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I lost 30 lbs before surgery then I had surgery in July 3rd and lost 20 more my goal is 100 but 70 lbs would be great. I see all these people who had surgery around the same time and lost so much I almost 2 1/2 mo and stalled!!! What is wrong ! Is that normal? I feeling very down ;(

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I had my surgery on 7/11/12 and have lost 39 lbs so far. I'm now in my second stall ugh!!! It's normal, so I'm told. Don't lose faith it will come off. Good luck.

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yes it is :unsure: i am going trough a stall as we speak :(

I see others that had surgery around the same time I did way ahead of me. But as i am often reminded, this is not a race. We all going to this differently. Our journey is going to be different. But at the end, we will all reach the destination... Skinnyville :)

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Sleeved on 8/14 on been in a stall for 3 weeks. I stopped getting on the scale everyday. I'm keeping up with my exercise routines and my diet . I noticed when weighing everyday if I drank 60 ounces of Water the next day I would weigh less. I'm trying to focus on non scale victories (NSV) like being able to keep up with a work out routine. Or playing with my children for an hour at the park. Fitting into a top that I couldn't wear prior to surgery to keep me from feeling discouraged. Stalls are really hard and can make you feel like a failure if you choose to give it all your attention!!!

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