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Thank you Terri. I am so blessed. I have a wonderful support group and great new friends. Without you guys and my family, I would still be trying to walk to the mailbox and breathe.

I ACTUALLY REMEMBER DOING THAT, MS DEB ... FROM MY COUCH TO MY FRONT DOOR WAS MAYBE 6 OR 7 STEPS THEN TO MY MAILBOX WAS MAYBE 10-12 STEPS ... I MEAN, NOTHIN' REALLY ... BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE MAIL BOX, I HONESTLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK. I HAD SEVERE PAIN IN MY JAW (indicated heart problems) & I WAS HUFFIN' & PUFFIN' SO BADLY FOR BREATH THAT I ACTUALLY THREW MY ARMS OVER THE MAIL BOX JUST TO REST SO I COULD CATCH MY BREATH. CONSIDERING I COULD HAVE ACTUALLY HAD A HEART ATTACK WASN'T EVEN THE WORST PART FOR ME ... I WAS ABSOLUTELY HUMILIATED THAT NEIGHBORS OR SOMEONE DRIVING BY WOULD SEE ME & THINK, "OH MY WORD, SHE'S SO FAT SHE CAN'T EVEN WALK TO HER OWN MAIL BOX" ... WELL ... IT WAS THE TRUTH! NOW, I'M DOING CARDIO, ABS, WEIGHT & RESISTENCE EXERCISES 4-6 DAYS A WEEK HAVING A PERSONAL TRAINER WHIP MY BACKSIDE INTO SHAPE & FITTIN' INTO A 10-12 ... &&&, AS OF YESTERDAY, IT IS OFFICIALLY IN MY MEDICAL CHARTS THAT I AM A GASTRIC BYPASS SUCCESS WEIGHT-LOSS WISE. ANYTHING I LOSE OVER 108 #s (the 70% they expect you to lose) IS PURE GOLD, SF ICING ON THE SF CAKE ... I'VE LOST 112 #s & HOPE TO LOSE A TOTAL OF 140 #s. THE BIGGEST SUCCESS IS THE FANTASTIC QUALITY OF LIFE & IMPROVEMENT IN MY HEALTH NOW THAT I MAKE WISER, HEALTHIER DECISIONS DAILY ... THAT IS THE BIGGEST SUCCESS. NICKY & I HAVE DONE MORE IN THIS LAST 6 MONTHS THAN WE DID THE PREVIOUS 7 YEARS TOGETHER. WE BOTH HAVE CHANGED & FEEL TERRIFIC! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

Congrats Deb...that is Onderful... Susann

Thank you Have fun in Cali.

WOW, you are going awfully fast! I won't even recognize you when we meet (and cause trouble - as you "put it" ) Make sure you are eating enough there! I dont want to worry about you too!! I remember when I went out and got my first full length mirror (but I never wanted wall to walls.... ) you are a crack up.... thanks for bringing constant smiles to my face. I love this board! HUGS!! XO

My clothes and the scales are changing, but now I have to get used to the change in the mirror. I understand now when people say you still feel big in your head. Not that I have a big head, heck I don't have big boobs anymore either. I can't wait for you to get here either. Oh, by the way, I am picking you up from the airport aren't I? Deb

It seems that I will never make it to onederland. But congrats anyway. IRIS

Iris, you will make it to Onederland but it will be in GOD's time not ours. Take your time and continue to eat and drink healthy. Your day to shine is coming. You didn't put the weight on overnight and it wont fall off overnight either. You are doing wonderful in your weight loss and you look great. I know the inches are just melting away as the weight loss stalls. You look good, have lost alot and should be extremely proud of yourself for making it this far. You and I both know that there is no way we could have come this far on our own. Keep your head up and remember that we are all different people who started at different weights and had our surgeries at different times. No sense in thinking we will all loose weight the same way now is there? Love you hun and keep on moving forward! Robin

You will make it. One day, just like me, you will climb on the scales and they will give you a nice surprise. Keep going girl, you are doing great.

Wowsa Deb! You are doing awesome!! What a great feeling that must be! I haven't weighed less than 199 in years!! Teresa