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Originally Posted by gailr42
Wow!!!!! You are totally amazing. Congratulations.
By the way, I think someone was talking about your bracelet on a thread about how to reward yourself. You not only lost weight, but you started a fad...isn't that what we all wanted to do in grade school? - start a fad, that is.
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Thanks!
I found the thread you were talking about. It's always cool to start a fad, lol. I absolutely love sharing the bracelet with others. It's been a great motivational tool for me and I just know it can be for others as well.
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Originally Posted by penmage
 Congratulations!
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Thank you!
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Originally Posted by SouthernMaven
YOU. LOOK. FABULOUS!
Congratulations on an amazing accomplishment!
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Thank you so much!!!
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Originally Posted by NorthernChick13
CONGRATULATIONS! That's fantastic!!!
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Thank you!
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Originally Posted by elvislover324
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Yay, smileys!!!
And thank you!

I always love reading your posts.
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Originally Posted by Mozzy
Congratulations! Very proud of you!
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Thank you!

I always love reading posts from our forum cheerleader (you're always so positive and great with cheering people on)!
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Originally Posted by mandypandy2246
Wow Amazing! You are an inspiration.
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Originally Posted by mandypandy2246
I just found your thread about beads. I am so inspired. I am going to do the same thing!!!
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Thank you so much.

And awesome! I hope you post pics when you get it going.
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Originally Posted by EskaDee
You look amazing, congratulations!!! I love reading about successes like this, it is so motivating for me - thank you for sharing your post so that you can inspire the rest of us. 50lbs weight loss is fenomenal, but nearly 150lbs overall is just... 
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Thanks!

You know, it seems so surreal to me that all of this has happened. The journey only gets more rewarding as I go and I'm so happy to share with others that yes,
it can be done.
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Originally Posted by fattymcfatty
So great! I am happy for you!
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Thank you!
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Originally Posted by pixiefalls
YAY!! You look outstanding!! Such wonderful progress! Many congrats to you. 
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Thank you so much!!!
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Originally Posted by Mara
Congrats!
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Thank you!
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Originally Posted by LockItUp
#1 - Congratulations!
#2 - Not only do you look more healthy, but so much younger! (AND you were always beautiful but now it seems as though your confidence has multiplied your beauty!)
#3 I LOVE the shirt you're wearing in the pic with your certificate! I want!
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Aw, thank you!

It's been one crazy journey and gaining the confidence has probably been the most difficult task.
As for the shirt, I got it at Ross for $12.

It's my official weigh-in shirt until it gets too big.
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Originally Posted by Kitcherella
You are truly inspiring and I love your sunny disposition.
I also know what you're talking about having been the token fat girl myself. But I have always considered that a part of me, it made me the person I am, it was my course through life, it gave me a sense of humour, empathy and sympathy for others. Now, simply, my course is different. Though sadly, I will have to lose the self-sarcastic comments eventually.
 your hard work is paying off!
A happy dance for you 
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Thanks!
I do think our given sizes really do affect our roles, outlook, and friendships. One thing I am personally thankful for is that I believe being the token fat girl has given me a certain amount of empathy for anyone that feels that they don't fit in, for whatever reason. And I hope that I can someday help others that have been through similar things that I have. There's nothing like being there yourself.
Losing the self-sarcasm isn't necessarily a bad thing, but at the same time there's nothing wrong with a little sarcastic wit. I know I'll always have a certain amount in real life, it's just being directed in other ways now.
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Originally Posted by PreciousMissy
Those two lines just hit me right in the heart! I'm so happy for you!!!
You've done an amazing job!
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Thanks! Sometimes I don't feel much different (I'm still the same on the inside, after all), so it still shocks my system when I catch a glimpse of my reflection in a store window, or when I realize it's no longer a struggle to pick something up off the floor or to maneuver around a crowd of people. It blows my mind that my weight no longer makes me stand out in the way that it used to.

I hope it's a state that we can all reach!
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Originally Posted by Garnet2727
Most excellent! You look wonderful and happy!
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Thanks Garnet!

I always so look forward to your posts so your reply means a lot.
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Originally Posted by Arctic Mama
Woohoo! Congratulations on making the TOPS milestone. Even beyond that, it is a far greater accomplishment to change your self image and thinking than just your body - that is what sets you apart from most others in weight loss, and what will sustain the losses long after the 'excitement' of weekly losing concludes.
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Thank you!

I do think that the mindset is the most difficult aspect of weight loss, and is why I'd failed so many times in the past. We can tell ourselves the reasons over and over, but it does little for us until we feel it and actually believe it for ourselves.
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Originally Posted by veggiedawg
Amazing transformation! You should be so freakin proud!
Congrats!
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Thank you so much!
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Originally Posted by Kristeebee
Way to go, Karen! You must feel wonderful! 
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I sure do, thank you!
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Originally Posted by Roo2
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Ooh, let's have a dance party!
It's just one of those things we learn to deal with, I guess. As I was saying to a previous poster, I think this is the kind of thing that gives us empathy for others.
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Originally Posted by aniela26
Congratulations!!! You look great and are truly an inspiration!
I second this! Love it, want it!
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Thanks!

And check out Ross if you can, you might get lucky! I picked it up for $12 there.
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Originally Posted by Terese2
Karen: You are beautiful and your success is inspiring!
I'm glad I logged on tonight and saw your pics. Good work - and thank you for sharing your success with others. It really helps to know someone who "did it." Keep up the good work! 
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Thank you!

Before and after sets have always given me hope, especially at a forum like this where I know the results are
real and not just an ad to sell something.
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Originally Posted by Rana
Congratulations!
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Thank you so much!
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Originally Posted by HungryHungryHippo
Congratulations--so impressive!!!
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Thank you!
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Originally Posted by Patti909
Congratulations!!
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Thanks!
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Originally Posted by belovedspirit
Congratulations!!! 
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Thank you!