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Happy May Day. Got up and went to our monthly family breakfast and a cousin serenaded us with a May Day song and she had a May Day basket for her Mom. It was so nice. We had a great time. From there we went to Ace Hardware and I bought my tomato plants. Gonna give it a try this year. Bought a few flowers to get potted. Hubby drove there and I told him I would drive home. Funny thing. I got in and took off and didn't realize that I hadn't moved the chair back. Hubby and I are both the same height but with my extra padding around the middle and back, I always have to move the seat back. Well, no more. It was so cool to realize that. I guess that's my latest NSV. Hope you all have a great day.

Hello everyone, glad to see there a still a few familiar names around. It took me a few months but finally got the new app on my phone. It seems as of everyone is doing well and hitting those milestones both on and of the scale. Congrats everyone. I reached onederland in November and am 1 pound away from 100 lost. It feels really good :-). The nsv's are also lots of fun. Some examples are: going horseback riding and getting on and of by myself shopping in regular stores (although it was really hard at first, I walked out of many stores because I was so intimidated and didn't know where to start! ) much more energy joints that don't hurt first pair of knee high boots much lighter suitcase when going on holiday buying a really cute sun dress off a vendor on the beach That's about it for now. Keep up the good work.

Snuck over at lunch and had my brows waxed! Also weird NSV? I've had to start wearing two bra's.... my back is killing me by the end of the day so I started wearing two underwire bra's at a time and it seems to help, but WHY.. do you think since I'm losing weight and my boobs are getting LONGER that they are pulling on my back more? This pain is one of the things I want to talk to the PS about tomorrow. I am having a consult but I am not hold out much hope that I can get insurance to pay, since I don't have any rashes. SERIOUSLY considering the bottle of dawn sitting near the sink though..... :girl_hug:

Holy Smokes, I couldn't find where to type last night, and thought the same thing this morning. I've been so bad on personals, I am sorry for that guys. I always pop in from work, read quick and then forget what to write. Denise~Love the houses. The one backyard looks like a nice place for the grandbabies to come over and go swimming. Tracy~Enjoy your romantic weekend! 5 years is a long time....congrats! Kat~I loved the story about your son...how wonderful for your entire family...enjoy his visit. And as far as falling apart...I hear ya. Hey, fall apart next week:wink: Haydee~I agree w/ Terry...they make helmets in so many colors these days. LOL, what a great NSV. Janie~Feel better soon. i can't remember anything else...although I know there is plenty I am missing. Today is parent/teacher conferences. And so is tomorrow...until 7pm. Susanne will be here, but we will not have major plans. We decided no gifts, just cards. Since we just had our anniversary last week. I bought her a pair of Oakley sunglasses and she bought me a beautiful leather bag! We don't need to spend anymore money. Thats all from this corner of the world. Was planning on working out today, but knees still hurt and a friend of my mine had gastric bypass yesterday so I'll take her flowers instead! She will be at hospital until tomorrow! Have a great day! xoxoxoxooxoxox

Well it took me about a year but I finally had a NSV or NFV or however it is spelled. I work in a hair salon so I see a lot of people every day. Most know what I had done, and they comment lightly on the subject. Well today Sue who works next to me had a client in who wanted to know who the new girl was! When she told her it was me she couldn't believe it!! Sue works mainly later at night so I don't always see her clients, so obviously I hadn't seen her in a while. It was nice and told her how special that made me feel. I know it sounds really silly, but people have been complimenting me on how much weight I have lost in the past few months, and I really haven't. So I wonder how sincere people are, and then that aggravates me. It is such a head game we play with ourselves, isn't it!! At work today we talked about the lady stuck on the toilet and we were all just howling!!! I know it is very very sad and I shouldn't be laughing, but the scenarios we came up with!?!? Oh well I think TOM is coming for a surprise visit! Jane

