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So happy to hear you enjoy visiting India! Pune is a great place. I dont live there but I have visited friends who live there. I live in the south Chennai where it is always HOT as hell LOL. I love Pune's weather! I see you were sleeved recently. How is it going? Hope you have recovered nicely and doing good with the weight loss! All the best!

Hi! Sorry I was on a long vacation and travelled to my hometown - so I didnt have internet connection. Congrats on your weight loss so far. I know it is very frustrating when we hit a stall, but I've grown to take it in stride. I reached my surgeon's goal of 75 kgs (165 lbs) last month. But my goal is 60kgs (130ish lbs). I dont think I'll be able to reach it any time soon LOL. I'm at 73 kgs (160.5 lbs) right now and I think if I try a bit harder I may make it to 69 kgs (152 lbs) by my surgiversary on Jan 11, 2013. After that, I'm going to go a little bit easy on myself. I'm craving potatoes and I have had only like a couple of bites in this whole 11 months. That is my trigger food and I've done well to stay away from it. But I want to reward myself with a steak and mashed potatoes on my surgiversary! And feel free to PM me with any questions you have!

Congrats! You look awesome! Thanks for sharing the pics. Doesnt look like you have any loose skin - if its true, you are soooooo lucky!

Awesome! Congrats! All the best to reach your goal soon!

LOL Super cool Sprint Queen! Awesome NSV!

LOL true! But the hairfall creeped me out and I had to take Biotin to stop becoming bald or something...

On the contrary, its getting worse for me! I think the biotin is hitting entirely the wrong targets! LOL But its not too bad - I just have a teeny tiny bit of hair on my upper lip that I have started to get rid of every month.

Awesome! I know it feels amazing! You are doing a great job - Congrats! I just crossed that milestone recently and haven't stopped the happy dance yet! LOL

So true! I practically squealed when I realized I could see my collar bone. Then a week later when I had my doctor's appointment, I told him that and he laughed so hard! I consider that to be my best NSV till date! You look awesome!

Mina - thanks for the response! You are absolutely right. I need to up the amount of physical activities in my daily routine. I burned off calories like crazy in the first couple of months. I didnt even do much in terms of workout at that time. Just walking 5 miles a day. Last month I started doing zumba on weekends. So much fun! But I know I havent been as commited to my workout regimen as I should be. I guess that's gotta change if I hope to lose atleast 4 lbs a month going forward! I've reached my surgeon's goal of 165. My first goal is 150. I hope I get there within my surgiversary!

Hi there! I live in Chennai and I'm 10 months post-op. How are you guys doing? Wish you all success in your weight loss journey!

O/ \O High-five! That is awesome! I'm between a 14 and 16. Can't wait to be below 12!

Thank you very much for sharing this. You look great! I'm very happy for your successful weight loss and maintenance. Keep up the good work!

You look fabulous! Congrats! Great inspiration!

Awesome! Congrats on your weight loss so far and all the best to reach your goals! Love your smile!

Congrats! I remember how awesome it felt to reach onederland! You must be doing the happy dance right now

Hi all, Who's the newest member of the Century Club? ME!!! My ticker is set to show my starting weight as 261.8 - but that was actually my surgery weight. My pre-op diet started when I weighed 272. So as of Oct 5th, I broke the 100lb mark and have entered the century club! This is such a wonderful feeling! That it did not happen overnight (as I dreamed it would, at the beginning of this journey), and I had to work hard to shed each of those 100lbs make me feel so proud. For the first time, I feel like I've earned all the WOWs that I hear from friends and family! Every icky drop of Protein shake that I have consumed in the last few months is so worth it LOL My next short-term goal is to be under 163 lbs -- which will put me at 74 kgs -- that will be a 50kg lost in total! I'm looking forward for that day, coz I think I may finally get the courage to post my before/after pics on that day! So excited! So yeah -- just wanted to share this happy news with my sleeve family and wish all of you the best of luck in this journey! See you all soon with another SV post!!!!

Thank you all for your wishes and encouraging words!!

Sorry - not a pre-op dieter - but just wanted to hop in and say best of luck to you! Hope you have a safe surgery and speedy recovery! My pre op diet was also Optifast. I know its hard to stick to it sometimes - but dont give up on it - it does wonders! LOL

My friend and I work in the same office. I and her boss were introduced last year and though we dont move in the same circles (he is a VP), we do chat with each other when we meet in the cafeteria and such. Today, my friend stopped by my desk and told me that he spoke to her about my weight loss. She said that he was very impressed and wanted to congratulate me but was worried if it was okay for him to talk to me about that. He had asked her opinion about whether I would be okay receiving that compliment. I told her I LOVED hearing any and every compliment that came my way LOL So yeah, many notice the weight loss but are reluctant to comment on it fearing that it would be taken in a wrong sense - especially with women, for some reason.

Congrats on your weight loss so far! Loved reading this -- your positive energy is contagious Thanks for sharing your story and all the best!

Wow! You look great! Congrats on your success!

Awesome! I'm so happy for you! You look fab! I love reading goal posts and dreaming of the day when I would be blessed to make one of my own!

That is AWESOME! So inspirational! Thanks for sharing this!

Congrats! Have a safe surgery and speedy recovery! And congrats to your wife too! 32lbs = great job!