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Felix1967
Gastric Bypass Patients
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Nine months later - down 134 pounds overall and 110 since surgery on October 29. The hardest part is not what I ever expected - I thought food cravings and eating the wrong things would haunt me - in fact, that isn't even an issue at all. The hardest part is getting use to the new physically smaller person I have become. I look in the mirror some days and laugh - catching myself asking "who is that guy looking back at me." None of this is bad or beyond control - it's just the psychological piece and the new physical appearance that is the most difficult to get use to...
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Well, today marks one month since my gastric sleeve surgery. I'm down 30.5 pounds since my surgery and 55 overall. I can honestly say that my recovery, my adjustment to this new lifestyle - the entire process - has been an amazing journey so far. My Thanksgiving was marked with thanks for the love of my family, my friends and all of the medical professionals who helped my navigate the process to that OR table on October 29. I'm thankful for getting my life back too - what a true blessing...
