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I'm down 73lb with 50 more to go! How about everyone else?

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I am down 70 pounds as well, 21 to go. I got my sleeve on August 28/12. Best decision I have made.

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I am down 98 lbs with 50 to go.

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I'm down 102. :) I hit my original goal, but I'm considering trying to lose more after the holidays. Bethany1987- love ur outfit in ur second pic! Congrats on the weight loss!!

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I am down 108 pounds. I have reached and passed my doctors goal but my personal goal is 10 pounds away. My surgery date was 03/01/2012 :)

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I'm down 116 and still 38 lbs to go for the Dr. Goal

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I've lost 48 lbs. with 56 to go to get to my goal weight, and 42 lbs. left to get to my doctor's goal.

Progress has been really great though there have been stalls as expected.

Sometimes I worry that I won't make it to goal, or even near it. It's almost like so far it has been too good to be true and the dream will end just like past diets resulted in regain plus extra. I still get tempted, still crave things I shouldn't eat and sometimes I indulge, I skip exercise more than I should.

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I'm down 73lb with 50 more to go! How about everyone else?

When we're you sleeved? I was sleeved on 11/5 and have been in a 2 wk stall! I feel like I'm never gonna lose again...lol

Maybe your first stall is mentally the worst;)

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I am just having my first stall right now. I am fluctuating between 1 - 2 pounds for 2 weeks, I Haven't let it get to me yet. I notice that all of your dr's gave you a goal, the company I went through lets you do that yourself. There is support meetings all the time and have been amazing.

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My doctor didn't tell me my goal. I just happened to find out when I asked the nurse who was weighing me why she said I had lost a certain percentage of my weight to a goal and I knew I hadn't told her my goal. I asked her how did she come up with the number. She said that there is a guide that they use. It is 14 lbs more than the more common formula of 100 lbs for 5' tall and 5 more lbs for each inch over that.

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Vsg on 3/21/2012 and 90 gone with 20 more until my goal.

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Surgery on 3/9 down 69 lbs, 10 lbs to get to my personal goal. The scale has not really moved much in months but that's my fault. Back on track for the new year.

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Surgery on 3/9 down 69 lbs' date=' 10 lbs to get to my personal goal. The scale has not really moved much in months but that's my fault. Back on track for the new year.[/quote']

I also had my done on 3/9/12 i was at 262 and now 189 and also the scale has not moved very much for me either so sad. But i guess it will start moving soon i hope. 73 pounds lost my personal goal was a 100. But i changed it since that doesn't look like that is going to happen so my new goal weight at least 175. I am only 5 feet so that is still heavy for my height.

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I'm down 82 since March and 95 since November. 27 more to go hopefully by March but if not at Lear 18 more would be nice.

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