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Is It Too Soon To Label Myself A Gastric Sleeve "sucess Story"?
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I believe the clinical term for "successful" with WLS is to lose 60% of the excess weight. So yes, you are definitely above and beyond successful. CONGRATS!!!
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Defo a success and defo a vixen who is vanishing...lol... you are looking great! =]
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More than 100 lbs gone and more than 60% of your excess weight too! You are a super-success story in my book! Lynda
Greetings folks! I know it's been a minute and wanted to poke my head in. I was wondering - how far out should one be from surgery to officially be considered a success? I mean, we all will lose a significant amount of weight - but what is the timeframe?
Only asking...because at 14 months post-op and 100+ pounds down, I sure as hell FEEL successful! But there is still a journey ahead of me. Just trying to Celebrate the small victories, yanno?
Also, I keep forgetting to post my "real" (ie: unfiltered *lol*) posts here - so I will link if you are interested. I've done 2 pretty significant updates - you can check them out here (with some GREAT comp shots *whew*)
http://vanishingvixen.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/who-wants-to-be-fat-seriously/
http://vanishingvixen.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/what-average-looks-like/
Also - I posted 2 recent pics in my album. *SMH* I still can't believe how awesome this experience has been...