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I've reached goal!

Woodys

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Woodys    0

Woodys
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It will be my one year bandiversary June 8th.......yesterday I reached goal!

Carol

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Daisalana    33

Daisalana
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Wow you lost it quick! Congratulations on hitting goal!!

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GR8    1

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FANTASTIC --- YOU ARE TREMDOUS!!!

:mad: :Banane20: :Banane20: :Banane20: :):D :D :) :Banane09: :Banane09: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

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Woodys    0

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Don't worry Yenken, you'll get there! And yes, I did lose it quick. I lost a significant amount 2 weeks pre-op and 2 months post-op. The last 25 lbs were tough but I was determined.

Carol

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AnotherMe    0

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Wow! Carol... truly amazing! CONGRATULATIONS! 11 mo? Way to go!

And, if I remember correctly, you own/operate a restaurant? Your will power must be legendary ;)

Do you have anything fun planned to mark the occasion? Treat yourself!

I'm hammering away at my last 30 lbs to goal, I signed up for some sessions with a trainer at a neighborhood fitness center that will open next month. I'm excited about it, it's given me something to look forward to. By my 2 yr anniversary in Oct I plan to be toned and svelte!

Karla

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edieparks    2

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Carol,

I got chills reading your post. I am so happy for you. I know you have reallly felt better for months now. I felt good about myself for at least 2 months before I reached my magic number.

edie

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Woodys    0

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Karla: exercise was key to fast and successful weight loss for me.....and keeping on top of my fills. As soon as I noticed that I could consume more than usual I marched right back to the clinic for another .5 or 1 cc fill....this kept me losing on a regular basis.

And yes, everything is different. I feel like a very different person....in a very positive way.

I haven't planned anything to "reward" myself. LOL.....all along the way I set mini goals for myself and rewarded myself for each one reached.....now, its just kinda old hat and not so exciting....LOL

However, I have learned one thing.....it totally defeats the purpose of everything we are doing and everything we are learning about adapting to a new healthier lifestyle.....so, I refuse to reward myself with food.

My biggest reward is my size 8 jeans......and having my husband compliment on how great my ass looks in them.

Carol

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Lap_dancer    8

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Excellent!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations on this victory.

You must be thrilled.

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lianna    3

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That is wonderful! I am so thrilled for you! I feel like I will never get there some days..... You have really done yourself proud!!!!

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K@t    38

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Wow! :clap2: I am so excited for you! I can't believe you hit goal. It gives me some inspiration. My one year was in April and as you can see I haven't done so well. Are there any tips or advise you could give to the rest of us that are still struggling?

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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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        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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        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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