morning gals still in the dumps so kind of quiet Terry - love the top Tracyks - great NSV Gina - you opened your ss? I was going to put mine under my tree for xmas I don't get presents to open Tracyk- As of right now I have to long weekends planned, one in march for my Bday w/ the kids to an indoor waterpark at our SixFlags and May. As for my dbf... no gift giving between us, we use to but no more, not in the budget I had so much more i wanted to say yesterday but i got home late. work is trying right now, it is so busy. I was going to be sent home early last night and then the delevery guy pd me $10 to take the rest of his night, so with my tips and what he gave me, I made$30, not much but I'm going to get my mp3 player with it so I can start walking again. I am a lazy slug and have gained 10lbs, i feel like a failure and a pc of shit. Tomorrow morning I'm getting up, doing shakes and going to the gym. who cares if I don't walk as fast as everyone else, I just need to walk for 30 mins to get back into the swing of things, I felt so much better doing it. My work week and schedule has been out of control for the last 3 weeks, and Tomorrow starts a new week, and it is a normal week, Monday & Tues off, So what better time to start than a new week? Right? I am having a scrapbooking party Tuesday night which should be interesting. I need to practice self control. As for holiday parties, i don't get to go to one this year, my step mom will have a bowling party or something silly in January, so maybe I'll beable to justify a new pr of jeans for that. well, I'm off to finish getting ready for church.

Well unless I'm completely out of it, there's no way I'm doing that kind of test. It's preventative I'm sure, but after talking with my mom.. it sounds pretty drastic this early on. They were doing 2 tests. This was one, the other is an ultrasound (so much less invasive). They can do the ultrasound on my next appt, and if they see something there, they can dope me up and talk to me about being in a frog position with a cathetar! So I came to post an NSV My mom wears a size 12/14.. we went to Avenue (plus size store) a few months ago.. she got some size 14 shirts, I got 22/24 at the time. I wear the 22/24 from there sometimes, but they are pretty blousy on me. Mom said none of her shirts fit, because 14W isn't same as 12/14. I went over last night and tried them on, they all fit great on me! Today I'm wearing a size 14W tunic. Woot. I don't know what that actually translates to, but 14 still feels good

Kat: YOU ARE JUST a teeny tiny itty bitty away from breaking into the 180'S!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO! I was bad tonight.. I fried flour taco shells and made taco's for the boys.. I fried ONE flat and crispy for me.. and IT WAS SO GOOD! I guess the NSV is here that I ate ONE and not 3-4 like I would of in my pre band days............

Wow Violets.. I just caught up on all the weekend posts! Janie: YOU ARE STILL SHRINKING!!!!!!!!!! Kat: I snorted water out my nose with the boob comment from your DH! Laura: WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!! ( I always weigh nekid! ) Terri: Another pound gone AWESOME! Judy: I see that you are closing in on ONEderland too! What day is DH having surgery? Angie: How was your weekend post fill? Everyone Else! HANG IN THERE!!!!!!!!!!! For me.. well I ate way too much crap this weekend, didn't drink enough water and didn't exercise..... but the NSV is that even though I did have a Blizzard it was a KIDS size and not a LARGE! Even though I had a Cheeseburger I DID NOT EAT THE BUN....... I have to take DBF to the airport later today so I will be out for the p.m. and then I want to do some major house cleaning.... I still have two weeks til my first fill.......... Like Jane.. I can eat anything and I continue to bounce on the weekends because I'm eating crap, and then work all week to get it back off..... TracyTX: How are you feeling today?

Good morning violets... I really don't have anything planned for New Years Eve. I have to work and dss and dsd are coming over today so they will be with us for the new year! First time they have slept at the new place and they are excited. Macy has been with my sister this weekend and she called me last night saying macy said her "cheek" hurts and was crying for me. Broke my heart! I think it is her ear. I am waiting for my sis to call me this morning to let me know how it went last night. Last time I talked to her she had given her some ibuprofin and ice cream and all was well. I hope it is not anything like an ear infection. The dr is probably closed until the 2nd. Went to wal-mart yesterday and got some 12/14 cotton pants (elastic waist) got home and put them on and was drowning in them. I know that cotton and elastic=bigger than normal but it was just the idea of exhanging an artical of clothing and getting a size with a single digit in it. I got 8/10 and they fit perfectly. Wow....the only single digit things I have ever worn is my rings and my shoes. Huge NSV for me! Back up to 184 today but that is not bad considering I ate WELL last night. DH and I went to a steakhouse and I had a ribeye, salad and some sweet potato. Laura-I love that VS top! Congrats on the new size! Maybe I will go look at the stuff on their website :thumbs_up: Pamela-I like the bigger font you use, I can actually read it with no squinting! Suzie-that happened to me. I had an outfit in the closet (never worn) that I was dying to get into and I had to bring it to my mom the other day to take up because it is way too big now. Great feeling! Kat-sounds like a great NYE party you are going to. Can I go? :present: I bought an exercise ball yesterday (you know the big ones that you can sit on and lay on?) It comes with a DVD and I am going to start the new year out correctly and see if maybe these little fat wrinkles on my upper inner thighs will go away. I can tell I am just rambling now so I will go finish my coffee now and see what the TV says we have in store as far as weather is concerned. We have an auditor coming tomorrow to work to do year end inventory with us. Needless to say I plan on getting to work about 5:30 or 6 in the morning to get things as straight as possible before they arrive. Someone just shoot me now....

