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Bmordan    16

Bmordan
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Hello,

My surgery is tomorrow and I'm nervous. I'm also afraid I will have a lot of loose skin. Anyone here 5'8 and weight around 260-270 and doesn't have much loose skin?

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reneetrom    31

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Im 5'9 and my starting weight was 275. Ive lost 30 pounds total and my surgerits y was March 21st. I don know your age, but Im 35 and have "youth" on my side, according to my surgeon. Once you can, start weight training. They say thats the best way to prevent lose skin.

Good luck with your surgery. I actually found everything to be a breeze, no nausea, no vomiting, tolerating everything really well.

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gaye jarvis    751

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I am 5'11" and started out at 334.9 and I have lost 116 lbs, I do have loose skin but its not near as ugly to me as the fat I had before the surgery!

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BigFatLoser    331

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I'm 5'9 and started almost a month ago at 287. Currently 262 and so far my body is shrinking nicely.

I don't anticipate a whole lot of lose skin.

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Bmordan    16

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Im 5'9 and my starting weight was 275. Ive lost 30 pounds total and my surgerits y was March 21st. I don know your age' date=' but Im 35 and have "youth" on my side, according to my surgeon. Once you can, start weight training. They say thats the best way to prevent lose skin.

Good luck with your surgery. I actually found everything to be a breeze, no nausea, no vomiting, tolerating everything really well.[/quote']

I'm 28 will be 29 in three week. This is great to know. I hope I have your same experience :)

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SleeveNZ    219

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Im 26 5"9 started at 275. Down 85lbs (25lbs to go) - zero loose skin so far! Oh and I'm 5 months out. I carried my weight well though it was spread all over.

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Bmordan    16

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I am 5'11" and started out at 334.9 and I have lost 116 lbs' date=' I do have loose skin but its not near as ugly to me as the fat I had before the surgery!

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Wow you look great!! Congratulations. I'm so nervous but also excited to start my journey to a healthy life

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Bmordan    16

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Im 26 5"9 started at 275. Down 85lbs (25lbs to go) - zero loose skin so far! Oh and I'm 5 months out. I carried my weight well though it was spread all over.

That's awesome!!! I guess I shouldn't be so negative :( can hardly see your name picture but from what I can see you look great! I hope to also have a success journey like you

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luckysmomma    407

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5'10"...started at 303....down 40 (pre & post) and age 40...but I am only a month post-op. Water, Walking and Palmers firming butter lotion are 3 things that continually posted on threads that help with it.

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mysleevemylife    158

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5'10"...started at 303....down 40 (pre & post) and age 40...but I am only a month post-op. Water' date=' Walking and Palmers firming butter lotion are 3 things that continually posted on threads that help with it.[/quote']

Yep, good advice. Genetics plays a role also. Best wishes!

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gaye jarvis    751

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Wow you look great!! Congratulations. I'm so nervous but also excited to start my journey to a healthy life

Don't be nervous, this will be the best thing you have ever done for yourself!

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Bmordan    16

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Don't be nervous' date=' this will be the best thing you have ever done for yourself!

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Thank you!! Today is the big day nervous and slightly excited

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gaye jarvis    751

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Thank you!! Today is the big day nervous and slightly excited

Wow today!!!!! Just remember how you felt this morning when you put your feet on the floor, cause you will never feel like that again! Good luck with the surgery and I'm sending prayers and (((hugs))) your way! I have you a seat saved on the losers bench!

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Bmordan    16

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Good Luck with your Surgery ;)

Thank you! I've already been checked in! I'm so nervous :(

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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