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Thanks Shawana!  I needed the moral support more than I realized.  Feeling kind of blue today and believe I have the culprit in hand!  Thanks for cheering me up!  THey say a burden shared is cut in half...

I use to feel the same way... now Im to the point that I cant believe I am below surgeons goal/close to my goal... I still sometimes have the feeling oh "omg I have soooo much more to go"... the first year really zipped by so quick I still cant wrap my mind around it!

Suzanne -

Thanks for the comment about my avatar.

Remember that I've been concerned that I'm not losing fast enough too. I think that we are our own worst critics. Others have been hard on us and we've joined the band. It's hard to learn to sing a new melody. I still stumble sometimes, but it's getting better. Be sure to look at your photos. The difference is palpable and amazing! Then look at your rate of loss ... With a 42 lb weight loss in 11 weeks you are losing at an amazing 3.8 lbs per week! I've lost 54 lbs since my surgery which was 19 weeks ago, so my average loss is 2.8 lbs per week. I guess what I'm saying is that you are doing a great job ... any way you look at it. I know that sometimes it feels slow, but almost 4 lbs a week is FANTASTIC!

Keep up the great work.

Barb

I don't have any to lose! I was/am a fatgurl with no boobs!!!  What is that about?  Thanks for the product alert. From the looks of the post, we might want to invest in some stocks for bra inserts!  I voted for your kitty! Stoli is a beauty.

YAY! I am SO glad I'm not the only member of the "Itty Bitty ***** Committee - Big Girls Chapter". Not that it's a totally positive thing, but I'm glad to hear you were small on top too, Shawana. When I started reading this thread, I thought "Man, if I lose from my chest first, um, I'm gonna be concave!!!" Literally ALL my shape is in my hips/butt/thighs area. I am the definition of a spoon (body type), with some extreme shelf hips. But, I'm also wondering if any womanly changes will happen with me. I've never had a menstrual cycle, but I'm on Yaz now and once I start losing weight, I don't know if all the estrogen rushing from fat into the bloodstream is gonna be puberty for me at age 22!