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Hooray for you...That is great news. Keep us posted on the ball room dancing and what does your hubby say?

I think you should have danced at the wedding, don't let your feelings about your weight stop you from doing anything-you are an attractive woman!

I maybe going to the water park next week. That in itself is a little scary, but I am going to enjoy myself if we go or we may go to Marine World, not sure yet.

Good luck

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> I am down to 232! Yea! That means a total loss of 41 lbs.

WOOHOOO!! You are doing GREAT! Keep up the great work!

I was able to

> wear a size 18 ladies dress to church yesterday, and can FINALLY

wear the

> size 18 ladies skort that I bought by mistake from the thrift

store.

That has to be a great feeling! I can't tell you the last time I was

anything less then a 26/28 and am currently more like a 30/32W

(though I can wear some 26/28 if it is nice and stretchy).

I am going to get a how to

> ballroom dance video from the library today. I want to learn and dh

> volunteered to learn with me. So, we are going to practice at home

(fun way

> to exercise).

That sounds like alot of fun! So far I haven't found anything we can

do together, or should I say he is willing to do with me, or me with

him

Then he said that whenever I am confident enough he will take

> me out for an 'after 5' sort of evening with dinner and dancing.

I was thinking about that as one of my rewards as well I can't

tell you the last time we were our anyplace without the kids, let

alone to a nice dinner.

.. I am 5'9 " and

> heavy; He was about 5'4 " and maybe weighed 110 soaking wet. If we

had

> danced, he would have been cheek to cheek with my very ample

cleavage! LOL

LOL.. I know what you mean at 5'10 " it seems that all the shorter men

were interested when I was younger. I always wanted to go out with

someone taller then me. I did date a guy who was 6'8 " in college,

but it wasn't anything serious. Oh well.. my hubby is 5'8 " so I

guess shorter is just fine

at all, because I didn't want to hurt his feelings. So, now I am

> going to dance with my average height husband, who will probably

ogle my

> cleavage anyway...but that is as it should be! <GBG>'

Have fun!

a

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Great news and way to go! Size 18 is nearly skin and bone! The

ballroom dancing sounds great. I have always wanted to learn.

Kim

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>I am down to 232! Yea! That means a total loss of 41 lbs. I was able to

>wear a size 18 ladies dress to church yesterday, and can FINALLY wear the

>size 18 ladies skort that I bought by mistake from the thrift store. I

>bought it in March thinking it was an 18 women. I am going to get a how to

>ballroom dance video from the library today. I want to learn and dh

>volunteered to learn with me. So, we are going to practice at home (fun

>way

>to exercise). Then he said that whenever I am confident enough he will

>take

>me out for an 'after 5' sort of evening with dinner and dancing. I think I

>will make that the reward for breaking the 200 lb mark! I grew up dancing,

>but here in TX in the 1980's it was more the rhinestone cowboy type! <g>

>So, I am very new at this whole Ginger 's thing!

>

>I went to a wedding this weekend, and dh didn't get to go. Everyone was

>dancing at the wedding, and this tiny little man asked me. I am 5'9 " and

>heavy; He was about 5'4 " and maybe weighed 110 soaking wet. If we had

>danced, he would have been cheek to cheek with my very ample cleavage! LOL

>I politely told him that I didn't know how to dance and was too shy! (My

>family giggled at the shy bit) Anyway, the draw back was that I didn't get

>to dance at all, because I didn't want to hurt his feelings. So, now I am

>going to dance with my average height husband, who will probably ogle my

>cleavage anyway...but that is as it should be! <GBG>

>

>Cherilyn

>

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>From: " Sue in NJ " <susang@...>

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>Maybe that's why he asked in the first place. Many men *like* bigger women.

>

>

>

Mine does. He likes them bigger and older. When we met, I had 70 lb and 15

years on him.

Kim

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Keep us posted on the ball room dancing and what does your hubby say?

I went to the library and got the How to Waltz tape. It was great! DH and I worked on it for about an hour and 15 minutes. Well, the boys insisted that they get a chance to try too. My 11 year old seems to be a natural. He has promised to practice with me in the mornings. Well, dh and I both worked up a sweat, but we also learned the basic box step and how to turn with it. It was so much fun! We laughed at our awkwardness and felt all gooey and romantic when we finally got it right. One thing I noticed when we were dancing. We decided to wear the same kind of shoes we would wear if we went out dancing. Well, 41 lbs seems to have made a difference in the fit of my shoes! I kept stepping out of them. LOL I am going to have to dig out some of the ones that used to pinch and see if they are right now.

Cherilyn

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>>Maybe that's why he asked in the first place. Many men *like* bigger women.>

Yeah, exactly! His wife was always the largest woman I knew growing up. She is very over-weight, but still has a very feminine shape. I have always pegged him as a Chubby-chaser. If he were taller, I would probably have danced with him. I just figured it was bad enough being chubby, without felling like an Amazon as well! Actually, a very handsome man that I grew up with asked me to dance too. I would have really enjoyed it, but he and his wife are having trouble and he is being posted away from her so it felt REALLY awkward. So, I just said that I didn't want to hurt the other mans feelings by dancing after I told him that I couldn't.