Evening ladies, Just catching up - my you have been busy today! Tamra, maybe you can email your doctor and at least ask her to schedule your orientation now so that you can get in right after this class. So, you did weight watchers too LOL Ditti's weight loss zone has been around since I did weight watchers many years ago hahahaha Jes - You should weigh but don't be disappointed if it seems higher than you expect - I don't know what Robin's talking about because I weight myself one morning right out of the shower - blew dried my hair first of course lol - anyway - I weighed again right after i got dressed and In that 10 minutes I gained 4.6lbs with my clothes on! so, weigh in just in case but then I'd go to your PCP early in the morning, before breakfast, after you shower, wearing nothing but a sun dress - bra if you must and the lightest flip flops you got and weigh in girlfriend! Tina, don't beat yourself up hahaha - that's my thing! Hi Donna, my honesty is what always messes me up in the end Here's what I really want to say "My Scale still not budging. Barely eating crap, walking more than I ever have before - JOGGED EVEN! sweatin like a pig and for no reason... My husbands in there eating Mrs. Fields chocolate peanut butter bars right now - Really pisses me off !!!!!!!!" How's that for brutal honesty LMAO Oh, well, I gotta just keep on doing what I'm suppose to do and the scale will move when it's ready! How are you girlfriend? Ok, Riley & Christine - don't take this the wrong way because I still HATE exercise... But my husband may have pointed out a small NSV tonight - as we were walking up the last hill and i was complaining as usual about how hard it is for me to carry my fat ass all the way up it he pointed out that last month he would have to stand at the top of the hill & wait for me because i was only half way up and now, I am only a few feet behind him - so it must be getting easier for me. I did notice that we are taking the exact same route but it went down from 10,090 steps to 8,463 steps the last week or so. Hmmm? Can't figure that out so I jumped in the car as soon as I got back & drove it and OMG I had no idea we were walking 4.2 miles. I think I will see how long it actually takes us next time. B - 2 hard boiled eggs L - 1/2 C chicken salad w/2tsp mayo, 1/2 tomato D - 4 oz BBQ Salmon steak, half a tomato & 1/4 cucumber with a little red wine vinegar & garlic herb mix. I will start getting on the calorie counting asap Candy, I'm free every Tuesday, Friday & Saturday for lunch or whatever. Ha, just flipping thru the stations and found some reality thing called Diet Tribe - We are the lap-band Tribe

Morning, Violets.. I got home at 9 last night and went right to bed. Slept pretty good til 1 and then was up with a coughing spell. I ran out of cough medicine.. the only one that works for me is a script one so I'll have to ask my doc at choir rehearsal today for a refill script. Rehearsal is from 9:30 - noon with a potluck afterwards. Then I'm coming home and crashing for the day. Got to shake this dang cold somehow. Zicam, do yer stuff!!! Saw someone the other night at rehearsal that came up to me and told me I was getting skinny. Those NSV's are the best! Got to go curl my hair and get on the road to rehearsal. Organist and I are decorating the tables and getting the punch so I need to be at chruch early to help her. Everyone have a great day! Pamela.... I've told you before.. my church's mantra is... no matter who you are, or where you are in life's journey... you're welcome here! Obama and I are proud to be UCC!! TTFN!!

Terry: Did you ever eat your nanner? I agree with Michelle... do you really think I'll get to the point of only eating HALF? that would be a miracle.... truly........ me the gal that can put away the better part of a large pizza...... (scratch that........ the gal that USED to be able to ) NSV today.. the ladies at my sons daycare asked me how much I'd lost because they could really tell...... I said.. the same 31 lbs plus a HALF pound.. they were shocked because she said she could really tell especially around my middle....... WOW twice in one day for someone to mention my shrinking belly... I'll TAKE IT....... that and me getting so close to the 230's.. I have been EXTREMELY good...... I put a sun chip in my mouth and spit it back out......... I started to have count chocula cereal but I put the bowl away and then b*tch slapped myself into submission and had a couple bites of cottage cheese instead...... I ate less than half of my leftover porksteak and then forced myself not to have desert......... and now it has been over two hours since dinner and I am DUE for my drink........... I WANT THOSE 230's I went to my sisters and picked up two push mowers and tomorrow I'm going to push mow my yard... (I broke the rider when I treated it like a brush hog) I have a rather large yard for living in town.... it spans 5 lots that I had privacy fenced in when I bought this place post divorce.. I had moved from the country and 6 acres so a yard was one of the things I required..... ANYWAY.. I hope everyone is having a great evening.. now I'm going for my drink.

