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That last one is the most important. Feeling happy. Keep up the good work.

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Fantastic! Keep up the great work and positive attitude.

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I was sleeved 8/08/2016 after a lifetime​ of being overweight and diabetic. I had a heart attack on my 47th birthday (2013) due to the havoc I had put my body through. Finally, once I got insured in 2014 and decided it was time to do something I had thought long and hard about.
The surgery was about living, not vanity. There are obvious perks to weight loss but nothing beats the health benefits. No number on the scale, no clothes size. But, yes, that does feel good. It's just not my motivation. Living is.
It's a tough process. I think everyone, after the fact, thinks "why the heck did I do this?" I sure did. But,luckily, it's too late then and you have to give it everything you got. I compare my progress to no one else's. I take the stalls in stride. We are all different and will progress differently. I'd go crazy if I didn't focus on that. I have not set an unreasonable goal for myself. I'm looking at 170-175. I will get there but am not in a huge hurry.
So, my highest weight before I started my journey was 301 lbs. At the time of surgery I was 259 and, as of today, I am at 196. I am stalled and that's ok. I'm just so damn happy with what I've accomplished so far.
Thank you and much luck to everyone who has taken a moment to read this. You can, and will, do it! And so will I.
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I was sleeved 8/08/2016 after a lifetime​ of being overweight and diabetic. I had a heart attack on my 47th birthday (2013) due to the havoc I had put my body through. Finally, once I got insured in 2014 and decided it was time to do something I had thought long and hard about.
The surgery was about living, not vanity. There are obvious perks to weight loss but nothing beats the health benefits. No number on the scale, no clothes size. But, yes, that does feel good. It's just not my motivation. Living is.
It's a tough process. I think everyone, after the fact, thinks "why the heck did I do this?" I sure did. But,luckily, it's too late then and you have to give it everything you got. I compare my progress to no one else's. I take the stalls in stride. We are all different and will progress differently. I'd go crazy if I didn't focus on that. I have not set an unreasonable goal for myself. I'm looking at 170-175. I will get there but am not in a huge hurry.
So, my highest weight before I started my journey was 301 lbs. At the time of surgery I was 259 and, as of today, I am at 196. I am stalled and that's ok. I'm just so damn happy with what I've accomplished so far.
Thank you and much luck to everyone who has taken a moment to read this. You can, and will, do it! And so will I.
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I was sleeved 8/08/2016 after a lifetime​ of being overweight and diabetic. I had a heart attack on my 47th birthday (2013) due to the havoc I had put my body through. Finally, once I got insured in 2014 and decided it was time to do something I had thought long and hard about.
The surgery was about living, not vanity. There are obvious perks to weight loss but nothing beats the health benefits. No number on the scale, no clothes size. But, yes, that does feel good. It's just not my motivation. Living is.
It's a tough process. I think everyone, after the fact, thinks "why the heck did I do this?" I sure did. But,luckily, it's too late then and you have to give it everything you got. I compare my progress to no one else's. I take the stalls in stride. We are all different and will progress differently. I'd go crazy if I didn't focus on that. I have not set an unreasonable goal for myself. I'm looking at 170-175. I will get there but am not in a huge hurry.
So, my highest weight before I started my journey was 301 lbs. At the time of surgery I was 259 and, as of today, I am at 196. I am stalled and that's ok. I'm just so damn happy with what I've accomplished so far.
Thank you and much luck to everyone who has taken a moment to read this. You can, and will, do it! And so will I.
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I was sleeved 8/08/2016 after a lifetime​ of being overweight and diabetic. I had a heart attack on my 47th birthday (2013) due to the havoc I had put my body through. Finally, once I got insured in 2014 and decided it was time to do something I had thought long and hard about.
The surgery was about living, not vanity. There are obvious perks to weight loss but nothing beats the health benefits. No number on the scale, no clothes size. But, yes, that does feel good. It's just not my motivation. Living is.
It's a tough process. I think everyone, after the fact, thinks "why the heck did I do this?" I sure did. But,luckily, it's too late then and you have to give it everything you got. I compare my progress to no one else's. I take the stalls in stride. We are all different and will progress differently. I'd go crazy if I didn't focus on that. I have not set an unreasonable goal for myself. I'm looking at 170-175. I will get there but am not in a huge hurry.
So, my highest weight before I started my journey was 301 lbs. At the time of surgery I was 259 and, as of today, I am at 196. I am stalled and that's ok. I'm just so damn happy with what I've accomplished so far.
Thank you and much luck to everyone who has taken a moment to read this. You can, and will, do it! And so will I.
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I was sleeved 8/08/2016 after a lifetime​ of being overweight and diabetic. I had a heart attack on my 47th birthday (2013) due to the havoc I had put my body through. Finally, once I got insured in 2014 and decided it was time to do something I had thought long and hard about.
The surgery was about living, not vanity. There are obvious perks to weight loss but nothing beats the health benefits. No number on the scale, no clothes size. But, yes, that does feel good. It's just not my motivation. Living is.
It's a tough process. I think everyone, after the fact, thinks "why the heck did I do this?" I sure did. But,luckily, it's too late then and you have to give it everything you got. I compare my progress to no one else's. I take the stalls in stride. We are all different and will progress differently. I'd go crazy if I didn't focus on that. I have not set an unreasonable goal for myself. I'm looking at 170-175. I will get there but am not in a huge hurry.
So, my highest weight before I started my journey was 301 lbs. At the time of surgery I was 259 and, as of today, I am at 196. I am stalled and that's ok. I'm just so damn happy with what I've accomplished so far.
Thank you and much luck to everyone who has taken a moment to read this. You can, and will, do it! And so will I.
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I was sleeved 8/08/2016 after a lifetime​ of being overweight and diabetic. I had a heart attack on my 47th birthday (2013) due to the havoc I had put my body through. Finally, once I got insured in 2014 and decided it was time to do something I had thought long and hard about.
The surgery was about living, not vanity. There are obvious perks to weight loss but nothing beats the health benefits. No number on the scale, no clothes size. But, yes, that does feel good. It's just not my motivation. Living is.
It's a tough process. I think everyone, after the fact, thinks "why the heck did I do this?" I sure did. But,luckily, it's too late then and you have to give it everything you got. I compare my progress to no one else's. I take the stalls in stride. We are all different and will progress differently. I'd go crazy if I didn't focus on that. I have not set an unreasonable goal for myself. I'm looking at 170-175. I will get there but am not in a huge hurry.
