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Hi bandster friends. The Style Show of bariatric patients who have been successful in their weight loss efforts via the Mt. Carmel program will be at Tuttle Mall in Columbus, OH on April 25 at 2pm. Its usually by the Macy's store on the 1st floor. There used to be 2 Macy's stores due to Macy's taking over a 2nd chain's store but you want the Macy's that faces the back of the mall's parking lot not the one facing the I-270 outerbelt around Columbus.

Take the Tuttle Crossing exit off I-270 (on the northwest side of Columbus) and you can see the mall when you are getting off the freeway heading east.

They usually have a mix of Lapband and RNY patients who share their stories of why they pursued WLS and what their journey has evolved to get them to where they are today. The stories are inspirational and bring a tear to your eye.

The mall stores do the patients hair, makeup and dress them in great new outfits. I think last year each person in the style show did 2 changes of clothes.

Afterwards, there are a group of bandsters who will be meeting in the food Court area for coffee and just a visit time. We usually mark our location of where we are at with a Helium Balloon of somekind.

Remember: April 25 2pm Tuttle Mall, Columbus, OH

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Hey Everyone-

the style show will be featured on Fox News 28 this Friday morning at 8:15AM. There will be 4 models on the news that morning.

Hope to see everyone on Saturday.

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This style show was so wonderful. There were a combination of about 10-12 RNY and Lapband patients in the show and each was stunning in their story of WLS success and the journey that brought them to that decision and now to today. There was a doctor (MD) who had lost 200 lbs and he was so funny and strutting his stuff so proud with a fabulous suit and great sun glasses and the last lady in the style show had lost about 180 lbs and she had plastic surgery (tummy tuck and maybe other?) and she looked drop dead gorgeous in a red full length Jessica McClintock gown that was very fitted. If you saw her walking down the street you would have never suspected she had ever been 180 lbs overweight.

So inspirational. I'll post for next year's style show as this was the 4th annual show and hopefully they do it again next year. When I get to my goal I will consider being in it!

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