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I think that's why my surgeon didn't set a "goal"

For me.. That number was picked by me because of the info you put on this site.... Hey it's Alex's fault!!

***Laura runs to get a pitchfork to lead an uprising against the man***

This surgery was about getting healthy.

I'm off my meds I'm not going to kill over from a heart attack anytime soon. Oh an I look damn good compared to last year... GOAL!! :D

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Oh an I look damn good compared to last year... GOAL!! :D

(Cue the balloons and streamers.....I've got party hats)

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Oh.....NSV for me today. Went to a public pool this afternoon and got in without feeling like I needed a shirt on. First time ever. Gotta love Texas weather .....hotel pool in November.

Yes I was showing off the abs. I paid for them, I'm showing them off.

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I'll bring the sugar free pudding pops and plates to the party. Who'll bring the napkins and cups?

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Oh.....NSV for me today. Went to a public pool this afternoon and got in without feeling like I needed a shirt on. First time ever. Gotta love Texas weather .....hotel pool in November. Yes I was showing off the abs. I paid for them, I'm showing them off.

Stop bragging about your great Texas weather, just got of the phone with my cousin. She was going on about being in a tank top, and not needing a jacket, blah, blah, blah. Lol. I can't wait until my wife and I move down south. Can't take the northeast winters anymore.

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Really? I'm in the midwest and we've been singing Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald all day. I'd take the northeast today!

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I think that's why my surgeon didn't set a "goal" For me.. That number was picked by me because of the info you put on this site.... Hey it's Alex's fault!! ***Laura runs to get a pitchfork to lead an uprising against the man*** This surgery was about getting healthy. I'm off my meds I'm not going to kill over from a heart attack anytime soon. Oh an I look damn good compared to last year... GOAL!! :D

Goal is where you are happy. Not your mate, friends or family members, but YOU. And it's definitely not decreed by a BMI chart! So, Laura-Ven, welcome to life at goal! I love it here. What are you giving yourself for reaching goal?

Lynda

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Great work, my friend!

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I like that chart, at 47 and 149 pounds it puts me at a "normal" weight.. A member here posted it and I actually saved it to keep me in check.. They had a men's version too, I wish I had saved that one also

I'm 49, 5'4@ and 151 at this time. Trying to get to 140. At 11 months out it's going really slow. It's rally hard.

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I'm 49, 5'4@ and 151 at this time. Trying to get to 140. At 11 months out it's going really slow. It's rally hard.

I know! That's why this chart puts it in a much more realistic light..

I'm a year out, so I'd say you've done awesome :)

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You look wonderful, Butter...congratulations! And thanks for the generous support you give to all the rest of us & for the reminders that you have to work for it. You make "workin' it" look great!!

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Really? I'm in the midwest and we've been singing Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald all day. I'd take the northeast today!

I know. I have family who live in the Midwest. We're also dealing with heavy rain and winds. Best to you.

As for Butter, I was joking with him after speaking with my cousins in Florida, Texas, San Diego, and New Orleans about their respective great weather.

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