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Hi Violets- wow what a mushy group today...OK so I teared up too! TracyKS-First let me say how much I loved the pics! we have similar stories. I can not wait for my first field trip!! I did not think I could have macy either. She was one of the biggest reasons I got the band. I wanted to be able to ride on a schol bus and go on field trips with her and not have the other kids tease her cause her mom is fat. Thanks for making me cry:tongue2: Haydee-what a pretty dress! I say bronze too! Michelle-let us know when your cat comes back...cats are my soft spot! Judy-what an NSV!! I agree abut taking another pic now in that pose to compare! Jennifer-shake those blues away. When they creep up "remember the alamo" or should I say...look forward to San Antonio?! Pamela-sounds like you might be ready for summer already?:biggrin:, right? Kat-I have been in a short tempered mood too. dh has been keeping his distance:tongue2:. I know why I have been short tempered though... Jane-If I see you are acting shy or nervous around us at the trip I can just pop you, ok?:smash: Everyone-I can not wait until our trip either. What fun it is going to be! Have a great evening everyone!

Good Evening Gang Great - No Baby..... It seemed like for a while she wanted to come early now she wants to stay put... I want to see the Fighter - that looks like a movie I would like - the other 2 no so much... Julie - Sure hope you find a doc to help... Play house is a great idea Linda - Those are my most fav Cookies ;0) Meredith - I am so use to shopping outlets or Marshall's, Target - Macy's - But enjoyed going to diff stores.. Heck you can find deals at the fancy stores too ;0) sorta of a NSV... @ 250 I couldn't even shopped at those stores.. Laura - Yep swiming w/the dolphins is a blast - So glad you had a good time - As far as telling Nelson - why worry him - just mho - I don't know if it's neccessary right now - see how things go first and just enjoy your visit - Well had major computer issues - lock ups - can't attach emails - don't feel like I did anything except spin my wheels today at work - Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day - Had gym tonite - and now home - gotta figure what to eat for dinner - left overs but which ones ;0) - feed the dogs and get ready for tomorrow..

Tracy-poor thing! I can not even imagine having to deal with a group!! One is enough for me! I feel for you! Pamela-The internet is supposed to be hooked up the same day we move....thank GOD! SnowViolets-more power to you for having to deal with the snow, much less drive in it! I will send WARM thoughts your way Judy-great NSV! That is so awesome! In my rambling of sh*t I have to do...I forgot these things #1 Shop for Christmas #2. Wrap the stuff. #3. Bake cookies for dd school party and for my family party. Well, on the up side of it, at least I do not have to drive on icy roads, so life isn't THAT bad! I went to wal-mart yesterday:eek:. That place was a ZOO. Thank goodness for shopping carts. I was able to corral Macy in that instead of chasing her around the store. TOM showed up today...I am having to beat myself off of the cookies I am baking.:nervous Hope everyone is having a great one. Judy-hope you made it to and from church OK!

So I've been dying to have the time to post my NSV for the weekend. We went to the bar sat. night that I use to go to 2-3 times a week. actually, let me start with this silly little part. Last week my dad got me some new shirts from the Gap (size M long sleve V-necks) and I wore one to work. A friend of my dads yelled across the shop to tell me how nice that shirt looked on me and it made my boobs look bigger. We laughted and I told her it was because the rest of me was shrinking and my cup size is not (THANK GOD). Anyway, when we went out Sat night, I brought 2 shirts to change into because I couldn't remember what color she said really did it, she told me the brown one without any hesitation, so that is the one I wore. Well... when we got to the bar, I joked with the bouncer about getting in 2 for 1 (did not work) but he did make a very suggestive comment. I felt pretty good about it, I'll take any compliments I can take. Then when we were inside he came over to our table and was talking to us, he told me how familiar I looked to him. I told him I was there 2-3 times a week for years and always hung at the table we were sitting at, he said you were not that heavy set girl who was always here on friday's... I said YUP... that was me... 70lbs ago. He was so amazed.. we chit chatted - he was thinking about surgery so asked me if I had one. I told him yes and band, i was hiding it but I have worked hard so I don't care anymore who knows and who doesn't. Anyway, this other guy who has been asking me out for years had come over, and the bouncer was just telling me how nice my boobs were, then Joe the other one made me spin around and told me how great I looked and how he would wait forever for me.... he is full of shit but that is not the point..... great compliments.. then a girl I have not seen in 4 months came up to me and told me how fantastic I looked, she didn't know about surgery. It was so nice to be able to squeeze by a crowd of people without beinng completely stressed about not fitting, and being able to function and have people take notice. My dd is watching something and laughted and said mom's claustrophobic (sp) ya know, it made me think, I have not been as completely freaked about small spaces as I'm shrinking... I even liked looking at my shadow as I was walking.... who is this... could it really be me?????????? I think I might be starting to see it.

