I DID IT ....... I DID IT ! WHOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!

Hello Deb, I am happy for you to get past that hurdle .  Only 19 lbs , wow , you will do it now.  Keep on truckin'.

Wow, Wow and Wow! 19lbs to go. I can only dream! You are doing AWESOME!

Carmen

Way too go,Keep up the good work..It is hard but you did not give up..
Glad you fell good.

               

Thanks for all the love and support - this place is great and I couldnt have done all my lowssssss or truly celebrate the wows without you guys!

Only members on this board can truly relate to NSV's and how important they are along the journey -they keep ya going and working towards your goals- if you waited for the scale we wouldnt make it ! lol

I wish everyone the best health and happiness with there journey...... it is really worth it! Good luck!

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deb

Deb, you are definately a true inspiration to others who had RNY. Imagine, only a yr and almost at goal. Now that is alot of hard work. You look fabulous and feel great I am sure  :)  I am so happy for you!!! :) Hugzzz

Thanks Debbie - you are so sweet!

You are doing pretty darn awesome yourself girly!

Its been a long ol' year and a lot of changes - still sorting through the head stuff and trying to recognize the person in the mirror - I still dont see her as me - if I see my shadow or a reflection in a window - my first thought is still who is that - so I am a work in progress thats for sure.

Right now I seem to maintaining although I dont feel like I am done losing - maybe I am though cause the last 15lbs I thought I needed to lose well they just dont seem to want to go - maybe 140lbs is more realistic than 125lbs - I am not in my 20's lol- so my dr tells me!

The next year will be about fitness - and maintaining- and I am saving my pennies for the plastics its need to be done bigtime on this bod!

Can't wait to get to sit down with you for a chat and gab when you are back down my way or maybe I will be up your way.

Enjoy your healthier summer my friend- you deserve it!

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deb

 Deb, I understand exactly what you mean by, "the head stuff and trying to recognize the person in the mirror."  About 15 years ago I lost 80 pounds and weighed about 135 -140 lbs.  I, like many overweight people, am a stress eater.  I now realize that for me it depends on how bad the stress is - at the time my weight was falling off I was eating very little and when I did eat I often couldn't keep it down.  For many years I had tried to take weight off and was on that familiar cycle of lose 10 and gain 15-20 over and over again.  This was one time that I didn't even notice the weight coming off.  Couldn't tell you exactly when it happened or how long it took.  Looking back I do know it was only a few months - maybe 5 months give or take.  When you said about not recognizing yourself it reminded me of a time shopping at Antels.  I was browsing through a rack of clothing when a salesclerk came over and said, "Dear you are on the wrong side of the store.  This is the plus size section".   I am 5'6" and at the time I could wear a size 8 or a small - but that was only on the outside.  In my head I still weighed well over 200 and should be shopping in the plus sizes.  

So it does take time to adjust to the new you.  I am hoping this time I will enjoy losing every ounce and have lots of time to adjust to a new me.  You have done an amazing job and even though your "head" hasn't caught up with the new you - it must make you smile every time you finally recognize, "Oh yeah, that gorgeous woman is me!"  Well done, Deb! 

Thanks Suzanne - I have had so much support from all of you - it has really helped.

If left to my own accord I still pick out the wrong sizes like you mentioned- if I dont try things on at the store - I end up returning stuff bigtime- I usually take a friend shopping with me now who will do the size perspective thing and make me take smaller sizes into the dressing room and most of the times she is right the smaller size does fit- she see's me as one size I still see me much bigger!

That is new for me I never wanted to shop with people before even friends cause I wanted to get in and get out as quickly as possible - whatever would fit - get it in a couple colors and head home- I am sure everyone can relate- when you are down to shopping at two stores its not much choice so who cares!

My daughter took pics from a family bbq last week and I was looking at her camera and actually asked my husband who is that lady over by the picnic table - it was a side shot - not an outfit I recognized - duh it was me - he just smiled and said that was his hot girlfriend ! lol 

First of all I always made sure there were no pics of me in the past and side view good god never in a million years - my first inclination was to delete it like I used to do all pics I was mistakenly in but I fought the urge and left it on her camera. Yup one day at a time!

Suzanne keep up the great work you are sailing right along - hope you have an amazing summer full of many wows!

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deb