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| Talking about getting your braclets made smaller, I used to have to really tug and smear my hand with cream to get my engagement ring off if I was having a manicure any time, now it slips around by itself and half the time the stone is at the bottom of my hand because it slips around so easily Ev xx |
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| Hi all and welcome back Rach!!! Good to hear from you!! So pleased I posted about the head games cause now I know that I'm not the only one and really am normal!! lol... Trish - I just read your story! it is beautiful. Argh - I am so going to have many tears as I go through these stories. I picked up my bracelets today that had to be made smaller. They took 6cm out of each of them! Another one of those little things that we don't think about hey? Pleased that everyone has had a good week...... I will look for more stories & photos.... Take care everyone Di |
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| ...and I just don't know where to start! Or when to find a quiet moment to sit down and write it...at the moment have Super Mario battle bros or something blaring and can't even hear myself think...lol...aaahhhhh gotta love the Wii. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thanks Nina, I did look back a few pages and couldnt find it, l will get onto it today. My problem was that l didnt know what to write and when to stop. Trish |
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| Hi Trish, here's Di's address: dreamscomingtrue08@yahoo. com.au copied it from a few pages down so not giving out her info without her knowing... I have to get onto mine too! Neens |
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| Well done Rachelle, I have forgot where to send stuff for the book could some one remind me. I have my story written and have got the photos ready, just need to know where to send. Was going to do it through facebook but couldnt find where to enter photos from my computer. So will have to do it throught outlook express. Thanks inadvance Trish |
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| Hiya Rachelle, well done on 30.5kg's, fantastic! Was good to hear from you too, would you be interested in taking part in the book Di is putting together for us April girls? Will be a very inspirational book :-) Now about the tummy tuck, is it covered my Medicare or do you have to fork out the money yourself? I'm having the same problems than you with the rash, gets really sore and embarrassing...might have a chat with my doc too when I see him next. Thanks for posting the info! I'm so close to double figures I can taste it... Neens |
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| Hi all, Have been absent for a while from this thread - I read it often and am inspired by all of you, but when I go to type seem to get distracted by another of lifes crises and never get around to it. Have managed to lose 30.5 kilos since banding - am happy with that given that our little family has had a particularly tough year. My tummy is hanging like "sleeve of wizard" (as Borat would say!) and is giving me some grief with rashes etc so my banding surgeon has agreed that its time to start looking into a tummy tuck despite still having about another 40kgs to go. Its really band - the skin alone has been estimated to weigh about 10kg. I'm excited as my clothes size up top has dropped from size 26 to an 18/20 - but my pants size is only down to a 22 because of my tummy. i get the head games issue. Had exactly that conversation last night with Dr and hubby. I just don't see the weight loss when I look in the mirror. Logic tells me that my clothes are smaller and the scales are kinder but I just don't SEE it. In my head I will always be a fat person. Anyway, once again, congrats to all, thanks for being so inspirational and keeping the thread afloat, will try and pop in more often. Rachelle |
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| Kazzaa well done!!!!! You've lost a HUGE amount of weight, how do you feel? My god, I sound like AJ from the biggest looser... Di I forgot to reply to you in regards of NZ and telling your parents or now that your son is coming too....well you know I wouldn't? Thinking it would be such a lovely surprise for them :-) As long, of course, him arriving unannounced wouldn't put them out, they have a spare bed etc? Starting to look like no matter how much we loose/lose (which is the correct spelling?) head games are going to be ongoing...guess we have to rely on each other and our families to drum it into us: WE ARE NOT BIG ANYMORE, WE ARE "NORMAL". And hopefully the mind will fall into the correct way of thinking eventually. Happy today, got a flirt on RSVP from a gorgeous, gorgeous dude, unfortunately in Brissy and I'm near Melb so no go there, but made me feel fab that there are nice guys out there :-) You know guys what else I just realized? Our April thread is the only one still kicking after a whole year :-) We ROCK! Neens |
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| Di and Ellee, OMG i have the same head games going on i went ahopping yesterday and bought a pair of wait for it size 10 jeans they r a little snug but the 12's looked ridiculous and some things i am a 12/ 14 in just depends on the make i guess i feel i still have alot to lose and im looking into having a tummy tuck later this year, alot of people comment on how much weight ive lost But i stll see myself as being big like before, my head hasn't caught up with the weight lose yet i dont think. |
