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tessies

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    Thank you for your reply!! My surgeon suggest I would need a revision to bypass. I'm against that completely. I will discuss this with him when I see him Friday. Again, thank you for your reply. I feel better.

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    Thank you for your reply!! My surgeon suggest I would need a revision to bypass. I'm against that completely. I will discuss this with him when I see him Friday. Again, thank you for your reply. I feel better.

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    I am a seasoned sleeve patient. Yesterday I had a endoscopy because of pain in my stomach and uncontrollable reflux/gerd. Doctor told me I have a hiatal hernia with a twisted stomach. We did not have time to discuss this and I have a follow up appointment in a few days. Has anyone here experienced this?? I'm not sure how this happens? I'm not sure how you fix it, again I'm going to talk with my doctor in a few days, but I want to hear if others have had this experience.

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    <p>Thank you all for sharing your experiences!</p> <p> </p> <p>Melixxa, thanks for being honest about being hungry! It is something we have to learn to manage with choosing the right foods. Tessie, wow, what kind of work out are you doing??! You look great!! </p>

    Thank you so much for your kind words! I started with the treadmill. Then once I was within 50 lbs of goal I started Jillian Michaels 30 day shred, ripped in 30 and Hard Body. I alternate weights with cardio. 20-25 mins a day.

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  9. Posted · Edited by tessies

    I was a revision patient and I don't think I would of just went to anyone. That is why I chose Dr. Garcia. He is extremely skilled. When you have a revision you need to be careful of leaks. The probability is higher in revision patients. He did a phenomenal job and I am almost a year out. I went to Mi Doctor Hospital. HW 343 SW 258 CW 159. Good luck to you. Surgery Feb. 25, 2013. I also went alone and the staff was great.

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  14. Posted · Edited by tessies

    I had my surgery February 25, 2013. As of this morning I am 111 lbs down. I had a Lapband in 2006 and had it removed Dec 2011. I was pregnant so I gained 120 of the my 200 lost. My highest weight was 343 in 2006. I love to do Jillian Michaels and Tae Bo. Probably should consider surgery for excess skin but I just can't care about it right now. I thought I would never be thin again. What an amazing year I have had and my husband has been my soul support. God love him!!!!!!

    HW 343

    SW 258

    CW 159

    Height 5'8

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    2 words: Role model. I will give my left leg for that flat belly! Please share your secret. Although it's smaller than 3 months ago' date=' mines looking like a wrinkled, dimply mess these days! [/quote']

    Thank you!! I exercise, use baby oil on my skin, drink a lot of Water. Lifting weights is most important. This is the second time I have lost a massive amount of weight. First time in 2006 I lost 200 lbs in 18 months. Plus I had a baby 14 months ago. So exercise has been key. I had practice with my Lapband. I learned my lesson.

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    You look incredible! How often do you work out/ what do you do?

    Thank you. I started out just walking. I did that 7 days a week. At least 20 mins a day. Then once I got to 197, I started lifting weights. Jillian Michaels is a god to me. I started with her 30 day shred, then ripped in 30, then hard body and now back to Ripped in 30. I do one week on of circuit training and cardio and one week off just cardio. I exercise 5-6 days a week. I will be going down to 3-4 days a week. I need to keep it realistic. I'm a mom of 2, I run a household and go to nursing school full time. So exercising 5-6 days a week is not realistic. I started at 270. Surgery was 2/25/13. As of today I'm 168.

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    I only lost 10lbs but I went down 2 sizes and lost a ton of inches. Especially in my butt and midsection. I had no rest days. I did it 30 days continuously. 10, 10, 10. I did not go to the next level until I could get as close to Natalie as I could. I still can't do a military push up. But I did as advanced as I could before I moved on.

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