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Hello Fall! Does anyone have any goals, NSV's especially for fall?



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@ Stay strong!!! I know it's not easy, but the pay off is worth it!! I did a month of Clear Liquids all together. Before surgery was much harder than the two weeks after but I survived and so will you!

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I'm rebuying the Hunter rain boots my husband bought me for Christmas. I had to return them because they didn't fit around my stupid calves!

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These are great - My surgery is now 17 months past, and I've plateaued the past 5 months, sadly. I did maintain though, and now am beginning to lose again (yes!) so my fall NSV is having the pleasure of donating sweaters that are too big, even though I thought they would still fit. Guess I'm smaller than I thought - hooray :D

My other NSV is the pleasure of being back on track - such a good feeling!

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@@Elode

Fall NSV's

(1) Hunting for a great Halloween costume to wear to a dinner party.

(2) My Second Turkey Day 5K since surgery. This has become my new thanksgiving holiday tradition.

(3)My first fall at this size. Its my excuse to get a new fall/winter wardrobe.

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I was looking forward to going to football games, wearing smaller team jackets, but dang it I'm getting really judgmental about sitting next to fat people. NOTE: Just because I lost 90 pounds doesn't mean you get to ooze into my space. I need to bring some WLS info for the people on my season ticket row. They seem to average 350 pounds each...and that's just the women and the guys are worse.

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Sexy Halloween costume?

Nah ;)

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@@jenn1 I want to wear a costume too! I've never done a 5k but I know we have them thanks for the ideas I'm going to look into that!

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@@OKCPirate You better not! You may not make it to winter! It's cold welcome the body heat! :)

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@@Babbs

Age appropriate costume for me. Its cold in October.

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@@Elode - Ehh, no, its a question of being able to sit comfortably, and OK is not that cold

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Not me @@Babbs! I want to be bad and not appropriate!! What better time to do it than in disguise?!

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@@Elode @@Babbs @@jenn1 - Halloween is the one night when you are free to get in touch with you inner bad girl and enjoy...embrace it ;-) [Not that the guys don't enjoy it too]

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Like inner surfer girl, it won't be this year. I'm two months post op next week.

I am training to run my first 5k November 21st. During this process, I hope to fit into old clothes in my closet, and donate the rest.

I have already felt more energetic than ever and have been looking to do fun things with my husband and 3 year old. This weekend we are going pumpkin picking and lots of fun things at the farm for him and his friends. I used to not want to participate in things because I was embarrassed by my size, my inability to keep up and I used to eat enough to be in food coma.

Bring on fall and really excited by next years prospects. Once I reach goal, I want to visit a southern state and get me a pair of cowboy boots!!!

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