Goal #1 to get allllll my water in!!! Goal #2 to do more weight training. Goal #3 not to get depressed over my first post-op no birthday cake birthday!! (the only time I ever ate cake was on my b-day) Goal #4 not to bite everyones head off if the irk me (I too have been grouchy) Goal #5 to enyoy every day I have with my kids. To enjoy the ability to chase after my kids and play with them like a normal mom. Tanya -116

Barbara, your experiece was not acceptable. I would go either go back and talk with management or call their corporate office. First of all they carry up to sixe 18/20 xl in most items and 14/16 lareg in the rest. The sales person you encountered was a jerk and do not let her make you feel bad. She obviously has issues with anyone who is not a sixe "0". Do not let her affect you, you are doing great!!!!!!! Hugs! Tanya -116 from size 32 to size 14 from size 14 panties to size 8 Yea I fit at VS now!!!! PS I just went back for my second trip and was treated wonderfully again. Contact management!!!

Okay October babies - lets hear your goals for the month of August. I would really like to be at the docs bottom goal weight which is 8 more pounds. So...that's my goal. My second goal is to get in 6 miles each day of walking. I have a pedometer and it tells me what I've done so it should be easy to track. Especially because at work we're suppose to be doing 5 miles a day. My third goal is to not be so quick to snap at people (I've been kinda a grouch lately) Lets hear what your goals are! RNY 10/31/03 257/143/135

Hi everyone-this is my first posting on the 10/03 board. i had surgery 10/13 and Im down 132 pounds. I'm just curious what your doctor recommends for eating. I'm supposed to be eating 1/2 cup at each meal, three times a day, no snacking. Now, I go back in August and maybe that will go up, but does that jive with what your doctor says? Just curious.

Well, I'm happy that your trip to VS went well. I do have a bone to pick with Vicky myself. What makes her think that only average size women want sexy lingerie? I used to say that Victoria's real secret was that REAL women can't fit into her stuff! I went in recently looking for a size 7 panty and was told they don't carry panties that large and that I should go to Lane Bryant. Now I'm down from a 10, so to me 7 is looking pretty good. That was frustrating. She also told me that I wouldn't be able to find lingerie in their store to fit a size XL or 14-16. Here I was feeling excited about being a "normal" size at last and Victoria goes and makes me feel like a "fatty" all over again. Vicky would do well to either give their employees some sensativity training or better still carry real women's sizes!! Remember Marilyn Monroe was a size 14 !!