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congrats... the hard part for me was getting there ... because i was very scared ... but prayed about it and asked god for peace and he gave it to me my surgery was uneventful ... and i've had much success with my sleeve.. Dr Aceves and his team are awesome ... tell him shermichael says hi and thanks

Congrats All!!! i went to Dr Aceves... no pain no nausea and no regrets ... my surgery was july 30th and i'm all most 70 lbs down ... best decision i ever made ...my life hasn't been the same when i started this journey i was a size 3x and i'm almost 4 months out i'm wearing mostly larges... that's crazy... ... best of luck on your journey .. you can message me anytime for support...

be encouraged we all have had the feeling and yes it will pass. anti- acids TUMS were my best friend at the time... really help relieve the pain FAST... Pretty much every pain you feel in your neck, back, chest or side will be gas related in the first few weeks... (TUMS will help!!!!)

i decided not to share with everyone ... just my ex-husband and best friend ... no one else knows ... my decision - i hate being judged by others who have no idea what it was like for me trying on my own to lose all this weight i have tried everything and yes i would lose some weight but always gained it back plus... i don't mind working out, but i love my sleeve THANK GOD FOR RESTRICTION AND EXERCISE OR I WOULD STILL BE 247LBS. So you're not alone yes we are made to feel ashamed, because of people who judge so harshly... but i would do it again in a heart beat and not tell a soul... it's a personal choice- to tell or not to tell- your decision : )

wow!!! you look amazing ... congrats on the success.... you look great .....

Wow you look amazing, do you mind if I ask how old you are? I have a 21 year old daughter that I would love to have the procedure but she thinks it is just for older people.

yes lyn i'm 31 yrs old

thank you everyone for such encouraging words ... so thankful for this site

Amazing !!!

wow!!! great job hun ....

Don't forget about me..... I'm all in : )

SN - cutie pie

CW - 184

GW - 170

lbs to Christmas Goal - 14

3 months out and still going strong and feeling great... I've lost 62 pounds and here are my pics ... ( in just 3 short months still can't believe it)

LOVE my sleeve

1st pic was a couple of months before being sleeved

the rest are as of the Oct 30th

I don't have very many pre op pics ... i use to hide from the camera ... now they have to hide the camera from me ... I LOVE TAKING PICS NOW.. : )

congrATS ... must feel great ... : )

well for me in less than 3 months i've lost over 60lbs ....and I'm very pleased with that i do work out and I eat right... and I'm strictly by the book type person ... anyway so worth it to me and i was self pay dr aceves so worth every penny ... my excess body weight was 117 ... my beginning weight was 247 and this morning was 185 .. THAT"S 60lbs ... from size 3X to L or XL depending on the cut .. so loving my sleeve ( woo hoo i meet my Halloween goal) stay focused you'll do fine ... I know that everyone losses differently but i'm almost at 70lbs lost and i still have time to loss more weight ... hope this helps ...best of luck ....

I'm just beginning to explore the possibility of having VSL. The research I've read on-line says one can reasonably expect to lose up to 50-70% of their "overage" in the first year. For me, that would be roughly 70 lbs (which would DELIGHT me!).

Are your results meeting your expectations, seriously?

I would really be happy just to get to 180lbs (down from (260 lbs). I don't have to weight 160 lbs.... does that sound reasonable? Achievable?

Still can't believe it 185lbs ...YAY!!!

Still can't believe it 185lbs ...YAY!!!

ok, so i had dinner with my boyfriends sons (ages 14 and 16 both over 6 ft) ... i cooked for them and we sat down to dinner ... well at my man's house everything is over-sized the plates are huge and so i used a salad plate ( at my house i have 3oz bowls that i eat from ) ... so while eating, laughing, and talking... i was not paying attention to how much i was eating ( but his boys were ) and I had one bite too many and was so sick and miserable.... this is the first time that happened to me so I went to vomit in the bathroom .. well the boys not knowing i had wls called their dad and told him that i was bulimic ... They said that i had only had 3 small bites and chewed them forever then excused myself to vomit it up ... too funny ( oh ! the little one keep trying to give me something to drink when i was puking...he keep saying it would settle my tummy ... how cute : ) well need less to say i had to tell them about my wls ( especially when their dad came home and told me what they said) ... we all had one big laugh about it ... I have to admit it was pretty funny seeing from their perspective...

NO, I defiantly don't regret my sleeve ... I've lost over 60 lbs in less than 3 months and i feel great ... now yes i have went from a size 3x or so to now in between L and XL ( it was like every other week i was going down a size) All in LESS THAN 3 MONTHS!!! I LOVE MY SLEEVE... I was self pay with Dr Aceves and it was worth every penny ( no pain, no nausea, and no complaints : ) from me .....and i would do it again in a heart beat...)

i'm about 3 months out and i don't have the gurgling that use to have early on after i was first sleeved....

ok so for me when i was at the stage a very small amount of watered down prune juice everyday until i went did the job for me. almost 3 months out and i still do this from time to time ....hope this helps ....

awesome job!!!!! very inspiring thanks for posting....

thanks so much for sharing... congrats...and good luck on the rest of your journey...

you look amazing... keep up the great work...

i know stalls can be very difficult to deal with ... but someone mentioned the gym or working out ... i have noticed the more i workout the larger the weight loss is... i'm packing and moving ( so No GYM) and i can tell, the scale has barely moved . Have any of you added exercise yet ???

can you say amazing ... You look gorgeous babe .... not only did you turn the numbers on the scale back ... you also turn back the hands of time ...

i totally agree, it's a great feeling ... use to hide from the camera and now I'm front and center ...I'm so totally happy i was sleeved ... truly feel as if i have just began to live .... and enjoying every second....

Good for you, it is a great feeling.You have been through it lately, I am glad things are starting to look up for you. Keep up the good work and enjoy your new life.