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HI all! Today is exactly 9 Weeks since I had my sleeve surgery. I have read a lot of post on here pre and post surgery about people being so dishearten over the numbers on the scale when they weigh. I told myself back before my surgery that I was NOT going to fall victim to the stinking scale! That hellacious thing has a way of ruining a persons whole day/week. Now I know some people can weigh everyday and whatever number pops up they can live with but I know me, I know my past, and I know how many times that Sucker has knocked the wind out of my sails and made me feel defeated. NOT this time honey! So what I did do with my daughter help (Partly to make sure I couldn't fudge on the numbers later) was measured every part of my body. Today is the first time we got the measuring tape out and revisited those numbers and I have to say I am astonished! These inches I have lost so far, far surpasses the feeling I got from any scale number! People are always asking me for recommendations of what they should do and my advice is to take your measurements because you can almost bet when that scale isn't moving but your following orders your probably still losing inches. I'm a open book so I will share my numbers with you...

Under bust - 3inches

Smallest part of waist -4 inches

Natural waist -6 inches

Buttock, booty, lovely lady lumps -10 inches!!!!! Yes -10 inches!! Crazy!!(Don't fret there's plenty more where that came from)

Upper arm -3inches

Thighs -6 inches (loving this)

Calves-1 1/2 inches.

Such a long way to go but I am so incredibly grateful for my sleeve and the help it has given me to finally be succeeding at something I've wanted for so long! Hey does this count as a NSV?? ( ps: I do weigh myself but only bi-weekly if I feel like it:)

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congratulations on your results and thanks for the wonderful reminder that the scale isn't the only tool for measuring success on this journey. I really appreciate that.

Congrats! I hope when I have my surgery I don't fall victim to the devilish scale

Just last night I told my husband how I wished I had taken pre-op measurements! I took pictures, but not measurements. ???? I'm a month out and can tell a big difference in clothes, so I know I'm losing inches, just not sure how much!

I guess it's not too late...I can measure today and keep track from this point on.

You're doing an awesome job!

awesome. I'm waiting on my date but I'm going to do it that way as well.congrats

Yay! So I finally got brave and re measured the two places that I had written down from the drs office. I am - 1.5 in the neck and - 4.5 in the waist. Down a total of 45 lbs since September 9. I still have 2 months of supervised weightloss/nutrition before I get a date for surgery, but I will take those numbers any day!!!

Whoop whoop!!! Wtg!! Keep it up!!

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