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Haven't posted for a couple of weeks....Slipped (or lived?;))a bit after Valentines Day, but still have had a few NSV to clelebrate!

A parent of some children at the school where I work stopped me & said, there's something differnt about you...I replied, I cut my hair short, it looks more red now. She said NO, it's something else, as she motioned up & down her body & said you have lost some weight girl! :thumbup:It was nice to have someone who didn't know about my surgery say that! A p/t staff also approached me (she knows about my surgery) & said I think you are losing weigth everyday that I see you! I have a fleece jacket with school logo that has ALWAYS ben tight & I rarely wore it. Wiht the weather here being in the 20 below range the last week, I reluctantly grabbed it & WOW It fit nice, zipped it up & room to move! I also bought a new winter coat in XL, my last was a men's 2X. I can also wear my NEW belt (helps to keep the old pants up :)) on the THIRD hole! Found 4 old pants, one still with tags that I could never fit into & they fit & are even a bit loose in the legs!

Even had to dig out an old & smaller bathing suit for my Water aerobics class!

WOW..If I can do this & be successful....so can everyone else!

MNILENE

Surgery date 12/20/07

Dr. Redd Theif River Falls MN

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Wow! Congrats, I bet that made you feel good. Thanks for sharing your sucess stories, Lord knows sometimes we all need to hear them!

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:biggrin: You are living the dream!!!!

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At 48 I didn't expect this AT ALL..... My secretary went over to the local police department to deliver something for me. The officer in the entry hall that was checking ID, said... "oh... you're from the county. Do you know that Jail Diversion girl that comes over here? Why isn't she coming today? I always check her ID. Be sure and tell her I said hello, and tell her that I'm a really nice guy and I would like to see her again." My secretary giggled and said she would deliver the message..... Well, I've lost so much weight I can't wear my wedding ring anymore and haven't gotten around to sizing it. So this gentleman obviously thought I was single.... Ha! This is the first time anyone has noticed or flirted with me in about 15 years!!! Wow!! What a great feeling.

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At 48 I didn't expect this AT ALL..... My secretary went over to the local police department to deliver something for me. The officer in the entry hall that was checking ID, said... "oh... you're from the county. Do you know that Jail Diversion girl that comes over here? Why isn't she coming today? I always check her ID. Be sure and tell her I said hello, and tell her that I'm a really nice guy and I would like to see her again." My secretary giggled and said she would deliver the message..... Well, I've lost so much weight I can't wear my wedding ring anymore and haven't gotten around to sizing it. So this gentleman obviously thought I was single.... Ha! This is the first time anyone has noticed or flirted with me in about 15 years!!! Wow!! What a great feeling.

That is a great story, Aubrie! CONGRATS on your NSV!! :rolleyes2:

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Conbgratulations on feeling the success of the BAND!! It is awesome when people make comments about how you look because I know for me I am not used to those kinds of things being said about me.....at least not since I left the 215 pound range...LOL

Now that I am coming within view of it again, it is nice to hear people. I was in the hot tub recently at the club after my workout and was talking to a friend from my Water aerobics class she has been drilling me about the surgery and had many questions.

All of the sudden a man middle to late 40's in excellent shape I might add bent down next to me outside of the hottub and said you are an AMAZING woman, you need to hear this if no one is telling you....COngratulations on your 52 pounds in 14 weeks.....I just smiled and said thank you. It literally made my whole week.

Keep up the great job......staying the course is so REWARDING!!

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