Hi Dea Guess What? I found them for you! Go to this website........ http://doublejwestern.com/cart.php?target=search&substring=durango+5202+&target=search They are listed for $109.95 I have gotten into wearing BOOTS since I lost the weight and I LOVE IT. I now own several pairs to wear with jeans or dress wear. Good Luck and let me know if this site was helpful to you. Hugs Marianne

Hey Sept WLS Champions! Have you been naughty or nice? Have you made out your Christmas Wish list? What ya want Santa to bring you for Christmas this year? Me??? I guess it depends on who you are talking to whether they say I've been naughty or nice - but I've tried to be nice Yes! I want BOOTS to go with my new leather coat, vest & chaps Mark just got me (Tan & Black with fringe and braiding - it's awesome). We found some boots - but they did not have my size and were told they were discontinued - so....if anyone sees any durango 5202 chestnut fringe boots in a size 7 give me a holler. I hope all your Christmas dreams come true! - hugs - dea

Hi Marianne, I was just at my support meeting last night and instead of the bariatric nurse that usually runs the meeting it was the psychiatrist.... There was a woman there who was saying that although she is at her original goal of 140 something she still sees herself as fat. The psychiatrist said that is called "body distortion" something or other and is very very common with anorexia and/or people who have gained then lost a lot of weight. One way to try and overcome this is to video tape yourself and watch it! She said if you have old video of your former self and then new video of your new self and watch them back to back your brain will have a better chance of catching up to the new you than just looking at pictures. At least try taking some new video of yourself and see if that helps. She said at least a few minutes of video... Video should be of you doing something... exercise, walking around ... being up and about. Hope this helps, Karen

Hi Marianne, I have had the chocolate and the vanilla... I have never had any other high protein pudding so I dont have anything to compare to but I think they are about a 6.... That rating goes up when you use FF cool whip! Hope you like it, Karen

I have different but similar issues. I don't worry about gaining the weight back cause I just haven't gotten there yet but I still think I look fat when I look at myself. However if I look in the mirror I don't see a fat person. I see myself for what other's see. I also sometimes think I woke up and it is a dream and I am still a big girl and then I have to run to a mirror to look and see if it was all a dream. I mean honestly, it has only been a year and really maybe 5-6 months where i've actually been what people consider "thin". Even though I don't think I am thin and still think I could stand to lose another 10-15 pounds. My biggest issue is my jean's. I bought size 8's about 2 weeks ago when my husband took my out shopping for some birthday clothes. I tried them on and they fit, now all the sudden this week everything is huge on me. Well the jeans are, the shirts fit fine. I know some people are probably reading this saying Oh shut up don't complain but honestly I have no freaking idea what's going on. I mean I wash them and you'd think they'd shrink but it's like they got bigger. I don't feel like i've lost any new inches. I wonder if it is just the material or something. The idea that I should have gotten a size 6 scares the life out of me cause I couldn't have gotten an ankle in a size 6 this time last year let alone my whole body. I wish I had a therapist to talk to but I haven't had the nerve to go to one since my pre surgery consult. It would be nice to talk to a professional about my issue's. I wonder if they'd think I was nuts??? I think though that I will give my doctor's office a call and see if he can reccomend someone whose dealt with WLS. I know that there are probably great ones in my area who haven't but I would like to talk to someone who understands my issue's and has dealt with other's in my position, frame of mind etc.... Shannon