I sat back and watched the drunks instead. There is nothing like a little cynical entertainment!

Cherilyn

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>I've lost 41 pounds too - but basically for me it just means my clothes are

no longer tight and I can get into a non-streaxhy 26/28 <GBG>

Finally! I found someone else who lost a significant amount of weight and

didn't change clothing size!

When I lost 46 pounds, I, too, stayed in my 26/28's, but about the only

place they were looser was in the upper arms and across the bust. My weight

loss was in those places you don't see, like my legs, face, in the back

between the shoulders, etc.

I've had people tell me that I must be lying about my weight loss or about

not changing sizes, because *everyone* knows that for every 5 pound loss you

automatically go down a size. ARGH!

Sue in NJ

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>

> I've had people tell me that I must be lying about my weight loss

or about

> not changing sizes, because *everyone* knows that for every 5 pound

loss you

> automatically go down a size. ARGH!

LOL.... and Santa is real too! I have basically been in the same

size no matter what my weight. I am still wearing the same clothes I

was wearing when I was 427 as I am now at (waiting until friday) less

then I was last Friday at 379.5. That's almost 50lbs difference.

The only difference in my clothes is how they fit, some are not as

tight, some are the same. The only time I was in a smaller size was

when I was doing Optifast in 1990 and I dropped 40lbs to 330lbs then

I was able to squeeze into a smaller size, but it didn't last long.

a

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I went to the library and got the How to Waltz tape. It was great!

> DH and I worked on it for about an hour and 15 minutes.

WOW!! That is wonderful! Maybe I should check it out I doubt my

husband would be willing to learn though.

Well, the boys

> insisted that they get a chance to try too. My 11 year old seems

to be a

> natural. He has promised to practice with me in the mornings.

Cool! Then when he grows up he will not only have fond memories of

dancing with his mom he will also be able to waltz!

Well, dh and

> I both worked up a sweat, but we also learned the basic box step

and how to

> turn with it. It was so much fun! We laughed at our awkwardness

and felt

> all gooey and romantic when we finally got it right.

Romantic?! You mean romance still exists after kids? LOL....

Actually my husband has gotten a little better, after years and YEARS

of complaining about never EVER getting flowers from him, other then

when I had the girls, he has gotten me flowers for my last 2

birthday's so he is making an effort.

One thing I noticed

> when we were dancing. We decided to wear the same kind of shoes we

would

> wear if we went out dancing. Well, 41 lbs seems to have made a

difference

> in the fit of my shoes!

I am noticing this as well. I measured my foot when I was getting

the kids shoes and it said I am back in to a 12, but when I tried

them on they still were not comfortable. I am thinking maybe as my

weight goes down some more they might start to fit again. I grew up

wearing a 12, it wasn't until after the kids that my 12s stopped

fitting.

a

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> Romantic?! You mean romance still exists after kids? LOL....

My husband came very well trained! <G> He is actually the more romantic of the pair of us. We have been together 17 years and 4 kids and he still opens my car doors! He runs me a hot bath, when I have had a bad day. He occasionally orders in dinner and sets it up with candles. (On those nights if he can't find a sitter he gets the boys a movie they have been dying to see, and lets them eat in front of the TV. That is a treat for them, too) He rubs my back while I work at the computer, and he mops the kitchen floor! How romantic can you get?!? ;o)

The only real impediment to romance at my house is 8 months old, and screams to be nursed at the most inopportune times! <GBG>

Cherilyn

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I bet you will stay the same until you reach a certain point, then there will be a dramatic size change. I noticed that my belly and legs stayed exactly the same for the first 25 lbs then suddenly, there was a change so notable that I could see it myself. You will probably go from a 26 straight to a 22 or something like that. My belly is the thing I hate most! It has that whole overhanging flap thing going on. My VERY skinny friend was complaining about her c-section scar. It made her not look good in lingerie, she said. I kept thinking, gee my scar hasn't seen the light of day since it was made! Someday, when I put on lingerie and my scar is visible, I will just smile to myself and be glad. Then, I will call her to whine, just for the fun of it!

Cherilyn

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Oh the belly flap! Some goals for me are:

-have no overhang at the belly

-be able to get my ring off (It has been there since 1999)

-be able to grasp my heels while kneeling (my hips are too wide) so I can do

the rabbit pose

Kim

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>I bet you will stay the same until you reach a certain point, then there

>will be a dramatic size change. I noticed that my belly and legs stayed

>exactly the same for the first 25 lbs then suddenly, there was a change so

>notable that I could see it myself. You will probably go from a 26

>straight

>to a 22 or something like that. My belly is the thing I hate most! It has

>that whole overhanging flap thing going on. My VERY skinny friend was

>complaining about her c-section scar. It made her not look good in

>lingerie, she said. I kept thinking, gee my scar hasn't seen the light of

>day since it was made! Someday, when I put on lingerie and my scar is

>visible, I will just smile to myself and be glad. Then, I will call her to

>whine, just for the fun of it!

