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I had Lap-band to RYN surgery on October 4, 2016 at 292lbs. This week I weighed in at 200lbs.
Down 92lbs!

I'm waiting at T-Mobile......where out of nowhere this BPal came up!
Wow! Congratulations! Sweetie! Thank you for sharing! I need pals!
Congratulations

Whoop hoop so much Awesomeness!!

Congratulations

You're a rockstar and you look absolutely stunning! It brings me soo much joy to see success and happiness on the face of other bariatric buddies. Truly an inspiration!

Wow, you look great.
My wife had her sleeve a month ago.
She is transforming right before my eyes.
I go for my preop appointment tomorrow morning.
Hoping to schedule surgery for September 1st.

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Today a stranger called me skinny... Sitting in a doctor's office a woman I used to be comparable in size to asked me to trade seats with her because I had (out of old habit) sat down in a bigger chair without arms and the only seat left was a smaller chair with arms.
She walked over and blushingly embarrassed and asked if I would mind moving over to the other seat so she could sit down too. I smiled politely and told her of course. She joked that some chairs were for skinny people like me and some were for fat people like her.
I felt the hurt in what she said. I remembered it, I knew the bitter taste of those words.
I moved that armed chair closer to the unarmed chair and told her a year ago I would have needed that bigger chair. I told her I understood and that I was sorry I was thoughtless enough to even require her to ask me to trade in the first place.
We talked for a while. I told her about my RNY bypass and how in 11 months I was down 120lbs. I lost a person. I told her that in my head I still look for the bigger seats because that person from a year ago still lives in my head. I only see a real difference in pictures. The biggest change I made for myself because of that realization was to take lots of pictures. Everyday I show myself the progress I have made because I can't see it in the mirror that clearly. I showed her my pictures and she was amazed. We discussed my before and current stats including weights and measurements.
I made a friend today. She called me skinny and it felt foreign and bizarre but we touched each other's lives and found a common bond.

Well done and Congratulations!!

That is an incredible change in a short amount of time, congratulations and keep up the good work!

I was 451 pounds before I had my surgery in September. Got on the scale today and saw the number 299! I know this is not a big deal for some people, 299 is higher than a lot of your starting weights before surgery, but this is a MASSIVE ACHIEVEMENT for me. I haven't seen a number lower than 300 on the scale since I was sixteen years old. So, yeah, I still have a ways to go, but I am so happy with this decision. I look better, I feel incredible, and I will never go back to being the self destructive girl slowly killing herself with food that I was a year ago.
Starting weight: 451 lbs
Current weight: 299 lbs
Starting BMI: 68
Current BMI: 45
Starting shirt size: XXXXXL
Current shirt size: XL
Starting jean size: 34
Current jean size: 20

Hi, I had a revision from GVB to RNY on June 6/16/17


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HW-220
Pre-op 194.3
RNY
SD June 16th 2017
CW-172
GW-140
HT 5' 3"
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"You may see me struggle but you will never see me quit"

Hi my surgery was 6/12/17

Hi Raychel! I'm Julie and had my bypass on 6/13 as well. It was a good day, wasn't it?!

Yes, let's share experiences and stories!

HW 255
SW 243
CW 218


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Hi my name is Raychel and I am new to this group. I had the bypass done on June 13th and I was wondering if anybody else had it done around the same time, so we could share our experiences and stories together.
HW-320
SW-293
CW-267
 
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Wow! Awesome

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Thanks everyone [emoji16][emoji106]

I am 13 months out ...I try to at least get 75g of Protein a day...my calories usually average around 1300...some days a little less some a little more....I don't eat bread and stay away from breaded fried food. My Breakfast is always a Premier Protein shake. I just recently joined a gym about a month ago...I walked quite a bit last summer but didn't do a whole lot this past winter [emoji1304]

amazing ...you should be proud!!

Look at you!!!!!! Awesome

Wow! You don't even look like the same person! Fabulous job! So tell us who are trying to los this much how you did it- what was your plan like?

Awesome job!

I started my journey in Oct 2015 at 324lbs and as of today I'm 197! I'm happier then I've ever been...I'd like to lose another 25-30lbs but if I don't I'm ok with that!

Yes, everything tastes gross. Hoping it goes away soon

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I had that awful feeling on my tongue too and found out it wasn't thrush but because the body is in ketosis...it's has eased up a bit with brushing and mouthwash but it kind of makes everything taste yuck doesn't it..