NSV alert.. NSV alert!!!! I just got back from shopping at Penney's and got 3 pair of jeans. The first two are Gloria Vanderbilt.. one a size 18 and the other a size 16 cause the 18's won't fit long and they were on sale. And I'm talking REGULAR MISSES sizes here!! AND.. I got a pair of Cabin Creek pull on jeans in a size..... drumroll here..............12!!! I haven't been that size since I don't remember when. Course Cabin Creek must run big, but I don't care... it's the number that I see on the tag that counts!!! Mdrai...ummmmmmmm I put a cardboard cutout of myself in the pew????? Actually he knew I was skipping and he made intercession so the lightning bolt won't strike me dead on. whew.

Tracy-Just noticed your new pic...cute cute cute. You look like a different person! Jenn-Great NSV!! I am so proud of you and good luck with the interviews!! Great things are coming your way, I can just feel it! Pamela-Your trip sounds like so much fun! I know how excited you mut be! Take plenty of pics for us!! Terri-I would also like a WWJD bracelet....hook me up. Everyone have a great evening!!

Ebony - Yay! That's great! SNT - aren't NSV's great? Keep it up - the NSV's, not the clothing sizes!

My weekend had us visiting a friend on the street. An old friend of mine with a 9 y/o moved to my street a few years ago. The daughter called for an impromtu playdate. Me and friend drank a bottle of wine. Got the Bodybugg today, came home and got it downloaded. Tomorrow will be for real, with no wine. heheheh We have more friends tomorrow. A trip to the zoo with one group and then some over for dinner in the PM. It's my between classes weekend so I'm super scheduled. A little NSV for me, I put on a jean jacket I bought a few months ago. It was snug. Today it fit with room to spare. That was nice. I'm still feeling stiff from the fall/I want my mommy workout. Ack. I hope I feel better tomorrow. TX-The jersy thing would be cool. BG-Sorry you're still at work. You're still at work aren't you? D-What about you? What's your weekend like? Living the Dream-Don't let us intimidate you. Read the most recent 50 pages to get a feel for us. We're rather a tight group but if you can tough it out come hang with us. We all love biking. Yeah and for the more relavant biking stuff go back to pages 80-120 ish I think. Peach out! (Change a letter make a new word.)

I would of never dreamed in a lifetime that I would ever have a regular bath towel wrap around me again. I also put on an old teeshirt to paint in, after putting it on I realized it was one of my husband's and it was actually big on me, something I would never of fit in before presleeve and I would of been embarrassed to even try. One more, the best one to me is I walked , at a minimum of 21 miles this week, jogged some of it also. It was at least 3 miles a day. There was a time when the furthest I walked (other than at work) was from the couch to the frig. ME, YEAH ME. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT.... and I actually enjoyed it!!! You know I do not see myself differently. Others say things to me but it still is strange like....... are they talking to me? I am far from normal weight for my height but I can say that I can not even imagine how I will feel when I get closer to goal for as of right now.. I am over the moon. Gotta love that sleeve!

Breakfast: 1 bowl of shredded mini wheats w/ skim milk Snack: 1/2 of Cinnamon Crunch Bagel from Panera Bread w/ reduced fat hazelnut cream cheese Lunch: 2 slices of beef brisket, and about 1 cup of fries a couple of cinnamon sliced apples Dinner: Steak (approx.6-7 oz.) about 10 shrimp a little cajun rice and broccoli 1st PB incident, this weekend, while eating spareribs and beef brisket from Famous Daves. NSV this weekend, fit into a suit I couldn't fit since 2 years ago. guilty of not weighing myself every week ( gotta get that scale) and not going to the gym (but trying to walk everyday it's nice out) :help:

