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First pic was taken just before surgery sept 2014. Second picture me today. Starting weight 222 wearing a size 16 jean. Today weighing in at 126 and wearing a size 0.

About 2 weeks before surgery April 2015

Yesterday post gym pic May 2016

I got my very first high waisted bikini from Amazon on Monday, so y'all know I had to do a before and after! Can't wait for the beach in September
HW: 330
SW: 323
CW: 155
(Sleeve, 18 months out on the 20th, no plastic surgery...yet, lol).

Today I am 1 month shy of being 1yr sleeved and I feel awesome,best decision I could of made.
Sw:303
Cw:174
Gw:155

My pre op diet starts in half a week. My last favorite meal will be pizza. A great carry out pizza in Chicago. The best there is.
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And it's OK to have food funerals! Just don't do it for two straight weeks every meal
We all have our need for a fix- mine came during a road trip I took two weeks prior to surgery. From Chicago to Dallas by way of St. Louis. Had a Dairy Queen dipped cone every day! Large!!! And from there it was a huge juicy Texas steak, pulled pork BBQ and a big burrito. The rest of the time I ate healthfully, drank Protein shakes and really took it easy at the stadiums by eating before we went.
Enjoy it- but know you may not even WANT some of those things post op. I'm still dying for a steak, but too afraid to try it yet. I'm barely dipping my toes 10 weeks post op in ground beef.

I am scheduled for surgery in a month ( July 6) so I am weaning off sugars and flours ... Already been off soda for 3 months. Just trying to get my head right so I can do this "right". Although I totally understand.... Every darn commercial has me thinking I want what they advertise. But I resist. In Jesus' name, I resist!!!
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It is crazy how much the people who we love can wound us and uplift us with their words. Enjoy the warm thoughts and keep laughing when he says hurtful things.

So I've always had a strained relationship with my father. All my life he's called me "fat a**" when angry with me. Even up to just prior to my surgery those words would come out of his mouth. Then even after I lost the weight he accidentally let it slip once and I just busted out laughing in his face because those words have no impact on me anymore.
This said my Dad actually gave me a compliment. He saw me walk down a flight a stairs and he said for a split second he thought I had went back in time and became a teenager again. He said I look just like how he remembers me from when I was 15 or 16 and before I started packing on the pounds.

I was given a straw by the radiologist who is an M.D. to drink that 2oz leak test contrast...( btw yuck yuck and yuck) and I kinda paniced once I realized what I had done... the tech look at me and said" you have not exploded yet"....lol Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G530AZ using the BariatricPal App

Yep 100% for the first couple weeks. Found out I wasn't getting enough Protein. I started to increase my Protein greatly and felt incredible
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Aww you followed my suggestion ☺ That was my go to pureed meal... so much Protein... mix it up a little and add some curry, cumin, and garam masala... totally yum and close to a nice curry

I was given a straw by the radiologist who is an M.D. to drink that 2oz leak test contrast...( btw yuck yuck and yuck) and I kinda paniced once I realized what I had done... the tech look at me and said" you have not exploded yet"....lol Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G530AZ using the BariatricPal App

Yes.. i guess it worried me a little as i never had it before... i had the band for years... so i knew how most weird feelings were like.
When i was banded Ive had dumping and dizziness from dehydration, ive had weaknesses from Vitamin deficiency...etc.. but not this... so glad it passed

Well... wouldn't you know... i had some carbs and within 5 mins the shakes are gone.... thank god!! Guess it was low blood sugar afterall

Hear ye, hear ye.... all the late May sleevers pls have the following items on hand:
Instant anti acid
Prevacid
Gas x strips
Decaff lemon tea with mint, WARM NOT HOT....
Anti- nausea
Miramax or lactulose ( pain meds antidote for constipation)
SF popsicles, SF Jello
Medicine cups from hospital (3cc or 1 oz.)
Timer for 30-30-30 rule...
Sleeved on 5/18, trial and error and these were my tried and true go to items...
Thx for reading
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Oh good.
My surgery was March 23rd and I went back the following Friday.
It will happen for you. I promise.

You hit wt loss bingo...!!! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G530AZ using the BariatricPal App

Had my follow up today and I'm down another 4!!!
For the first time in like......forever......this could work!!
Spontaneous dance party of one in my living room!!

How am I going to deal with hair loss... if you can't grow it, then sew it... yes I'm about to be about that life...lol
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How am I going to deal with hair loss... if you can't grow it, then sew it... yes I'm about to be about that life...lol
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Ok Madea... happy for you Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G530AZ using the BariatricPal App

How am I going to deal with hair loss... if you can't grow it, then sew it... yes I'm about to be about that life...lol
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I'm not gonna lie, I was getting depressed.
Real depressed.
See, I was in a stall. Yeah yeah we should embrace them. Well, the embracing lasted for all of a week, then shyt got real.
The second week rolled around, and then the third......
I'm not sure if it was lack of carbs, or this whole stall thing.....but I have been a beotch.
Today makes 9 weeks post op.
I reluctantly hop on the scale.
After a long 4 weeks...I'm a beautiful 5 pounds down. <---THAT....I can embrace.
And yes, I am performing another interpretive dance number called....
"I might not be humping on this hump day, but the stall has been lifted.....and that's kinda the same thing"
Happy 45 pounds down to me!!!!