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Thanks for the encouragement....you look fab! Almost like a different person! Great to know that there is more to hope for after the six months.

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Thanks for the encouragement....you look fab! Almost like a different person! Great to know that there is more to hope for after the six months.

I lost the first 55lbs in the first 6 months, and then the next 25lbs to goal took another year, so please don't get discouraged anyone. If you make the changes and adopt a healthy lifestyle, I am a firm believer in that the weight will come off!

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Awesome!!! You are even more gorgeous now!! Congrats on the wonderful journey you have had!!

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Congratulations on your new you. You look awesome.

It seems that thebhair loss is due to low vitamins/protein.

I would like to ask you, did you excercise ?

Congrats again.

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Congratulations on your new you. You look awesome.

It seems that thebhair loss is due to low vitamins/protein.

I would like to ask you, did you excercise ?

Congrats again.

I know people that got all their Protein in and took every supplement they could and still lost hair. I always had all my Protein and took tons of Vitamins (I still take tons of vitamins), and lost a lot of hair. It just really depends on each person and how their body reacts to the surgery.

I am active, but I do not "work-out". I have done some running and ran a 5K on my 1 year anniversary of my surgery. I have 2 young children and I am a stay at home mom, so I sometimes find it hard to fit it in my day. I do take my kids on lots of walks and bike rides, swimming, and outdoor activities.

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Wow!! What a great transformation. Keep up the good work. You like great!!

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Thank you so much everyone! I when I look back at my wedding pictures' date=' I barely recognize myself. I was showing them to my daughter (she is almost 3), and she said "there is daddy". I asked, "Who is that?" pointing to myself, and she didn't know. It does make me sad looking at my wedding pictures and I was the biggest I had ever been, but so thankful that I am not at that point anymore.[/quote']

Perhaps time for a vow renewal with a slinky sexy new dress! And a 2nd Honeymoon!!

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Your Rockin those skinny pictures!

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Yep! What they said... you look incredible! I agree about the skin too... although you might see it as baggy, it look amazing, you can't hide those arms...lol... they look tight!

I have to say, I think you looked beautiful on your wedding day... you radiate happiness!

Congrats on an amazing transformation!

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A BIG congratulations girl! You look and sound so healthy. I am a month behind you... still not at goal, but happy with what I have and still thinking I might be able to lose a couple more. YOU LOOK GREAT!

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I am going to try this' date=' hopefully it works! I had my sleeve surgery November 29th, 2010. The first pictures are at my highest when I got married (I love my husband, he has loved me no matter what size!), around 260ish lbs. The second are the day of my surgery, 220ish lbs. The last pictures are at my current weight, 135-137lbs (I LOVE my hormones, I LOVE my hormones). There are 2 standing in my old jeans and I fit in 1 leg (1 is me AND my daughter in my jeans). There is also a picture of my biggest jeans (size 22), and my new jeans (size 4..I wear a size 4-6). I never dreamed I would ever be this size or weigh in the 130's. I honestly never thought I would even reach goal because I had tried and failed so many times in my life. I hope these pictures are inspiration that, if you let it, the sleeve is an amazing tool! And I hope it inspires the slower losers too! It took me 18 months to reach my goal weight of 140lbs, and I have even lost a few more pounds in the last couple of months. So don't get discouraged if you don't lose all your weight in the first 6 months. If you make the changes you need to make to have a healthy life, it will happen!

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Wow. Great accomplishment. Congratulations!! You look awesome and the short hair suits you really good!

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Yep! What they said... you look incredible! I agree about the skin too... although you might see it as baggy, it look amazing, you can't hide those arms...lol... they look tight!

I have to say, I think you looked beautiful on your wedding day... you radiate happiness!

Congrats on an amazing transformation!

Thank you so much. I was happy on my wedding day, and I felt good. Even when I looked at the pictures afterward, I liked many of them. It was the one day that I wasn't going to let my weight get me down!

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