My magic number (SV) has appeared!!!!

I did not see my magic number on Labor Day like I had anticipated.  However, today 09/09/09 is my lucky day.  I was doing the happy dance at 3:30 a.m when the scales said 188.6! I wanted to throw in the towel because the scales did not move on Monday.  But, thanks to my BF, I continued this journey and it is so rewarding today!  I have lost 83.4 pounds since surgery and a total of 108.4 since my heaviest weight!  One more thing for a NSV...yesterday I decided to purchase a size medium shirt  and I did not try it on until this morning and IT FITS PERFECTLY!  This is an amazing journey and I am forever grateful to have had Lap-Band surgery. In my Mary J. Blige singing voice...fine, fine, fine, I wouldn't change my life, my life is just fine!!!!

yayy Congrats faith!!!!!  I hope to be there in a couple of months less than fourty pounds to go...

Thanks Candace.  You CAN do it!

Go Faith,  you have done a great job.
Now tell me about removing the back fat. I am going in for my tummy tuck in Dec. I haven't reached goal but I am sick of my big stomach. It will be six years since my surgery in Feb. Was 328 now I'm 220.

Thanks Raven.  You can PM me with questions and I will be happy to go into details and/or give you my number so we can chat and congrats to you on your long term success.

Congrats Faith. Now just keep it moving in the other directions (meaning low)

Thank you.  Today was going to be a cheat day because I was so discouraged but now...NOT!!!

  Good for you Faith!!!!

Keep it going - you GOT this!!!!!!!

I heard that dry ham sammiches are great for a maintence diet.....

LOL @ dry ham sammiches...I can't have any bread right now!!! Thanks Trina!

Congratulations, Faith!  You've worked so hard and are a great example of what a little perserverance can do.  Enjoy all the rewards!