Re: s hopping was fun

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In a message dated 11/18/01 11:05:24 PM, duodenalswitch

writes:

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I haven't been this size since about age 13. When I realized I COULD

wear a 16 AND looked damn good in it I just about cried. I'd gone in

wearing my now routinely baggy clothes. When the sales lady saw me in

the first outfit she said " You've got a really nice waistline! " (with

great surprise - for both of us!)

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P: Congrats on your 'sweet 16'! I just went through this as well -- I

am still in a state of total shock! I got some great deals while in

Michigan. I even shared my story with one shopowner and she gave me an

additional 10 pct off! LOL

All the best,

lap ds with gallbladder removal

January 25, 2001

Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC

nine months post-op and still feelin' fabu

preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

now: 201 lbs/size sweet 16/large in normal clothing! Yahoo!

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Thanks, .

Today has been full of people doing double takes, realizing they do

know me or wondering where they know me from. It takes longer and

longer for me to get to my work station with so many people stopping

me. When I told someone I still have an additional 80-85 lbs to go to

get to my goal (160 lbs) they were flabbergasted. Most people think

I'm maybe 40 lbs overweight now. It's wonderful.

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> In a message dated 11/18/01 11:05:24 PM, duodenalswitch@y...

> writes:

>

> <<

> I haven't been this size since about age 13. When I realized I

COULD

> wear a 16 AND looked damn good in it I just about cried. I'd gone

in

> wearing my now routinely baggy clothes. When the sales lady saw me

in

> the first outfit she said " You've got a really nice waistline! "

(with

> great surprise - for both of us!)

>

> >>

>

> P: Congrats on your 'sweet 16'! I just went through this as

well -- I

> am still in a state of total shock! I got some great deals while

in

> Michigan. I even shared my story with one shopowner and she gave

me an

> additional 10 pct off! LOL

>

> All the best,

>

> lap ds with gallbladder removal

> January 25, 2001

> Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC

>

> nine months post-op and still feelin' fabu

>

> preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

> now: 201 lbs/size sweet 16/large in normal clothing! Yahoo!

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In a message dated 11/20/01 8:21:41 PM, duodenalswitch writes:

<< Today has been full of people doing double takes, realizing they do

know me or wondering where they know me from. It takes longer and

longer for me to get to my work station with so many people stopping

me. When I told someone I still have an additional 80-85 lbs to go to

get to my goal (160 lbs) they were flabbergasted. Most people think

I'm maybe 40 lbs overweight now. It's wonderful.

>>

MARY: Our experiences are parallel, man! My neighbors do NOT recognize me!

I've had grown Chinese men and women (not the most demonstrative people on

the earth) exclaim how thin and 'beautiful/pretty' I am now! Holy Cow! ROFL

I think you have something about the way we lose and I know it's been said

before -- that the scales don't accurately reflect the inches we lost, etc.

I don't remember when I was around 200 being a size 16 -- I think I was a 1x

or something! I have about 30-40 more lbs to go and hope I make it! It's

incredible! ENJOY!

Now, I'm finally looking in the Speigel catalog (I've always admired some of

their less vampy clothes -- especially the European collection)! Does anyone

know what their sizes run? A little on the small side, I assume (since this

has been the case with shoes I've ordered from the past). I noticed they

even offered some items in larger sizes -- 1-3x.

all the best,

lap ds with gallbladder removal

January 25, 2001

Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC

nine months post-op and still feelin' fabu

preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

now: 201 lbs/size sweet 16/large in normal people's clothing!