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- I Did It!
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Lets Get Everyone Yo Do A Weigh In!
Highest: 240 At surgery(10/10/11): 226 Current: 138 Total loss of 102lbs. I'm only 3lbs away from my goal!
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Any Shorties?
I'm 5'2 and pre-surgery I was 240lbs. I'm now 8 months post-op and down 92lbs. Only 13lbs to my goal!
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Honesty Vs. Lying About The Surgery
I told my immediate family, a few of my friends and a few people at work. The reason I wasn't open about it was due to all the stories everyone wants to tell you about how they know someone who had the surgery and this or that happened. I didn't want to hear that for the rest of my life. Now when people ask I just tell them I lost the weight by portion control and exercise. It may be a little white lie but it's one to keep my sanity.
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Before and After pics
Per surgery pic was Sept 2011 and the post surgery pic was June 2012
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- Soooo Close!
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Gurgles
I'm 4 months out and still gurgle. It happens with certain foods or if I eat too fast. I was embarrassed by it at first, but now I just make jokes about it when it happens.
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Getting In All Your Liquids?
I'm 4 months out and still struggling to get all my liquids in. I'm lucky if I get in 32oz a day. I just don't drink a lot, I never have.
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Jeans
I just purchased my goal jeans last week. They are L.A.M.B. skinny jeans in a size 10.
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How Different We Really Are
I'm 5'3 and started my journey at 240lbs. At surgery I was 226lbs in size 24 pants and 1X tops. I'm almost 4 months post-op and weigh 184 and am in size 16 pants and large tops.
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Exericise Or No Exercise
I have a love/hate relationship with exercise. Pre-op there were months I was religious about it then I'd slack off for months. When my Dr suggested I start some form of exercise before surgery I tried going back to the gym but I was too heavy and it was killing my knees. So I avoided excercise until about 2 months post-op. I still hate the gym but after losing 50lbs I'm having a much easier time exercising. Plus I lose faster when I go to the gym so it's great motivation.
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So What Is Your Resolution?
Start using my Kinect Fitness game 3 mornings a week and hit the weights at the gym afterwork to tone up.
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I Had My Gastric Sleeve Surgery On _____, And So Far Have Lost _____.
Had surgery on 10/10/11 and I am down 45lbs as of this morning.
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How many people have you've told about your sleeve?
I told a few friends, immediate family & a few of my co-workers. Basically people I felt needed to know and I knew would keep the information to themselves.
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Dull pain below left shoulder
I'm 11 days post-op and I have the shoulder pain. It went away around day 5 and then it came back around day 8. I notice when I walk or stand up the pain is less but when I sit or lay down the pain increases. The hypocondriact in me says I have a leak but the rational side says it could be gas or possible muscle damage from surgery. I guess I'll wait it out and see what happens.