hi everyone - has everyone left us? Or just too busy to check in? Well I had such a great nsv yesterday that I had to come on and tell. We were on our way to watch wrestling and stopped at Chili's for something to eat. When we pulled in my dh said oh look theres someone from the lake (a sticker on the car bc its a private community) so we walked in an there were 2 of our members sitting at the bar, they turned and looked at us so I waved real big and nothing. She was on her cell phone and walking toward us, and I'm waving ... nothing. Meanwhile Don was sitting at the bar and looking right through me. So as she's walking right up to me, 6 inches away, I said hey! She stopped and stared at me for a minute and I said how are you? She said omg I didn't know that was you! So we said hello and sat down. She comes back over to our table and says Steph, you have lost so much weight I didn't know who you were. She said I saw you waving and I'm thinking I don't know anyone in JOhnstown she must be waving at someone behind me. LOL she said you look sooooooooo good, how much weight have you lost? I said 65 lbs and she said omg I just lost 5 and thought that was good, you look marvolous! So that was nice. Then here comes her husband and he pretty much said the same thing, we didn't know who you were. After they left I said to dh, wow, I didnt' think I'd lost that much more weight since last time I saw them - which would've been Oct. - maybe 10 or 15 lbs? He said well 15 lbs is alot of weight. I guess 15 lbs is alot of weight when you are so close to your goal but when you have 100lbs to lose it doesn't seem like much. So that was really cool. Then we went to wrestling. High school stuff with all the district schools there, half way through I got up to go to pee and on the way out a guy yells hey good looking! I turned (crazy to think they'd be talking to me right?) and it was an old friend of ours. He hugged me and said wow you look great! So last night was very ego boosting for me. Especially since I've been hovering around 165 forever. I told my dh that I think I'm happy at this weight, if I can just get the tummy tuck I wouldn't care if I lost another pound. He agreed. When I first started on this journey that was the one thing he and the girls told me, they didnt' want me to lose too much weight, and I think I'm at a comfortable size now. And I think my husband is proud to be seen with me. So there you have it. That was my excitement for the night.

I am SO happy it's the weekend! I'm here for confessionals and personals and to share my NSV... Personals first: SweetHot: YOU GO GIRL! If it's not too personal to ask, how far does your dunlap fall? Yeast infections are NO GOOD! My tummy is just now starting to hang, but I'm also still over 200 lbs. By the time I'm down to 170, I'm sure it'll just be a lump of soft flesh. Good luck with the loss! I'd be motivated, too! B'man: Keep your chin up. I know I asked before, but have you ever thought about anti-depressants? The're not a permanent solution, but girl, they could help to bouy your spirits during this tough time. I'm sorry your Gramma is tripping. We love you. Just keep in touch periodically. *hugs* Jill: I know all about daycare woes! You poor thing! Does your city have a county agency you can call for licensed child care referrals? Does your job have any kind of Employee Assistance Center/Program (EAC or EAP)? If so, call them and see if they can't help. If not, I can call my company for you to see if I can't get some direction. Bless your heart. And give your tummy a love rub for me! SO excited about our 2nd band baby! I assure you, if you eat sensibly, the baby will continue to grow even if you're losing weight. I lost a TON of weight when I was pregnant! I had huge fibroid tumors (14cm and 16cm) while I was pregnant! I could barely eat. Still managed to give birth to an 8lb 4oz healthy, bouncing baby boy! :thumbup: Nikki: How's our first band baby doing, you sexy mama? It's summer for you, right? How's the weather? How far along are you? You crack me up talking about your wobblies. Give yourself a love rub for me, too! Sending positive energy to you and that baby! Steph: What are you doing with your time these days? Are you doing any skiing this year at all? I remember how much you enjoyed it last year. You have company this weekend, I think. Did you get all your cleaning done? Wish you could come over and help with MY cleaning! My house is okay, but my room is a friggin disaster area! I have clothes. everywhere. *sigh* I just need to stop bullshitting and get busy! ...maybe later. VaB: How did the job interviews go? *fingers crossed* How's the exercising coming along? I haven't exercised a single day all year long. Well, not since I got back from FL. I have been sooooo tired! Well, today I am determined to get up onto that elliptical for an hour - even if I have to break it into 4 sessions of 15 minutes each. I'm so close to crossing the continental divide, I am ready and willing to WORK for it! :tt1: How's the man situation? Meeting any new cuties at all? Did I tell y'all I joined some online dating sites? *giggling* I DID! No luck yet... Claudia: So you moved to Chicago? I'm confused, I'm sorry. I can't remember if you were moving or visiting. And do you have a job there yet? If you are in Chicago, how are you finding the weather? Chicago is one of my favorite cities! I'm a huge Bear fan, too! I live across the lake in SW Michigan, about a 2 hour drive. Next time I'm headed that way, I'll let you know. Maybe we can meet up for a cup of coffee or something. :tt2: So I'm hoping to fill yall in without writing a novel. I have a raging case of PMS. Well, it's either PMS or I'm pregnant, too. And I swear to y'all I'm praying for PMS. It hasn't been this bad in months. I'm irritable, bloated, my nipples are really tender, I've got a headache, and I've got some (TMI) discharge that is making me itch. It's not yeast. If there's no motion in the ocean by 2/15, I'll be getting a HPT. Again, I am praying for my p'rot to fall. Until then, I'm struggling to keep my mood swings under control. I took measurements today! I have lost a total of 55.875" since 12/1/2006 (when I started my pre-op diet). I measure neck, bust, ribs, waist, hips, arms (2), thighs (2) and calves (2). I have lost 9.75" from my hips alone! Can you believe that? Almost 10 inches! And I've taken off 7.5" from each thigh. My thighs are under 30" around for the first time in 15 years, I bet. It's just amazing. AMAZING! I'm determined to be under 200 by 1 March. To help me with my loss I gave up sugar and alcohol for Lent. I think part of my headache and moodiness is from sugar withdrawal. So while I was taking measurements and changing clothes, DS was in my living room scribbling on the arm of my sofa with a permanent marker. OMG! I completely lost my mind! I spanked him and threw him in his room. I scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed - the marker came out of the sofa. I thought the couch was ruined. Anyhow, he's still in his room. This happened about 2 hours ago. I can't even deal with him now. I feel like BAD MOMMY, but I need a break. Not much else to report. About to get on my elliptical for a while to work off some of this frustration and weight! BIG LOVE! Nat

