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I am on day two! And I fee like I got punched n the belly a thousand times lolll so glad I did it and that in a few months I'll have much much energy:) :)
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I am on day two! And I fee like I got punched n the belly a thousand times lolll so glad I did it and that in a few months I'll have much much energy:) :)
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Can't Waite to ride with my 7 year old. We went to the fair in July and I could barely fit! My fat was hanging over the bars and I was so squished. Next year we plan to go to Busch gardens and ride the rides too.... I'm so glad you were able to ride all the coasters
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Only a few more days and my chapter of new me will be born!!! I can't Waite to show all of y'all my before and after pics!!! I'm nervous, scared, going to cry, happy all in one! I recently posted about a uti well I think it's my body saying which your ganna get your period!! Either the day before, day of, day after :/ how original!!! And I haven't had a period in 4 months!!! The joys of being women
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I recall a very sad time when I got on a roller coaster to find I didn't fit. This was before they had the special large passenger seats available. I was so embarrassed to be taken off the ride in front of everyone leaving my frightened kids to ride alone. I never tried again and had not been on a coaster in many years. Last week my son and I went to Busch Gardens in VA. I road every coaster! It was such a huge NSV for me. The odd thing is that I was still afraid I would get kicked off even though I knew I fit like everyone else. I don't think I will ever shake that feeling that I am still my old size.

My taste buds changed dramatically after RNY gastric bypass surgery. I remember the first time I had ketchup after surgery. It burned my mouth like hot sauce.

So why does it bother him bc he doesn't want to be there to help? Tell him to get over it....
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So why does it bother him bc he doesn't want to be there to help? Tell him to get over it....
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Guys! I got engaged while on vacation! I had to share my excitement! I also am in the 230s again! Ahhhhhh what a great week!  

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Sooooo many recipes on Pinterest I recommend looking there too
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Don't hurt yourself bc everyone around you is a a$$ get rid of the candy bowl, and instead of grabbing the food find something to do with your hands like color, write, play a game, workout, step outside
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I'm 5'6 310 and my goal weight is 150 which iv never been hahaha I think I was 150 in 5th grade
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I love eating candy and the fact I can have it every day after surgery seems so amazing!! Peanut Butter cups, cinnamon swirls, almond joys, plain chocolate and even white chocolate all in my mouth of a shake form ... Oh the yum-ness is unbearable. Candy flavor Protein Shakes mmmmmmm let the mind create
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My head hunger is really bad on the liquid diet...
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Afternoon all!
I'm writing this on a super awesome day: my one-year post op date! This day last year, I weighed 387 pounds and was in recovery after my bypass. This day two years ago, I weighed 450 pounds and saw very little hope of making it past 30. Today I am 207 pounds and perfectly healthy. How times change.
I've learned so, so much in the last two years since I started down this road towards health and happiness. Some of the things I learned were tough lessons, some of them were illuminating and freeing, but all of them together have brought me here. "Here" is a place I never in a million years thought I could be. "Here" is an entirely different Abby, an Abby I thought was sort of a childish dream, or maybe a fairy-tale I told myself to comfort myself during the painful years I spent being obese and incredibly unhappy and uncomfortable.
I still struggle every day with the person I was, the person I am, and the person I am becoming. I struggle to regain my self-image, and to regain an understanding of who I am outside and inside. I struggle with the social and emotional changes that have happened since my surgery, namely the way that people suddenly treat me like a human being because I am no longer painfully obese. I struggle to forgive the cruelty that I experienced at the hands of so, so many people, including my own family and friends. Including myself. I struggle with food cravings occasionally, and with the gravity of the change my personality and habits have gone through. I struggle with that tiny voice of fear in the back of my mind that tells me I couldn't possibly keep this goodness up. I struggle not to compare myself to others and I struggle to keep clothes on my back as I continue to drop sizes. Every day is a struggle.
Every day is also a miracle. I would do this again, and again, and again... forever if I needed to, if it would bring me back here every time. This road has been a little bitter, a lot of sweet, and a wilder ride than I could have possibly imagined or prepared for.
And it ain't over yet!
From the bottom of my heart, thank you to all of you here who have been a part of this journey with me, whether you realized it or not. Thank you to all the vets who slapped some sense into me and the kind strangers who listened during times when my anxiety was out of control or when I was feeling so bad about myself that I felt hopeless. You all share a little piece of my victory with me. I wouldn't be here without you and the enormous host of other people outside of this site who have supported me and encouraged me and been proud of me the whole way. THANK YOU. I have a life now, and a future that simply did not exist for me two years ago.
I am ecstatic to be able to share these pictures and my progress with you all today. I love you all.
<3 Cervidae (Abby)
Stats!
Starting weight: 450 lbs
Surgery weight: 387 lbs
Current weight: 207 lbs
Weight lost since surgery: 180 lbs
Overall weight lost: 243 lbs
Jean sizes lost: 20 (size 34 to size 14)
Waist inches lost: 28 in
Hips inches lost: 35 in
Neck inches lost: 4 in
Shoe size lost: 1.5 sizes

I love eating candy and the fact I can have it every day after surgery seems so amazing!! Peanut Butter cups, cinnamon swirls, almond joys, plain chocolate and even white chocolate all in my mouth of a shake form ... Oh the yum-ness is unbearable. Candy flavor Protein Shakes mmmmmmm let the mind create
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Your allowed to have Decaf coffee, it actually is really good too mix with sugar free cream ( my fav pumpkin spice) and enjoy!!! Caffeine is not allowed it could make you sick, and can make you dehydrated which is a very bad idea!!
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They told us not to start Protein till the next week or if you think you can handle it.
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As I close in on 100 lbs gone forever , I am finally realizing gastric bypass was the best thing I've ever done for myself and my family....I feel better...I feel I look better...lol.....I went clothes shopping on Sunday to find an outfit for an upcoming Blake Shelton concert that my hubby bought me VIP tickets for an early birthday present. I found the outfit I'm wearing in the picture below..I was so excited when I pulled the jean jacket off the rack thinking it's not going to fit...it's an XL.....omg! It actually fits me!! ???? ....I started my journey at 324lbs...SW was 295...CW is 227 ....one of the things on my bucket list is to hike in the Rockies with my son next month...He is so excited that I am going to attempt this with him ???????? I'm moving onward and downward with the new me....I cannot wait to see 199 on that scale!!!  

I had my bypass surgery 4/18/16
SW 318
Surgery Weight 308
CW 246
These were my favorite pair of jeans... Not anymore!!!! I have always struggled with my weight all my life.
Im high school my lowest weight was 250
Im now past the hurdle!!!! Cant even begin to say how existing it is to be lower then 250.
Im going on a family vacation in a week and i am for sure going on all the slides and rides with my 3 yr old!!! That moment when you can buckle the airplane seatbelt and not worry about it cutting off your circulation or being embarrassed to ask for an extender, don't need one now!
Dasha

Thank you glitter eyes!!! Only negative attitude sets up for failure
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10 pounds could be Water weight. I love expressing the don't eat after 7pm because it really does work! Watch what you eat and the weight will come off.... you still have a few weeks so you will be down in size I'm sure!
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Remember, this new chapter is going to be a great one. Think of how many people here, and elsewhere, have said that no matter what, this was the best decision they ever made.
I wish you all the best. I'm pulling for you.