Let me jump onto the blizzard wagon and admit that I had one last night too! I did not even weigh today because I had salty crap and the DQ last night. I'm making enchilada's tonight...... I don't know if I'll be able to eat them or not, but DH loves when I cook mexican. Terry: I missed you on Friday. I hope your doing ok with mom this weekend. Laura: Your costume is so HOT! and I can tell a HUGE difference in your B&A pics! Denise: Thanks for the comments.......... I don't feel like I'm melting today......... but NSV: I can now zip my leather coat! My legs are really hurting today because I polycoated pretty much all the woodwork in the kitchen yesterday.. (pine wainscoat & chair rail) Don't have much else to say.... Have a great evening!

GOOD MORINING ALL! Happy Good Friday! I am off work today and my sons daycare is closed so it is just the two of us.. and after all our 80 degree days.. it is now SNOWING as I type this... WEIRD WEATHER.. all my tulips are frozen and laying on the ground... If you check out my ticker.. I am down yet again today.. making it 10 lbs since Monday.... the water weight I believe is done now and my loss will slow down.. although I had a really nice NSV.... A few weeks ago, I was disgusted with the lack of clothes in my closet that fit, and so when I saw a pair of size 22 jeans on the clearance rack for $6.00 so I bought them.. they looked big enough, but when I got them home I couldn't zip them up without laying on the bed and they were too tight to wear them at all, plus they were soooo uncomfortable I was afraid I'd bust out the zipper....... so I put them up.......... well for grins I tried them on today and they zipped RIGHT UP and I am wearing them as I type this! (I might add they are NOT stretchy) All of our bandsters that have posted: YAY!!!!!!!! It is your posts that keep me strong on this liquid diet. THANK YOU. To answer some questions: 1. I threw out the leftover dinner last night... YAY ME 2. I have not TRIED the Isopure Water yet.... I just ORDERED it BLINDLY.. and now I'm a little scared that I may have wasted my money, but I know that they do offer 40 oz of protein per bottle and my inability to WASTE things I know I will be drinking them during my clear stage.... I will evalute the taste of each one (since I bought a variety pack) 3. I bought them from GNC.com. I checked them out at my local store first, and then I bought them off the website for a lot better price..... I am still waiting for them to be delivered. 4. I did start my PRE-OP diet EARLY. I wanted to jumpstart my loss and put my stupid eating to an end. I really really really want to be in some of my old clothes by summer.... I'm hard headed and I just set my mind to do this... and the jeans I'm wearing today are just the beginning! Right now my son is wanting his breakfast, so I'll check back in a bit.

Gina - You know I'm just messin' with ya, right?? :grouphug: I am so sorry about the disc!! My MIL has several and she is in so much pain alllll the time. You do exactly as your doctor tells you! You don't want to make things worse!! That's the SECOND BEST kind of NSV there is!!! Denise's is the ULTIMATE BEST!.... LOL Man, you must be floating on a cloud!!! Hot wrecker driver!! :confused: That's the stuff fantasies are made of!! Woo hoo!!!! Wow!! He must be taking happy pills or something!!? No matter.... ya'll sound like you're having a blast and that's all that matters. You deserve it all, girl. You deserve it ALL!!!! I'm down another pound today (to 190) and have no idea why....except that I've skipped my workouts....and maybe water is leaving my muscles. It will be an interesting experiment to see if I gain over the weekend as I make up these sessions. Love you guys!