Jaime - I got fills that were a few months apart. This worked for me (especially since I had to travel to get them) because I had to "adjust" myself...and also knowing FOR SURE that I needed a fill. I've lost a decent amount of weight. A little slower than others, but it's not a race, it's life! You don't HAVE TO get a fill anyway, it just helps the tool to work better. Just take your time and PLAN on a few fills the first year - you'll be fine and we're here for support. Brandy - thinking/praying for you and your DH...even way up here! Maybe the Northern Lights ARE majical?! Mini - that's just WAY COOL that you've been chosen. You should be very proud of how you've coped with this terrible disease in your life. I'm not sure I could be so graceful. Now: the boobs - I, too, have breast cancer in my near maternal side, but breast tissue changes so rapidly that I wouldn't get myself all worked up about it - because that can cause tissue changes too! The neighbors - this is going to sound corny/cheesy, but why don't you pray for your neighbors? Yeah, go ahead with the lawyers, etc., but maybe they just need a friend and that's why they want to live so close. After all that praying I suggest getting some really loud, young, super ADHD foster kids to play in the back yard! :thumbup: Works here! Lifesaver - I'm totally not interested in BFL (although that may change), but I wanted to thank you for passing along valuable information. Thank you, thank you! I was just thinking that I wrote, but no one was listening...then WHAMO tons of kudos for my NSV leather jacket! Thank you so much...I really DO need that sometimes! As do we all or we wouldn't be here. Halloween Challenge: Got my scale working so maybe I'll be able to weigh myself Friday. I'm on a volleyball team now and that's at least getting me active (and bruised...you should see my arms!)...even got slamed in the head from a Samoan spiking the ball! I'm so tough! (Sarcasm there!) Anyway, I've decided to not try so hard with the dieting...I was so miserable last week and not enjoyable to be around...I decided that I'll just be more careful about what I put in my mouth and choose "good" food over crap and see how that goes. I may be in need of a fill, but that's not happening for a while if it does at all. I'm not quitting, but I'm not going to be as miserable as I was a couple of years ago when I WAS fat and didn't have the Band!

Raydoll! I am so excited for you...why you may be 199 right at this minute! you skinny thing you! I am so excited this morning. I put on a shirt this morning that I had bought about 2 years ago even though it didn't fit. I really liked it and my thinking at the time was...I'm going to diet and get into this very soon. Never happened. Well, this morning I was digging for something to wear and though I'd try it on and it fits perfect. No tighness across the chest or tummy! Course now it is a bit out of style. I don't like it as much as I did two years ago, but heck, happy dance it fits! I didn't have any gurgling or squeaking this weekend. I am still having to take the tiniest bites of food...I am PB on the first bite of almost everything..but then I can finish the bowl after that first PB. Strange, but I am very very happy with my band! Hope everybody had a great weekend. Can't wait to hear you NSV's Blessings, Weazer

Sounds like a shopping day I hope to have someday my self congrats on a gret NSV!!!!!!

