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MistyAnnMoon829    387

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@@allesun Don't sweat the stall, in time it will pass and then you will have a steady drop until the next stall! Trust me my stall lasted almost 2 full weeks and now I am in the 250's, I haven't been there in 5 years!

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MistyAnnMoon829    387

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So here I am 25 days out and the scale moved down again! I am at 256.8. It is very exciting to see it go. I haven't weighed that in at least 5 years. I can see a difference in the clothes that I wear and at 1 month out which is Sunday I will post a side by side and you can all judge for yourselves. :) 18 lbs down is a pretty decent accomplishment. I'm hoping to be 25 lbs down by my birthday, which is the 29th.

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MistyAnnMoon829    387

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No weight loss or gain since yesterday. Let's see if there is a pattern that I drop every other day. It all depends on tomorrow.

Since my birthday is this month I got a free medium beverage from DD, my absolute favorite coffee place and since I have temporarily given up coffee, I got a drink and gave it up to a friend at work. It was the French vanilla Swirl Latte. I had been dying to try it, and I took a sip and got smacked in the face with the sweetness, I stirred it up and took another sip, just as sweet and it wasn't good! This surgery took my sugar taste buds away!!! Sweets are no longer my friend. Normally that drink would have been perfect, but today I totally didn't like it. That's an unexpected perk, since I was pretty addicted to sweets.

Last night for dinner I borderline over ate. I had a small plate of food. Ate all the chicken and most of the edamame and when I got up to clean up the mess I could feel my tummy getting a bit irritated. It was maybe 2 bites too many, and it wasn't super painful, just a bit uncomfortable. I was fine in about 30 minutes, but it was a nice surprise.

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MistyAnnMoon829    387

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No loss today, not sweating it. I'll probably drop a lb by the end of this week. :) I'm dying for an In-n-Out cheeseburger, no onions, Protein style. One of these days i'm goind to do it! I put on a favorite outfit of my mine today and I look cute. What a difference almost 20 lbs makes!

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Dragonfly1111    61

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No loss today, not sweating it. I'll probably drop a lb by the end of this week. :) I'm dying for an In-n-Out cheeseburger, no onions, Protein style. One of these days i'm goind to do it! I put on a favorite outfit of my mine today and I look cute. What a difference almost 20 lbs makes!

I just love your positive attitude! :)

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MistyAnnMoon829    387

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@Dragonfly1111 Thank you! It's smarter for my health to take everything in stride rather than be a debbie downer. :)

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hhp29    26

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my surgery is on Monday, and I feel some comfort from your blog. post op isn't a big mystery anymore. most give general observations but having the day by day really helps get a good understanding of what mine might be like. thank you! good luck! and your doing an amazing job!

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MistyAnnMoon829    387

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@@hhp29 I am so excited for you!! You will definitely wonder if you made a bad choice, but rest assured that time will cure you of that. I feel, for the most part, like a normal person. I just eat significantly less, and it doesn't bother me at all. Good luck! If you ever have questions I'm here!!

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MistyAnnMoon829    387

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Yay the scale went down, and so has my belly! I weighed in today at 255.2 lbs this morning. Woohoo. I ate In-n-Out for dinner last night. I did the whole single patty Protein style and ended up ditching 98% of the lettuce and 60% of the Tomato and ended up with a patty, cheese, and thousand island. It was good though. It hit that spot thankfully and it was less than $2.50!! I'm saving money!

I've noticed that I hardly spend any money lately and I think that falls on the shoulders of my recent divorce (since I don't go out much anymore) and this surgery (since I don't eat fast food or go out to meals anymore). Which is really nice!!

3 more days until my one month and I am officially 20 lbs down. I'm very pleased. :)

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MistyAnnMoon829    387

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I had a very unexpected surprise this morning. I weighed myself after my shower and I lost 1.2 lbs since yesterday?! That was definitely not what I thought I was going to see when I stepped on the scale. I am now a cool 254. My pants are starting to slip down, pants that once looked like they were painted on, since that was the style I liked. I have a great ass and I loved showing it off. :) I hope I get to keep it! Squats here I come!

I went to my ex-in-laws last night to help my old SIL with her hair and to see my nephews and I ended being there for a long time. Once we finished her hair I had a Protein Bar for dinner and we took a walk around her neighborhood which is almost 2 miles, at a fairly brisk pace and my poor thighs are killing me right now. I haven't been concentrating on the exercise aspect as I have just mostly been getting use to the food difference.

Now that the weather is nice I think I will head over there a couple times a week to walk with her until I'm ready to drag myself to the gym. Or as I get smaller I'll take a lap with my softball players, I coach softball with my ex-wife and her Aunt/Uncle/Sister/BIL every fall and spring. Now I will be a lot more active and I really look forward to that.

I don't think I ever mentioned but...I HATE exercise. That will be the real test of mind over matter.

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MistyAnnMoon829    387

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Still 254 this morning. I had softball this morning, and I actually had to run around and hit and well I didn't have Breakfast at all, not even Protein. Just my gummy vitamins and Water. So unsurprisingly I got all shaky in my hands and legs, but I powered through and I feel pretty okay. I still haven't done my protein but I will after this. I feel worked out that is for sure, and I can definitely tell that I have lost my strength. I use to be very strong, but this weight loss has eaten up my muscles. Sad day. I count that as temporary though. I will get them back. :)

On a fun note. I bought my first smaller item of clothing for when I fit in a large and it is a gray pin striped halter vest that ties in the back. I greatly look forward to wearing that in a few months!! $6 on ebay! :) It came in the mail today. I love ebay.

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MistyAnnMoon829    387

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Hello kiddos!! I weighed in yesterday afternoon and it was 251.6 and I didn't believe it. I was pretty sore for the day. I weighed in this morning because I didn't believe the weight from yesterday and I really am down to 251.6 holy cow!! Such a difference a day makes. I think I was tricked into hiking today so I'm having my Protein early so I don't kill myself up on Mt. Charleston.

As promised here is my 1 month change picture! I do see a difference!

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Dragonfly1111    61

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Hello kiddos!! I weighed in yesterday afternoon and it was 251.6 and I didn't believe it. I was pretty sore for the day. I weighed in this morning because I didn't believe the weight from yesterday and I really am down to 251.6 holy cow!! Such a difference a day makes. I think I was tricked into hiking today so I'm having my Protein early so I don't kill myself up on Mt. Charleston. As promised here is my 1 month change picture! I do see a difference!

Congrats! I can definitely see a huge difference. Great job!!!!!!

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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
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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.

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        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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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