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Rev Me Up!    75

Rev Me Up!
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The first goal I set for myself has been smashed in 6 weeks!!!!

I am officially lower than my lowest lap-band weight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With the band I lost down to 176 and this morning I weighed in at 175. Thats 20 pounds in 6 weeks. I got all teary-eyed and everything. I just couldn't believe it really happened. That band sucked so much and I had it for so many years - I didn't even realize what a drain it was on my happiness. Now it is gone and I can eat chicken again and the waistband of my pants isn't always pushing on my port - it just feels miraculous. And my restriction with the sleeve is spot-on. It doesn't change. I don't have weird, unwelcome surprises in what I can eat.

I only weigh in once every 2 weeks which helps because I don't really see any stalls (although I know I stalled week 3 and 4 - I just didn't weigh in or worry about it).

Did I mention I had this success after a 4 day weekend in Vegas? Yep, had my first bite of wheat toast with scrambled egg, my first bite of cheeseburger on grilled sourdough, my first bite of chinese orange chicken. Of course, I could only take about 4 bites of each of them :-) All those "normal" things really made me feel happy.

As I am writing this, my eyes are misty again. I really can't believe it. I just can't believe that I broke through. For me, 180 was a big mental milestone. My weight loss would always stop there. And now I have marched right through it. And to be lower than the band weight that was so hard to reach and maintain. I just CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

Today is a good day.

Lara

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M2G    1,836

M2G
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Congratulations! My biggest fear about the band was things coming back the wrong way...I'm sure after dealing with that for so many years the sleeve must feel like a new lease on life! I am happy for you.

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sleeve 4 me    910

sleeve 4 me
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CONGRATS!

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Becca    108

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That is so awesome!!! Congrats! The sleeve is so superior to the band, that's for sure!!!

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