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Thank you everyone. The surgery went very well. I am in a bit of pain now but nothing unbearable. He removed 15.1 pounds of skin from my stomach!

@Sherrie ScharbroughI don't have a lot of weight in my upper stomach. Insurance is paying for mine as well. I'm sorry you had such a bad experience! They are doing a mons lift as well. This is kind of an in between surgery as I am not at goal yet but need this skin taken off now. As long as I don't have a terrible experience I will most likely need a revision tummy tuck that will focus more on shaping. Thank you! @Julie nortonThanks! I'm hopibng it only takes me 10 days to feel better! I don't usually do well after surgery @Suaniya Thank you!!

@ssbthodge Congrats on your 16 pound loss this challenge you almost met your goal! @doingit4me2017Even though you didn't reach your goal you lost an amazing 18.6 pounds! Thanks for joining! @kurigotmoxieThank you! I'm glad it helped! @DanceMomOf2Thanks for joining in on the challenge! Congrats on your 17.7 pound loss this challenge! @Pam_2-06-2017 It is exciting and scary! Heading to the hospital soon! Thank you! @jwinters19 Thank you! Congrats on your 11 pound loss this challenge!

@Entrise Thank you. You are right! @Kiwi_N_Rio Thank you! @Sabzy Thanks for joining this challenge! Congrats on your 5 pound weight loss this challenge! @leslaineIm glad you enjoyed the challenge! @janedoe92 You didn't meet your challenge goal but you lost an amazing 20 pounds this challenge!

Thank you so much! I will be careful!

Hey all! My panniculectomy is scheduled for tomorrow!! I'm super nervous and was wondering if anyone had this done before? What are some tips or must haves you suggest?? My surgeon gave me an over 50% chance of wound complications and I'm a bit nervous even though I'm also excited! Highest: 540 Surgery: 480 Current: 280

@braydens.momma Congrats on your 21.2 weight loss! Thanks for participating!

Hey guys! So I love running these challenges and I will be starting a new one for summer BUT I am not sure when that will be! I am having my panniculectomy surgery on MONDAY!! TWO days away! I'm honestly very nervous as they gave me an over 50% chance of wound complication rate in combination with my track record of doing terrible after surgery. So once I feel well enough to host a challenge I will post a new one! Hopefully it is not too long! Thanks all of you for participating all these weeks!! I've really enjoyed doing these challenges with you!

My weigh in this week is 281 So I'm up from last week and I didn't reach my goal BUT I'm down 20.4 pounds overall which I'm SUPER proud of! I know what happened this week. I stress ate. My boyfriend and I broke up AND I have surgery on Monday. Then I got the flu this week which threatened my surgery actually happening but THANKFULLY they are going forward with it as I'm doing better! I know I need to stop using food as comfort and I've done really well with it but honestly....this week sucked!! Not an excuse just a statement. Back on the wagon I go!

@saraanne1981 Thanks for participating! Congrats on your 4.4 pound loss! @hermione53 I can completely relate! But you are still down a total of 6.2 pounds this challenge! There is time to turn it around!! @Torriluv87I'm so glad these challenges help you! It's fine to be ambitious as long as it doesn't upset you and throw you off course! Thanks for participating and congrats on your 11.2 pound loss! @Entrise Thanks for participating! You did great! Even though you didn't meet your goal you lost 7 pounds! Be proud! @Berry78 Thanks for participating and congrats on your 21 pound weight loss! You did great! Thank you so much! It is getting real now and I'm so nervous! Only 2 days away!! @Sleeveforme2017 Thanks for participating! Congrats on your 14.8 pound loss! You did great! @klette0147 You did loss 4 pounds though! A loss is a loss and you should be proud! You know it gets slower the lower you go. You can do this, you are succeeding! @jmhiemer Congrats on reaching your new challenge goal! You had a great 19 pound loss this time!

@sjfink I'm glad you are doing well after surgery! I know you must be so excited to start exercising again soon! My surgery is in TWO days! Ahh! So nerve wracking! Thanks for participating in the challenge! A 2.6 pound loss is great! @rydersmama Thanks for participating in the challenge! You did great at maintaining! @aprilsdiamond Congrats on beating your challenge goal! Thank you for participating in the challenge! Amazing 20.4 pound loss! @LizHenderson I will be making a new challenge in the next few weeks. I will make a new post explaining. @leslaine You basically met your challenge goal! Congrats on the 12.4 pound loss! @RockDaisy You are still doing great! You had a 10 pound loss this challenge! You will get through this stall like all the others! @AngieK72 Congrats on beating your challenge goal and ending with a 38 pound loss! @Pam_2-06-2017 It's good to be ambitious! Congrats on your 10 pound loss!

