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sleeve 4 me    910

sleeve 4 me
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You will, you will :) and you will be happy you took before pics :)

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Sassygirl06    962

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i was going through some old pictures on my computer and found some of me right when i started my last diet. i had totally forgot about them. i know i weighed more than 311 pounds....that was the weight i was after dieting for a while and when i finally decided to step on the scale. when i found the pictures my mouth (im sure) was open wide! i couldnt believe my eyes. i was so huge. im glad that i have them. they are a great motivator. after i found them i decided to go ahead and take some more of myself at my weight now. i now weigh less than 240 pounds and although i am only about half way through i am able to see such a huge improvement already. i posed in my bra and panties so that i could see everything change. i cant wait till i am at the end of my journey and i can do it again when i look really good!

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vf59    5

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My surgery isn't until Oct. 20 and I am nervous about it. I think I will take my before pics & measurements now to look at whenever I have second thoughts about going through with the surgery. Should be very motivating. 52 year old woman, 5' 6" 250 lbs.

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iegal    460

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I too did not look at my before pictures which were taken the night before surgery. At one year out I am determined to take a picture in the same panties and bra although they might have been tossed away as too big already.

Additional advice: Take measurements. Weight is not everything. Write down the top 5 reasons you are having this surgery. Tuck away one piece of clothing you think you look great in and do not look at it again until you hit 50% of wieght loss goal.

All of the above are to encourage you. When you are not losing weight, you might be losing in size. When you become discouraged, your top 5 reasons with remind you of all of ways you are becoming healthy and happier...not just pounds lost. When you feel saddened that you are not losing like others on this site - you can physically see how much you have lost. One of my SoCal group members kept a pair of her jeans and put the size she was wearing currently on top of her starting size jeans. Her last picture was of her at goal standing in one of the legs.

This journey is not always easy but always worth it. I love my sleeve!

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Beth323    13

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I was debating on doing this. But I think I will, and yes thank God for digital I can take, print and delete! Now to figure out where to hide them. Hmmm

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Beth323    13

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I was debating on doing this. But I think I will, and yes thank God for digital I can take, print and delete! Now to figure out where to hide them. Hmmm

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nraeh    23

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I took before pictures and update them each month on the 1st of each month. It is easy because I had my surgery on the 1st. I scrapbook so I have a scrapbook page for each months set of pictures. It is amazing what a difference just a month makes. The one thing I didn't do was take my measurements before I started this journey. I know that would be astounding and I am just a little over half way to goal. Each month on the 1st I clean out my closet too. It is really interesting to find clothes that fit me fine just a month ago and don't fit now. All of a sudden my husband has become very attentive to what I am wearing and if they are too baggy he lets me know it. This journey is so much fun.

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    • Alisa_S

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      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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    • Alisa_S

      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

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        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.

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

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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