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Topic: progress report
hi everybody! i havent posted for a while since i found out i wasn't going to get cleared from the psych. i was really down and depressed, and would come on to lurk a bit and check on the progress of my friends, mainly asia and HIgurl (you guys are doing great and asia you look fantastic!). anyway, i have some news. i got the call to go ahead with scheduling my surgery. my therapy officially ends april 17th, and i can schedule surgery any time after that. but i think i will wait till mid july when i get my vacation hours from work, as i have no personal time anymore till then. i am glad i got the therapy, it has helped me tremendously, making me see things clearly, and things that i always knew, but couldn't admit to myself. if anyone lives in hilo, and needs or wants to see someone, then i highly recommend jacqueline brittain. she is a wonderful woman, who's been through some stuff herself, and came out great. to all those who sent me messages wondering how i was doing, thanks, i am just fine. i'm not in so much of a rush anymore for the surgery, and i am in a better place. i hope to be on the losers bench with you all soon.
love and aloha,
jen
love and aloha,
jen
Topic: RE: You know you've had WLS when....
One thing I find that's also kind of funny is that I have more "Name Brand," high-end clothing now than I ever did by shopping thrift stores and Salvation Army! I could never afford the clothes I have now any other way!
Topic: RE: You know you've had WLS when....
I love it!!!
I got one more.
*** When your teenage daughter starts to go clothes shopping in your closet!
I got one more.
*** When your teenage daughter starts to go clothes shopping in your closet!
5'4": Surgery 240/Current 135/Goal 140 = 105 lbs lost!!! BMI 22.5 I'm Normal
6 Years Later highest 198 / Current 176 / Goal 140
Hit Goal on 5/14/09 8 months out!
Join us on the Lightweights Board!
Topic: RE: You know you've had WLS when....
I love it! Thanks Makena for posting it here. I can't stop laughing....
Topic: You know you've had WLS when....
I just HAD to copy this to our board in case you missed it on the others. It's a real "must share." Enjoy!
*"I have a date" does not mean you're going out.
*You have baby food in the house and no baby.
* "I'm a loser" is a good thing.
* All of your silverware says Gerber.
* A wooden spoon isn't just for cooking.
*"Welcome to the other side" doesn't include death.
* New clothes fall off in a week.
* You get excited about hand me downs.
* The scale at Wal-Mart no longer says "one at a time please".
* Going bald and getting wrinkles is a good thing.
* "Jus****er for me please".
* Hitting the "Century Mark" is actually a good thing.
* You can be touched by an angel and still not be considered crazy.
* When your rear end no longer looks like a mudslide.
* When you get excited that your incision was "only 4 inches".
* When the word lap has nothing to do with a strip club.
* Other women are calling you names behind your back.
* When you are glared at in the plus size department because you don't
"belong there".
* When you really don't have a thing to wear.
* You have to prove you are the person on the drivers license.
* You start being in the pictures not behind the camera.
* You want to hug everyone fat and hand them your surgeon's card.
* You are never parted from a bottle of water.
* When you order a doggy bag at the same time as your meal.
* Being too small for your britches.
* When the only way your nipples are where they belong is to roll them up,
position them with your bra and secure with a ponytail holder.
* When you go pick up your child at school and all the other kids say
WOW you're mom is hot.
* When you go to the mall and take the first available space instead of
circling 20 minutes for one closer to the door.
* You truly are a "cheap date".
* When one drink makes you flipping floozy!
* When you run to the door and don't hear a flapping sound.
* You flip your shirt to show complete strangers your scar.
* Vitamins feel like a meal.
* You go from a 56DDDD to 32AAA in a year and didn't have a breast
reduction.
* You've just lost 100 lbs and run into a high school friend who asks "did
you change your hair?"
* You can cross your legs... both of them.
* Instead of a Wonder Bra you need a Wonder Where They Went Bra.
* When your obsession from food turns to your scale.
* They no longer call 911 for the Jaws of life to extricate you from a
turnstile.
* No more velcro shoes.
* Tongs are no longer to fry chicken.
* "Checking for leaks" no longer includes your panties.
* When your stairmaster is no longer used for drying your fine washables. *
Your mother says "You don't eat enough".
* When your doctor looks you in the eye and says "I know you will have
success with this."
* Having sex your husband complains that your hip bones are poking him. *
You can wear corduroy pants without igniting a fire.
* When you wave and your upper arms wave back.
* You safety pin your underwear.
* Someone phones and thinks your husband is sneaking around with some skinny
mistress.
* Cannot blame the cat for shedding.