@chrys129 I am unsure of the exact time I will be setting one up. I will make a new post explaining. @Daja Great job this challenge! You lost a total of 13.6 pounds! @Omieliz You did get close! But be proud of your 7.4 pound loss! @rubia72 No problem! Thank you for participating! You are still down 2 pounds! @Kiwi_N_Rio You are down an amazing 27 pounds! Congrats! @kurigotmoxie Congrats on your 8.4 pound weight loss! @Jen-2+1 Thank you for participating! You did great! Congrats on your 14.6 pound weight loss!

@fruitandveggies Thank you! I do feel awesome! Thank you for the tips! I live with my parents and will have someone with me for a few weeks after surgery so that will help! @CattMyst Aww! Thank you!

@kimmarie_36 Thank you so much! @Daenerys Targaryen Aww thank you! @WiseBeauty Thanks! @Torriluv87 Thank you! I am so happy to have my life back too!

@nomorefattypatty Aww! Thank you! Only you can decide whether this is the right choice for you. There will always be people who don't support your decision and those who do. You are the only one who knows for sure. Good luck on your journey. @Berry78 Thank you!! I'm so excited for my panni! It's only 7 days away!! So nerve wracking lol. I just want it to be here! My fevers are still doing the same things! So frustrating...All my tests are coming back normal! So crazy.... Thanks for asking!! also haha I really don't know how I walk so far. I've been working up to it! It takes me about 2 hours to walk 6 miles. It's funny...while I'm walking I'm totally fine and feel like I can go on even longer but then when I stop...I feel like I need to lay down for a while. lol. I walked 6.2 miles yesterday and I only stopped for about 30 seconds the whole walk. I feel so proud of my progress! @Gulleba Thank you so much! @ThickFitChick Aww! Thanks so much! That's what most people say...that I look much happier now...which I am! I finally feel like I can be the person I knew I was! I enjoy life so much more now! @Joann454 Thank you! @OutsideMatchInside Thank you so much! I definitely plan to! It's been a rough road with many ups and downs but I am so thankful for this journey!

@aleksi Thanks!! @tlh4life Thank you so much! @Mama V Aww! Thank you so much!

@Torriluv87 anytime!! @jmhiemer You have beaten your challenge goal!! Congrats! Would you like to set a new goal for this last week or keep it the same?

Aww!! Thank you so much!! I'm working hard at it!

So it's been one year since surgery. I am so thankful everyday for my sleeve. Before surgery I had to be on oxygen because I was so overweight I couldn't breathe properly and could hardly walk around a room without getting out of breath. Now I can walk 6 miles and up hills without stopping for a rest. I'm down 200 since surgery and 263 overall. I started at a size 36/38 (probably stretching it out) and now I'm a 18/20 too and 22 bottom (though probably smaller because of my extra skin...that will be gone soon though). I'm having a panniculectomy on June 5th. I'm nervous but also excited. Anyone who has had it...what are some things you think I'll need to help me out while recovering! I had a really rough 6 months after surgery with a bunch of complications but even with all of that I would do this again in a heartbeat. My stats are: Highest: 540 Surgery: 480 Current: 277.2 Goal: 199 Height: 5'10 I am almost exactly half who I used to be.

Who are you asking? For me...I did the sleeve and I am a year out.

So it's been one year since surgery. I am so thankful everyday for my sleeve. Before surgery I had to be on oxygen because I was so overweight I couldn't breathe properly and could hardly walk around a room without getting out of breath. Now I can walk 6 miles and up hills without stopping for a rest. I'm down 200 since surgery and 263 overall. I started at a size 36/38 (probably stretching it out) and now I'm a 18/20 too and 22 bottom (though probably smaller because of my extra skin...that will be gone soon though). I'm having a panniculectomy on June 5th. I'm nervous but also excited. Anyone who has had it...what are some things you think I'll need to help me out while recovering! I had a really rough 6 months after surgery with a bunch of complications but even with all of that I would do this again in a heartbeat. My stats are: Highest: 540 Surgery: 480 Current: 277.2 Goal: 199 Height: 5'10 I am almost exactly half who I used to be.

My weigh in this week is 277.2. I did not have a big loss this week but that should probably be expected since I had a 9 pound loss last week. My body is probably in shock lol. I don't think I will reach my updated challenge goal of 270 but I will try!!

@DeactivatedfatgalCongrats on meeting your challenge goal!! Would you like to set a new goal for the last weigh in next week or just keep it the same? @doingit4me2017 You are so close to your challenge goal!! @DanceMomOf2 You beat your challenge goal! Congrats! Would you like to set a new goal for the last weigh in or keep it the same?

@Pam_2-06-2017 Congrats! I know when you are stuck in one set of 10's it's frustrating! You are doing great! @Entrise Stalls do suck...the big one! It will pass! @MelissaH74 Congratulations!! Would you like to make a new goal for next week or just keep it the same? @Torriluv87 You did go down a few ounces! Stalls are no fun but it's good you are getting your eating in check!