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blackbeautywaiting    59

blackbeautywaiting
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I am a shortie also at 4'9.5". I have a surgery date of Dec 8th :)

congrats!!! Sending well wishes ur way already and a speedy recovery!!!

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bosslady46    51

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Thanks for sharing.

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blackbeautywaiting    59

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Need another challenge going...I can get them miles in now....just left the gym...yup I'm super hyped....but I'm ready to crash too

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mochax    50

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Feeling discouraged today. I really wish I had found a buddy to go through this process with for support. The scale isn't moving. I'm hungry and want to eat but then I can't. I'm thinking well the scale isn't moving I still can't eat crap so why did I have this procedure. Drives me nuts.

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mochax    50

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Feeling discouraged today. I really wish I had found a buddy to go through this process with for support. The scale isn't moving. I'm hungry and want to eat but then I can't. I'm thinking well the scale isn't moving I still can't eat crap so why did I have this procedure. Drives me nuts.

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TheCurvyJones    721

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Is that true? I pray that isn't the case for me. I have to do well with this. It's my second time around and thus weight has got to go NOW!

From what I have seen, band to sleeve revision patients experience a slower but steady loss. You won't drop 10lbs a week fresh out of surgery but if your band is/was failing, you will return to losing again.

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TheCurvyJones    721

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Feeling discouraged today. I really wish I had found a buddy to go through this process with for support. The scale isn't moving. I'm hungry and want to eat but then I can't. I'm thinking well the scale isn't moving I still can't eat crap so why did I have this procedure. Drives me nuts.

Hey hon! Hang in there! I had this moment once a month for........forever. Until I hit goal! Seriously, I was like... why eat good, nothing's happening! And then my shoes were flopping off of my feet and my watch fell off. :/ The butt in my pants was sagging and all my shirts were hanging too low. I was dropping inches like mad but only watching the scale.

How far out are you, how much did you have to lose and what's your progress so far? If you are hungry, eat some food! There's no reason to not eat. This isn't starvation. If the issue is that you want to eat junk and shouldn't/can't, then lets find something to reroute your thoughts, something to keep you busy-- read a book, watch a movie. I actually chew gum when I get snacky. My mouth is busy and then I get away from whatever it is I'm tempted to eat.

Let us know how we can help! This whole site is your buddy!

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LadyK44    263

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Mochax!

You have completed the first step in having the surgery. Now It's time to move forward on creating your healthier lifestyle. I am 3 months post-op today. It has not been easy. I miss fried foods. However, I have more energy and happiness. Some days I just want to eat my happy foods. Then I think about how unhealthy my body had gotten. I felt like crap most days. For me, that the reason why I did this. I did not want to feel sleepy and crappie. I am now getting healthy. Sometimes, I still eat the bad stuff. However, I don't live off junk or excuses anymore. The weight will come off. Stalls are normal. You just have to do your part. We are all here to help each other. Tell us more about what is going on!

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mochax    50

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It's not so much junk I want to eat. I want to eat normal and I can't. My new normal is a fork full and that's it. But yet all day not really eating and the scale doesn't move. It hasn't moved since oct 12. That's insane. And as for a buddy yes I have this site but actually having an audience reading how you feel everyday can be a bit much. Plus no one wants to read how your struggling day to day that's negative energy I don't want to put out. I need a more personal buddy. Somebody I can vent to and hear and that understands. Someone that have the sleeve. And Being that I haven't told my friends it's really hard not talking about it. This process is so not easy. It takes more work than anything. Oh I'm just 25 days out

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mochax    50

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It's not so much junk I want to eat. I want to eat normal and I can't. My new normal is a fork full and that's it. But yet all day not really eating and the scale doesn't move. It hasn't moved since oct 12. That's insane. And as for a buddy yes I have this site but actually having an audience reading how you feel everyday can be a bit much. Plus no one wants to read how your struggling day to day that's negative energy I don't want to put out. I need a more personal buddy. Somebody I can vent to and hear and that understands. Someone that have the sleeve. And Being that I haven't told my friends it's really hard not talking about it. This process is so not easy. It takes more work than anything. Oh I'm just 25 days out

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