Rae, I can totally understand, my daughter keeps telling me that she is buying size 10's so I can share them with her, but I actually wear a 4's and 6's. I see my daughter gaining weight and I try not to hurt her but she does not understand I never want her to get to the point I did. I do not want to upset her so I try not to let her know my pant size. My family is having fits about how thin I am even though I am very happy, I would be happier 10 lbs thinner but I do not think that will happen until this summer. Just take the comments with a grain of salt and consider the source because I am sure you look fabu. Lori 258/138

Dianne, you and my husband have the same theory...she is jealous...but I refuse to react to her absurd ideas...so I stayed calm...I have a very weird sense of humor and I had the urge to bend over, hold my stomach and laugh so hard...she probably wouldn't have gotten the joke....LOL BTW, everytime I see your picture, I have the urge to tell you have beautiful you are.... RAE

My mother-in-law has a weird idea of healthy weight, overweight, etc....anyway, she has been having some issues with my weightloss...but I say, too bad so sad...the family has always said that her 'skinny" body is her claim to fame.... But as background....she does not know that I had WLS. She never says anything directly to me about my weight, rather she says things to all the relatives...Rebecca has lost so much weight, I don't know what Rebecca is doing, but I hope she keeps it up...blah, blah, blah...you get the idea.... By-the-way, I really do love her...except for her weirdness about weight issues, she really is a nice person.... Anyway, on Saturday I took her shopping...we were Christmas shopping and shopping for ourselves... In Anne Taylor she saw a pair of trousers that she liked. I pointed out that THOSE trousers would not fit her because they were not petite...she is barely 5'2...so as we walked to the back of the store, I picked up several sized 6 trousers for me (not petite)...as we arrived in the petite area, I found the trousers she had been liked...as I handed them to her, she noticed the size 6's over my arm...she quickly pointed out that she wouldn't try those on because she wears an 8....It gave me great pleasure to say, with a straight face, those are mine...she looked at me, got quiet for a few seconds then said, oh those are fat size 6, I wear petites.... Usually I have the power to ignore her little comments...this time, I smiled and slowly explained that petites is just that...for women who are shorter, shorter waisted, shorter arms, etc...I am not sure she believed me. When I told my husband this story, he got angry....he keeps telling me that I need to stop losing weight...anyway, I finally got him to see the humor...his mother is 85 yrs old...why get upset with her...she isn't going to change... But just so you hear it from ME first, I wear a FAT size 6!!!! LOL Best to everyone, RAE

I was just reading post on the board and thinking to myself just how much the faces of this board have really changed in the past 19+ months. We are thinner and there are smiles on our faces and everybody just looks so young and rejuvinated. It's amazing just HOW MUCH this surgery has changed the lives of millions. Thank God for the knowledge of these surgeons who can make such a difference in people's lifes. I can't imagine that I would even be here now had I not had this surgery. I actually look forward to waking up in the mornings now. I enjoy going out among people again. Now I know when I'm getting stares it's not because my body is so HUGE that they look at me as some sort of freak show. But.. on occasion that thought does cross my mind when I get a look. I guess my reflections are such because I know I again am going to have a changing surgery. My body will never look like it did before. It's like becoming a whole new person. And on that note I'll quit rambling. Big Kuddos to all you good looking people! Donna Paige 339/148

Thanks Peg, I'll keep that in mind. Dianne