WOW moment!!!

Sweet Barb ~ thank you so much for your kind words.  I will definitely be shouting it out to the world when I am only overweight and no longer obese!!!

Yay Donna! Way to go!

Thanks Mare!

First of all,  Secondly, I am excited for you because I am so wondering what I will look like and what size i'll be after this whole process is over.  I wish there was a place where you could submit a photo and (via "computer magic") see what you will look like with the estimated 65-70% of excess weight removed. I'm in a 52 right now, trying to imagine myself in size 14...... Kelly :)

Kelly, Just wait ~ you will be here before you know it!!!  Thanks for sharing this moment with me!

Congrats Donna!!!  That was a biggie for me too!  You are just melting away!

Thanks Jenn!!!  You look awesome girlfriend!!!

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait til I am there.   I am only one week post op and have already warned my daughter and niece when this lard comes off, my taking them shopping is done and it will all be about ME.....lmao!   You are truly an inspiration!! Pam

Donna: I can certainly relate to your WOW moment. I had not worn a pair of "real" blue jeams with button and zipper in over 20 years - always had to have the elastic ones from Lane Bryant catalogue or JustMySize. Anyway, to make this story short, I have been looking and looking for a pair of real jeans since losing weight but they all had huge thighs and the butt would hang to my knees. A month ago, I went to Macy's and on a whim, tried on a size 22 pair of jeans just to see if they'd button. I was so thrilled that the butt actually hugged me that I threw them on the counter in a heartbeat. I wore them the next day and realized that I kept having to pull them up, all day long, it was so aggravating. So I went back the next week and tried on a size 20. They fit perfectly and I realized that I had not even given myself the benefit of doubt when I bought the size 22. Just so thrilled in the moment of finding a pair that buttoned.  The best part of this story is that this weekend, I was passing through Macy's and just for the heck of it, I pulled an 18 and tried them on and GUESS WHAT, even they fit. Everyone who has known me for a while have commented about me wearing real jeans and how flattering they are so I have truly experienced a milestone. Isn't it great that something so trivial can be so satisfying