GOOD MORNING! Laura: Totally know what you mean about jeckyl and hyde syndrome!!!!!!!! Glad that the scale dropped for you though! Judy: If your still around............ HAVE A GREAT TRIP! Christy: Glad to see you post!!!!!!!!! Denise: How was last night, any dd news? Terry: How is the unfill working for you? TracyK: WELL ............. are we getting nipped and tucked?????? Pam: How is your eating going???? When is your next fill? Is your closet full yet? My scale dropped this morning! I really hope this restriction stays put, because I'm not hungry hardly at all.......... but I CAN eat. Also... kind of an NSV........ weird but ... OK so the last couple times I lost a bunch of weight 70-80lbs my belly gets this weird dent in it.... imagine looking down at your belly and seeing a lopsided bulge, almost like you lost half the fat out of the front..... so this morning I noticed the same damn dent appearing........ so it IS an NSV because it means that I am losing belly fat... I had remembered when I no longer noticed the dent (on the way UP the scale) also historically 224 is where I plateau......... one of those body "memory" points I guess.... so getting past it into the teens will be a BIG Scale Victory. I am wearing a fitted stretch size 16w blouse and stretch 14/16 pants today........ Yeah me!

I think about it daily, as much as I want the scale to move. I am comfortably in a size 16 right now and healthier than I have been in years. I have lost 66lbs in 5 months. That would have never happened. So - when I get frustrated, I remember this. 5 months, even 2 months ago, I was looking at these clothes in my closet wishing I could fit in them. I am at the last layer of what I had and then it is time to shop. Which means, I am at my lowest in many many years. Go Me. Any everyone is doing just as well - so many NSV's - just so proud of all of us - you guys are a part of my life, and such a wonderful part - and have given me the courage to stand up for myself! and get me back THANK YOU

Good Morning, Violets.. Well, today was weigh in day and I stayed the same. I'm getting a little fatutzed that it's not going down like it used to. But, my clothes are fitting looser and my size 14 pants I bought yesterday are baggy with my spanx on so I guess I can go "commando"! I'm wearing a sweater that I have had in my closet for about 7 years when I was at my lowest weight in my adult life. Today I'm wearing it and it's loose. So I'll take my nsv's and let the doctor talk to me about the numbers when we go for our fill on the 29th. My new sweatshirt I bought yesterday in Xl is loose on me too. Bob says I should have bought a L, but I just never thought that would be my size, I guess!! Oh well, when it's washed it will shrink a bit and I like to wear them baggy anyway. Sooooooooooo I'm in the process of getting ready for church this morning. It's so nice to have a choice of clothes to wear. Daughter Kris and SIL Nathan will be coming in for church today so we'll probably go out for lunch together afterwards. It looks like it is going to be a beautiful day so I'll get my walking in this afternoon. Kat.. hope you're feeling better today. Pamela.. wooo hooooo a new car!! We need pics!! Ms. Jen... wow.. a new venture for you?? What made you think of doing the online thingy? With all the traveling we do, I'll be mighty interested in seeing what you have to offer. Everyone have a great day. Get out there and exercise, make smart choices.. Patience, Trust and WWJD??!!

Hi everyone :wave: Chim, glad you've finally got your first fill and it's working in your favor so far. YAY! :whoo: I got my second today. My doc told me at my first fill that it might take another one or two to find my sweet spot. I haven't been ravenously hungry, but I've been able to eat more than I should have and not lost any weight in two weeks. But the good news is I haven't gained either! So now I have 2.5cc in my 4cc band and am assured I'll definitely feel the restriction. I'm looking forward to it. There are times when I miss eating and sharing different foods with my family, but I sure don't miss the insatiable hunger and over-eating. I also managed another NSV this week. I went for a check-up with my GP for Insulin Resistance. I had blood drawn and tested for free testosterone and insulin levels. The results came back good! I'm doing better now than I've ever done on the medication I used to get those levels under control. So good in fact I'm NORMAL!!! It's been a good number of years since anyone's told me I'm normal. :confused:

