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Yeah!!!!!! Good for You.....that's like what...a 5 year old?! lol :-)
HAHAHA, I don't know. I'll pick up a Kindergartener tomorrow and let you know. ;-)

Thanks again all!

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I always equated my band loss with how many bags of dog food it was!

I was 2 big ones and a large cat food and small cat food and the hamster shavings...... all to gether!

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I have lost 54 lbs since my lap band a year ago and revision 3 months ago, it doesnt seem like alot for a year but I equate that to (5) 10 lb bags of potatoes + almost a 5 lb bag. I cant even imagine carrying that around all day long every day. No wonder it was much easier to climb the steps at the theatre last weekend. I am not losing as much as some people after the VSG (only 27 lbs at almost 3 months) but its not a gain and its so gradual, I dont have to come up with an excuse for all the weight loss since no one at work knows about the WLS.

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HOORAAAYYYY for you Amanda! Awesome work!

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Every lb counts Ruthi. We all no it's no race.

I always remember that I would have weighed more by now without WLS and don't worry too much about how fast I am losing.

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I just posted some -51 pound pics in my album...made my husband finally take an updated picture!

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You go girl! Tell me you secret for your long eye lashes, you look gorgeous! Is it Latrisse?

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You go girl! Tell me you secret for your long eye lashes, you look gorgeous! Is it Latrisse?
No, someone was asking me just the other day if my lashes were fake! My sister and I just got blessed with long lashes, but without that XXL mascara, they are hard to see. Not sure where they came from, but I'm not complaining!!! Thanks for your kind words

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WOO HOO You are looking so good girl -- and -51 WHOA! That's awesome. Keep up the good work and keep posting those pics! I bet your husband is ecstatic eh?

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WOO HOO You are looking so good girl -- and -51 WHOA! That's awesome. Keep up the good work and keep posting those pics! I bet your husband is ecstatic eh?
Thank you, thank you! I'm finally able to see it when I look in the mirror now. The hubs was so cute yesterday...I put up those pics on Facebook and he kept going back and forth looking at them. Then he came and took a new pic with his iPhone so when I called he'd see the new "thinner" me. He will walk by and say, "Hey skinny" and stuff. I just laugh because I am still SO FAT! HAH! I haven't tried on any new clothes, but my size 26 pants are ridiculously big on me. No money for new clothes though! I will just have to tie a rope around my waist!!!

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Thank you, thank you! I'm finally able to see it when I look in the mirror now. The hubs was so cute yesterday...I put up those pics on Facebook and he kept going back and forth looking at them. Then he came and took a new pic with his iPhone so when I called he'd see the new "thinner" me. He will walk by and say, "Hey skinny" and stuff. I just laugh because I am still SO FAT! HAH! I haven't tried on any new clothes, but my size 26 pants are ridiculously big on me. No money for new clothes though! I will just have to tie a rope around my waist!!!

I so know what you mean about the comments - Bearded is very generous with them and I still don't see it when I look at myself - I can see a huge difference in him.

You're doing good and it shows! We're all gonna get there, it's just gonna take time is all.

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