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thank you so much. when favoredone sent me flowers, i felt sooooo loved and cried. it meant so much to me. you have no idea! shes asister for life!!!! it truly does feel amazing to live! and be happy! as far as the pics, its an app in my phone called pic stitch!

aw thank you! that made me tear.

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great question. well first let me say that a year ago at this time, i was OBSESSED with this site & OBSESSED with youtube videos and watching the people lose weight with each video. i loved it. i invested 1,000s of hours doing research and reading about everyones journey. well as far as differences go.. pre-op: i was big. i couldnt stand for long periods of time. my neck, back, legs & feet would always hurt. walking was hard. i NEVER wanted to go out in fear that i would run into someone from my smaller days. fashion wise, i only wore stretchies or sweats. if my boyfriend asked me to wear jeans, it wouldve been equivalent to dressing up to go to a wedding! SERIOUSLY! it was so uncomfortable. sitting was uncomfortable because my fat would be compressed into one big ball. my gut would sit on my lap & it was just bad. i was trapped. i only wore black. i could barely put on my socks (no exaggerating). i couldnt find clothes that fit me. my health was bad. i was being put on all these different meds. i was so limited!!!! i had long, beautiful thick hair but would never get it done because there was no point if i were only wearing sweats post op: i never wear sweats or stretchies! im in jeans all the time. i wore a dress for the 1st time since my 5th grade graduation. guys are always trying to talk to me and they compliment me while walking down the street. i found confidence that i didnt have for years! i fit regular sized clothes. i no longer feel pain and i could walk if i wanted to! not just because i have to. i barely ever wear black! i take pictures for show, not just to see how bad i look or to save as a "before pic". lol. i take less meds but more vitamins and stuff which i dont mind since they are to keep me nice and healthy. thanks to surgery, i am no longer addicted to food. i can eat a small amount of something and i am fine! i havent drank soda in over 7 months & i have no desire to. im so much nicer and bubbly now! but as far as cons, i lost 6/8 of my hair & have lost length. its very depressing. my breast are still big but are not as perky which is also depressing. thats really it. i feel free. i feel like the shackles have been released. i feel like a normal person where as before, i felt judged. funny thing is, i look in the mirror and see the same person. i never viewed myself as how big i was. i looked in the mirror & saw the figure i have now. its only when i take pictures & put it side by side of a before pic that i see the difference! but thats really it.

aw thank you so much lissa!

i cant wait to meet my 100 mark! itll be unbelievable!

its sooo funny you mentioned the colors!!! its so true! sooo soo sooo true! i barely ever wear black now! it even goes with the decor in my bedroom. i redecorated my room & painted & all. the walls are a caramel/peanut butter color with brown decor. i never felt confident enough to be the girly girl that i am. im DESPERATELY dying to paint my room hot pink now! i felt so trapped in my body & my insecurities! now i feel alive & sexy & happy! thank you for your comment i cant wait for you to join the losers bench as well.

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i think you have to add me as a friend & then go to my profile & click gallery.

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i threw up bile 2x within a 2week period. i was sent for 2nd swallow test & it showed a leak

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i know i answered u via private message but ill answer publicly for the world to see. i ABSOLUTELY would NOT do this again if i had to. there are many pros to being sleeved in my book and very little cons BUT the cons by far out weigh the pros. to have this surgery again and go thru what i went thru or even risk going thru it, no way! i never felt so sick and so depressed in my life. my mind and my life stopped for the total 4wks with the stent in and the week before the stent was put in. i literally couldnt think! i was so sick and it was so friggin bad. i took pain meds as often as possible so i could sleep and wouldnt deal with the reality of what was happening to me! it got to a point where the pain meds no longer put me to sleep & i would contemplate doubling a dose to knock out but i feared never waking up again, although i wouldnt have minded it at that point! depression was quickly taking over! QUICKLY!!! ill never forget laying in bed one day feeling so sick and just so depressed and down and i literally started screaming to god as if i needed him to hear me and take me seriously and speaking low or thinking me thoughts werent good enough. i began begging him to heal me! i wanted to ask him to take me with him but i feared he really would. im not a super religious person. it felt like someone else was controlling my mouth & mind because it was super random! anyway, what i went through was horrible. i was near death. drs used the words fatal too often for my liking. i didnt eat the entire month & i knew i was at the hospital too much when all the nurses knew me and remember me when they see me! but im blessed now. i feel great. i look great. im down 97lbs in less than 7months. im 11lbs away from my short goal & 26 from my long term goal. the last time i weighed this much, i was 12. ill be 24 in august.

UPDATE: as of today, i weigh 176lbs. im down a total of 97lbs. im 11lbs from my short term goal & 26lbs from my long term goal. i think my hair is starting to grow. im not 100% sure but i feel like it does look a little darker on my edges!

hello!!! i am doing great. as of today, i weigh 176lbs. im down a total of 97lbs. im 11lbs from my short term goal & 26lbs from my long term goal.

i have 6wks to lose 12lbs. hopefully starting monday, i will be hitting the gym and i will be working hard to lose these 12+ lbs. i am 27lbs away from my longterm goal and im almost 7months post op.

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omg! i weighed myself this morning & im 2lbs down since yesterday! a total of 96lbs down & only 12lbs from my short term goal & 32lbs from my long term goal. ????

i weighed myself this morning! im 179! finally out of the 180s. im 14lbs away from my short term goal. i have 47 days to lose tho 14lbs. i have yet to step foot in a gym but i need to and will be doing so very soon!

aw im sorry!!! i pray all is well on ur end!

thank u so much!!