Whoohooo! Congrats on the NSV (Non Scale Victory)! I have had people tell me they could see a difference already also. It feels good. Well off to go walk before it starts to rain. Hope everyone is doing good today.

Nimblebean....great NSV!! You must have been dancing in the dressing room! Oh, I had such a moment! Only friends who are going through this understand these small, but important, victories! Thanks Metal! Great calendar too. Today is the first day of the challenge and I still cannot get my ticker to work. I have done everything that the instructions say to do. Oh well I will keep trying! Are you having trouble when you are on the Ticker Factory site, or when you try to drop the Exercise Ticker into your signature?

Jane, I love the idea of a group hike! We should plan a Saturday trip. I'm having a fine weekend so far. I still haven't finished my midterm. Even now, at 25 I am still can't do my homework early. I can't even understand how people can finish projects weeks early. I went to the gym today. 1 hour on the elliptical and finally used the weight machines. I did legs tonight and I am going to be sore for days! I've been doing a lot of arm stuff, but my Wii Active makes me do things that make my knees make funny noises, so I skip those exercises. I've determined that I definately was a delusional size 26 squeezing myself into a 24. I think all that lycra helped. On Friday I wore pants I hadn't worn in perhaps a year or more, they had dust at the top of the hanger! They had absolutely no lycra, and I even buttoned the inner button, I didn't cheat with just the metal tabs! Last week I went for a ride with my dad in his retirement toy aka his tiny little convertable. It was easier to get in and out (NSV!) I was holding my hair back and just happened to look in the side mirror to see my arm flapping in the wind. Needless to say, I'm focusing a bit more on toning now!

Sleeved 02/26/2013 SW:232 CW:188 Down 44 pounds Went from an 18-20 pants to a 14 3x shirt to an XL NSV: exercising with ease, crossing my legs, losing my stomach oh I could just go on and on! Best decision I ever made!

Here's my update. I am down 27lbs since surgery 2/28. I seem to stall every other week. Nsv - I'm down 22.5 inches in total.

Great NSV...... I was out to lunch with some friends today and when I went to pay my bill, I pulled out my driver's license. Guess what?? The weight is wrong!! But now its wrong in the right direction!! I'm almost 20 lb LESS than what it says!! :whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo:

NSV I was walking down the hall just now to get some hot peppermint tea and I walked past this nurse I don't see very often...and she turned around and yelled skinny minny! How cool is that. I feel like a fat blob this morning...but someone called me skinny minny! I needed that! Weazer

Yay for you Manatee!!! You look awesome! I had a shopping NSV today too. I went shopping with my 12 year old at Delia's which is geared for young girls. I tried on a coat (did not look like it was for the teenage set) and it fit!! It was a little snug in the arms but I could have pulled it off. I did not buy it but my NSV was my daughter saying "wow Mom you can shop with me now, that us soo cool!"....she was so happy and I could tell she was proud of me! That was the best feeling ever! I also caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror and I was surprised that I am starting to look normal....not obese! Congrats everyone....I am so proud of all of us!

Way to go TwinMommy....onderland for ever!!!! Great NSV too! Manatee.....awesome! I had a small NSV today....my husband said he liked me wearing tight sweaters again!!! (He is a boob man) I never thought I would feel comfortable wearing sorta form fitting sweaters but hey if he likes it..I will be wearing sweaters till July!!!LOL

I must admit I am feeling deficient in the weight loss department when I look at some of your tickers. My scale and me just have not been getting along much lately. I am at the lowest I have been in a long time though so I am thrilled about that. It is really hard not to compare yourself to others on here. How much have those of you with 4cc bands gotten for your fills? My last one was only .2 cc. NSV-My capris are so loose they look like pants that are too short. I seriously need a belt. I just wish I could fit into those 3 pairs of capris that are a size 16 in my closet. I absolutely refuse to buy any new clothes until they are smaller sizes. As badly as I need work clothes I would rather look like a scrub than buy another 18/20 anything!