>

>Cherilyn

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> >

> > I've had people tell me that I must be lying about my weight loss

> or about

> > not changing sizes, because *everyone* knows that for every 5 pound

> loss you

> > automatically go down a size. ARGH!

>

> LOL.... and Santa is real too! I have basically been in the same

> size no matter what my weight. I am still wearing the same clothes I

> was wearing when I was 427 as I am now at (waiting until friday) less

> then I was last Friday at 379.5. That's almost 50lbs difference.

> The only difference in my clothes is how they fit, some are not as

> tight, some are the same. The only time I was in a smaller size was

> when I was doing Optifast in 1990 and I dropped 40lbs to 330lbs then

> I was able to squeeze into a smaller size, but it didn't last long.

>

> a

>

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>

>

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> Hey guys I have lost 68 pounds and have only down from a size 20 to

a size 16.

> sheri

That is WONDERFUL Sheri! Keep up the great work! I'm sure you will

be into a 14 before long!

a

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Congrats!!! That is great Sheri. You are an inspiration to me !

(who is having way too much fun with this mail thing)

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AWESOME!!!! I fantasize about being a size 16 again.

Ann

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> Hey guys I have lost 68 pounds and have only down from a size 20 to a size

16.

> sheri

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Way to go!!!!!!

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I made my August goal today!!!! I really needed that. My plateau broke and

I am at 230! I am so excited, perhaps I will be kissing the 230's goodbye

soon and welcoming the 220's.

Thanks, for all the prayers, ladies. I really appreciate having you to

come to.

Cherilyn

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> I made my August goal today!!!!

WOOOOHOOO!!!!! Congrats!!!!

I really needed that. My plateau broke and

> I am at 230! I am so excited, perhaps I will be kissing the 230's

goodbye

> soon and welcoming the 220's.

Take that *perhaps* outta there woman! You can do it!!

a

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Congrats. Things are looking up for you and I still have you and yours in

my thoughts and prayers.

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WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!! Great news!

Kim

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>Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 11:57:10 -0500

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>I made my August goal today!!!! I really needed that. My plateau broke

>and

>I am at 230! I am so excited, perhaps I will be kissing the 230's goodbye

>soon and welcoming the 220's.

> Thanks, for all the prayers, ladies. I really appreciate having you to

>come to.

>Cherilyn

>

>

>

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you go girl.

NH

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> Drum roll please.......... I lost 6 pounds this week.

Happy Dance for you!!

Whew. I was only> hungry a couple of times and I didn't really crave anything.

No cravings? Then why the Honey Nut Cheerio bars instead of a piece of cheese?

>I'll> have similar menus this week and see how it goes.

Now *that* looks delicious! I haven't had French toast in ages except for the frozen - it's just too much trouble.

>get my stuff together for the girl scout meeting.

Have a safe trip!

Sue in NJ

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Ann

>Drum roll please.......... I lost 6 pounds this week.

Congrats to you...here is a rose...

Have a great day,

220/217/120ish

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Oops. Sorry about that. I meant to send that to my other list. I'm on a

list that has been together for over 7 years. We were all pregnant with

kids due in Oct. 96 at the time. We still have about 75 members. We have

some sublists, one of which is a fitness list. Most of those ladies snivel

about needing to lose 20 pounds so I'm very glad I have you all that I can

relate to more.

Ann

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From: " Sue in NJ " <susang@...>

Sue, you're going to make me go blind with the green text on the green

background.

> No cravings? Then why the Honey Nut Cheerio bars instead of a piece of

cheese?

That was more of an impulse than a craving. If they hadn't been sitting on

the counter I wouldn't have thought " gosh, I'm going to run to the store for

honey nut cheerio bars. " When I was out driving around by myself it

was like " wow, I'm not sucking down a chocolate shake or scarfing a

whopper. " I'm definately an eat in private kind of person. I keep the

Quaker oatmeal bars with fruit filling on hand for the kids. I won't eat

those.

>Now *that* looks delicious! I haven't had French toast in ages except for

the frozen - it's just too much trouble.

It was delicious and very satisfying. I'm going to go make some now. I've

been making eggs most mornings so soaking some bread in the egg isn't any

more trouble.

Ann

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Fantastic! You've lost 45 pounds. That's awesome. Do you have a 50 pound

reward in mind?

Ann

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> thanks to you guys (fear of hanging from that wagon lol) I lost 6 pounds

last week after gaining and slacking for the prior 2 weeks - so here goes

>

> start 330

> CW 285