Almost 3 yrs and I'm still amazed

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This post helped me alot I always worry about being able to lose if I gain a few pounds. Like, will it be easy or hard or will I be able to lose again ever once my body gets to its comfortable weight? Thanks for this post!

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You're welcome and thank you!! You are correct, do not compare yourself and YOUR journey, to anybody else's. I lost 23 lbs prior to surgery, weighing 205 the day of surgery. I reached my doctor's goal, (150) just a few days short of 5 months, so my weight loss was almost exactly what yours is so far. I never felt I was losing slowly, I felt sure it would be forever. We had approx. 85% of our tummies removed. I cannot imagine HOW we could gain ALL of it back without trying to do so!!! You can drink your calories with milk shakes, cokes, alcohol. I guess if we were to do all that and rather than eat Protein like we should, we were to eat chips and Twinkies.....it could be bad. I weigh daily, and if I put on a few lbs, I nip it in the bud. Taking a few lbs off takes nothing but cutting out a snack and maybe eat a little less at a meal or maybe eat the can of tuna, which is 1/2 cup, rather than half the can with 10 mini Club Crackers. It's really that easy.

Ntvtxn- so glad you shared your story with us & congrats on your 3 years of success. I am 5 1/2 mos out & grateful for my 54 pound weight loss. I do not compare myself to others. It is nice to hear that you have maintained you weight & are staying at goal, that is what I'm hoping for. I have read some posts that people have put their weight back on. Is that truly possible? The thought makes me ill. I realize we've been given a tool & not a magic wand but it still scares me. Anyway, best of luck to you