Crystal's complete list of NSVs

[vinesqueen 2]

Well, it's time to bump my thread. I have now had 50 NSVs since being banded. I haven't lost the 50 pounds that was projected, but that does not mean that I have not been just as successful as some of our rabbit brothers and sisters.

I just had my 3rd fill this wednesday, and I am amazingly restricted, in a good way. Maybe I'll be able to lose 5 pounds by Christmas. But if I don't, I will be sure that I will have reached 75 NSVs by then.

[Parvathi 2]

Crystal, your positive attitude is such a breath of fresh air. I have no doubts that you'll succeed in this journey!

[loopylou 0]

Crystal - You rock! What a divinely sexy and delightful woman you are

[Jessiebear 2]

Great work Vines!

[vinesqueen 2]

Here's my chart. As you can see, I lose, then gain a little back, lose more, gain more back, but so far, I'm down 23 pounds after being banded. I'm down more if you count from being down from my all time highest weight.

my chart.bmp

[AnotherMe 0]

Yea! No respiratory failure! VERY important NSV! My favorite was 9/27 Had to get that in before your fill?!

I've actually been thinking about you quite a bit lately! I read the slow loser thread and applaud your tenacity (sp?), dedication, enthusiasm. You make me smile with your humor, I think we are alike in many ways. I wish you MUCH continued success

My surgery is Monday morning - Would you mind if I ask your advice on how you got started on your list? Did you journal daily, weekly? Is there anything you would do now that you didn't do when you started recording your stats?

Thanks for being in my test study!! Keep smiling.

[vinesqueen 2]

Yeah, that whole gaining definition thing is really important

I journal all the time, not exactly weekly and certianly not daily. I think the only thing I would have done differently was to keep track of my starting metabolic information from the Tanya (or something like that) brand scale. I'll get a copy of the print-out when I go home.

Thanks Karla!

[blaze 0]

Wow, what a great post! Non scale Victory's, what a great idea. I'm a newbie, not banded yet, but soon I hope. I have (like all of us) lost large amounts of weight before, and I know how great that feels, to fit into old or new smaller clothes. Anyway, loved your post, you are quite an inspiration for everyone on the boards.

[banded_for_life 2]

You are an inspiration to all of us newbie's, Crystal! You keep up the positive attitude!

[Zoe 6]

Crystal, I just checked out your weight-loss chart. Would anyone want to invest in a company whose stock price showed the same decline? No way. You are on a gradual downward trend. Numbers aside, your health and body have improved so much that you must be counted as a Lap Band success story. Keep those NSVs coming!

[Firecallie 2]

That's wonderful Vinesqueen...keep it up and keep updating please!

[vinesqueen 2]

It's time to bump my NSV thread. These are the ones I've added since the last time I bumped it.

10/22/05

I had a fitness assessment done yesterday. While my aerobic fitness score wasn't very high, 22 out of a scale of 20-50 (needs work), my over all fitness level fell into the Fair range, and my blood pressure is in the Fit range. (mind you, I've always had good BP, except for the first few weeks I'm back in SE ID due to the altitude and heat change)

10/27/05

I am offically no longer Morbidly Obese, but simply Obese. Today my BMI is 39.6, so I might not even qualify for the surgery, if not for my co-morbidities, which are all under control.

My second NSV for the day is that I have been invited to dance professionally at a Greek restaurant here in town. It will be fun to be able to put on my resume that I'm a Professional Belly Dancer.

11/5/05

All my pants are starting to look like giant clown pants, none of them fit in the butt or thighs anymore. If I didn't have this damn thick waist, I would really be in honest size 18 jeans.

My black leather jacket is going to have to be retired soon. It's rediculously large on me now. The sleves alone now hang past my finger-tips and it looks like I could smuggle a medium sized ham in each shoulder. So I tried on my big winter coat, and now it really is my huge winter coat. It's about XX too big. It's fully reversable a suede stadium jacket, with lepord fake fur on the other side. I love this jacket, but next year, some other lucky bandster gets to love it.

[live2canoe 1]

Go Crystal Go - Venerable Leader of our Tribe! Continue to show us the way with your amazing list of VICTORIES - although it is kinda sad that the jacket with fake leopard collar can't be tailored to fit the new you - or can it? It may be worth taking it to a local tailor and see if they work some magic! That would be cool - to get to keep the jacket in a size more suitable to the new you.

[vinesqueen 2]

Okay, time to bump the thread. Last night while Iwas talking on the phone to an old friend from high school I again casually just crossed my legs. Without thinking about it. I know I've done this before, but it's a mind thing I think.

Other NSVs include belly dance stuff. My DH won a few auctions on ebay for me, a couple of B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L belts, a gorgous silk veil and a pair of harem pants. The pants looked impossibly small, even with an elastic waist. I just knew that they were NOT going to fit, but being the glutton for punishment that I am, I attempted to put them on anyway.

They fit! They are too shere to wear without a skirt, so that will have to be next on my list of things to get. The other victories around dancing are some of the skinny ones are asking me for help, since they cannot get some of the moves quite right.

I'm also getting really excited about dancing at the restaurant. I'll do that once I get home after Thanksgiving, and I complete my costume. I still need a top and a skirt I mean, I just bearly broke out of MO, and I'm going to be a fat professional dancer. What am I thinking? I mean, what am i thinking, other than I'm dead sexy and a fine belly dancer.

[live2canoe 1]

Go Vines and show them the way. All those skinny little dancers don't have a thing on you, my dear. Congrats on the pants fitting! What a great, caring DH you have.

It would be worth a trip to Idaho to cheer you on.