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No fair snapcase! LOL. We need to see the entire GQ digs! Welcome, and many congratulations on your final goal right around the corner. Wow. Great sunglasses, too.

Such a cool outfit! You look amazing!

You were definitely a trail blazer! Thank you for sharing with us. It is indeed, appreciated and invaluable. A cookbook we are really enjoying: Whole Food Cooking Every Day by Amy Chaplin - you might like as well. Many best wishes and continued healing. A bouquet in your honor signifying good things ahead. ;]

Slate blue stripe this time!? Haha.

This outfit is so flattering on you! Love it!!! Is it a top and skirt? I found the gold leather jacket at a consignment shoppe. I could hardly believe the sleeves were not too long and it fit perfectly. A classic. Should work well with blue jeans, too.

Happy Fall! Look forward to the cooler season approaching of fun jackets, jeans and layers in all new sizes. Here's two new outfits. Business meet past Friday, and brunch on Sunday. Wishing I could borrow a few inches from everyone or do you think one of those medieval stretchers might work!? Frustrated to see obesity written in summary notes of a new knee surgeon I saw last week for injured knee. ;\ I loath that in my medical charts! Working diligently toward my final goal and a normal range BMI which is 25 pounds away. Saddened to see the general medical community continues to evaluate solely upon - and defines their patients by possibly antiquated and simplistic charts? No doubt, as ms.sss says our wrinkled fabric (love that description!) aka. loose skin certainly adds a few extra pounds? Any thoughts here? I took my jacket off here for your eyes only... as my upper arms feel like they could weigh a pound each? Not to mention, the tummy, rear and thigh wrinkled fabric. I wonder after major plastics - if anyone has experienced a natural reduction in weight after excess skin removed? Seems logical.

TOOOOO cute! Love the brown and white combo. Plus, stripes! ;]

LOOKING AWESOME!!!!

Looking amazing!!!!

This was my outfit to the Rotary luncheon today. I will need the seamstress to lower my shirt sleeves, though. 😕 I'm hoping the last 30 pounds to goal will address the large waist + muffin top + bust disportionate with the other shrinking parts! Haha! And, ms.sss, this is me Sophie! That beautiful svelte lady in the size 4 gray floral dress (I wish) is an attendant for upcoming 25th. She's 62 - so I'll pass on your compliment! :] That's her puppy Coconut, and Bobby's girlfriend. Bobby is below modeling his fall sweater. He's our wire fox terrier. Yes, I did the dress sketch. Hoping I'll have that smaller waist by May 2020?! Definitely share with us that awesome dress you have in mind for that awesome destination vow renewal party! You have a gorgeous figure, and will look absolutely delish in your new gown of choice... How exciting! Whether married, single or have a significant other here at OOTD - I think we each deserve a wonderful over the top evening out, dressed accordingly in our own personal style and taste. Let's model and share some of our fab cocktail and/or evening wear!?

Model a dress for us! Missed this! I want this outfit with red skirt!!! Love it.

Thank you, Deedee12, for your kind words. Fantasy is GOOD! Dream BIG! I really think you should start planning a wonderful 15th anniversary party! It can be intimate or grand. We are doing grand this time around (so excited to reunite + reconnect with old and new friends) as we did not have the time nor budget to host a more formal event in 1995. I'm planning a porch ceremony overlooking valley, wine + hors d'oeuvres piano reception - my roommate in grad school played at original and again now - Her sons will duo perform at the vow renewal. Then, a sit down dinner and dance (original flower girls all grown up now will give toast + blessing) with a live 10 piece-band. Love to dance! I was definitely a disco girl in the 80's! For our first dance from To Sir With Love by Lulu - An amazing 1967 movie starring heart throb, Sidney Poitier (watch it if you can!) - the band leader will invite all couples married 10 years or more to join us. How nice to be lighter on my feet. Sorry for rambling - just so excited! ;]

Maybe time for a vow renewal ceremony and gala celebration, Ms.sss?! Perhaps, re-purpose and redesign this gown for the New You? I think that would be so cool... Your hubby must be over the moon. We are planning our 25th Anniversary gala for Springtime May 2020. This is the dress (lace, velvet, taffeta in neutrals) I designed for the occasion along with bouquet + cake. Two of my original attendants/best friends will stand with me again (we have no children). They will carry the pattern and color for the silver anniversary. I'll have my first muslin dress fitting in late January 2020 - Working diligently towards my final 30 pound goal and maintenance, hopefully by that juncture. As a bride in 1995, I too, weighed much more. Not this time around - 60 pounds less come goal! Just call me the die hard romantic.

What a fabulous outfit!