* Cancel your Lane Bryant Credit Card.
* 3 Lean Cuisines a week and that's your total grocery purchase.
* The kids wonder what happened to the cake and cookie god..did he die???
*"I have a date" does not mean you're going out.
*You have baby food in the house and no baby.
* "I'm a loser" is a good thing.
* All of your silverware says Gerber.
* A wooden spoon isn't just for cooking.
*"Welcome to the other side" doesn't include death.
* New clothes fall off in a week.
* You get excited about hand me downs.
* The scale at Wal-Mart no longer says "one at a time please".
* Going bald and getting wrinkles is a good thing.
* "Jus****er for me please".
* Hitting the "Century Mark" is actually a good thing.
* You can be touched by an angel and still not be considered crazy.
* When your rear end no longer looks like a mudslide.
* When you get excited that your incision was "only 4 inches".
* When the word lap has nothing to do with a strip club.
* Other women are calling you names behind your back.
* When you are glared at in the plus size department because you don't
"belong there".
* When you really don't have a thing to wear.
* You have to prove you are the person on the drivers license.
* You start being in the pictures not behind the camera.
* You want to hug everyone fat and hand them your surgeon's card.
* You are never parted from a bottle of water.
* When you order a doggy bag at the same time as your meal.
* Being too small for your britches.
* When the only way your nipples are where they belong is to roll them up,
position them with your bra and secure with a ponytail holder.
* When you go pick up your child at school and all the other kids say
WOW you're mom is hot.
* When you go to the mall and take the first available space instead of
circling 20 minutes for one closer to the door.
* You truly are a "cheap date".
* When one drink makes you flipping floozy!
* When you run to the door and don't hear a flapping sound.
* You flip your shirt to show complete strangers your scar.
* Vitamins feel like a meal.
* You go from a 56DDDD to 32AAA in a year and didn't have a breast
reduction.
* You've just lost 100 lbs and run into a high school friend who asks "did
you change your hair?"
* You can cross your legs... both of them.
* Instead of a Wonder Bra you need a Wonder Where They Went Bra.
* When your obsession from food turns to your scale.
* They no longer call 911 for the Jaws of life to extricate you from a
turnstile.
* No more velcro shoes.
* Tongs are no longer to fry chicken.
* "Checking for leaks" no longer includes your panties.
* When your stairmaster is no longer used for drying your fine washables. *
Your mother says "You don't eat enough".
* When your doctor looks you in the eye and says "I know you will have
success with this."
* Having sex your husband complains that your hip bones are poking him. *
You can wear corduroy pants without igniting a fire.
* When you wave and your upper arms wave back.
* You safety pin your underwear.
* Someone phones and thinks your husband is sneaking around with some skinny
mistress.
* Cannot blame the cat for shedding.
* Cancel your Lane Bryant Credit Card.
* 3 Lean Cuisines a week and that's your total grocery purchase.
* The kids wonder what happened to the cake and cookie god..did he die???
Topic: RE: Hellloooo everyone!
Good to hear from you Sara! I've been wondering how you're doing. I can't wait until my fill because right now I could probably eat anything I wanted.... but I will hang in there for another 9 days. I'm going to Oahu next Thursday to meet my sister (she's from Oregon, but vacationing on Maui with her in laws) -- she and I are sneaking away for a girls trip.to Oahu for shopping and fun... then she will hold my hand during my fill on Friday .
Keep up the good work everybody!
Keep up the good work everybody!
Topic: RE: Hellloooo everyone!
Hello all,
Sorry I have not been posting but I have been so busy with work and my mom being here. Don't worry about the stall we have all been there and after the fill you will have restricition again. I started losing more after the fill. Miss you all and I will try to better about posting and supporting. Sara
Sorry I have not been posting but I have been so busy with work and my mom being here. Don't worry about the stall we have all been there and after the fill you will have restricition again. I started losing more after the fill. Miss you all and I will try to better about posting and supporting. Sara
Topic: RE: Hellloooo everyone!
I will make time for you. Maybe a breakfast or after your appointments. Let me know.
5'4": Surgery 240/Current 135/Goal 140 = 105 lbs lost!!! BMI 22.5 I'm Normal
6 Years Later highest 198 / Current 176 / Goal 140
Hit Goal on 5/14/09 8 months out!
Join us on the Lightweights Board!
Topic: RE: Hellloooo everyone!
I am usually off on Fridays, so barring any problems, a Friday lunch would be excellent for me! Let me know when and where and I'll there! ... with a trunk full of clothes! YAY!