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I am flying in the morning and I am so nervous I bought my own seatbelt extender! I flew a few months ago and there was no way I could buckle. 40 lbs down I am not sure. I carry the majority of my weight in my behind! Can't wait for the day when I won't have to worry about things like this

Whoop Whoop! I can't wait for that NSV after years of squeezing into seats with metal jabbing me everywhere. Isn't it funny how bathroom stalls seem to be bigger now?!

For the first time in 15 years I buckle the airplane buckle ..no extender needed and actual put tue arm rests down!!!! Thank you sleeve!!!!

For the first time in 15 years I buckle the airplane buckle ..no extender needed and actual put tue arm rests down!!!! Thank you sleeve!!!!

For the first time in 15 years I buckle the airplane buckle ..no extender needed and actual put tue arm rests down!!!! Thank you sleeve!!!!

LoL Dooter! I wouldn't even go to the airplane bathroom when I used to could go to the airplane bathroom! LMAO!

Heyyyyyyuuu, I wore a two pieces swimsuit and show off that bod on fb, yeah baby

That's wonderful. Congratulations!!!

Awesome for you. A lot of people just don't realize how important simple things like that are to people who can't do it.

Whoo hoo!! That's wonderful! I'll be on a plane at the end of July. Looking forward to that feeling!

I dream about that day! CONGRATS!!!!!!!

For the first time in 15 years I buckle the airplane buckle ..no extender needed and actual put tue arm rests down!!!! Thank you sleeve!!!!

For the first time in 15 years I buckle the airplane buckle ..no extender needed and actual put tue arm rests down!!!! Thank you sleeve!!!!

Ok I am out with my family..and I fit in the booth at Rafferty's with room to spare..see the picture!!! I have never been comfortable in a booth at Rafferty's..shut up room to spare!!!! And I am having the side salad sans the potato sticks and cheese with egg and fat free dressing! This is truly a victory for me!!! I feel "normal". Sorry about the boob shot..but I can't suck those in..lol..not even sucking in anyway!!!

I swear ..please forgive the typos..I am getting used to my new phone! I promise I graduated high school and normally can spell and form sentences pretty well!

I understand your position completely and don't take it as an insult at all. Everyone is entitled to their believes and opinions! Of course, my view was very jaded in this topic. But, their are people out their who state the very same reasons why I won't go back to this gym. I wouldn't have minded the staring, but this woman was a staff person doing the staring. So for me personally, I then knew that this wasn't the place for me. More power to the people if that is the type of gym/business they want to start....if that's the clientele they want to cater to and there is a need to be filled, I don't see a problem with it. I am sure there more gyms in the area where everybody else can go! Would I go there?? Probably not because I enjoy workin out with my husband, but I personally would choose another place because of their policy..I don't think I would point a finger and say stop discriminating against my hubby. Maybe I am more a capitalist in that respect..they found a need and filled it. JMHO!

I agree with the others - those are just averages of ALL the sleeve surgeries done & sometimes I even think they don't have accurate statistics for some of them! I have seen a bunch of people on here and other forums who have lost ALL their excess weight or very close to all of it & kept it off. Don't stress about what some stupid statistic says. Rejoice in your own success & just keep going.
I remember when I met with my surgeon for the consultation & he put one number down which was what I technically should be with height/weight charts & stuff. Then he put another number down & he said if I got to that second number it would be 67% of my excess weight, which was the statistical figure he was going by. Then he said, "but you don't have to stop there!" I was like, "of course!" especially since it was still 30 lbs above where I personally want to be! He explained he just HAD to put that on the paperwork though.

Oh yeah, we all have those moments. This is a major surgery and a major change to our lives. I think we're entitled to freak out every once in awhile.
We just have to keep it real, believe in ourselves and embrace our new lives with a new mindset. Our old way of thinking is like fitting a square peg into a round hole. If you do it, there is going to be a lot of damage on all sides.
Ditch the calculator and the scale.
We can do this.

Thanks 4alongerlife! I guess that's why we are all here..to share our fears, our joys, our triumphs and our failures..but in the end..we all can soar to new heights if we just believe..and do what is required of us!

Sorry to admit, but love to read that someone else panics like I do. I appreciate all of the encouragement that you received from your post (and take those comments to heart as well).
Hang in there, do what you are supposed to - we got this!

Hey webchickadee..you are so right. Sometimes our brains scream so loudly we just need a second to hear some logic. I am doing what the doc says and my next goal is to up exercise ..and you're right..it took 15 years to pack on this weight..it will take some time to get it off! Thanks for the encouragement
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Is that a collar bone I see??!! You look amazing and I would bet you feel even better! Congrats! And keep up the fight!!

Thank you Emy B! Good luck to you too!

That statistic is just an average, not a limitation. You can shoot for below average or above average. My surgeon told me anyone can lose 100% of their excess weight if they try, barring unforeseen unresolved issues like eating disorders.