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Quest4TheNewMe

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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    Quest4TheNewMe reacted to CowgirlJane in Help! - Medically Supervised Weight Loss Program.   
    No but this pisses me off. For a 300# man that is a starvation diet (pre WLS) bet your doc couldn't do it either.
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    Quest4TheNewMe reacted to Big Cat in I'm scared I'll be saggy....   
    Let's do this Big Opie. You know, I was a police officer and injured at the WTC on 9/11 and by two drunks in the line of duty. I ended up a wheel chair and had to get my lower extremities all repaired. I use to run half marathons and work out at 220lbs. In 9 years, I haven't been able to work out any more due to my injuries and gained 100 lbs.
    Im getting my surgery tomorrow 4/30. Today, I was so hesitant and bummed out about being the last day. But it is the last day of the old me. I'm totally pumped to lay my head down and get this done. Get healthy, get your meds and get motivated girl. Woooooooooooooooooooooo. I sound like Richard Simmons. lol
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    Quest4TheNewMe reacted to Bluesea71 in Frustrated and Pissed off!   
    Continue what you're doing and try not to let what the scale is reporting discourage you. Lesson learned here from someone almost 13 months out at goal weight BUT if I was to do it all over again, I would have changed my strategy. I noticed early on post WLS that my weight loss would slow down every time I exercised, so I didn't exercise the majority of the time post surgery. I reached my goal in no time but I was left with a skinny fat body. I am now working out harder than ever and building muscle. This process is actually making me GAIN some weight which is kinda freaking me out, but my muscles are becoming lean ad strong. I'm losing inches despite the slight weight gain as I build muscle. In the long run having that muscle will help us both look better and let's face it, exercise will be vital in maintenance. Keep it up. You are on your way to an awesome, toned, healthy body!
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    Quest4TheNewMe got a reaction from stephh in Memorial Day Challenge!   
    172.4
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    Quest4TheNewMe reacted to LipstickLady in I'm scared I'll be saggy....   
    DUH!!! NO!!!!!! That's ME.
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    Quest4TheNewMe reacted to BLERDgirl in I'm scared I'll be saggy....   
    @@Pac-woman - It's nice to give positive feedback, but honestly is better. It's also absolutely okay if other posters disagree with something you say. Please don't take it personally. Back to the topic, While I do indeed know of at least 3 people who were in the 200 -300 range who lost weight and did not have saggy skin, the reality is it's a crap shoot. We all do the best we can to avoid it, but none of us can give guarantees.
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    Quest4TheNewMe got a reaction from missheidi47 in Eating out   
    Fish, chili, or grilled chicken are my go to. I always try to review the menu before I go, so I have a plan ahead of time.
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    Quest4TheNewMe got a reaction from cockapoomom in Regret   
    Seriously, hang in there. I was so uncomfortable at that stage but I'm now a little over 5 months out and it's gone by in a flash. I feel AMAZING. I would never go back, for anything!
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    Quest4TheNewMe reacted to Packerfan61964 in Things men say when told about WLS :)   
    <----- is VERY FLEXIBLE!!!! I'd move ANYWHERE for the RIGHT woman!!!!!
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    Quest4TheNewMe reacted to fitRN in Regret   
    I can't believe the amount of support I've just received. I'm tearing up. Thank you all soooo much!!!!!!!!
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    Quest4TheNewMe got a reaction from Shawn Clark in Before and After Pics   
    I won't say that I'm at "after" yet, but I'm only one pound from my surgeon's goal. I'm 4.5 months post-op and down 96 lbs since I started this journey last July. Down 53 lbs since surgery in November.
     
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    Quest4TheNewMe got a reaction from Shawn Clark in Before and After Pics   
    I won't say that I'm at "after" yet, but I'm only one pound from my surgeon's goal. I'm 4.5 months post-op and down 96 lbs since I started this journey last July. Down 53 lbs since surgery in November.
     
