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Well tomorrow starts the next year of my weight loss journey. It is hard to believe that in the last year I have lost almost 200 pounds. I rolled into that OR not knowing how well or how successful I would be. Little did I know how great a decision this gastric sleeve procedure would be for me. My quality of life has so drastically improved. My diabetes is in total remission, no more high cholesterol, high blood pressure gone, back problems history, knee problems non existent, my energy is back my zeal for life is back. I am able to care for my wife who is chronically ill from RA and obesity (I know ironic isn't it). Needless to say I am so very thankful to everyone who supported me over the last year and look forward to more years of continued success.

Mark, Edmond Oklahoma

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Absolutely fantastic job. You look great. So glad you posted your update. Those updates and success stories are what keeps the rest of us motivated as we trudge along.

I had bilateral knee replacements prior to my Sleeve and I made all kinds of effort to acheive a super fast recovery....only to learn, you just can't rush the process. It taught me to be patient and accept however long it takes (which was closer to a year for my knees). Now my knees are great and now I am better prepared for the long haul in my weight loss efforts.

Slow and steady........will get you there. Not that your loss was very slow.......I mean 200 lbs in 12 months. Wow.

Gotta say it again......you look great. ;)

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Yeah, that's a fair to middlin' success story .... 200 pounds in 12 months. Feel great, look great, life changed.

Yeah, not bad.

:rolleyes:

It's bloody bodacious!

Congratulations, you rock star, you!

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Congratulations...so inspiring!

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Happy surgiversary and congratulations on your success!!

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Wow. Congrats!

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Mark, simply amazing! What an inspiration you are! Your wife is a lucky lady to have you supporting and caring for her. Bless her heart... RA is a bear. May God bless you both! Congratulations!!

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Way to go! Congrats! Will be praying for your wife

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That is fricken fantastic!!! Looking at your pic you would never imagine you could've ever been overweight! Congratulations!!!

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Congratulations!! Great job!!

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That is so awesome!! What a fantastic job you have done! :)

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Simply amazing! Congratulations.

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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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      1. summerseeker

        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.

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