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48 and will be close to 49 by the time I'm sleeved in March. Probably wish I've done this at least 5 years ago. But,

Plan to Rock my sleeve before I'm 50. Yaay!

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I turn 46 Monday! Happy New Year!

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Happy Birthday and Happy New Year, Chad!!! A new years eve baby I can only imagine your birthday celebrations!! Hehe fun fun!!

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Hello everyone! I'm 39 and will be sleeved this January 30th. I'll be turning 40 in February. I really believe this will be my year to get my health back and see wonderful changes to my body. :D

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43 here - just turned 43 in Dec - then was sleeved on Jan 8th! Anyone in 40's from ATL area?

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I will be 43 in 5 weeks ( excited for my birthday). I am married (the hottie behind me in the picture) , 5 kids- 24- 22- 20- 16-14, all 100 % wonderful. Sleeved in Mexico 5 months ago. Down 52 pounds, about 35 more to goal. :D

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! GOD GAVE US 1 MORE YEAR - SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!!!!!!!

Celebrate LIFE EVERYDAY

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I'm 46 and will be a few days shy of eating regular food again when my hubby and I hit our 30th wedding anniversary this valentines day. No reservations at a nice restaurant this year, but we are both too excited by my journey to care. I'm so looking forward to the new me emerging over the coming year and all the things we can do together. Loving life right now.

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Anyone from Alabama either had the sleeve or scheduled for the sleeve?

I'm from Huntsville! Sleeve 12/19/12 and down 41 since then!

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I am 43 yrs old, and was sleeved on Oct. 3, 2012. I am 5'5 and began my journey at 257 pounds. I am currently 188 pounds and loving it. In addition to steady weight loss, I am no longer taking meds for high blood pressure (yaay!!!). I live in Houston, Tx (West Houston), and would love to have a sleeve buddy in the area for support.

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I am 43 and newly single after 24 years. I am starting a new life with a new outlook/new body. LIfe is an adventure is all I can say!

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I am 41 and was sleeved 5 days before my birthday on 1/21/13. I just got back together with my husband after a 3 year seperation:) we were married 19 years ago. We have a beautiful 19 yr old daughter and a terrific 16 yr old son. I have fought with my weight since I had a hysterectomy at 28. I am down 33 pounds and so very happy I had WLS! looking forward to the new thinner me!

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    • LeighaTR

      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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    • 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

        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

      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

        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

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