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It's so nice to be able to come here and just be happy about this, rather than worrying about which of my friends will take me being so excited the wrong way (some of them wanting to lose weight, too)!! So thank you, everyone, for being here and being you!

My life has been so busy since surgery, I hadn't really had a chance to stop and reflect about how far I have come. I started preop diet at 262, had surgery on 4/1/14 at 252, and today I weigh 203. Soooo close to the hundreds! That's 59 pounds in 4 months. Do I feel like I could have lost more by now? Yes. Has this been easy? Not at all. You all know the drill, we each have our challenges. Mine biggest ones are persistent serious heartburn, lots of Hair loss, difficulty taking pills and supplements, and inability to get enough Protein in (still).

I hadn't bought any new clothes because I had gone up and down so often, I had smaller sizes. But today, I was wearing my size 20 capri jeans and they were ok, but kind of hanging some. So I went to Walmart over lunch break and bought a pair of size 16 capri jeans (different brand, but still). So I assumed they wouldn't fit just yet, but would be an inspiration to me to lose these last 4 pounds before the hundreds really quickly.

I got back to the office and tried them on....and they FIT! I cried. Happy happy.

Thank you for letting me post here, again, not sure who else would understand.

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What a fantastic happy moment!

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Great job, you'll have many more moments like that to come.

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Wonderful! Congrats!

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Thanks guys. Your encouragement means a lot. :)

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      I have no clue where to upload this, so I'll put it here. This is pre-op vs the morning of my 6 month appointment! In office I weight 232, that's 88 lbs down since my highest weight, 75 lbs since my surgery weight! I can't believe this jacket fit... I am smaller now than the last time I was this size which the surgeon found really amusing. He's happy with where I am in my weight loss and estimates I'll be around 200 lbs by my 1 year anniversary! My lowest weight as an adult is 195, so that's pretty damn exciting to think I'll be near that at a year. Everything from there will be unknown territory!!

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