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This week I will have my one year surgiversary!! It seems like just a few months rather than a year!

Please don't get put out with me when I tell you that the decision to be sleeved was absolutely the hardest part - everything else has been really easy since. I am fully aware my experience has been a blessed one! I was sleeved on March 14 of 2012, and hit goal around New Years. I am maintaining easily and can eat almost anything I want.

I feel so much better, I get around so much better, I walk quickly, I sleep well. I am just so happy! I truly feel 30 years younger in one year's time. I have regained my interest in girly stuff such as clothes, makeup, hair, whereas before I just put on the next old black thing in my closet and stumped out the door ugly!

I wanted to share my success story so that those in the research stage can know that while some sleevers have problems, other sleevers sail through. I was lucky to be a Sleeve Sailor!

Thanks for all the help and support y'all have been!!

BTW, that's from a size 3X to a size M/12.

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You look great!!! Congrats on reaching goal.

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Wow! U look AMAZING and happier. :) I was sleeved a year ago today. Isn't it crazy how much we have changed in one year? I too, used to not care much about my appearance- I wore a lot of black, jeans, and baggy sweatshirts. Yesterday I treated myself to a mani/pedi and I actually care what I look like. I feel awesome as well. Congrats on ur success and happy surgiversary!! ;)

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Wow! U look AMAZING and happier. :) I was sleeved a year ago today. Isn't it crazy how much we have changed in one year? I too, used to not care much about my appearance- I wore a lot of black, jeans, and baggy sweatshirts. Yesterday I treated myself to a mani/pedi and I actually care what I look like. I feel awesome as well. Congrats on ur success and happy surgiversary!! ;)

Show us pictures, please!!!

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You look amazing, I am looking for you in the first pic still! ;) It is wonderful that you have regained an interest in you and looking good and it really shows! Congratulations on your success and best wishes inmaintenance! :)

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Show us pictures' date=' please!!![/quote']

I think I need to take some official ones. I only have candids which I use as profile pics.

This is me running a half this weekend. Not the best or most flattering pic, BUT it represents my new lifestyle and outlook since being sleeved. I have a couple on my profile as well like my before pic.

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Awesome Results! Congratulations to you!

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Way to go!!!! U look amazing!

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Great job everyone!

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Wow.. !

Good job and you look amazing and I bet you feel that way too!

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Congrats on your success!! You look great and I'm sure you feel amazing, it shows!! Thanx for sharing.

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Total inspiration! Thanks and gratz!

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Congrats! Sounds like your journey has been amazing!

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Looking fabulous! I am glad your journey has went so well!

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Congrats you look great!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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