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sweetbean70    2

sweetbean70
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HOLY MOTHER OF PEARL! I was banded on 6/8/09 and my best friend was banded 3 weeks later. My mother had gastric bypass surgery 3 days before Thanksgiving. Between the 3 of us, we have lost nearly 200lbs. :rolleyes2: At the time of our surgeries, I was a snug size 28W, my best friend was a size 32W, and my mom a 26W.

This past weekend, we all went through our closets and took out anything that currently doesn't fit or will not fit in the upcoming warm weather season. We had a total of twelve 22 gallon totes full of clothes ranging in sizes from 30/32 (4X) to 22/24 (2X). We also had 6 winter coats added to the pile.

We are planning of having a MAJOR yard sale come this May. I'm sure that by that time, we will have even more clothes in totes. I hope we can make a pretty penny on the clothing (Avenue, CJ Banks, Fashion Bug, Romans, Jessica London, Chadwicks, JMS, etc.) because I will not have any clothes that fit me once warmer weather rolls around :thumbup: and will need the funds to purchase a new wardrobe.

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ladykcusa    1

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Sincere congratulations to all 3 of you. Have fun shopping and wearing all those new clothes - plus enjoy the empty closets and cleaning out all those items that no longer fit. :rolleyes2:

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btrieger    21

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Congrats to all of you!! Looks like you have a tight support network set up to support each other.

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SoccerMomma73    1,867

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Rock on!!! You are all doing awesome! And doesn't it just feel SOOO good to say goodbye to those sizes?!?!

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minimeme    1

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I am having issue with clothing also. My old clothes are way too big, but I dont want to buy any new ones because I wont be in them long enough to justify the expense. So for now, I am using safety pins on my tops and draw strings on my pants.

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ladykcusa    1

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My son-in-law had gastric bypass and has lost 170 lbs. Not yet at his goal and he has been shopping @ thrift stores until he reaches his size. Has found has real bargains.

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ididit35    0

ididit35
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Congratulations!!!

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arthukd    1

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Have you considered a consignment shop? I haven't had much luck selling clothes at a yard sale.

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happy2lose    0

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I recently cleaned out my closet and was able to take my nicer clothing to an upscale consignment store. By selling my clothing this way I will get more money for my clothes then I would by having a yard sale and also don't have to subject myself to the rude remarks of yard sale people who don't want big size clothing. Just a thought you all may want to consider.

Congratulations on your combined success, that is awesome and I'm so glad you all have the support of one another.

Donna

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bigbaby    4

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Congratulations!!!

I had a sale when my clothing size changed and made over 1000.00 (by myself). The key is advertising. I posted it on craigslist, e-mailed it to all of my friends and asked them to forward it to their friends and spent $34.00 to have it advertised in the newspaper.

It was a great investment. People were calling me prior to the sale wanting to come over.

Good luck!!!!

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      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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    • Doughgurl

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      Hey everyone. I'm new here so I thought I should introduce myself. I am 53y/o and am scheduled for Gastric Bypass on June 25th, 2025. I'm located in San Antonio, Texas. I will be having my surgery in Tiajuana Mexico. I've wanted this for years, but I always had insurance where bariatric procedures were excluded. Finally I am able to afford to pay out of pocket.  I can't wait to get started, and I hope I'm prepared for the initial period of "hell". I know what I have signed up for, but I'm sure the good to come will out way the temporary period of discomfort and feelings of regret. I'd love to find people to talk to who have been through the same procedure or experience before. So I look forward to meeting you all. Hope you have a great week!
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      1. Selina333

        Selina333

        I'm so happy for you! You are about to change your life. I was so glad to get the sleeve done in Dec. I didn't have feelings of regret overall. And I'm down almost 60 lbs. I do feel a little sad at restaurants. I can barely eat half a kid's meal. I get adults meals often because kid ones don't have the same offerings at times. Then I feel obligated to eat on that until it's gone and that can be days. So the restaurant thing isn't great for me. All the rest is fine by me! I love feeling full with very little. I do wish I could drink when eating. And will sip at the end. Just a strong habit to stop. But I'm working on it! You will do fine! Just keep focused on your desire to be different. Not better or worse. But different. I am happy both ways but my low back doesn't like me that heavy. So I listened (also my feet!). LOL! Update us on your journey! I'm not far from you. I'm in Houston. Good luck and I hope it all goes smoothly! Would love to see pics of the town you go to for this. I've never been there. Neat you will be traveling for this! Enjoy the journey. Take it one day at a time. Sometimes a few hours at a time. Follow all recommendations as best you can. 💗

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

    • CaseyP1011

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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