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Hey All! I know, I have been amongst the missing for awhile but things at work have been insane! Hope everyone had a wonderful turkey day! I spent the week with my family in NY and it was pretty cool. I had been stuck between 179 and 183 all month...up and down and getting frustrated. So I went to NY, ate pizza and good Chinese food and dropped to 175...GO FIGURE!! No one there had seen me since August and everyone was quite surprised! My mom said "My gosh, you look so little!" And my grandma said that she almost didn't recognize me. But that's family and they are supposed to be extra nice. When I went out with my mom, several people that I have known for years walked past me and it wasn't until my mom asked them if they had seen me that they came back and were like "OMG! I didn't even recognize you!" On my way back to VA, I stopped to buy cigarettes (I know, I know gotta quit) Anyway, the lady asked for my id and she looked at the picture and asked, "Is that you?" I forgot for a minute and looked at her like she was crazy and said, "Of course!" Then I remembered that between my weight loss and the hair color change, I look nothing like my license! Gotta love that! My mom took me shopping to but me some work clothes as my Christmas gift. My weight loss is starting to slow a bit and I got the clothes a little on the tight side so hopefully I'll get a few months out of them. It was so awesome to shop in all those stores that I never could shop in. It was also great to have to decide between outfits because everything looked great instead of having to settle for what fits and doesn't make me look huge... Next Saturday will be my 6 month WLS anniversary...I'm down 78 pounds, wearing size 10-12 (or 13-14 in juniors)...I am 17 pounds from my surgeon's goal and about 40 pounds from my goal. For the first time in my life, it actually feels like my goal is well within reach. For anyone new here and contemplating surgery, I'm sure I'm not alone when I say, Don't put this off...do it now...free yourself from the nightmare that is all those diets that you have done in the past...this is so worth it and it 6 months I have never regreted for a day, an hour, a minute or a second. The only thing that I regret is putting it off as long as I did! Sorry for the long rambling! Take care! Christine 253/175/158/134 start/current/surgeon's goal/my goal

Christine, that is awesome!! I think the best compliments come from family!! They are so sincere. I remember when I saw my mom for the first time after I had lost alot of weight and she just put her hand to her mouth and said '''oh Donna'. It was so wonderful. Oh, and of course nothing beats having my 17 year old grandson say "Grandma, you look hot'!! Very cool. And look at you little girl, shopping at the cool stores!! Now don't turn into a little twit!! Oh, and now that I see you're home, surprise coming to you!!! You know when I was in VA Beach and we had our picture taken together, well I had it enlarged to an 11X14 for you to put in your living room!!! ha ha ha ha -- love you Christine, and glad you're back safe and sound. love donna

Thanks Donna! Your grandson is right! You are HOT! I cleared a place in my living room for the picture! Christine

WTG beautiful!! You have done a fantastic job! What an inspiration you are to so many! Keep up the great work! I can't wait to meet you in person! Hugs Jill

Thanks Jill! Talk about an inspiration...you definitely are! Hopefully we'll meet soon! Christine

Christine, I am so proud of you , gurl...what an amazing change in your life. I am going a little slower but am changing things to get my old metabolisim to speed up some. I am still a work in progress but not giving up. I would be happy if I lost no more anyway.. BUT I want more off by Christmas....I am coming up on my year anniversary soon. It is funny to meet people you haven't seen in awhile and they are so shocked to see you;. I love it....it is so much fun to finally be able to buy normal clothes in normal stores.....Keep up the amazing work, hon....Huggles..Betsy

Thanks Betsy! Good luck with your changes...kick that ole metabolism into gear! Christine

Hi Betsy! I am scheduled to have RNY on Jan 17, 2007. I just wanted to say hi....saw you live in Danville and I live in Appomattox. You are coming up on a year....how did it go for you? I am a little nervous. Hope to hear from you, Nancy

New clothes for the Princess! Congratulations and DO keep us posted, Ms Lovely! Glad you had a great visit with your family. Hugs, Lois

Thanks Lois! Now I can be back to feeling like the princess that I am and not Ole Droopy Drawers...LOL Christine