Coexister! You have lost 76 pounds! That is fantastic and a wonderful milestone to be very very proud of... I have no doubt, you will continue to accomplish your wholistic goals progressing beyond this cross road. Sounds like you have enlisted a team of wonderful professionals who care and will rally behind you, at this juncture. Thanks for sharing. We are all here to cheer you on as well! ;] Hope this is proving a great week. Do keep us posted.

Here's a few of our favorite and delicious summer time dishes you might enjoy - highly nutritious + very satisfying: Cubed tomato watermelon salad with lightly roasted hazel nuts, basil ribbons and parma cheese with a splash of olive oil and Balsamic vinegar + a little salt + pepper for taste. Refreshing! Cuban Picadillo with ground quality lean beef and pork cooked then drained, set aside. Fragrant mixture of splash of olive oil, 2 bay leaves, cumin + cinnamon dash to taste, tomato paste, fresh parsley, chopped onion + red pepper (cook tender first before adding spices) until darkened on low heat. Then add 1 ½ cup of white wine, meat along with sliced green olives + pimentos, slivered almonds and brown raisins. Stir gently. Simmer for 15 minutes. Layers of flavorful textures! Famous Senate bean soup. I add diced carrots, celery and lean low salt ham to this classic recipe.

What a beautiful Prairie wife and daughter of the old West! Handsome Sheriff, too!

Just wanted to stop in and say hello to check in with everyone. Hoping you are staying on track, feeling encouraged and continuing toward better health, stamina and well being. Now 8 months post op - I have lost 100 pounds with 30 more to go in reaching my goal of 129 and a normal BMI mark (not the overweight category) for a petite 5' frame. This was my favorite red and white striped shirt blouse pre-surgery. This is my favorite red and white blouse today! ;]

Loving all the jeans and jean jackets here!!! Very flattering, indeed. Now with a little cooler weather (well sort of) I'm headed to The Banana Republic for sales today to see what I can find? Love leather belts, too, which I haven't worn in years! Happy holiday weekend to you and yours. ;]

A toast to all you beautiful ladies... Actually, amazing babes! My favorite red and white striped blouse then. My favorite red and white OOTD blouse worn to the design showroom. Hurricane Dorian a little too close for comfort! Oh boy.

I got sooo tickled this week with a consecutive series of the gentlemen in my life (the dentist, the car mechanic, the vet and furniture rep) that do not see me on a regular basis. None had seen me since my December 2018 sleeve. None could believe I was the same person! And, I kid you not, at the conclusion our appointments it was see you Cupcake; Cookie; Sweetie pie; and Gum drop! It would seem I am now a designated dessert. LOL. Ironic, as those were the very baked goods like cup cakes, cookies and pie that got me in so much trouble. Not so much gum drops BUT certainly ice cream. By the way, my dentist is gorgeous and an avid tennis player (his wife passed of cancer a few years back) AND wishing I could introduce him to some of our beautiful single ladies here on The Sophomores Thread. ;]

It will be really exciting to follow your next phase to plastics! Thank you for sharing this with us. Surgeon #1 work is amazing! He has created a truly gorgeous figure for this woman with little trace he was even there. And, with time, as she continues to heal - the thin scar lines will likely continue to dissipate into her skin. What an art and a science! It's hard to believe the other 4 surgeons could beat this masterpiece? While I cannot speak to the medical plastics profession (I did read the article posted earlier and agree with both perspectives) in my particular practice as a creative professional - I always charge a consultation fee. In our highly saturated marketplace here with an abundance of the often unqualified and low caliber - A clients ease in paying this fee establishes a trust, a value and sets a positive precedence of high quality. Invaluable information and customized, thoughtful advice about their personal project is addressed at this first meet to include my travel time, gas and milage to the site from studio. A consult fee does separate the men from the boys (tire kickers, so to speak) in seeking a mutually rewarding, respectful and successful future collaboration. I am able to give my best when I feel appreciated and well compensated for the wisdom, experience and design acumen engaged. Personally, I would visit 3 - 5 surgeons regardless of a fee or not. The $750 you might invest is a very small percentage given the overall tab to the seriousness, very personalized and long term commitment to your health, happiness and well being. I feel you are worth exploring all viable options, and the peace of mind that will evolve as you compare, ponder and ultimately - make the best decision without regret or wonder. A fee or no fee would not influence my pursuit of a private consultation; the opportunity to learn more; to meet their staff and understand their aftercare; And, to experience the overall personality of their practices. The quality of the hospitals and/or surgery centers they utilize would also be a mitigating factor. No doubt, you are about to embark on a remarkable (and, a little scary, too) endeavor that knowledge and familiar repetition will serve to empower! Continued best wishes in researching and selecting the very best surgeon for you and your needs. So happy and excited for you. ;]