots of pictures to encourage your friends!

Something strange is going on with UHC and the Dr.'s in Houston. I am not at all pleased with UHC right now. I got a letter in the mail stating that they were denying my claim because I didn't provide them with the info that they had asked for. I have NO clue what claim they were talking about and they never asked me for any info. My friend got the same exact letter. UHC needs to get there shit straight. Spivak is working with his patients and I have out of network coverage so my fills are still just the $20, but my other friend uses Spiegel and her fill would cost her $100 also! So currently she is depressed, gaining weight and has no fill. I hope that something will work out!!! Good luck to you guys!

C 254 (-111 total, 0 this week) I weighed Monday morning and refuse to step back on until next Tuesday. I am sticking with what I weighed on Mon

YAY!!!! Girl... look at you go!!!

Maybe we should re-read the rules about directly insulting people Lisa. You are being SUPER ugly to Susan... if you want to say this stuff to her, you should PM her.

You look great! You are probably at your first plateau. Keep on trucking... you will get there.

Oh crap... that is hilarious!

When I was really little (4) I remember getting up in the middle of the night, turning the T.V. on the snow/ant station.. (you know the one where nothing is there) and having a big glass of water. I would sit on the top of a big oversized chair. Not in the seat but at the top. Scared the crap outta my parents when they discovered what I was doing. I didn't know it when I was doing it... but I have very vivid memories of doing it now. I have no clue how long this went on for. It is really strange that I did that since I was so afraid of the dark and wouldn't even get out of bed without one of my parents there. Thank goodness I wasn't downing cookies, I would have been a lot bigger.

Be careful if you do stop taking your pills... I was pregnant within the week when I got off of mine. I was 340 pounds then (yikes) Best of luck to you. I will be referring back to this when we decide to have another.

Is Diablo the name of your scale? :eek: I don't think I have been paying enough attention to you Telly!

I have saved my smallest pair of jeans that I have ever had (that I can remember). I wore them when I was a Junior in High School. They aren't stretch, and they have been washed and put in the dryer millions of times... but I always saved them. I remember not too long ago, trying them on and they wouldn't come up past my knees. :eek: Well, just barely above the knees. They are a 16W and very old and like I said not stretchy, but I'll be darned if I didn't pull them up today. Another couple of weeks at the gym and I will be wearing those jeans! Now, I probably could have laid down on the bed and sucked it in and used a coat hanger to zip them up... but I was very pleased to pull them up and they actually sit where they should... they just don't zip. Hooray! Now the Old Navy jeans I have on right now (16W) are driving me absolutely mad. I love them, but they are too baggy!!!! I think it is time to go shopping

Have I told you lately how beautiful you are !!!! I wanna be just like you when I grow up :eek: I am SO proud of you. You rock!!! Keep up the great work. You are going to be at goal in no time!

I thought you were leaving us for good!!! Glad to hear you are going on a trip! Have a blast and get in some exercise while you are gone! (my plan for vacation)

Welcome fellow Spivak patient!!! Best of luck to ya!

Amy~ I put the new pic that you sent me on my avatar... looks good to me. Thanks for doing that!

Thanks Kim! It feels SO weird having bangs... I actually have been wearing them back in a clip it is so weird.

Wow Telly !!!! 199!!! That rocks! You are going to be at your goal weight before we know it! Small NSV~ My cousin and I went and got measured at the gym Friday... She is 5'4" and 152 lbs. My calf is only 1 inch bigger around than hers!!! Now, the waist is another story, but that made me feel good. All I can think about is Amy and her apron removal... I want one!!!!

Am I the only one alarmed that your Dr. is letting YOU choose? My Dr. has each of the sizes layed out and decides which one better fits the anatomy of your stomach. I wouldn't know what the heck to pick if he would have told me it was my choice. It just sounds strange to me?

Congrats!!! I was just about to reply that since you are self pay... you most likely would be good to go soon! Best of Luck to you!

How can I send you one? I click on the button to email you, but there is no place to attach...

Nope, definitely not in delete mode... I also have gotten tired of people saying that we shouldn't post our siggy's because it is discouraging to others that aren't losing as quickly... So, I try to make it a point to put siggy in thread where those lurk.... I am not trying to be ugly, but I am not in any kind of race and I love looking at people's sigs. Let's me know about their journey.

I went to the gym this morning again. I haven't sweated that much in years! It felt so nice. I did 20 minutes of cardio and then those weight things I do... Don't ask what they are, but I believe we were at the gym for 45 min-1 hour. I just feel like a million bucks. Still loving the working out even though it is only week 2. I know Tricia and Telly are working out... what about the rest of you?

I try not to post sig on this thread b/c of all of the pages... and I am trying to do a new avatar. Not too thrilled with my results so far. They always look blurry!

Thanks guys! Ok, Funny... how was the clubbin' and where are the pics? I want to see your hot shirt!

I recently saw an Oprah show and saw that she had put some weight back on. I think that would be wonderful if she had it done. I also don't take EVERYTHING in the tabloids to be true... but there is some small truth to every blown up rumor. I would not be surprised at all if there was some truth to it. Thanks for posting this... I am curious to see how it unfolds. As to the comment about who cares if they (stars) have surgery or not? I am very interested in ANY person that has had weightloss surgery. I like to see how people do... It is easier for me to watch a star than a person I might pass on the street one day and never see again that had the band.