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Hello everyone!!!! It's been a while since I have been on here, just been going through a lot in my life, but on the up side, I am fully at my goal and am not recovering from skin removal surgery after getting down to my goal, I am super happy that I am for the first time down to a healthy weight, but I finally feel good too. I mean as good as I can after having this surgery almost 2 weeks ago, but I feel good, and on the road to recovery.
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Am just amazed how great I feel. Being at my goal weight is a great feeling. I go shopping now and still feel like I should be wearing larger cloths, but I tried on a Medium top today and it was perfect., and to think I was going to just buy a large??? LOL
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Yeah I don't know how long it will take my brain as I have been at my goal for about 2 months and still I don't feel it mentally???? I also don't do a whole lot of shopping???? LOL I hate shopping even now???? Thanks @proudgrammy, it has been hard work getting here and I know it's gonna remain to be hard work to stay here, and I fully intend on putting in that work to stay right where I am!!! I am not letting myself go back!!!
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Getting married in 3 days, and looking forward to being a beautiful SKINNY bride since I have lost all my weight!!!
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At my goal weight and just waiting now to have my skin removal!!! Wouldn't change anything I went through in this experience for anything, cause it made me who I am now, and I am very happy with who I am right now!!!
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Yeah I know what you mean, I wouldn't settle just cause I wasn't loosing. I decided on the bypass because when I was talking to my doctor he was trying to get me to do the sleeve, and he said if I don't loose all the weight and or it didn't work for me I could still go through and have the bypass? So at that point I was like why am I going to put myself through all that and so I just went straight for the final product and got the bypass. I am not going to go through one surgery and then have to have another one cause I couldn't loose all the weight on the first one? That was not my deal. I am very happy with my outcome, not everyone has the same outcome though, so just cause I did doesn't mean anything? I just really stuck to it and got to where I am now and I still stick to it. I have my little slips here and there but the sugar is out of my life forever. I don't mess around with that, I hate how it makes me feel and I don't want to deal with that?
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Thanks for that insight. I knew that with the bypass that sugar was out forever for most bypass people and I had tortured myself with the Atkins plan long enough to realize that saying no to certain things is not up my alley. I have to be able to slip without it making me sick, I mean I still get sick with fish, bread and oil, but a finger down the throat seems to do it most times. When I was on Atkins, I gave up sugar and when I got off, I needed it like a crack head. That wasn't the route for me and the bypass wasn't and probably still isn't. I just wish I had the motivation to get all of my weight off like I started off with. I lack motivation. I haven't gained an ounce, but stuck at where I left off due to lack of motivation. I think it will come back when I have had enough, just not there yet and still going through a lot of employment stresses doesn't help either. Can't wait to get my head in the game again!
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You will get there, just don't let yourself go back to where you were, cause then the motivation really won't be there? I have been lacking motivation lately too, I don't know why, I don't go to the gym anymore, I don't get out and walk I go home from work and just want to crawl into bed and stay there for the night? Im not depressed or atleast I don't feel it, I just am always tired lately? I don't know what is wrong with me and but I did just go to my thyroid doctor and she upped my meds and that is making me feel wicked hungry the past few days but that is cause the meds are making my matabolism ramp up? I am wondering if that is why I am tired too though? I don't know. Bypass isn't for everyone and the whole sugar thing I am actually happy about cause that was my biggest issue? So now I just don't even bother going near it. I can have a small small bite but nothing bigger?
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So tomorrow is my appt with a plastics doctor, lets see what they say about getting me all fixed up!!!
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Call your insurance company and ask them what the requirements are to have it done!!! If it's a medical necessity they need to cover it. Like what I want done, the skin folds over and I get yeast infections, and sores under the folds so that is why I want it done, and it could become open sores so that would make it a medical necessity. I will say that what I want done is only $4000, so if my insurance were to not pay for it, I would save up the money and pay for it out of pocket!!!
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Wow, I just am in awe at how much I have done in 1 year, and so proud of myself with sticking to it!!! I am now down 119 lbs and just can't be a happier person!!!
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Today is my 1 year surgaversary!!! I am so happy with how much I have dropped in 1 year and how I feel about myself and my health now!!! I won't ever let myself go back again!!!
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Thanks everyone!!! @Sleeveless in seattle, that is awesome!!! Well congrats to you too then!!!
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3rd week in a row at the same weight, only 4 more lbs till I can go for skin removal, and 9 more lbs to my final goal.
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Ok So I took my first class of Zumba last night and it was amazing, Fun, and I felt so great after the class, I was so nervous at first but now I will definitely go back!!!
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@BladeFox, been a long time girly, glad to see your still here!!! Yeah I thought zumba was going to hurt my knees too, I was very nervous about taking the class just because of that, but I wore my knee brace and it turned out ok!!! I am going to try to keep going, but I need to find other things to do too!!! The instructor was great, and totally stayed on beat with the music!!!
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Going to my first Zumba class tonight!!! I can't wait!!
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So yesterday was my 11 month post op and I am so excited at how close I am to my goal in less than a year!!!
