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ejjenni696    11

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Hi I'm Jenn. I started off at 383 Nov. 2011. Feb. 2012 I called and made the initial consult appt. I stopped drinking iced tea and dropped 10 pounds in a week. When I weighed In for the first time I was 375. I started the workup process and needed to be done to 350 before the doctor would do the surgery. It was terrible! I mean if I was able to lose weight I wouldn't be having the surgery! Well I did it! Aug. 27th was the surgery and I was 350. I go to the gym 3-4 times a week and do mostly cardio with some weights to tone up as I'm loosing. So 5 months post op and as of last Monday I weighed 265. I went from a size 30-32 jeans and shirts to a size 20 jeans and a XL shirt. I feel great! I look fantastic! I have 78 more pounds to lose but I'm getting my life back. I'm almost off disability, I'm a full-time college student and I just got a job! First one since becoming disabled in 2005.

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TinyMamiOf3kids    1,280

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I'm 7 months post up weight 123 pounds I reach my weight goal. My surgeon wants me to gain a few pounds like nope! I'm not gaining Lolz that's another topic.

I'm a size 2 and rocking it. I love it I love shopping taking photos. I loveeeee sex! Did I say I love sex? Lmbo I have a lot of energy. I feel great! My personal gavent changed. I do feel comfortable in my own body don't have to hide so much fat.

From 211 pounds to 123 pound

From size 18 to size 2

From XL to medium/small

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Lovebone89    16

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I'm 7 months post up weight 123 pounds I reach my weight goal. My surgeon wants me to gain a few pounds like nope! I'm not gaining Lolz that's another topic.

I'm a size 2 and rocking it. I love it I love shopping taking photos. I loveeeee sex! Did I say I love sex? Lmbo I have a lot of energy. I feel great! My personal gavent changed. I do feel comfortable in my own body don't have to hide so much fat.

From 211 pounds to 123 pound

From size 18 to size 2

From XL to medium/small

post some pictures then lol

Fred Montana JR

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shawna29    60

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I took a pic with a group of friends' date=' when i saw the pic i realized that i wasnt the biggest person in the pic. Yeah me 105lbs down in 5 months:-)[/quote']

Wow, that is amazing! Can you tell me what your daily eating/exercise routine is? I'd love to get results like that when I have my rny.

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kiwiladydee    402

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I can go over to anyone house and find clothes to borrow. I never was able to do that with friends and/or family! I get hit on a lot and people actually say I'm small or skinny at 196 pounds!! Lol. I can't wait to lose another 50!! I grew up hearing don't eat all of that or your eating too much. Now, people are begging me to eat. So weird!!

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nikkiba75    276

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Hi I'm Jenn. I started off at 383 Nov. 2011. Feb. 2012 I called and made the initial consult appt. I stopped drinking iced tea and dropped 10 pounds in a week. When I weighed In for the first time I was 375. I started the workup process and needed to be done to 350 before the doctor would do the surgery. It was terrible! I mean if I was able to lose weight I wouldn't be having the surgery! Well I did it! Aug. 27th was the surgery and I was 350. I go to the gym 3-4 times a week and do mostly cardio with some weights to tone up as I'm loosing. So 5 months post op and as of last Monday I weighed 265. I went from a size 30-32 jeans and shirts to a size 20 jeans and a XL shirt. I feel great! I look fantastic! I have 78 more pounds to lose but I'm getting my life back. I'm almost off disability' date=' I'm a full-time college student and I just got a job! First one since becoming disabled in 2005.[/quote']

That's amazing we had surgery on the same day we weigh the same and wear the same size clothes. Too funny, I was in a stall for a couple of weeks but it just broke today

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n32382    63

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Wow' date=' that is amazing! Can you tell me what your daily eating/exercise routine is? I'd love to get results like that when I have my rny.

Sent with kindness and support for everyone's journey.[/quote']

Thanks alot! :-)

My eating habits suck! Im lucky if i manage to consume 1000 calories a day. I drinking protien anything, and my hair has suffered as a result. Thats the truth.

