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wow I always wondered about colonics... I need to see if they offer them in my area thanks for the tip ;)

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I had my surgery in August of last year and was 289 lbs then and not quite a year later am at 155 lbs.

I need to get more pictures!! post-238686-14357208906452_thumb.jpg

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9 weeks out, 57 lbs down!

looking great..have you been on a steady downward slope or did you have any plateaus? Is 57 lbs with preop diet or just since surgery?

Thank you @DreamsComeTrue15. 12 lbs was during the week before surgery preop diet and the rest during.

I've hit two stalls. The first was at about 3 weeks exactly. It lasted me about two weeks.

The second one I have just finished and lasted me THREE weeks, yuppp three weeks... Smh. It sucked. I was beginning to think maybe I've just hit where my body is comfortable with. I was so afraid that I wasn't going to meet my goal of (125) and I wasted time, money and surgery for nothing. But I remembered my surgeons advice telling me, if you get into a stall, boost your Protein by 20+ grams and add exercises to your routine mix it up you'll be out of it... Did it for two days and now I am a believer that you must mix up your norm. I lost two lbs just by doing that.

Starting weight, 240's

Sugery Date, 228

Today, 183

GOAL, 125 (never been in my adult life).

Age, 30

5' 3/4"

I had my surgery in August of last year and was 289 lbs then and not quite a year later am at 155 lbs.

I need to get more pictures!! attachicon.gif ImageUploadedByBariatricPal1435720889.489653.jpg

Beautiful!! Great job.

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9 weeks out, 57 lbs down!

looking great..have you been on a steady downward slope or did you have any plateaus? Is 57 lbs with preop diet or just since surgery?
Thank you @DreamsComeTrue15. 12 lbs was during the week before surgery preop diet and the rest during.

I've hit two stalls. The first was at about 3 weeks exactly. It lasted me about two weeks.

The second one I have just finished and lasted me THREE weeks, yuppp three weeks... Smh. It sucked. I was beginning to think maybe I've just hit where my body is comfortable with. I was so afraid that I wasn't going to meet my goal of (125) and I wasted time, money and surgery for nothing. But I remembered my surgeons advice telling me, if you get into a stall, boost your Protein by 20+ grams and add exercises to your routine mix it up you'll be out of it... Did it for two days and now I am a believer that you must mix up your norm. I lost two lbs just by doing that.

Starting weight, 240's

Sugery Date, 228

Today, 183

GOAL, 125 (never been in my adult life).

Age, 30

5' 3/4"

I had my surgery in August of last year and was 289 lbs then and not quite a year later am at 155 lbs.

I need to get more pictures!! attachicon.gif ImageUploadedByBariatricPal1435720889.489653.jpg

Beautiful!! Great job.
TY for sharing, keep up the awesome work..you are doing wonderful! I can't wait to be able to post some after pics!

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Onajourney,

Were you exercising and increasing Protein, and Water to lose the 76lbs or did it just slide off?

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Great job everyone! And your photos are so inspiring, thanks for sharing!

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@@New Me 2015 You look beautiful! You should be so proud! Congrats!

And can I get a high-five from a fellow calendar day cross offer! ????

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First picture before sleeve 221 lbs

Next picture 3 1/2 months later 152 lbs attachicon.gif ImageUploadedByBariatricPal1436301905.284322.jpgattachicon.gif ImageUploadedByBariatricPal1436301931.667438.jpg

3 1/2 months wow!! Did you stall at the beginning at all??

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First picture before sleeve 221 lbs

Next picture 3 1/2 months later 152 lbs attachicon.gif ImageUploadedByBariatricPal1436301905.284322.jpgattachicon.gif ImageUploadedByBariatricPal1436301931.667438.jpg

3 1/2 months wow!! Did you stall at the beginning at all??
Yes I have had 3 stalls so far

The first 2 lasted about a week and a half. I'm currently in my third stall and this one is the longest so far. Been almost 2 1/2 weeks. Still doing the same things so I'm hoping I'll pick up the pace again soon. It is frustrating!!

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There is already a huge long thread dedicated to before and afters.. but it is such a fun topic I don't mind repeating!! :)

This is what losing 150 pounds does for you! A girlfriend of mine said the sweetest thing "I didn't know you had a teenage daughter"...LOL. I do feel like I look younger being trimmer.

Taken within the last few weeks

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This was taken in December i believe - I think I was 20# away from goal,back when I was a bit curvier. I was feeling pretty good, but, I like how I look better now even if my T&A disappeared since this photo was taken.

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This is my before picture at over 300#. I don't have much to say about it but I KEEP looking at my befores to remind myself how far I have come.

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You look amazing! Congratulations!

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I had my surgery in August of last year and was 289 lbs then and not quite a year later am at 155 lbs.

I need to get more pictures!! attachicon.gif ImageUploadedByBariatricPal1435720889.489653.jpg

You seriously look amazing!!! I was that exact weight when I started my pre op diet. Now I'm one week post op and 275. Hopefully I get to my goal of 160! Inspired. Thanks for sharing!!

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Fantastic everyone! Having surgery tomorrow - so nervous. Love seeing everyone's pics!! :)

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