Re: Observations - and 100 lb mark!!

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Well, congrats, Kris! I can't tell you how jealous I am!! lol :-)

Well done!!

I'd be excited too!.. I am excited for you, WOW!

Staci

> I have an announcement. I can fit in regular clothes

> now!!!!! I don’t always have to shop in the plus size

> anymore!!! I’m a size 18/20 but can get away with XL a lot

> of the times. I met my mom in Vegas this weekend and she

> couldn’t believe how good I looked. We went shopping for a

> present for her sister in the shops at The Venetian and

> when we passed the Banana Republic, I said “Let’s go

> inside, I just want to see if I can fit into anything here

> yet.” I did!!! I can wear XL shirts there! So my mom

> bought me a tank and a sweater for my bday. The bottoms

> only go to 16 regular so it will be a month or two before I

> can wear those. But by the end of the summer, my wardrobe

> possibilities will be endless! I can’t tell you how

> excited I am about it. I’ve never ever been able to shop

> at those places before. I’ll be a shop-a-holic before

> long.

>

> The really funny thing was that I had the hardest time

> finding XLs in the store. All the bigger sizes were gone.

> I always think of teeny tiny women when I think of those

> stores but they get a fair amount of average people in

> there because the tiny sizes were the only ones left on the

> shelves. That really made me laugh.

>

> I’ve lose 98.5 lbs so far, my 6-month anniversary is July

> 8th and I think I’ll make the 100 lb mark by then. My

> follow-up with my doc is today so I’m curious to see what

> my “official” weight will be. I’m not sure how accurate

> the home scale is anymore, but I think it’s still pretty

> right on.

>

> I also received a list from my doc last week. It’s a lot

> of medications GB patients should take because they could

> cause ulcers. Aleve, Motrin, and Anaprox/Naproxen are on

> the list. I took Aleve last month for cramps and had

> horrible pain in my chest and I thought it felt like an

> ulcer. Sure enough, that’s what it was. So I’ll have to

> get a recommendation or prescription today b/c I need

> something for my monthly cramps, they get really bad.

> Luckily, I didn’t take any more so my body seems to have

> repaired itself just fine, no more pain.

>

> Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend!

>

> Kris

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