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97Lbs Down In Less Than 7Months! Before And After Pics!

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clk    3,519

clk
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Great work! I'm sure you'll meet your goal in no time. You look wonderful!

~Cheri

Oh, and the hair does come back! You've lost a lot, and very quickly. My hair totally rebounded somewhere between 12-14 months out. A wait for you, but at least it comes back! With a good Vitamin, my hair is finally as long and healthy as preop.

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jasleeve    440

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well some dont have it too bad. but it started slow & then began comin out in chunks!

Thanks for the honesty, my sister recently got the surgery she is 3 months out & starting to experience hair lost but her hair is thick curly & long mine is just thin, wavy & long and so i'm scared & she keeps saying it's not bad but i'm so nervous!

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jasleeve    440

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thats a verrrrry long time from now! but thankfully winters coming up so ill be wearing hats to hide whats missing :(

Great work! I'm sure you'll meet your goal in no time. You look wonderful!

~Cheri

Oh, and the hair does come back! You've lost a lot, and very quickly. My hair totally rebounded somewhere between 12-14 months out. A wait for you, but at least it comes back! With a good Vitamin, my hair is finally as long and healthy as preop.

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jasleeve    440

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well guys, today was my 1st time in the gym since having surgery. its been over 7 months! i took it easy & didnt go too too hard like im a body builder but i also didnt go too easy as to where i wasnt doing much.

i have been in and out of gyms for about 8yrs now & i have NEVER sweat so much in my life. sweat was pouring down my face. i loved it! :)

i also had a non scale victory!

i usually do assisted pull ups because i have no upper body strength. for those of you who never used this machine, basically the more weight you add on to the machine, the easier it is & more assisted it is for you to do a pull up. you kinda have to climb up onto the machine. anyway, before at 273, i would put it at the heaviest & as soon as i kneeled on the machine, it would start going down!

well, because im 97lbs down, i put it at the heaviest & the machine didnt even move!!!!! lol. i was too light! wow. it felt amazing! i smiled like :D lol

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jasleeve    440

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i am heading out to the gym right now & im feeling sore from yesterday. (sigh) no pain no gain! trying to lose 21lbs by aug 26th!

lets go!

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SML1997    308

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Go girl! Get ur workout on! :)

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goofycathy    89

goofycathy
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How was your leak diagnosed?

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jasleeve    440

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im trying!! lol.

i pushed myself hard today but im proud of myself. im sore already! lol. yesterday i was sweating more than i ever did. today, i topped yesterday! i had drops of sweat on the floor coming from my face & for the 1st time everrr, i had the wet shirt look!

i looooove it.

its hard work but im sure itll pay off.

i havent weighed myself yet but i pray that the weight is flying off with the inches!

1 month & 8 days to go until my birthday! :D

Go girl! Get ur workout on! :)

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jasleeve    440

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i threw up bile 2x. i was sent to get a swallow test which showed the leak. then had a cat scan which confirmed it. life went down hill from there.

in fact, down hill isnt the right phrase because that means it gradually got worse. life basically jumped off a cliff. smh!

How was your leak diagnosed?

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jasleeve    440

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todays thursday & im still so sore from working out. i took off from the gym yesterday because i did awhole lot of running around. i havent weighed myself yet but i pray that im atleast down a total of 100lbs! that alone would be a great accomplishment.

last i checked (monday), i was 176lbs which is a total of 97lbs down. id need to be 173 to be down exactly 100lbs. ill be weighing myself monday!!

wish me luck!

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olivia1425    7

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You look fabuliois. Question about your leak. Did you get sleeved or Lapland. Did you have to go back into surgery???

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jasleeve    440

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i was sleeved. i dont think lap band patients can get leaks. i had to have 3 upper endoscopys to place the stent, fix the stent & then remove the stent.

and thank you!

You look fabuliois. Question about your leak. Did you get sleeved or Lapland. Did you have to go back into surgery???

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jasleeve    440

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i was sleeved. i dont think lap band patients can get leaks. i had to have 3 upper endoscopys to place the stent, fix the stent & then remove the stent.

and thank you!

You look fabuliois. Question about your leak. Did you get sleeved or Lapland. Did you have to go back into surgery???

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jasleeve    440

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i been kinda stressed lately. i am sore from working out & ive been just very snappy latelyz i been getting horrible trnsion headaches which put me in the worst moods!

today i drove to the gym with my personal trained (who is also my boyfriend of 10yrs) & we sat in the car for 30mins. i really wasnt feeling it. we ended up driving back home.

just in a real crappy mood! ;(

so i didnt do cardio yesterday or today! well yesterday i did a lot of running around so i wasnt sitting still but today, i was lazy!

tomorrows another day.

my goal is still 21lbs by aug 26th.

lets go!

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Jolie_KeMi    345

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You look gorgeous Jas!! You should be so proud of yourself. Thank you for being open and honest about you're journey. You inspire us all.

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      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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