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| Di I was just reading your post about the "head games" thing and it spoke to me!! I dont know about everyone else but I am truly my own worst enemy. I'm exercising heaps still because I"m training for this half marathon (and Marion is beating me up twice a fortnight as part of the training program arrgghhhh!!!). But despite all that and despite me knowing with the intellectual part of my brain that I"m no longer the person I was, still I look in the mirror and see her. The old me. The fat me. It's like she's there sort of superimposed over the real image. It's only when I look at a photo of myself that I can truly see the results of the last 10 months or so of hard work. But I play those head games with myself all the time; it's like I have to torment myself or something. I had a conversation with Marion about this a couple of weeks ago. Still, depsite all the effort and the weight loss and the change of lifestyle I'm still terrified of being without my band, terrified of being without at least some fill in the band. I struggle to get enough calories into me to maintain myself and I"m terrified of having no fill in the band? I guess this journey is never going to be over for me. I think I have to accept that for the rest of my life I"m going to struggle with body dysmorphia of some degree and will have to constantly watch and be alert to retrograde patterns and behaviors. How do other's feel about this now that a lot of us are approaching our goal weight? Is it a life time journey? Can you face the prospect of living life without your band or without fill in your band? Just a question thrown out there because I've been quite introspective this week. Must be PMT!!! Where's my stash of chocolate sustagen?? I'm off to a session with Marion again this morning...one day I"m going to be able to lift both my legs off the ground at the same time (without yellling like I"m being murdered). Have a great day everyone Warm fuzzy hugs to all. Ellee |
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| thanks mermaid i am now fitting into some size 16 from a 26 i am feeling wonderful at work they call me the incredible shrinking lady i am now please things have slowed as i haven't told any one about my bandy friend at work and some are really starting to ask a lot of questions i work in a medical setting i think the penny is starting to drop for a few people but i am not ready to confess yet one day may be Good luck shopping enjoy spend lots didn't Mr Rudd say spend spend spend we have all waited so long to feel a least a bit normal when we go shopping i still go straight to the big sizes and look Hey Di if on your work travels you are in Brisbane and you have some spare time we could have a coffee kazza |
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| Omg Kazza you are a star, what a fantastic effort, cant wait till we all do the math and find out our final april total, we are rockin the band, well done sista!!!! Di, hear what you are saying, the head does us in sometimes. I am off to the city tomorrow, so I am so gonna shop!!!! take it easy girlfriends!!!! |
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| Hi all it been a while but have had computer problems all fixed now well all good on the thread well you all have been busy DI it sounds grate idea to do the book Melkayzz: banded 7 April SW - 103.5kg CW - 68.4kg - TL 35.4kg aay: banded 28 April SW 163kg CW 140kg Total loss 23kgs Aly: 8 April SW 85kg CW 81kg.have fluctuated heaps Jo: banded 21 April SW 140.6 kg CW 111.5 kg Total loss 29.1 kgs Stacey: banded 22 April SW 106 kg CW 83kg Total loss 23kg Ellee: banded 8 April SW 130.7kg CW 74.8 Total loss 55.9kg Kazza: banded 7 April - SW 124kg CW 84.9Kg Total loss 39.1 Kg Mermaid: banded 15 April -SW 97.4kg - CW 72kg TL - 25.4kgs Nina: banded 4 April - SW 128kg - CW 101.2kg -Total loss 26.8kg Di: banded 4 April - SW 131.5kg - CW 81.4 - TL - 50.1kg Lisa: banded 30 April - SW 83kg - CW 69kg - TL - 14 kg Belvil: banded 4 April - SW 99kg - CW 65.1kg - TL - 33.9kg Trish: banded 3 April - SW 135kg - CW 95.6 kg - TL - 39.4 kg. Evelyn: banded 7 April - SW 115kg - CW 81.7kg - TL 33.3kg Pat: banded 9 April - SW 110kg - CW 94kg - TL 16kg Beth: banded 14th April- SW 113kg-CW93kg-TL 20kg i have slowed a lot but have increased my exercise to 4 day a week walking also i have booked a fill for next week you lot are all so inspirational keep up the good work Kazz |
