Re: 9 months post-op today

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In a message dated 4/15/2004 9:01:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

pwofak@... writes:

> Feeling a little better about things today...

> PW

> lap ds 7-15-03

> down 124 pounds ----- getting there ….

> 5' 3 "

> sw/cw/goal~(healthy)

> 320/196/???

Feeling a little better? Well, I should say SO! New clothes, a WONDERFUL 9

month weight loss, a new hair cut, people who are wowed by your success!

Revel in the wonders, girl! Heartfelt congratulations from me to YOU, PW!

Hugs and blessings,

Ann

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CONGRATULATIONS and what a beautiful update!!! WOW!!

Smile all day today woman, because you are beautiful!

124 pounds in 9 months! Amazing how different we all are!

It took me over a year to lose 101 pounds! SO where are you going to

post a picture of that size 14/16 bod? We wanna see??

I have found that Goodwill, and other thrift stores are an awesome

way to get new to me clothes as well!!! 2.50 for levis and they are

already broke in! 3.00 for slinky little black dresses and sequined

evening dresses! For 20-30 bucks you can go home with a ton of fun

new to you stuff and not have to worry about whether they will only

fit for a week or two! My sister hunts the yard sales and brings me

anything she finds in a size 6-8 or small-medium.....and at a quarter

to 50 cents each, who cares if they fit! I can donate them if they

don't! After a few trips to the thrift stores, I am having a hard

time spending 30-40 bucks on brand new jeans when the same ones are

less then 3 bucks and once the new ones are washed twice they will

look exactly the same!!

Cindee

> Good morning everyone,

> Well today it has been 9 months since my surgery. The first thing

my

> DH said as I walked to the scale this a.m., " well honey the last

time

> you thought about 9 months time span, it was definitely a weight

> GAIN !!! " As I always gained huge amounts of weight when pregnant

> for our children.

>

> I know I have had my ups and downs like so many others, but I have

> lost 124 pounds in 9 months ~ awesome huh ? So then I had to

measure.

> I have lost a total of 82.25 inches in that same 9 months. I had to

> get rid of my 18/20's and am now mostly in 14's/16's or a size

large.

> Boggles my mind at times Seems like fewer pounds at this point

> give more progress to the changing body.

>

> Yesterday I had been feeling sort of blue with lots of stresses in

> life going on (too much to get into here) and so I decided I was

> going to go buy some new clothes and get rid of the 18/20's. So I

> took the too big clothes to the consignment shop to drop off to

sell.

> Learned I had sold $18.50 worth of my other clothes that were

> there...so that meant I could shop more It was weird to try on

XL

> and have it too big But I found another dress, and about 4

cotton

> pastel t-shirts, some v-neck, sound round. Just nice casual cotton

> shirts. Then I went down the street to Goodwill to see what they

had.

> I found 3 more cotton shirts for only $2.00 each. What a bargain.

As

> I was looking through a bin of slips, bras etc this lady there told

> me about this other shop called 2nd Chance down the road and across

> the street. She said they have really good bargains there. So I

> figured why not check it out. I found 2 more dresses for $5.00

each

> and found a cotton nightie I will not get all tangled in as it fits

> and another cotton tank shirt with a collar. So all in all I spent

> less than $25.00 and came home with 3 bags of new to me clothes

that

> all fit great. I need new bras again, but how I hate to spend that

> kind of money for just a few months, as I just bought some about

1.5

> months ago. Maybe I can take them in on the sewing machine....

>

> I also got my hair trimmed up yesterday. Had not been to see my gal

> in awhile as I have been letting it grow out some. When I walked in

> Barb's jaw fell to the floor, and she said " My girl, I do not know

> how you have done it, but your look fabulous " . That sure felt good

to

> hear, I really needed to hear it.

>

> So I do not know if I will get to goal or not, but I am trying to.

> Feeling a little better about things today...

> PW

> lap ds 7-15-03

> down 124 pounds ----- getting there ….

> 5' 3 "

> sw/cw/goal~(healthy)

> 320/196/???

[Guest guest]

> Good morning everyone,

> Well today it has been 9 months since my surgery. The first thing

my

> DH said as I walked to the scale this a.m., " well honey the last

time

> you thought about 9 months time span, it was definitely a weight

> GAIN !!! " As I always gained huge amounts of weight when pregnant

> for our children.

>

> I***********************************************

loved reading your update. you sound so happy and im so happy for

you. isnt the shopping part fun?? ok the bra part isnt.....lol.

thats a pain in the butt. but i love buying new clothes. walmart has

become my home away from home. i need a dressy outfit for a

gathering next month and i have nothing to fit me. i may have to

raid cindee's wardrobe if she has any 14's hanging around

(CINDEE????)

take care and im so happy for you. you are truly a success.

hugs vicki

[Guest guest]

you are a girl after my on heart i love thrift stores

congrats on you 9month ann. you sound very happy and healthy take care and have

a great day amber

9 months post-op today

Good morning everyone,

Well today it has been 9 months since my surgery. The first thing my

DH said as I walked to the scale this a.m., " well honey the last time

you thought about 9 months time span, it was definitely a weight

GAIN !!! " As I always gained huge amounts of weight when pregnant

for our children.

I know I have had my ups and downs like so many others, but I have

lost 124 pounds in 9 months ~ awesome huh ? So then I had to measure.

I have lost a total of 82.25 inches in that same 9 months. I had to

get rid of my 18/20's and am now mostly in 14's/16's or a size large.

Boggles my mind at times Seems like fewer pounds at this point

give more progress to the changing body.

Yesterday I had been feeling sort of blue with lots of stresses in

life going on (too much to get into here) and so I decided I was

going to go buy some new clothes and get rid of the 18/20's. So I

took the too big clothes to the consignment shop to drop off to sell.

Learned I had sold $18.50 worth of my other clothes that were

there...so that meant I could shop more It was weird to try on XL

and have it too big But I found another dress, and about 4 cotton

pastel t-shirts, some v-neck, sound round. Just nice casual cotton

shirts. Then I went down the street to Goodwill to see what they had.

I found 3 more cotton shirts for only $2.00 each. What a bargain. As

I was looking through a bin of slips, bras etc this lady there told

me about this other shop called 2nd Chance down the road and across

the street. She said they have really good bargains there. So I

figured why not check it out. I found 2 more dresses for $5.00 each

and found a cotton nightie I will not get all tangled in as it fits

and another cotton tank shirt with a collar. So all in all I spent

less than $25.00 and came home with 3 bags of new to me clothes that

all fit great. I need new bras again, but how I hate to spend that

kind of money for just a few months, as I just bought some about 1.5

months ago. Maybe I can take them in on the sewing machine....

I also got my hair trimmed up yesterday. Had not been to see my gal

in awhile as I have been letting it grow out some. When I walked in

Barb's jaw fell to the floor, and she said " My girl, I do not know

how you have done it, but your look fabulous " . That sure felt good to

hear, I really needed to hear it.

So I do not know if I will get to goal or not, but I am trying to.

Feeling a little better about things today...

PW

lap ds 7-15-03

down 124 pounds ----- getting there ..

5' 3 "

sw/cw/goal~(healthy)

320/196/???

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