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So I went to my doctor to see them about my hernia surgery recovery today and my doctor is very impressed with my weight loss from my bypass and said once I get under 180 lbs he is going to refer me to a plastics doctor to have my skin removal. I have 10 lbs to get under 180, 14 lbs to my goal weight, wow what a year this has been!!! I am super proud of myself and all that I have accomplished!!!
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All I can say is Wow, another 3 lb loss this week when I am so close to my goal weight??? Just wow!!!
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Wow lost 3 lbs this week, only 17 more lbs to my goal!!!
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@PinkPolkadot619 2 lbs a week is a good #, believe me I don't loose 3 lbs a week very often anymore cause I am so close to my goal weight, but I am more than happy to take 3 lbs??? lol. @BladeFox Thanks mama!!! It's been a while how are you doing? Haven't seen much from you in a while?
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you are so close!!! I am so excited for you! you must be feeling so much better! I know you had a lot to over come during your journey and extra healing. Your journey has been an inspiration and encouragement. I can't wait to have a 3 pound week some time again, I know I just need to do more working out. hehehe I have 28 more pounds so I know my 1-2 lbs a week is still good. I just get scared of stalling.
have a good day!
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@PinkPolkadot619 I stalled for a good month, but that was also at the time that I had my hernia repair too, which was very discouraging, but I didn't let that stop me, I am now just picking back up and moving along. You can do this just always remember what your reason for going through this was and you will get to the end goal and you will live a better life cause you will be healthier than when you started. Don't look back always look forward!!!
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20 lbs to go to my goal, wow, I can't believe I am so close now, and I am so proud of myself!!!
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@BladeFox I posted those pics and a couple more!!!
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10 months, 104 lbs lost, that's the most weight I have lost in less than a year ever and I feel fabuleous!!!
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So today is my 11th month of post surgery, and I am VERY happy with the weight I have lost and where I am. I wouldn't change this adventure for anything, and I just want to keep the weight off and keep it off!!!
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Haven't been around much, with my hernia surgery, I didn't get on here for a while due to swelling and the pain. I am now starting to feel better from that and wham head cold. I am so ready for summer again!!!
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congrats on your upcoming wedding - if that isn't motivation to continue to do well, i don't know what is - you gained alittle, but you worked on taking it off!!!! ups and downs will happen through life - don't ever kick yourself iif/when you might goof, doesn't help anything - it is in the past, and tomorrow is a new start of to a sunny, wonderful day - keep up the good work - kathy
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I just want to wish all my friends here on BP a Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas and Happy New year!!!! I am currently down 100 lbs from last year and I feel good. Still recovering from my recent surgery but I am not going to let that keep me down!!!! Have a safe one everyone!!!
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Well friends, I am back to work after 2 fast weeks of healing. I thought these past 2 weeks would drag but just the opposite they went like 2 days? I am happy to be back moving around but I am not even close to 100% yet from the hernia repair surgery (just so you all know, this was a post WLS hernia), and I am still very sore and in some pain. but had to get back to work even if I just stay 1/2 days for this week. I haven't weighed myself since before my surgery cause I know I have swelling so I am waiting till the 19th which is my 9 month mark to weigh in again.
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well I had my hernia repair surgery yesterday and surgery went good but I'm in a lot of pain!!! good thing I have 2 weeks off from work, cause I can't even stand for too long? hope to feel better soon!!!!
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8 months post op today and I have currently lost 101 lbs, It's exciting to get down this low in less than a year!!! I look forward to having a healthy life now not a overweight one!!!
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Woohoo, This morning is a good morning, I haven't been posting very much lately cause I have been on this stall for about a month and I was frustrated, then to wake up this morning and weigh in and I lost 5 lbs to get into ONEDERLAND!!! Woohoo, 199 baby!!!
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Thanks girls!!! @BladeFox, it has taken a minute and a half really but I just can't believe it is finally here? 8 months today???? Wow right before the 8 month mark!!! How are you doing?
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Ok, so really started feeling sick to my stomach wednesday and left work early, kept getting worse through the night and then yesterday had to call out, I decided shortly after 8 that I needed to call my doc and so went and saw him and he is concerned about how big my hernia got so now I am set up to go have surgery on the 24th of Nov. I am kinda nerveous, but will be happy to get my second head taken away.
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I didn't have a hernia when I had the surgery I got it from the surgery, so I have been dealing with it for about 6 months now and I talked to my doctor about it at my 6 month appt with my surgeon and he said not to worry about it at the time but now it's starting to hurt, I am actually getting my surgery moved up to the 17th so I should be ok, but I will be out of work for 2 weeks they said? So I don't know??? I am considering telling him to check out my gallbladder while he is in there doing the hernia just in case!!! So we will see!!!
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Starting to get discouraged that I won't get to my next goal or my final goal? I only lost a pound this week and I am upset with myself? Its getting so much harder to loose the weight?
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Pupi, the only way you won't reach your goal is if you stop trying! Of course weight loss gets slower the smaller you get. Focus on the basics -- if you've slipped in any areas, buckle down again. If you're staying on plan, maybe try something new like a new exercise program to help kickstart again. But, DON'T give up!!! If you're following the plan, working with your doctor and NUT, the weight just HAS to come off!