So, my highest weight before I started my journey was 301 lbs. At the time of surgery I was 259 and, as of today, I am at 196. I am stalled and that's ok. I'm just so damn happy with what I've accomplished so far.
Thank you and much luck to everyone who has taken a moment to read this. You can, and will, do it! And so will I.
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I was sleeved 8/08/2016 after a lifetime​ of being overweight and diabetic. I had a heart attack on my 47th birthday (2013) due to the havoc I had put my body through. Finally, once I got insured in 2014 and decided it was time to do something I had thought long and hard about.
The surgery was about living, not vanity. There are obvious perks to weight loss but nothing beats the health benefits. No number on the scale, no clothes size. But, yes, that does feel good. It's just not my motivation. Living is.
It's a tough process. I think everyone, after the fact, thinks "why the heck did I do this?" I sure did. But,luckily, it's too late then and you have to give it everything you got. I compare my progress to no one else's. I take the stalls in stride. We are all different and will progress differently. I'd go crazy if I didn't focus on that. I have not set an unreasonable goal for myself. I'm looking at 170-175. I will get there but am not in a huge hurry.
So, my highest weight before I started my journey was 301 lbs. At the time of surgery I was 259 and, as of today, I am at 196. I am stalled and that's ok. I'm just so damn happy with what I've accomplished so far.
Thank you and much luck to everyone who has taken a moment to read this. You can, and will, do it! And so will I.
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I was sleeved 8/08/2016 after a lifetime​ of being overweight and diabetic. I had a heart attack on my 47th birthday (2013) due to the havoc I had put my body through. Finally, once I got insured in 2014 and decided it was time to do something I had thought long and hard about.
The surgery was about living, not vanity. There are obvious perks to weight loss but nothing beats the health benefits. No number on the scale, no clothes size. But, yes, that does feel good. It's just not my motivation. Living is.
It's a tough process. I think everyone, after the fact, thinks "why the heck did I do this?" I sure did. But,luckily, it's too late then and you have to give it everything you got. I compare my progress to no one else's. I take the stalls in stride. We are all different and will progress differently. I'd go crazy if I didn't focus on that. I have not set an unreasonable goal for myself. I'm looking at 170-175. I will get there but am not in a huge hurry.
So, my highest weight before I started my journey was 301 lbs. At the time of surgery I was 259 and, as of today, I am at 196. I am stalled and that's ok. I'm just so damn happy with what I've accomplished so far.
Thank you and much luck to everyone who has taken a moment to read this. You can, and will, do it! And so will I.
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I was sleeved 8/08/2016 after a lifetime​ of being overweight and diabetic. I had a heart attack on my 47th birthday (2013) due to the havoc I had put my body through. Finally, once I got insured in 2014 and decided it was time to do something I had thought long and hard about.
The surgery was about living, not vanity. There are obvious perks to weight loss but nothing beats the health benefits. No number on the scale, no clothes size. But, yes, that does feel good. It's just not my motivation. Living is.
It's a tough process. I think everyone, after the fact, thinks "why the heck did I do this?" I sure did. But,luckily, it's too late then and you have to give it everything you got. I compare my progress to no one else's. I take the stalls in stride. We are all different and will progress differently. I'd go crazy if I didn't focus on that. I have not set an unreasonable goal for myself. I'm looking at 170-175. I will get there but am not in a huge hurry.
So, my highest weight before I started my journey was 301 lbs. At the time of surgery I was 259 and, as of today, I am at 196. I am stalled and that's ok. I'm just so damn happy with what I've accomplished so far.
Thank you and much luck to everyone who has taken a moment to read this. You can, and will, do it! And so will I.
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I was sleeved 8/08/2016 after a lifetime​ of being overweight and diabetic. I had a heart attack on my 47th birthday (2013) due to the havoc I had put my body through. Finally, once I got insured in 2014 and decided it was time to do something I had thought long and hard about.
The surgery was about living, not vanity. There are obvious perks to weight loss but nothing beats the health benefits. No number on the scale, no clothes size. But, yes, that does feel good. It's just not my motivation. Living is.
It's a tough process. I think everyone, after the fact, thinks "why the heck did I do this?" I sure did. But,luckily, it's too late then and you have to give it everything you got. I compare my progress to no one else's. I take the stalls in stride. We are all different and will progress differently. I'd go crazy if I didn't focus on that. I have not set an unreasonable goal for myself. I'm looking at 170-175. I will get there but am not in a huge hurry.
So, my highest weight before I started my journey was 301 lbs. At the time of surgery I was 259 and, as of today, I am at 196. I am stalled and that's ok. I'm just so damn happy with what I've accomplished so far.
Thank you and much luck to everyone who has taken a moment to read this. You can, and will, do it! And so will I.
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I was sleeved 8/08/2016 after a lifetime​ of being overweight and diabetic. I had a heart attack on my 47th birthday (2013) due to the havoc I had put my body through. Finally, once I got insured in 2014 and decided it was time to do something I had thought long and hard about.
The surgery was about living, not vanity. There are obvious perks to weight loss but nothing beats the health benefits. No number on the scale, no clothes size. But, yes, that does feel good. It's just not my motivation. Living is.
It's a tough process. I think everyone, after the fact, thinks "why the heck did I do this?" I sure did. But,luckily, it's too late then and you have to give it everything you got. I compare my progress to no one else's. I take the stalls in stride. We are all different and will progress differently. I'd go crazy if I didn't focus on that. I have not set an unreasonable goal for myself. I'm looking at 170-175. I will get there but am not in a huge hurry.
So, my highest weight before I started my journey was 301 lbs. At the time of surgery I was 259 and, as of today, I am at 196. I am stalled and that's ok. I'm just so damn happy with what I've accomplished so far.
Thank you and much luck to everyone who has taken a moment to read this. You can, and will, do it! And so will I.
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HW: 330
SW: 275
Cw: 215
Lost almost 20 inches from my waist! I am so excited to share that on my 100th day since surgery, I am almost in One-derland! To celebrate..and for a much needed stress reliever, my family and I have a 5 week long cross country camping and hiking trip planned in 17 days!! I'm so excited that I get to participate! I had honestly thought that I would never bee able to be this active again. But I'm running....yes running...a mile and half everyday, going strength training 30 minutes a day, and swimming laps for an hour. I feel amazing. The effects of my osteoarthritis have almost completely gone away! The amount if energy I have now is incredible. I feel like I'm living in a dream...but please, nobody pinch me [emoji4]

