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Topic: RE: wow...oh, WOW!
Oh Lisa!!! I know how excited you are!!!! I didn't ever think I would be in a size 12, but I am and I am so thrilled!!! I am grinning from ear to ear from you!!!! I know how wonderful you are feeling!!!!!!!!!!
Hugs,
Holly
Topic: RE: I DID IT! I made an appointment!
*blush* thanks!! It will be great to have something done with this mop. Not to mention just changing the way I feel about myself and my look. CANT WAIT!!
Thanks so much!!
*huggles*
Felicia =0)
Topic: RE: wow...oh, WOW!
WOW OH WOW IS RIGHT!!!!!!!!! That is simply AWESOME!!! You just HAVE to feel like a million bucks!!!
YOU GO GIRL!!!
*huggles*
Felicia =0)
Topic: RE: Need help sucking in my gut!
Girlllllllllllllll so I so feel your pain.
I finally spent one whole evening in Walmart trying on bras. They either let the girls fall out the bottom, had flat wrinkly cups, They just flattened me out, to small in the arm holes but HUGE every where else you name it. I finally was about to decide to go "back to the 60's and 70's" and free boob it as I was so discouraged!! I finally tried on a Playtex bra with an under wire : http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5811784 It has nice wide sides so it helps with the bulging. 3 hook closure. and the girls stand up and look pretty lol. Now I know this particular bra doesn't go up to a 50 ( 44 I believe ) but you can at least see what it looks like and that might help. I find now that I have to have the underwire or they girls just flop out the bottom no matter what I try. It also seems to keep them put when I bend over as they tend to flop out the top of a lot of them to *sigh*.
Woman Within is having a huge bra sale (I love love love their bras) http://www.womanwithin.com/plus-size-Bras.aspx?DeptId=9592 might peek there and see what they have. You will be dropping out of that 50 in no time so at least you wont have to spend a lot on it.
Anyways thats my 3 cents on the bra.
As for the second issue. If you find something I would LOVE to hear about it. I have tried on just about everything I can get my hands on and its either TOO constricting or not a enough support. Not long enough on the thighs or cuts me off at the waist. I would love to find something to pull in the saddle bags and the tummy and not have to have two people help me get into the darn thing. I have tried slimmers and suckers and tuckers and control tops and well if its hanging on the "it will control this body part" shelf I tried it. Nothing so far *sigh*. I don't want to suck it in to fit in smaller clothes. Just control the wiggle from jiggling so badly. When I wear jeans its not so bad as I just make sure they are non stretch type but any other pants or shorts WHOA wiggling my jiggling is the way it goes. I hope you find something! I would LOVE to find something like this http://www.womanwithin.com/clothing/3-pack-capri-liner.aspx?PfId=110021&DeptId=9442&Produc
tTypeId=1&PurchaseType=0 but with some actual SUPPORT in it. The ones that are cut right above the knee just didn't work for me as they rolled or cut off my smooshy thighs and I had a line.
Good luck to you!! I have found that finding undergarments that actually fit and do the job has been the WORST part of this journey for me so far.
*HUGGLES*
Felicia =0)
Topic: Need help sucking in my gut!
Ok, so I still have ALOT more weight to lose - but if you saw my body, you'd never be able to tell that I've lost 11 pounds shy of 200 pounds already. My upper half, face/arms/chest/neck, are noticeably smaller, but from under my breasts on down, still huge. Yes, many say smaller, but to me, the weightloss is not evenly distributed. Hence, my stomach area, I guess that's what you would call it, right below my breasts to my waist, sticks out a lot still, and since my breasts are smaller now, that stomach area, sticks out a bit further than my breasts; almosts looks like I could be pregnant, in fact, a woman at a clothing store asked me if I was yesterday... wanted to die.
So now I'm trying to find something that would suck in that area, keep it from being so jiggly and to help my breasts protrude out more than that belly area.
Mind you, I have a big flap of belly that hangs over my thighs/pubic area - what is that section called? Who knows, to me, it's all one big belly, abnormally displaced all over the area below my breasts.
I need help - what do I wear to suck it in? I am now wearing a size 50B bra and am barely fitting the B cup anymore. Do they make something in my size that will work for me? I need help, can you tell? I wear a size 3x, borderline 2x shirt/top now, too. I just feel like I'm at a loss with options here due to my size and mishapen body.
Help!!!
Topic: RE: Body Image
So funny that you posted this as I have felt so confused with mind versus image for so long now. At work all the people are noticing the weight loss and actually have started to call me "skinny". I am by no means skinny yet, but I guess the 50# that I have lost since starting work is showing up. What it is actually is when I wear clothes that fit, it is more apparent that I have lost weight than when I am in my baggier attire. But just last evening I was walking through the parking lot to go to my car and there was a couple sitting outside and they waved and said "Goodnight" to me. Instantly in my mind came the image of the fat person walking through the lot, drawing attention to herself, being so fat. That was not the case, they were just being friendly. Then the mind clicked into gear with the realization that I look no different now than anyone else. If anyone would see me now they would not know that I was once that fat girl that was afraid to go out in public and not want to draw attention to herself. Crud, Friday I was playing balloon volleyball with the residents, had my shoes off and was running around like a kid and not thinking how gross I must look. It is for sure a mind game and it will take time for all of us to realize that we are now"normal" looking. I too have been there with the clothes, thinking that piece of clothing would never fit me or it does not belong to me and then lo and behold, it fits. Isn't this such a wonderful journey. I am so glad that I had this done and now look forward to every moment of life........Lots of love to all.........Gay
Topic: RE: I DID IT! I made an appointment!
OOo... Look who is getting ready to step out in the looking fantastic aisle!!!!! I am so so proud of you. Look how far youhave come in 10 months!!!! Way to go sweetie!
Topic: RE: Anyone still in the Weight Loss Phase?
Hi Felicia..
I rarely post but I'm still right there with you girl. It's harder these days because people keep telling me I must be done losing.
Basically I look so thin in my face and neck that it's a big difference to folks, but I'm still 50 lbs from goal and wearing size 16 so we're not talking skinny here. My father actually said he didn't think I should lose anymore (something he has NEVER said to me in my entire life!!). I think it's just such a drastic change from when I was size 30.
I'll try to stop in more often on this board and see what's happening cause it is tougher as you go lower, especially if no one seems to be on the same journey, but please know you are definitely not alone.
... Pat