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I've made adjustments and I'm losing weight. I'm down a total of 69 lbs, but the one thing I have noticed is if I turn too quickly or change directions too quickly it's almost like my body isn't programmed to handle less weight than its use to. I finds myself almost falling on my face if I stop too quickly. I don't feel dizzy at all, just a little unbalanced. Anyone experiencing this?

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OMG, this totally happened to me around that weight loss mark. I needed to find my center of gravity again. One time I fell over when I was getting up from the couch. I used a little too much "oomph" to get to a standing position and momentum just kept me going forward until I face planted on the ottoman.

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I feel silly at times. I'm glad it isn't just me. My husband laughs at me. I'm not the most graceful person to begin with so this must be comical.

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I'm still pre op, but I have wondered how long it will take me to break the "suck it in!" habit as I interact with the general public.

I'm like Pavlov's Dog so a lifetime of conditioning is going to be hard to ignore.

And I'm really looking forward to the day when my chest can no longer double as a tray table, or food drop/crumb catcher.

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