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Good morning everybody,

Well, hubby got a job with Dell Computers in Austin, Texas. He's

already there and the kids and I will follow him in the summer.

Lucky me, I get to renovate the house, pack it up and find renters.

What a chore! We have boxes still unpacked from when we moved here

from Japan 10 years ago! We have NEVER been able to get our car into

our double garage. Sigh...I'll just take it bit by bit.

I'm at 5'10 " , 210 now, down from 370. I lost 19 pounds last year.

Since I've been basically stable for the past 6 mos., my surgeon says

it's time to go ahead with plastics. I had thought originally that I

would be less than this, but I eat well and exercise 4-5 times a week

at the gym, and to be honest, this is about the level I think I can

sustain comfortably for the rest of my life. Anything more and I

would have to become compulsive.

So, it looks like either Feb 12 or 19 for a lower body lift. This

includes lipo in the mons and on my tailbone. Hold your

breath...$20k surgeon's fee alone. Later another $10k will get me an

upper body lift including upper rib cage, breasts and arms.

My surgeon is EXPENSIVE!! He also specializes in this area (wls) and

is one of the top 3 in the US. So I guess you get what you pay for.

He's never had a malpractice suit or death, and with two small kids,

hey, what's an extra $10k?

It's going to be weird moving to a new place with a new body. Nobody

there will have ever known me as being fat (except for one couple we

know from before). I guess I'll be expected to act normal!! No

barrage of compliments, words of coaching and encouragement. I think

I've gotten used to dressing in new, smaller clothes, going out and

having people notice. I wonder how my vain ego will hold up when I'm

just the average Joe. I've become accustomed to adoration!!LOL! I

guess I'll have to work on developing mu personality!

Have a great day everyone.

Smiles,

Vicki