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Hello Sleevers:

I've not posted in a while now, as once the first couple of months pass, and normal life slowly starts to take over again, I got busy with my day-to-day... but I just want you new sleevers out there who are discouraged, worried and thinking that you made a mistake... THIS REALLY WORKS!!!

This week was my official six-month anniversary of being sleeved, and I have lost nearly 50 pounds, gone forever. My weight loss was very fast in the first two months, leveled off in months 3 and 4, and then once I got back to feeling normal, my diet stablized and I began to add exercise, it picked back up again.

With warm weather just creeping into the picture I put away my now baggy winter wool pants and dug out all my last year's summer cotton pants. Guess what... NOTHING fits. In fact, nothing is even remotely wearable. All of my pants fell off me without being unzipped and unbuttoned.... THANK YOU, GOD, this is a dream come true.

So don't give up, don't give in, and as soon as you can move around without pain, climb on the exercise bandwagon. I do NOT have the money to join a fancy gym, but what I am doing is: Yoga (at home with different CD classes), Bellydance (also with exercise CDs), brisk walking, intensive gardening, intensive house cleaning, and I put together a little 10-minute exercise routine that I cut out of a SELF magazine.

Yes, it IS all worth it... but it's not magic. You gotta move it!

Good luck everyone, hugs and kisses from CINDERELLA

Cindrella2670

Sleeved: December 2, 2011

Surgeon: Dr. Alfons Pomp, NY Presbyterian Hospital

Top Weight: 248 lbs

Weight before surgery: 221 lbs

Weight today: 178 lbs

TOTAL COST: WIth Aetna insurance paying 90%, I ended up paying a total of about $1,200 in copays. THE BARGIN OF A LIFETIME!!!

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That is awesome ~ that definatly encourages me! Keep up the good work! :D

Hello Sleevers:

I've not posted in a while now, as once the first couple of months pass, and normal life slowly starts to take over again, I got busy with my day-to-day... but I just want you new sleevers out there who are discouraged, worried and thinking that you made a mistake... THIS REALLY WORKS!!!

This week was my official six-month anniversary of being sleeved, and I have lost nearly 50 pounds, gone forever. My weight loss was very fast in the first two months, leveled off in months 3 and 4, and then once I got back to feeling normal, my diet stablized and I began to add exercise, it picked back up again.

With warm weather just creeping into the picture I put away my now baggy winter wool pants and dug out all my last year's summer cotton pants. Guess what... NOTHING fits. In fact, nothing is even remotely wearable. All of my pants fell off me without being unzipped and unbuttoned.... THANK YOU, GOD, this is a dream come true.

So don't give up, don't give in, and as soon as you can move around without pain, climb on the exercise bandwagon. I do NOT have the money to join a fancy gym, but what I am doing is: Yoga (at home with different CD classes), Bellydance (also with exercise CDs), brisk walking, intensive gardening, intensive house cleaning, and I put together a little 10-minute exercise routine that I cut out of a SELF magazine.

Yes, it IS all worth it... but it's not magic. You gotta move it!

Good luck everyone, hugs and kisses from CINDERELLA

Cindrella2670

Sleeved: December 2, 2011

Surgeon: Dr. Alfons Pomp, NY Presbyterian Hospital

Top Weight: 248 lbs

Weight before surgery: 221 lbs

Weight today: 178 lbs

TOTAL COST: WIth Aetna insurance paying 90%, I ended up paying a total of about $1,200 in copays. THE BARGIN OF A LIFETIME!!!

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Fantastic! Sounds like you have the right spirit to succeed. I am lucky enough to get to go to a belly dance class twice a week... I love it so much! Keep up the good work!

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Hello Sleevers:

I've not posted in a while now, as once the first couple of months pass, and normal life slowly starts to take over again, I got busy with my day-to-day... but I just want you new sleevers out there who are discouraged, worried and thinking that you made a mistake... THIS REALLY WORKS!!!

This week was my official six-month anniversary of being sleeved, and I have lost nearly 50 pounds, gone forever. My weight loss was very fast in the first two months, leveled off in months 3 and 4, and then once I got back to feeling normal, my diet stablized and I began to add exercise, it picked back up again.

With warm weather just creeping into the picture I put away my now baggy winter wool pants and dug out all my last year's summer cotton pants. Guess what... NOTHING fits. In fact, nothing is even remotely wearable. All of my pants fell off me without being unzipped and unbuttoned.... THANK YOU, GOD, this is a dream come true.

So don't give up, don't give in, and as soon as you can move around without pain, climb on the exercise bandwagon. I do NOT have the money to join a fancy gym, but what I am doing is: Yoga (at home with different CD classes), Bellydance (also with exercise CDs), brisk walking, intensive gardening, intensive house cleaning, and I put together a little 10-minute exercise routine that I cut out of a SELF magazine.

Yes, it IS all worth it... but it's not magic. You gotta move it!

Good luck everyone, hugs and kisses from CINDERELLA

Cindrella2670

Sleeved: December 2, 2011

Surgeon: Dr. Alfons Pomp, NY Presbyterian Hospital

Top Weight: 248 lbs

Weight before surgery: 221 lbs

Weight today: 178 lbs

TOTAL COST: WIth Aetna insurance paying 90%, I ended up paying a total of about $1,200 in copays. THE BARGIN OF A LIFETIME!!!

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