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to lead a 'normal' life with food!

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  • Comment by MoniqueW on 8/2/08 7:24 pm
    Mandy my thougths and prayers are with you tonight for a quick and speedy recovery. Check in with us.... We're all thinking about you. Mo-
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    Mandy - Thanks for your encouraging words, and much much luck on your own sugery coming up Tuesday - I'll be praying for you, for a speedy and complication free surgery and recovery ! And i'll be there to give you a High 5 on the Loser's Bench !
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Hi.  I'm a 32 year old mom of two wonderful children, 3 and 18 months going on 12 years old.



I lost 23 lbs pre-surgery
 

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wow spanx!
on October 3, 2008 2:41 pm
so yea, I bought spanx today.  they work.  I'm wearing an 18/20 top!!!!!
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size 24...oh yeah!!
on October 2, 2008 6:51 pm

I did it.  I am officially wearing a size I haven't worn in over 3 years!!!!!

 

wohooooooo!!

 

now where do I get a nice pair of suck-it-all-in undie things??

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Over 75 lbs!!
on September 29, 2008 8:49 am
I cannot believe that I have dropped over 75 lbs since last xmas.  I did lose 23 before surgery but now I'm at 50 since surgery.  woohoo!!!

I now weigh LESS than I did when I had Jordan!  so I haven't weighed this much since March 2005.  I am so excited!  Oh and I went down another pant size.  say hello to size 26 and they are baggy in the legs.  I think if I could find a tummy sucker in thingy I could wear a 24!!
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another fun wow!
on September 20, 2008 5:59 am
so, I fit in a 26 now!!  I can also wear some 2x shirts!!!

I was so excited.  I picked up a nice pair of jeans at the thrift store and figured it would be a month before I could wear them...for kicks I tried them on...and they FIT!!!!

woohoo!!!!
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My first real wow!
on August 31, 2008 5:07 pm
I haven't been able to wear anything other than elastic waisted pants and shorts for the past year or so.  I've been a 32/4-5x for just as long.

today I put on a pair of size 28, buttoned and zipped capris!!!!

woohoo

I love my RNY
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My Story

I have a pretty typical story. I wasn't "fat" in high school but by their standards (anything larger than a size 6) I was.  Wish I was that size 10 now.  Slowly I started gaining more weight and dieting off and on.  Over the last 17 years I've gained and lost hundreds of pounds if added all up.  I do really well on low carb diets but of course that always comes back in huge amounts.  Prior to getting pregnant with my 3 year old son I had ballooned up to 270 lbs.  I hopped on the Atkin's diet (again) and dropped a whopping 51 lbs without much trouble.  It only took about 4 months and I cheated CONSTANTLY.  BUT then I found I was pregnant and had to eat "normal".  I immediately gained back 32 lbs in a course of 2 months and then slowly gained the rest PLUS 24 more.  3 years, another child and a deployment (Hubby was called to active duty and shipped to Iraq for a year) later I had gained a huge 120 lbs!!!  Unreal.  This can't be me.  This ISN'T my body...is it?? 

 


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