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    Quest4TheNewMe reacted to GreenEyes604 in When do you tell him?   
    Why do so many feel like they have to "explain" to someone that you've had WLS? Because we no longer eat like a pig at meals? Because we have some saggy skin?
    I am 55 years young, and do not feel like I need to reveal everything that I've done prior to meeting someone, or my entire medical history to someone that I might be dating. So what that you eat very small meals, so what that your skin isn't as tight as it was when you were a teenager.
    If this were a procedure that I was thinking about while in a relationship with someone, then yes it would be something that I would want to discuss with them. But when someone comes into your life post surgery, in my opinion all my personal information is on an "as needed to know" basis, and just like many other things in my past, this is something you don't need to know.
    Now if you're the type of person that feels that someone you're dating needs to know everything about you in order to know the "real" you, then you'll have to figure out when you tell someone just as you would with anything else that occurred in your past.
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    Quest4TheNewMe got a reaction from stephh in Memorial Day Challenge!   
    I'm a 172.6 today.
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    Quest4TheNewMe got a reaction from Shawn Clark in Before and After Pics   
    I won't say that I'm at "after" yet, but I'm only one pound from my surgeon's goal. I'm 4.5 months post-op and down 96 lbs since I started this journey last July. Down 53 lbs since surgery in November.
     
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    Quest4TheNewMe reacted to Butterfly512 in Ugh need to vent about a Husband that doesn't understand!   
    Lmao..if he pisses me off by saying that stuff again I just might!
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    Quest4TheNewMe reacted to KyrieAlaina in Six lbs from personal goal, normal BMI reached!   
    I had my gastric bypass on September 8, 2014. HW was 279. I'm 5' 7.5" tall. My current weight is 151 lbs. I look great and feel fantastic. This is the best decision I've ever made. It has changed my entire life.

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    Quest4TheNewMe reacted to jess9395 in Clothing size   
    How are you comparing BMI's? If you're going by tickers don't forget that many of us read and post on the mobile device app and don't see and therefore don't update tickers! I have no idea what mine says but my current BMI is 21 and I have 18% body fat at size 4. Occasional size 2. But absolutely bone structure and height and where you carry your weight factor in. My 16 year old daughter has same BMi but she's taller and carries her weight differently: she wears a smaller bottom than I do and a larger top.
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    Quest4TheNewMe reacted to LipstickLady in Fear of STRETCHING Sleeve!   
    And can I say how nice it is to be able to disagree with someone without being called names!?!?!

    Oh, the adultness of it all. HA!
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    Quest4TheNewMe reacted to katiejo8907 in Can't believe how much better I feel   
    As the title says, I can't believe how much better I feel. I've always been over weight. My highest weight was 267, at 24 years old. I was I'm a abusive relationship because I didn't feel I deserved better. After a lot of tears and pain, I got the strength to walk away and do something good for myself. For my 25th birthday, I gave myself the best birthday present yet, my surgery. On August 20th, 2014, my life changed for the better.  
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    Quest4TheNewMe got a reaction from sa1976 in Hundred pound weight loss   
    Congrats!! I'm about 4 lbs away from that milestone and I can't wait!!
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    Quest4TheNewMe got a reaction from Shawn Clark in Before and After Pics   
    I won't say that I'm at "after" yet, but I'm only one pound from my surgeon's goal. I'm 4.5 months post-op and down 96 lbs since I started this journey last July. Down 53 lbs since surgery in November.
     
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    Quest4TheNewMe got a reaction from alwaysvegas in Clothing size   
    Vanity sizing...
    The last time I weighed what I do right now, I was 15 yrs old. At that point I was wearing a size 14. 17 years and two kids later, at the same weight, I'm wearing a size 10. I'm don't think I'm smaller, I think the clothes sizes have grown over the years. BUT, I'm not complaining!
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    Quest4TheNewMe got a reaction from HighHeelShoes in Clothing size   
    I was SQUEEZING into a size 18 last July. Now I'm comfortably in a size 10.
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    Quest4TheNewMe got a reaction from HighHeelShoes in Clothing size   
    I was SQUEEZING into a size 18 last July. Now I'm comfortably in a size 10.

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