I'm hoping I'm not the only one that belongs to this forum! :confused1: I am 28, will be 29 next month...so I guess I just barely made it in the 20's forum. Anyone else ?

LOL Vegas!!!

I can relate... my oldest turns 27 Oct. 1st.... or is that 28??? :confused1:Hmmmmmmmm........ what walker??:thumbup1:

( it's 28!! LOL )

I'm 24 and I already feel old!

Hey everyone! I'm 28 :-) having my sleeve done on Oct 12th!!!! I am getting excited and scared! So is anyone looking into steps to take to help prevent saggy skin during weight loss? I figure since we are young we can probably use our natural elasticity to tone up and hopefully avoid nip's and tuck's later.

As a matter of fact, yes I do belong here. I turned 29 last year and then again this year! It's great being 29.. forever =)

Hey everyone! I'm 28 :-) having my sleeve done on Oct 12th!!!! I am getting excited and scared! So is anyone looking into steps to take to help prevent saggy skin during weight loss? I figure since we are young we can probably use our natural elasticity to tone up and hopefully avoid nip's and tuck's later.

i started of kinds thin-ish (5'7 155-165lbs) then one point i got up to about 206lbs when i was around 21 but i lost it again when i was 22 and i got down to about 160lbs and there was no sagging skin:thumbup:

BUT now at 25years old i'm 240lbs:thumbdown: and my goal weight is between 135-145lbs i personally aint counting on my natural elasticity. i just finished paying off my surgery and i'm having it the end of the month but right after i have my surgery i plan on saving up for a tummytuck just in case i have that problem. So if u need2lose 100+lbs i think some for of saggy skin might happen

I'm 23! Your not alone!!!!!!

I am 27! Even though I am starting to feel old... lol...

I just got sleeved 5 days ago.

I'm 28! Im new to this whole thing. I currently have the band, but am scheduled to have the band to sleeve revision on Dec. 31st. Im a bit nervous. Anyone have any advice?

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I'm 28! Im new to this whole thing. I currently have the band, but am scheduled to have the band to sleeve revision on Dec. 31st. Im a bit nervous. Anyone have any advice?

Welcome Carrie. How lucky you are to be able to get your surgery at such a young age - I wish it had been around when I was your age - it's been the best thing and I've lost over 50 lbs.

i'm 25years old,i am 19 days post op i've lost 17lbs so far. i started at 223lbs now i'm 206( i wish i knew how to do that tickertape thing).i love being in my 20's with the sleeve. i feel like i'm gonna lose weight faster, im gonna get to goal quicker, and i'm gonna enjoy being thin more than the older guys and gals.

This may very well all be in my head- but i just feel soooo blessed to be able to find the means to afford the sleeve at my age.I'm pretty,young, fun, single, and free.

And now with everylbs i losei feel so anxious to live life that way i.e- dating, partying, seeing freinds and ex boyfriends i've been avoiding since i've gained all this weight. i'm just sooo excited about losing more and more weight i'm already close to my "onederland" (under 200lbs)minigoal and i feel like i might each it before i reach 1 month post op!!! i'm just stoked! i've been doing nothing but gaining weight this past 2 1/2 years so i just feel like i'm in a dream come true!!! being young and thin IS AWESOME! and i can't wait to experience that again!

All I can say is being OLD(ER) LOL and Skinny is GREAT tooooooo!

Not "skinny" yet, but getting there!!

I'm down 152 pounds and lovin' it!!!

Good luck to all of you newbies! Make it work for you!

i'm 25years old,i am 19 days post op i've lost 17lbs so far. i started at 223lbs now i'm 206( i wish i knew how to do that tickertape thing).i love being in my 20's with the sleeve. i feel like i'm gonna lose weight faster, im gonna get to goal quicker, and i'm gonna enjoy being thin more than the older guys and gals.

This may very well all be in my head- but i just feel soooo blessed to be able to find the means to afford the sleeve at my age.I'm pretty,young, fun, single, and free.

And now with everylbs i losei feel so anxious to live life that way i.e- dating, partying, seeing freinds and ex boyfriends i've been avoiding since i've gained all this weight. i'm just sooo excited about losing more and more weight i'm already close to my "onederland" (under 200lbs)minigoal and i feel like i might each it before i reach 1 month post op!!! i'm just stoked! i've been doing nothing but gaining weight this past 2 1/2 years so i just feel like i'm in a dream come true!!! being young and thin IS AWESOME! and i can't wait to experience that again!

Hey! I'm 27 yrs. old. I am 5 weeks post op. I started out at 245lbs. and I have lost 25lbs. so far! I don't think I'm going to lose weight as fast as some people. I have a very slow metabolism, but I know it will come off! The best thing with the sleeve is knowing that this weight will NEVER come back! That's the greatest thing for me. I've already had to get rid of a lot of clothes because they are too big. I went from a size 22 to a 18.

I can't wait to get to onderland! Hopefully within a month! It's kind of like a dream, I can't imagine it really happening. lol

I can try to help you with your ticket. I went to Graphical Tickers and Trackers: Weight Loss, Trying To Conceive, Pregnancy.... Chose your ticket there and you set it up there. Then you copy the codes they give you. Then you go to your profile here at verticalsleevetalk and click on customize profile. Then click on signatures. Then copy and paste the text there. That is the only time you will have to do that part. In the future you update your ticket at the tickerfactory and it will automatically update here.

Hope this helps.

CHARITY YOU'RE AWESOME! i've been trying to figure out this tickertape thing since i 1st came to this site.

I'm 21! My VSG is scheduled for January 4th, and I'm so excited, but very nervous as well. It's really encouraging to see how successful all of you have been, and I just hope the same for myself!

I'm 25 and my procedure is in three weeks. Lots of pwople have tried to influence me to do the bands instead of VSG, but I'd rather get 'er done and enjoy the rest of my twenties 100 lbs lighter.