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To all you new sleevers! Just hang on follow the rules and walk. I'm two months out. I'm down 33 pounds. My presurgery weight was 204. This morning I'm 171. I feel better than I have in years. No more meds!! No more CPAP lots of energy. Just hang on you will get there! I have no regrets .

I would personally take things slow. Let her know what you desire UP FRONT. But the flip side is that you can't be mad if she finds someone else either. :-) Just a chance you got to take. Make sure you are making the right decision, and stick by it! Good luck!

The grass always looks greener on the other side. If your happy with the one your with, see were it leads. No rush take your time.

I think honesty is the only way to go. As long as she knows that you want to date others, she can make her own decision regarding whether she wants to continue seeing you. Just be sure you are not tossing aside the prize catch just to chase after a bunch of bait fish. LOL.

I am so sorry that you had to experience this. I as well had a very rough time. I was in fact determined that I was totally screwed. You have to remember why you decided to get this in the first place. I know it is rough right now, continue to pray and trust God, He LISTENS AND WILL ANSWER! He did not bring you this far to leave you! You will have a testimony....................Trouble dont last always. I will keep you in my prayers! I think you really need to give your self some healing time, and get some rest. Resting and staying hydrated seems like to most hardest things to do but try your best. Your body needs time to heal, and it sounds like you are a ginue pig...God knows that is how I felt! Keep the faith! You will not have buyers remorse after while!

Hopped on the scales this morning and it said 190 . Yaaaaahhhhoooooo )))

I have not had Starbucks in 3 months. I gave that up when I decided to get my sleeve.

Hello, Why do you feel obligated to tell her. I didnt tell mine before or after, neither any one I work with. I did not and still feel like it isnt any of there business. I took my vacation and had my surgery. When invited to lunch at unhealthy places, I opted out. I did not want to leave room for people to talk about me, in the event that the weight did not come off as quick as THEY thought. Do what works for you, but dont feel obligated to tell them your business.
Good Luck!

Hello, Why do you feel obligated to tell her. I didnt tell mine before or after, neither any one I work with. I did not and still feel like it isnt any of there business. I took my vacation and had my surgery. When invited to lunch at unhealthy places, I opted out. I did not want to leave room for people to talk about me, in the event that the weight did not come off as quick as THEY thought. Do what works for you, but dont feel obligated to tell them your business.
Good Luck!

Hello, Why do you feel obligated to tell her. I didnt tell mine before or after, neither any one I work with. I did not and still feel like it isnt any of there business. I took my vacation and had my surgery. When invited to lunch at unhealthy places, I opted out. I did not want to leave room for people to talk about me, in the event that the weight did not come off as quick as THEY thought. Do what works for you, but dont feel obligated to tell them your business.
Good Luck!

This is about you....This surgery will enable you to become more healthy. Stay strong, you have your sister, and you have us here. Inbox me if you would like to talk. Pray and you will be just fine! Stay encouraged in the Lord..

This is about you....This surgery will enable you to become more healthy. Stay strong, you have your sister, and you have us here. Inbox me if you would like to talk. Pray and you will be just fine! Stay encouraged in the Lord..

. I dont know... I think some people might have noticed and not said anything but not many. At about 70 or 80 lbs lost I finally took some photos, I think they are on my profile. I thought people must be blind if they couldnt see the loss. Hell, even I could see it. Sometime when you are big... People just see you as big. Now one or two people a day say something about my loss. It is nice to have it acknowledged but it is also a little awkward. :-). I guess I am never happy! It is also hard after a certain amount lost to own up to the amount. Yea... I lost 110 lbs but I am still pretty darn plump. I know people knew that I was fat... Maybe they didnt realize just how fat I was. All i can say is that I am happy to have theese kind of issues!

In the "bigger" sizes, there is more of a spread differiential. I NEVER knew this ... until I hit the smaller sizes. I could be 50 to 60 lbs heavier and go from 16 to 18 or vice versa. It's like 5 lbs difference from a 6 to an 8 (not that I'm there... YET! smiles). I probably have record of my measurements and weights, but IDK off the top of my head.
The best advice that I can give you is... stay focused. Make sure you log and exercise and get your Water and Protein... it'll come off!
Best of luck to you always! xx

You never really know but sometimes it's very hard for people to give honest compliments because they aren't truly happy with themselves and there for can't give you what they don't have.... Trust me, even a twenty pound loss most normal people can notice ....
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Larger sizes have more room between each size. You will get there eventually! I am 5'5 284.6 and still in a 24/26 depending on the cut of the pants. It just will take some time.

That's what's kind of annoying me now! I want people to say that I've lost weight NOT that my hair looks great! Do you think they notice earlier and are just afraid to say something!

Think about it like a stone wall with 275 rocks. Take away 50 rocks, you see a difference but not that much. A little here, a little there, down to 170 rocks, take away 10 you notice it more. It definitely took a large drop to notice a difference. I could wear my size 20/22 stuff well into when I could fit into an 18. Then it just drops, drops, drops! I'd go buy stuff and just two weeks later have to exchange it for another size. People noticed at 200, but just since hitting 160 I've been getting the "Holy Cow! WOW!" responses.
Here were my stats:
270 - size 22
235 - size 20
215 - size 18
200 - size 16
188 - size 14
176 - size 12
168 - size 10
159 - can fit into size 8, but still most comfortable in 10

I'm right at 239/240 right now and I'm losing sizes even though I'm not losing big chunks of weight. For me, I think it's due to exercise. Take your measurements. They are a much more accurate guide than the scale.

I was a 22/24 and it took just about 50 lbs to get to a smaller size. Now it is about 20 - 25 lbs to go down another size. Ohh... And it took about 70 lbs for anyone to notice (outside of family) that I lost weight! Just hang on and it will happen!!