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According to the chart at my doctor's office, a 10 year old should weigh about 70 pounds. That's how much I've lost this year, 25 of it since my surgery 9/16. I'm feeling pretty good about that right now!

Had my one month follow up appointment this afternoon and I had prepared myself to be lectured by the surgeon about not having lost enough weight. Surprisingly, he was happy with my progress as well. Of course he couldn't let me enjoy it for long, because he made sure to remind me that 25 pounds,considering what I have to lose, is just a drop in the bucket. Wants me to lose 90 pounds in the next five months, and I honestly have no idea if that's doable or not but I'm just gonna keep doing what I'm doing since apparently it's working!

I'm having a lot of people come up to me at work now commenting on the fact that I'm losing weight, funny how that happens. Nobody goes up to a coworker and says, "hey man, looks like you've aired up that old spare tire". I don't mind the questions, just don't understand why people care so much about someone else's body. /shrug

I looked in the mirror today and I saw a real difference in my appearance, talk about surreal! I'm really looking forward to seeing what I look like in another 70 pounds! And collar bones, I wanna see my collar bones!!

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A 10 year old child eh...A few months ago my daughter called me and told me that I had lost a baby giraffe. Excuse me...Yah she said you lost the same amount as a baby giraffe weighs...Boy did I feel good about that....not!!!!

Anyway now I am invisible, no one recognizes me..That is a strange feeling...No one asks me any questions because no one I know knows who I am..they walk right by me and don't see me.....I stood beside a friends son last week in the grocery store and he did not know it was me..i did not tell him either....So strange!

I do have collar bones now and bony hips.....That scares me a bit....

Your doing great kid..Keep the eye on the prize and just keep swimming and it will all happen...Best to you!

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I get those feelings everytime I go for a follow-up visit with my surgeon. Even though she has never given me an amount to lose for each visit or even a goal weight for that matter. As happy as I am with my loss since surgery (almost 50lbs in 3 months), I still get nervous that I will be letting her down somehow. I have my 3mth visit next week.

Congrats on your 70lb loss! :)

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