start weight 325 surgery date 10/20/04 todays weight 231 total loss is -94lbs. everyone is doing a wonderful job, let's all keep up the good work. Blessings to all Nichelle

Congrats on the shopping!!! I would always swear that the clothes in the "normal" dept. were soooo much cuter and the colors were yummy! Now I too shop the 14's!!! I am sooo happy too! The Womens sizes are bigger in the seat and thigh area and the Misses sizes are "regular" fit and Junior sizes are a trimmer, sleeker fit (for the straight up and down teeney boppers!). Hope this helps!! My WLS moment of late was when I wnet to my undies drawer(I had bought 2 pkgs of cute cotton undies that were sooo cheap, even though they were too small in Dec.) and couldn't find my usual big old undies, and picked up a new pair and looked at the seat in them and went," no way". Went to the bathroom(to hide and do this) and tried them on and they fit!!!!! I was in shock! i was wearing the old ones till they practically fell off me! Can't get that fat me outta the closet! Yipeeee!! Congrats janee cain

Very timely...my favorite WLS is almost the same as yours... last week I got back from vacationing at Disneyland in CA! and I have to admit that it was wonderful not having to worry about whether or not I would be able to fit on the rides or in the air plane seat! I was very surprised at how little all that walking tired me. My feet only really got sore on the last full day. While we were there, my sister said she was tired of seeing me in too big clothing so I went shopping when I came back and I actually bought something in the "normal" size dept!! and no one looked at me funny! Granted it was only a size 14 which I could have just as easily gotten in the plus dept but it was the fact that I could actually browse through the main dept displays and try on things that were in the display! and they fit! Has anyone else noticed that a size 14 in the plus dept is bigger than a size 14 in the regular women's dept? My final "AHHAAA" moment was being able to cross country ski without feeling like I was going to die at any moment. Not to mention the relatively pain free recovery the next morning....

So, if I work out at 1am when I get off work, does that count as morning? If we go with the morning theory, maybe I can justify it and say I'm getting in the best workout (timewise) as possible! Sounds pretty dang good to me... I'll have to keep an eye on this post to find the answer... Good luck! Lisa -94 lbs 42 til goal 10/7/04 Lap RNY

Congratulations! I know how you must feel because I have lost 86 pounds and I still can't see completely see it. I do however feel it in my clothes and it is a wonderful feeling, one week something doesn't fit and the next week it does! Congratualtions and continued success! Mayra