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I found some jeans that really fit my body well and bought a size 18 last month. (Maruices jeans--they have a ton of different cuts so you can find your right fit--the jeans are awesome--like life-changing--you should try them!) They went on sale, so I got a 16 and a 14 so I would have them when the time came. I put the size 16 on to see how much more I had to go to get there, and they fit. I was shocked. I have only been down to this size once in my adult life--and it was for a brief period of time. I then went to work and was summoned to a meeting. I was bored, and my mind wandered. The guy beside me dropped his pen..i went to pick it up and realized--my chair was wider than my hips. Yes, ladies and gentlemen---I had more chair than a$$ for the first time ever. I started this job right before my surgery, and that same chair used to dig into my legs and hips so much it caused bruises. Later, I went to dinner with a friend and our kids. I took my toddler to the restroom and passed a guy sitting alone in the restaurant. When I headed back to the table, he winked at me. He was a nice-looking man, and he was flirting with me. I sat down and began the process of convincing myself I was mistaken. A nice-looking man would not flirt with a woman who is my size--he was just being polite ....etc.... A couple of minutes later he finished his meal and came over to the table...introduced himself to me--and gave me his number. Now I was sitting with my best friend--who is beautiful and a solid size 8 at her heaviest weight ever. He was polite, but pretty much ignored her and focused totally on me. It felt amazing. I still have a lot of weight to lose, but for the first time in a really long time, I feel like a normal person. A size 16 is still a plus size--I know--but I am an hourglass, so I can carry more weight than a lot of women. I feel good about myself and the way I look. I am so glad I had this surgery done. What feels even better is knowing that this weight loss is permanent because I have what I need to maintain it.

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I found some jeans that really fit my body well and bought a size 18 last month. (Maruices jeans--they have a ton of different cuts so you can find your right fit--the jeans are awesome--like life-changing--you should try them!) They went on sale' date=' so I got a 16 and a 14 so I would have them when the time came. I put the size 16 on to see how much more I had to go to get there, and they fit. I was shocked. I have only been down to this size once in my adult life--and it was for a brief period of time. I then went to work and was summoned to a meeting. I was bored, and my mind wandered. The guy beside me dropped his pen..i went to pick it up and realized--my chair was wider than my hips. Yes, ladies and gentlemen---I had more chair than a for the first time ever. I started this job right before my surgery, and that same chair used to dig into my legs and hips so much it caused bruises. Later, I went to dinner with a friend and our kids. I took my toddler to the restroom and passed a guy sitting alone in the restaurant. When I headed back to the table, he winked at me. He was a nice-looking man, and he was flirting with me. I sat down and began the process of convincing myself I was mistaken. A nice-looking man would not flirt with a woman who is my size--he was just being polite ....etc.... A couple of minutes later he finished his meal and came over to the table...introduced himself to me--and gave me his number. Now I was sitting with my best friend--who is beautiful and a solid size 8 at her heaviest weight ever. He was polite, but pretty much ignored her and focused totally on me. It felt amazing. I still have a lot of weight to lose, but for the first time in a really long time, I feel like a normal person. A size 16 is still a plus size--I know--but I am an hourglass, so I can carry more weight than a lot of women. I feel good about myself and the way I look. I am so glad I had this surgery done. What feels even better is knowing that this weight loss is permanent because I have what I need to maintain it.[/quote']

Congrats! You go girl!

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CONGRATS!!!! YOU BETTA WORK IT GIRL! B)

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