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bikipatra · by **bikipatra** » March 11th, 2007, 2:43 am

I am so excited! Hope it is a magical sleep! Your loss so far had been amazing in itself.

Diana · by **Diana** » March 11th, 2007, 9:17 am

Thanks, Biki!!

I MADE IT!!! 202.6 for a loss to date of 100.1!!!

Karli · by **Karli** » March 11th, 2007, 9:20 am

DI, I am ridiculously excited for you !! Many congrats, you are doing it, you are doing it, you are doing it !!

Onderland is just on the horizon

Cheers,
Karli

bikipatra · by **bikipatra** » March 11th, 2007, 12:08 pm

Congrats! I just knew you could do it!

Sojourner · by **Sojourner** » March 11th, 2007, 1:07 pm

Congratulations, Lady Di!!!!!!
That's an awesome milestone...you're just gonna' sail right into Onederland!
WooHoo WooHoo WooHoo!!!!!!!

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MerryMary · by **MerryMary** » March 11th, 2007, 1:10 pm

WTG Di!

Mary

Tawanda · by **Tawanda** » March 11th, 2007, 1:58 pm

Congratulations!!!!!!!

Diana · by **Diana** » March 11th, 2007, 6:59 pm

Thanks so much, all!!

For those of you who wander through here and puruse my random dribble, I appreciate your encouragement!! Forgive me for not reciprocating by visiting and responding to your journals. As I've mentioned, previously, I'm dyslexic -- not that I can't read, I read just fine, thank you. But it takes me about 4 times longer than the average bear.

So, again, thank you for making the effort to visit and finding occassion to respond. It means a tremendous amount, truly.

Diana · by **Diana** » March 13th, 2007, 10:49 pm

This thinnin' stuff is mindblowing.

I've got a necklace Mike gave me YEARS ago, a pearl pendant with matching earrings, and it hangs halfway down my sternum now. Dress shoes (read anything with a heel) -- I can wear them without feeling like someone's driving a spike right through my heel.

I'm in a size 16. Half my numerical size. It's obviously larger than it was last time I was here. I think I was 180 and in a size 18 last time. And I certainly don't remember all this fluff around the middle then.

We just got our proofs from two portrait sittings -- one at school and a more professional one for the church directory. Forgive my vanity, but, dang, I never thought I'd look like this! And I'm not even done! (Mike will post them, no doubt, when they come in.) At one point, I was looking at the proofs and thinking, "Is that really me? Do I really look like that?" Of course, the weight loss aside, a lot of it is directly due to SharonR's influence -- the hair, the make up, wow do they make a difference.

Dede wrote a long time ago about how people began to see her as more capable when she lost the weight. I don't know if it's the confidence (I'm sure some of it is), or the fact that I'm not walking around with a migraine more than every other day (definitely, I'm sure) or the impression of someone's abilities based on their size/appearance (perhaps), but EVERYONE seems to respond differently. It's like suddenly I've been gifted a pocketful of credibility tokens.

I've mentioned before, though, that I feel like I'm back. And those at school who didn't know me previously have mentioned they can't believe the changes in my energy and personality. But it's hard to remember that what little I was able to project due to my size and my nearly constant pain didn't at all match my internal capacity.

And change is a funny thing. The present is a funny thing in that process. It seems to be anmesia-producing. Sometimes I look in the mirror and think that I don't look much different. But then I have to go to a meeting and my old pals don't recognize me. (I love Brian's NSV about his client!)

It starts me thinking -- how do we know someone: their voice, their reputation, their preferences, their charisma and energy, the cadence in their stride, and, yes, the visual imprint. And here's the thing. I don't think my voice has changed, but everything from preferences on has, which seems to be having an influence on my reputation -- at least as evidenced by the reactions of others. I'm in the process of becoming.

Dayna chose the butterfly as her symbol when she started TSFL. It strikes me as uber-appropriate.

Serendipity · by **Serendipity** » March 14th, 2007, 3:55 am

Amnesia. You're right, Di. I have a very hard time remembering being that person. The memory is fading away. I have had many of the same feelings you describe, but now I can add that when I see a picture of my old self, I can't believe I was her. The me now seems right to me.

Lizabette · by **Lizabette** » March 14th, 2007, 7:14 am

DI, I am 'sneaking' this picture in on your journal 'cause I felt like it! Well, because it is not really me any more. NO WAY!
It was taken at a grandson's wedding, and really I was trying to look as nice as I could. At the time I think I thought I looked pretty good.
It's a good thing that we don't know how other people see us, or else we would never come out of hiding.
As JO said, memory fades... Thank God!

Can't wait to see your new pictures. I am so excited for the new you!

Mike · by **Mike** » March 14th, 2007, 8:29 am

And might I say, what a joy it is to have this beautiful woman hanging on to MY arm when we are out and about.

Diana · by **Diana** » March 17th, 2007, 10:17 am

Thanks, Jo and Liz. Wow, Liz! I can see the similarities, but it looks more like a relative, NOT our own gorgeous Silver Fox!

The sun's out. I think I want to plant flowers today. I haven't done that in a while and we definitely need some replacements around here!

I need some new size 16 pants, too. I have my one pair of mini-goal jeans (I'll post pics after we take them this morning). This is, after all, my anniversary! So, pics are definitely in order!

It's kind of funny-- I'm feeling so triumphant yet I AM where many folks START! I wonder what I'll feel like once I actually get the other 70ish pounds off.

Happy St. Patty's Day, all! I've got a recipe for mock corned beef and cabbage in the Lean Cuisine if you're interested. Posted it in January, I think.

Lizabette · by **Lizabette** » March 17th, 2007, 9:25 pm

Thanks for the nice compliment, DI.
Now we gotta see your new pics!
I got up to size 18-20 jeans and was thrilled to get to 16's. (8's-10's now)
(Being so short, I probably looked much larger!)
If you are in 16's now, when you reach goal, it will be more like 6's or less.
WOWZERS!
You'll float around like in a wonderful dream...and it will be a dream come true!
You're wedding pictures are beautiful, but when you and Mike get to goal,
I hope you will repeat your vows again all dressed up in a similar wedding gown and tux ...
and show them side by side.
It will blow us away!

Diana · by **Diana** » March 22nd, 2007, 9:50 pm

We're planning something largish, Liz! And some sort of yummy satin dress.

I found out something important today: Not all size 16s are created equal!! I think it's harder to fudge when you're in Omar the Tentmaker sizes like I was (size 30-32). I have a pair of size 16 jeans from Avenue that I'm SOO proud to fit in that I've claimed that as my size. Tonight, we were in Ross, and I picked up another pair of size 16 jeans, BUT DIDN'T TRY THEM ON. So, when I got home, I decided I'd better actually get into them.

I knew as soon as they hit the thighs - that telltale friction -- that it probably wasn't going to be pretty. Well, I got them UP to my waist, but I didn't exactly get them to go all the way AROUND it. Consequently, I have my new pair of goal jeans! And I'm now shooting for a Non-Omar size 16.

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