Someone called me skinny today!!!

Today I am grouchy!!!For no particular reason I just am and want to be. So I have to go to work and I just want to work and get it over with. Anyway a coworker walked by my office opened my door and called in "Hey Skinny- What's going on?" We talked for a few minutes and now I am realizing how much better I feel. So the point of my post is I hope all of you can share you uplifting thoughts or things that have happened to you lately-especially any skinny comments that have made you feel happy. We are all working hard at this process and there is enough negativity for us all so let get some positivity on the board tonight!! Jennifer

AMEN! There are some days when I waske up and am miserable for no reason what so ever except for the fact that I want to be. But then I get in the shower and catch a glimpse of my self in the mirror and am simply amazed by the difference (not that i think i am skinny yet by any means), so I will get ready and do my hair and make up for work and fit in those jeans i bought pre op and never fit in that are now to baggy on me and take a look in the mirror. Sometimes it makes me cry (happy tears) and sometimes it just gives me renewed energy. All I have to do to get out of that mood it look at myself in themirror in the morning and say damn I feel great and don't look half bad either. We all work so hard and sacrafice alot and feeling good is them ost important thing to me, and I mean feeling good physically and about my appearance. I keep telling everyone wait till summer, ya'll aren't gonna beable to tell me anything, they say they can't tell me anything now! lol Well this post is long enough, just wanted to share how i can get out of crabby mood just by getting ready for work. Hope everyone has a great day!

my favorite thing to do, that picks me up and man is this silly but I pull My pants down without unbuttoning them it makes Me grin the work clothes I have were all skin tight in january now, I can slide them down over my hips (omg I have hips!!) without unfastening or unzipping them that makes me happy silly I know!

The biggest thrill I have had so far is when my husband told me "Honey you have a waist!" The second one is in progress --- my grandaughter (8 years old) asked me if when I am skinny if she can call me "skinny Grandma" instead of Grandma Friesen". I told her she could but that she has to decide when I am "skinny". I am waiting for that day. Even my boss (male) has noticed my weight loss and asks me how I'm feeling and how the loss is going.

I have been going to the Y six days a week for the last 6 weeks...about 2 1/2 weeks after surgery. Anyhow, the girl who checked me in told me that I should get a new picture done for my ID card because my "old" one doesn't even look like me. That picture is only a month & a half old!! So, we took the new pic...and WOW what a difference. My husband has been working out with me, and eating like I do, and we're BOTH down 50 lbs now...so our bed feels so much bigger. We kicked 100 lbs out of our bed. I can't believe that my husband has been able to match me pound for pound without surgery...MEN! I'm just giddy today, and feeling really good, so excuse the overly upbeat post! Rae pre-op/current/goal 274/224/150 50 down, 74 to go!