It still amazes me that I can get in a size 12! I am pretty sure that the last time that I was a size 12 it was size 12mo when I was an baby:tongue:! I can't fit in all size 12s, but I can feel that the ones that I am wearing are starting to get a little looser. Maybe I can fit in all of them now, but a month ago I couldn't. It still is that dang top roll that is killing me. My brother's girlfriend gave me some of her old clothes that don't fit her any more as she is now a size 4, but the cut just isn't right for me. She gave me a pair of size 9 jeans, but they are so low waisted that my top roll sticks out like a sore thumb. The jeans fit and my BF liked what they did for my butt, however I don't think I could find a shirt that I would be comfortable wearing with them. Besides, I would have to get new underwear to wear with these. They are very low rise! I even fit into the pair of size 8s that she gave me, but again it is the top roll. I have got to find something that will take it away. I have not even contimplated plastic surgery as I just don't think that there is anyway that I would ever be able to afford it (especially until my surgery is paid off), but I don't know that this top roll is ever going to go away. Also, my breasts are getting really bad and I am only 28. I look alright when I am fully dressed, but naked :eek::eek: it is not a pretty sight. Janet - as for the food, you may be like I am right now where mornings are tough to eat anything and then you open up at night. I am still not where I would like to be optimally, but I am doing alright. I am getting to 1000 calories now so that is good for me. I have been battling a lot of head hunger this weekend but I think that was because I was sad. However, I did relatively well and when I went to the store specifically to get something for dessert...I got fresh melon instead of cheesecake which is what I really wanted. It turned out that the fruit was just as good and took care of my craving. Good NSV for me! Well we are on a 2 hour delay here so my lunch time has been way off, so I am completely out of whack! But I have to get my portfolio's together for my evaluation so I should probably get that done. Later!

:biggrin: You are too funny Janet... I LOVE Oprah, but the show you refer to PISSED ME OFF as well. ANd you know what else I think? The people who say " oh I lost it all myself" are jealous that they didn't have OUR tool. Sure the band does help ( am finally getting it now) but I am also choosing Better Calories to eat.. watching my protien, calcium, sodium etc. Oh, and another NSV... by blood pressure PRE-band was 130/78, well now it is consistently 123/68!! I keep re checking it with different machines.. cause its almost too good to be true!!!! I am Happy:tt1: At work today, one of the massage therapists was eating a large chocolate bar and "sharing" ha.ha..... NOPE , thanks anyways - don't want it!!!! I will allow myself a sugar free Hot chocolate but that's it!

Hey there Bandsters, hope everyone is good and having a Great New Year!! I know I have been MIA for a while. Took some time off of work and just been enjoying the home life. Back to the grind now. Got on the scale this morning and after two weeks it finally moved 4 lbs. YAY ME!! Got a NSV, my 8's are getting too big...lol...that was funny just to type it. Could I be going into a 6? Just blows my mind. Down 50 pounds in 5 months. WOW!!! Made a new years resolution to start going to the gym at least 3x's a week. I have had a membership just always able to make an excuses of why I cant go. Not this time. Exercise starts now...I have lost 50lbs without exercising, i can only imagine how much would be gone if I had been doing what I was suppose to. Only 14 lbs till my goal of 135...

Hi Gang - just doing my morning catch up since i wasn't on the computer last night. Just want to share a NSV 3 miles in 1 hr last night. That's pretty good for a 52 fat couch potato who 2 wks ago could barely do 30 minutes :confused: Lynette - I tried the hip hop abs - but my dvd had terrible audio and my knees just couldn't do it - but agan i am twice your age. I lwanted a dance excerise so it didn't seem too much like work.. Laurend & Ruby - OMG - I am sorry that your parents were so forceful in making you eat things you didn't like. I guess i was lucky - there was only 1 thing my mom ever made that i didn't like (baked tomaote w/cheese) and she was drunk and was very instance that i eat it - i might have taken a bite but that was it. I have never force my son or grandkids to eat something thing they don't like - The 3 yr old is the only one who isn't picky - my son & grandson - meat & potatoes kinda guys no veggies. I really don't understand people who force other to eat things they don't like - we are all individuals and we eat have different taste. Anna - I too want to feed the world and ALWAYS over cook - last night was trying to make 2 portion of dinner ( 5 oz ground white turkey, onions, bell pepper, 1/2 small cabbage 5 tiny red potatoes - with some garlic & BAM Spices) weighed an measured every thing - but when i cooked it - it came out enought for 3 servings... Dini - Congrats on the small - size 12 usa clothes - I am starting to fit into some of my 14/16's. Lindaa - I feel your pain - all the gathings i go to have Food & alcohal. Caolin - Congrats :whoo: Jeanie - Sunny - Chim - Phyl - & all those i am missing - Have a great day - I gotta get to work... :nervous:rolleyes:rolleyes: - this site is just too addicting - i am not getting my work done:eek:..

Chim and Jackie - those are great NSV!!! All my clothes are big and stretchy to begin with, so I have not had any of those yet....but look forward to being able to fit the sizes you are talking about!!! AND YES, it's the LAST FAT SUMMER of our lives!!!!