I'm a big fan of research, especially when it comes to happenings in my body so I browse websites to learn more about weight loss. Seems like our bodies are doomed to obesity and it just blows my mind. Conclusion from the article:
"Despite relative preservation of FFM (fat-free mass), exercise did not prevent dramatic slowing of resting metabolism out of proportion to weight loss. This metabolic adaptation may persist during weight maintenance and predispose to weight regain unless high levels of physical activity or caloric restriction are maintained."
Here it is if you like reading this stuff, too:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3387402/
I wish all primary care physicians (and, hell, insurance companies) knew this already but they don't. You go to the doctor and so many of them are like "You need to lose weight. I recommend Weight Watchers and an exercise program" as if you don't already know that!!!! There is a very real reason why so many of us are fat. And it has nothing to do with willpower or effort. Obesity is clearly a biological imperative. Surgery is obviously the only solution and shouldn't be perceived as a last resort or the "easy way out." It is literally the ONLY way out. How many times have you lost weight and gained it back? Watched friends and family rebound? It's so frustrating but there's a cultural stigma around obesity which blames the individual for being fat because they're perceived as lazy and gluttonous.
Wow. But the good thing is, the more I read articles like this the easier I am on myself.

Most obese and formerly fat people can lose weight without surgery. Losing weight is not the problem. In fact, I estimate I've lost a couple hundred pounds over the years via yo-yo dieting. I'd lose 50, regain 60, lose 75, regain 100, then rinse and repeat the miserable process. I'd regain much faster than I lost.
Maintaining the weight loss is the problem for many obese people. For me, weight loss surgery offered the last glimmer of hope to keep the weight off after losing it.

That last one is the most important. Feeling happy. Keep up the good work.

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That last one is the most important. Feeling happy. Keep up the good work.

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