Im trying to correct these little issues. Now i track my eating,i try to eat as health as i can. I've to live without rice and bread. ( which is hard because im from the carribean and meal is not complete without rice.) I drink a lot lot Water. I walk at least 4 times a week. I NEVER weigh my self because I refuse to be a slave to the scale, i measure my success by the fit of my clothes. Thats it. Im down to 270 from 375. Im on my way to wearing a size 16 from a size 30-32. My health has greatly improved. And I'm only 5 months post op.

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shawna29    60

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I'm pretty much at your starting weight and size, so your results are truly inspirational! I'm scheduling my sleep study tomorrow, and I have my psych evaluation next week. Can't wait until surgery.

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n32382    63

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I'm pretty much at your starting weight and size' date=' so your results are truly inspirational! I'm scheduling my sleep study tomorrow, and I have my psych evaluation next week. Can't wait until surgery.

Sent with kindness and support for everyone's journey.[/quote']

I wish you all the luck in the world. This has been an amazing experience for me. And i hope its amazing for you too.

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nikkiba75    276

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This surgery has made life so much more productive, I can move more and have more stamina

I'm 100 lbs lighter and feel so much better physically and mentally

It was a godsend

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ladyspl    161

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I'm still freshly into this, at 9 weeks post op. I have lost 40lbs, from 234 to 194. I was blessed not to have any medical issues prior to surgery, just being obese. So when I noticed that now I can bend over to tie my shoes and not get a head rush, that was great. To then be able to see the hoo-ha, another great moment, I missed her! LOL Sitting down and being able to cross my legs like a woman, instead of only at the ankles, huge bonus! I can only imagine how great it will be when I lose another 70lbs! I have not officially gone clothes shopping, as I have a large closet full of clothes over the years that I "grew out of", so I have been rocking some jeans and slacks I haven't seen in 8 years! Oh and I got on the treadmill the other day and instead of my heart rate bouncing around the 170 mark, it was at a very nice 130 mark, so my heart is not stressing itself to power this fat ass anymore!

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lovealways    287

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I took a pic with a group of friends' date=' when i saw the pic i realized that i wasnt the biggest person in the pic. Yeah me 105lbs down in 5 months:-)[/quote']

105 in just 5 months? Is this out of the ordinary? That's AMAZING!

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Shrinking Don    365

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105 in just 5 months? Is this out of the ordinary? That's AMAZING!

i think it depends on how heavy you are to start off i was 270 day of surgery in 2 days i will be 5 mos out and have lost 96 lbs i am at 174 at the moment 14 lbs from my personal goal..

i no longer have diabetes my a1c is a 5.5 and no longer have high blood pressure i started this journey at 301 lbs in january of 2012 so i lost 31 lbs preop surgery was on 8/22/12

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ejjenni696    11

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That's amazing we had surgery on the same day we weigh the same and wear the same size clothes. Too funny' date=' I was in a stall for a couple of weeks but it just broke today

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Lol that's the weirdest thing being on a plateau because I was also. Today actually it changed I lost another 2 pounds so I'm 263.5. How funny! So what are you eating in a normal day?

Breakfast... 1 egg 1 slice of lf bread

lunch 1/2 bowl clam chowder

dinner

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ejjenni696    11

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That's amazing we had surgery on the same day we weigh the same and wear the same size clothes. Too funny' date=' I was in a stall for a couple of weeks but it just broke today

Sent from my iPad using RNYTalk[/quote']

Lol that's the weirdest thing being on a plateau because I was also. Today actually it changed I lost another 2 pounds so I'm 263.5. How funny! So what are you eating in a normal day?

Breakfast... 1 egg 1 slice of lf bread

lunch 1/2 bowl clam chowder

dinner potatoes with some chicken or so Beans

For Snacks I eat some dry multigrain cheerios or reg cheerios and I drink lots of crystal light and hot tea

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