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| Hey 'skinny' mermaid hahaha..... are you on facebook???? a great place to hook up with others... this time in 6 weeks we will be in new zealand. I HAVE to go shopping now for boots & jeans. Cause it will be cooler over there so good excuse to buy boots. Don't get much opportunity to wear them in north queensland. And of course - jeans!! Might have to get new handbag too..... uuuhhhhmmmm - what else????? I'm going through that whole head games thing at the moment. I was ironing my jeans this morning looking at them thinking how small they looked and I don't get how I fit these size 12 jeans. Then chatting to people at work and one of the guys said that he is 86kgs or something. Now he is shorter than me - and I don't seem him to be overweight or anything like that. Then I got thinking that I am taller and weigh less - so do I look that small?? Cause my mirror at home certainly doesn't make me look like that!! It is such a strange head game this journey. I also have people telling me that I am getting skinny etc - but from my eyes I still have HEAPS to loose??? Maybe it's time to go back to the shrink now that I am nearing this journey. Maybe its a fear of the unknown of not being self conscious & not struggling/worrying about my appearance etc. For so long I have carried this weight around that I have to re-train myself to look 'normal' whatever the hell that is...... Anyways - thanks for listening - that's my rant for the night!! lol... Speak to you all later.... Di xoxo |
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| Neens, I wana see that new photo, email it to me!!!! NOW!!! Woooohoooooo Di not long to go now, you will be counting down the days soon....... |
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| Hi everyone!! Neens - I LOVE your new profile photo!!!! You are looking hot! What's this cr4p about looking big beautiful lady!!!! Now that's enough of that talk ok!!!! I've bloody forgotten who I was going to chat to!! must be old timers setting in!! lol.... I haven't had many of you lovlies send me stuff for our book.... if you don't want to that's fine - if you want to send them in though! I've started getting the formatting together - it's gonna be great!!!! 6 weeks today until I go to nz to see my mummy & daddy!! lol... It was only going to be me - but I gave & booked for the teenager as well. Gee I'm a good mum!!! lol... no really - I put myself on a big guilt trip about leaving him behind. I've got heaps of travel for work over the next 5 weeks and was feeling guilty.. :-( It's what us mums do isn't it? But anyways - he's so excited now to be going to see him nana & grandad, and now he'll be able to go to his cousins 21st as well.... so I have a happy teenager - which is always worth it!! lol... Take care everyone - hope that you are all having a great week and don't forget to send your stuff through..... And thank you again for this being such a lovely friendly thread..... Di xoxo dreamscomingtrue08@yahoo. com.au |
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| Oops btw I was not being mean Katy, we are a very friendly thread, hope we can help you out in the future. p.s. if you get banded on the 15th you will be my twin!!!! |
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| Hey Katy, come back anytime, hopefully we can inspire you! Hey Nina, we all have bad days, look back at how far you have come,no one can take that away from you. I stayed the same for about 6 weeks, then all of a sudden I didnt look fat anymore, lol, I dont know how that stuff works, lmao!!! but it does. Now people are calling me skinny, lol, me skinny, been called a lot of things in my life, but never skinny, whooooot whoooot. And I think I still look like I have to loose heaps, the mind is not a good thing sometimes!!! Mermaid |
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| thanks mermaidsister?I think I will try the 09 list katy |
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| Hi Nina, feeling heaps better today thanks, must've just been a 24 hr thing. I feel the same way when having photos done or even looking in the mirror while trying on clothes, because of all the lovely comments I get its quite a let down when i do see myself. just keep going and you'll get there Ev xx |
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| Slowly getting there Congrats to all you big losers. Well Done Melkayzz: banded 7 April SW - 103.5kg CW - 68.4kg - TL 35.4kg aay: banded 28 April SW 163kg CW 140kg Total loss 23kgs Aly: 8 April SW 85kg CW 81kg.have fluctuated heaps Jo: banded 21 April SW 140.6 kg CW 111.5 kg Total loss 29.1 kgs Stacey: banded 22 April SW 106 kg CW 83kg Total loss 23kg Ellee: banded 8 April SW 130.7kg CW 74.8 Total loss 55.9kg Kazza: banded 7 April - SW 124kg CW 85.9Kg Total loss 38.1 Kg Mermaid: banded 15 April -SW 97.4kg - CW 72kg TL - 25.4kgs Nina: banded 4 April - SW 128kg - CW 101.2kg -Total loss 26.8kg Di: banded 4 April - SW 131.5kg - CW 81.4 - TL - 50.1kg Lisa: banded 30 April - SW 83kg - CW 69kg - TL - 14 kg Belvil: banded 4 April - SW 99kg - CW 65.1kg - TL - 33.9kg Trish: banded 3 April - SW 135kg - CW 95.6 kg - TL - 39.4 kg. Evelyn: banded 7 April - SW 115kg - CW 81.7kg - TL 33.3kg Pat: banded 9 April - SW 110kg - CW 94kg - TL 16kg Beth: banded 14th April- SW 113kg-CW93kg-TL 20kg |
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| Mermaid well done :-) Will be matching that loss this week! Well trying my hardest anyways...lol... Had a friend on mine come over and take "after" photo's of me, got the make-up done and everything and OMG...the photos are horrible! I still look huge and I was so disappointed... in my mind I look a lot smaller than that... :-( Does anyone know a slimming pose???? Nina |
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| Hi Di, just wondering how the April book is going, hope you are getting a lot of response. Ev xx |
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