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I was looking a thumbs-up emoticon but high five will work!
It's hard to have "style" when there aren't many clothes to choose from!

sahmmommy2- you look awesome!

kitkat- hope you feel better & good luck on your final.

exactor- I hated shopping in the plus sizes. There was always a tiny selection so forget about finding something I actually liked. It was always find something that fits and isn't horribly ugly. For me that meant stick with solids, because most of the prints in the plus sizes seemed like old lady patterns. I remember wearing a shirt once and realizing my mom had a shirt in the same print.

Holly- Sorry to hear you are going through that. I hope everything works out ok.


All this talk of figuring out what your style is reminds me that I need to do some shopping this weekend. I tend to go with more of comfort when picking out clothes (jeans, long sleave t's, sweaters, button up shirts, curvy fit dress pants for work.)

I was thinking I might actually buy a skirt this weekend. I haven't worn a skirt to work in 7 years, so that would be really outside of the norm for me. We'll see if I can find anything that I think looks good on me. Then it might take me some time to get the courage to actually wear it to work. My body image is still trying to catchup on what I really look like.

Oh, Holly, I really hope you feel better soon! :hug:

I love your comment about forgetting what you liked to wear when you were heavy. That was me too. I still wore jeans, but not stylish ones and just big shirts and sweater that would fit. Hiding in clothes is what I did too. Trying not to be noticed at all.

Have fun, Ragdoll. I'm sure you'll find many skirts that you look great in! :)

I don't know if it is the weather (storm coming,) crazy hair day at school or if it is just a Friday but, ALL of our kids are NUTS!!! All of the teachers are definitely on thier toes and there is a now plan for teacher "choir practice" today at 3:30 .Even though our kiddos are crazy, I am having a great day. I ran 2 miles this morning and am feeling great. Happy Friday everyone!

So, last nite our Fla friends invited us to a Jimmy Buffet concert in Ft Lauderdale in February. This will be an EXPENSIVE concert with travel costs involved but we're gonna take a weekend getaway from the cold and go for it!
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My friend sent me an email that re-worded Cheeseburger in Paradise for me:..."while we are tailgating and having 'Cheeseburgers in Paradise'! (well, in your case, '6 oz of hamburger without the cheese, or bread in Paradise'.) :-) "

Here was my response:
"I'm takin' mine with lotsa lettuce, no tomato,
no Heinz 57 or french-fried potatoes.
Extra kosher pickles and no draft beer
but add lotsa onion and "special sauce", oh dear!

This is gonna be so much fun. We've never done something this extravagant (travel 2400 miles RT in a weekend, just for a CONCERT!)
:dancer:

Hey all! I've been super busy, so have been lurking more than posting lately. Glad to see everyone is doing so well. My Bday is tomorrow, and the plan is to go out to lunch with the boyfriend, then to see Lincoln at the theater. For the evening, I'm meeting friends to watch the Green Bay Packers beat the 49ers - :D a fun day no matter what the outcome.

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!

Yeah Kitkat!!! :carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot:

Great loss. This diet is a crazy good one alright :)

That's a great success story!

You look amazing, way to go!

Glad you're having a better day today, and hope you get the issues figured out with your doctor so you feel good everyday!

The trip sounds great, and the new lyrics are hilarious!!!

Thank you all for your kind words. Sometimes its really hard for me to actually see differences in myself even in pictures. You always notice big changes in other people but when it comes to yourself, I don't know why its so hard to see the progress.

That's funny about your mom having a shirt in the same print as you. I can relate, as I once wore the same shirt as my mother-in-law. I never wore that shirt again!

Down 2.5 today, ticker rounds up so total is 85.5!

Just about 2/3's of the way there!

Congrats, IdealProteinNewbie, on that great loss this past week and the total loss. You are doing fabulously!!

Thank you!!!

Just a little vent because I know you all understand...

Today at work I saw a patient I haven't seen in about a month. She said "you're losing weight" to which I replied "yes, I am." She then proceeded to say "that's what I thought because the last time I saw you, you didn't look good, but you look better now." WHAT?

On the other hand, another patient I also haven't seen for a month came in, looked right at me, my boss and another co-worker and said I was disappearing. Clearly not true because I still have 45+ pounds to go, but it sure felt nice!!!

Happy birthday (tomorrow) Stargirl!

A backhanded compliment, but a compliment non-the-less so take it and run! You might not even have realized how you used to look, but it goes to show your hard work is definitely making you healthier if people are noticing such a difference. I think we can't win -- we're mad when people DON'T seem to notice our efforts, we're offended when people DO notice and comment.... we're a hard bunch to please! LOL

Finally!
 

Some of my co-workers at a meeting today FINALLY noticed my weight loss. It took 56 lbs, but they noticed and they knew it wasn't a different hairstyle!

I got LOTS of "you look great" compliments and Wow! are you losing weight?
Some people who knew what I'd been doing told me it is really noticeable now. (I did have on a shirt that has never fit me the whole time I've owned it [years] and the size 16 jeans that I'm finally comfortable enough in that I can SIT through a whole afternoon meeting - so I had on clothing that fit today and I was FEELING GREAT so I'm really glad people could see it). pics forthcoming

My thoughts on the subject: I was morbidly obese. After I'd lost a bunch of weight, I was STILL extremely obese. That is what people saw. Altho I felt smaller, people still saw a very obese person. Now, I'm "just" obese and getting closer every day to just plain overweight! Never thought I'd celebrate that but when you are WAYYYY too big, it just takes time.

I was leaving my clinic yesterday and 2 women with walkers came into the office building. It was evident they needed the walkers due to their extreme obesity. May none of us EVER be those women.

Great job! I, too, need to buy/wear clothes that fit properly. My pants are sooo baggy right now that they look ridiculous.

That makes a lot of sense, just clicked with me!