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I can't wait to be able to make you all a card of your own!!!

You'll be there before you know it!!!:clap2:

HUGZZZZZ!!!

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Tiffykins,

I pray for your quick and total recovery. Sounds like you are making great progress. Your courage give me courage too! Keep it up, one day at a time!

Cajun

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Highest weight 280.

Goal: 150

That makes me a century clubber to be. "Have not had surgery yet but it's comin'!!!

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I can't remember if I said this earlier... I originally only planned to lose 90 lb. I couldn't imagine losing 100. I ended up losing 110!

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Wow, I am still amazed at the success you have had MacMadame, and impressed with your running!

Cajun, I am confident you will achieve your goals. I am confident all of us will with all the great support we get here.

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Hi, I'm new to the boards! I'm needing to lose over 50kilos which is over a 100 pounds. I'm not yet sleeved - 1 week from tomorrow! With the trepidation has come a host of other fearsome thoughts about my time after surgery and my life as it evolves. It's really daunting to think I have to lose more than half of my body weight. And then there's the skin thing - I'm only 24 so I'm hoping that's on my side but I've been big my whole life and I have previously lost weight (60+pounds) before and put it back on so I'm really worried that my skin just no longer has that give in it. My ultimate fear though? That is - losing all the weight and still feeling the same - like tired and grumpy, inactive, have big dark circles around my eyes, continuing PCOS symptoms, and nutritional deficiencies. I want to lose weight so that I can feel alive again, jump and move around a be active and connect with my body again. I want to feel light - it was the most awesome feeling in the world when I was thinner. So I'm crossing my fingers and my toes that I will be able to eat everything my body will need and not feel like I'm constantly on a VLC diet even though I can get full. :biggrin0:

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Don't worry... if you lose your weight, you get your life back. It may not be perfect -- being thin doesn't solve every problem we have -- but it's still so much better than before.

I became an athlete and I eat plenty of food and don't have any trouble getting everything I need and there are plenty more like me out there...

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Welcome to the board. I'm excited for you. You will indeed do the things you are dreaming of following surgery. I found the diet very restrictive in the beginning, but I expected that during the healing process. As time goes on you feel better every day and what you can eat increases in variety. There's really no "restriction" on any food, but common sense following surgery will tell you to lose the weight you want to avoid the simple carbs. I am almost 3 months out. My husband and I went out to lunch today and enjoyed Soup and salad. I did not have salad, or breadsticks, but loved the rich soup. I had a great time. I am looking forward to salad again, but right now happy to eat "normal" food. You'll find it is not near as foreboding as you thought because you won't be as hungry as before. Your whole body adjusts to the change and the best thing....you're enjoying life again. Blessings to you. Mary

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While I have great respect for people who decide to have weight loss surgery to lose 50 or so pounds, I have a hard time relating to them. My highest was 440 pounds and I began the VSG journey at 285 pounds. I'm looking at a 150 pound loss and would love to communicate with others in my category.

Hi! I've been noticing you had/have a lot to lose too. . .I have to lose 160lbs. Right now (i'm not sleeved yet) I weight 330 lbs give or take a pound or 3. . .depends on the swelling. . . I'm 6'0 tall and have very, very large bone frame. . .even my doctor is amazed at my frame. . . hehehe. . . I'd be more than happy to communicate with you during our journey!

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Hi! I've been noticing you had/have a lot to lose too. . .I have to lose 160lbs. Right now (i'm not sleeved yet) I weight 330 lbs give or take a pound or 3. . .depends on the swelling. . . I'm 6'0 tall and have very, very large bone frame. . .even my doctor is amazed at my frame. . . hehehe. . . I'd be more than happy to communicate with you during our journey!

Hi Thin - Elizabethsew doesn't post here anymore, she has her own personal reasons, so you won't be getting a response to your post. However, there are lots of other sleeves who have more than 100 lbs. to lose that I am sure will be more than thrilled to communicate with you.

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Hi Thin - Elizabethsew doesn't post here anymore, she has her own personal reasons, so you won't be getting a response to your post. However, there are lots of other sleeves who have more than 100 lbs. to lose that I am sure will be more than thrilled to communicate with you.

Thanks for letting me know, that was very nice. . . at least I won't feel ignored :confused:

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