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I had 4 hanging racks of shirts a lone that i advertised on FB’s market place. I did open garage sales for just the clothes. Setup pre determined times and dates. Sold all but a dozen items. Make over $600. Might be worth a try.

Gosh I wish I was in Illinois instead of Ohio???

Speaking of trading in clothes, I am in Chicagoland (NW burbs) and I have a couple of bags of clothes that are 3X, 26/28 and 22/24 that I would love to pass along to someone that could use it. I have work clothes, dresses and casual clothes to share. If you are interested, please let me know!

I was 375 when I started. Was 360 PreOp and I’m down to 339 two weeks post op.

I started my journey at my heaviest of 340lbs. I had bypass on 4/23 & weighed 311 before surgery. I currently weight 285lbs! It's been hard and I definitely wish I started at a lower weight but... I won't give up!

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That’s fantastic!

I was 415 on the date of my surgery. I’m a year out and I’ve lost 130lbs!

I’m starting at 350 I am also 5feet even and I feel like so many woman on here have started at like 250 or lower and I’m just sitting here like wow I wish I was 250 right now lol but my surgery is May 30th and I can’t be any more ready and nervous at the same time!! Here goes nothing! On to better health and a better life! We can all support each other I’d love to have someone to talk to along this journey!!

It is definitely challenging having close to 200 or more pounds to lose.
Most of my adult life I hovered in the 270 range and gained and lost the same 20-30 pounds over and over again like many of us seemed to. I was able to lose small amounts of weight but never able to keep it off long term.
The last few years before my surgery I felt stuck in a stressful job and discovered I was hypothyroid and this added over 100 pounds to my body. I was utterly and completely miserable. My highest known weight was 389 pounds and my consult weight was 384 pounds. My surgical weight was 369 pounds.
Sometimes I do think about how things would be if I hadn’t let myself get so far down that road. Maybe I’d be close to goal if I would have had surgery at 270 vs 370 but this is defeatist thinking that is not helpful. I am really trying to focus on moving forward and not dwelling on the past.
I am halfway to goal and if it takes me two years to get there then so be it. Getting to goal would mean a loss of 194 pounds for me, and that’s an enormous accomplishment.

Hi all, joining the party. When I was 21 I found myself at 305 and it freaked me out, and I went on a severe diet. I dropped 112 pounds in a year, but after I met my husband and quit smoking I was back up to 305. And then marriage added another 72! My highest was 377 in 2011. From 2011-2017 I was able to get down to 315, but I kept bouncing back and forth from 335 to 315. When I decided to start the sleeve journey I was 333. On my surgery day, 4/27/18, I was 303, and nearly 4 weeks post op I am 278.
I question my choice constantly. I am discouraged by the 3 week stall, I miss food, I hate the nausea and the heartburn and all the pills. I am super tired. I know a lot of people regret their sleeve the first month. I just hope to get out of this funk soon.
Here is my progress.

I can def see a difference in your waste! Glad you joined the group.

hey guys! i just started my process in february, i’m still in pre-op stages without a surgery date yet. though it’s looking like it will be early/mid august. my starting weight was 347, i went down to 343 and im back up to 349 now so my team wants me to get down to 343 again before they schedule me. i’m 22

Hi everyone, my starting weight was 352 lbs and right now I’m 3 months into my 6 month medically supervised weight loss program and I now weigh 338lbs. My doctor has suggested that I do the sleeve. My goal is to get to 180lbs, I’m 5’8.

I’m very happy to see this thread. I began my journey back in February. My SW was 338 and CW is 314. Hoping to finally get my surgery date tomorrow. Planning to have a sleeve. I haven’t weighed less than 250 lbs. in over 20 years. I worry it’s not possible!! Have any of you that started over 300lbs. had the sleeve or has everyone done bypass? Thanks!

Hi there. When I initially decided to lose weight I was 335. At my consult I was 318, my DOS I was 290. As of today I am 272 and I’m 2 weeks post op.

I’ve been blessed to have a lot of support, I’ve also had to let go of a few relationships. Everyday is a new day and I. Trying to do better.