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Hello all. I know I'm not a guy, but I'm going through this with MY guy. Trying to be the best support I can be. This is our 4th time going through the weight loss journey. Fear, insurance, and other life events have gotten in our way previously but this is it. We are just waiting for the surgery date. We started this journey on November 22, 2016 and his 1st weigh in was 691#. We have just had our most recent weigh in on 1/19/17 with a weight of 646#. I am so unbelievably proud of everything he has accomplished so far. He has been trying so hard to do everything his nutrtionist is asking of him. Soda was the hardest thing to break, but he's down to one glass on Sundays which is amazing.
I am so thankful for ALL of you posting your stories and providing strength to the rest of us over 400# striving to be better, feel better, and live better. You ALL are doing amazing!!!!!!!

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Congrats on the progress!!

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Glad I found this thread!

I started off years ago (around 2010). Realized I had managed to get up to around 640+ pounds. I was very lucky as my only co-morbidity turned out to be sleep apnea.

I started trying to lose the weight and had the usual 'ups and downs'. I got down to around 520 by last May and decided to get the sleeve.

I got down to about 480 during the six month weight. And I'm down to 446 since the surgery (1-23-17). So far so good.

I think I hit my first stall, but I can't weight to get back to lifting and boxing. I think the results I always missed before!

The info on these forums has been an invaluable tool!

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So this morning I stepped on the scale and saw a number I hadn't seen in decades.....241. I was at 241lbs this morning. I am close oh so so close to getting into my goal weight range of the 230lbs.

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To me 241lbs never looked so good. Especially coming from good and well over 600lbs too.
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Surgery was a success. Was pretty uncomfortable with the trapped air yesterday but was able to sleep fairly well and still sore but not as bad today. Should be getting discharged this afternoon. And I weighed myself in preop at 436 and 440 yesterday eve during a walk.

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17 hours ago, strengthin#ers said:


Woooow over 600... You did WELL!!!! EXCELLENT, AMAZING...WONT HE DO IT!!!emoji1488.pngemoji1488.pngemoji1488.pngemoji322.pngemoji322.pngemoji122.pngemoji1490.pngemoji1490.pngemoji1490.pngemoji1490.png God is good

Yup good and well over 600lbs I was. Hell I think in the other pick with the grey A shirt I was in the 380lbs range. Granted I was only about 8/9 months post op and had at that time dropped over 200lbs.

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I'm wondering of this is weight related, but the last two stores I have been in, people have asked me for an opinion on something. They both started off with, "I know you don't work here but..." When I was heavier, nobody solicited my opinion. I'm not sure if it's coincidence or not.

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I was talking earlier about finding a compression shirt and I found one I really like. It's the first shirt that is tight around the chest and also work on my arms. I got a medium and it's nice and tight. Only $16.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BXBWUCG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Any of you guys start out over 500 and got skin removal ? When did you get it did you pay for it. What the price range on it , or any tips on getting insurance to pay for it ?



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Hw 421.7 Which Was The Day Of My Consultation With The Surgeon He Asked That I Lose 50Lbs For Him To Do The Surgery Because Of The Possible Risk And Complications That Was On Wednesday 3/15/17 Leaving That Office I Wanted To Cry Because I Was Ready Had All The Insurance Requirements Only Thing I Needed Was to Send In Everything For The Insurance To Accept It And A Date. I Have Hypothyroidism I Been Obese All My Life And Never Could Lose More Than 3Lbs Before Gaining 10 So I Was Scared And Ready To Give Up By Now 6Days Later With My Low Calories Diet, Exercise, And Dedication I Am Down 19.7 Lbs I Currently Weigh 402.0 From My Starting Weight 6Days Ago Of 421.7


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6 hours ago, HypothyroidFighter said:

Hw 421.7 Which Was The Day Of My Consultation With The Surgeon He Asked That I Lose 50Lbs For Him To Do The Surgery Because Of The Possible Risk And Complications That Was On Wednesday 3/15/17 Leaving That Office I Wanted To Cry Because I Was Ready Had All The Insurance Requirements Only Thing I Needed Was to Send In Everything For The Insurance To Accept It And A Date. I Have Hypothyroidism I Been Obese All My Life And Never Could Lose More Than 3Lbs Before Gaining 10 So I Was Scared And Ready To Give Up By Now 6Days Later With My Low Calories Diet, Exercise, And Dedication I Am Down 19.7 Lbs I Currently Weigh 402.0 From My Starting Weight 6Days Ago Of 421.7

You can do this. Stay focus and use this as the motivation that you need to keep going.

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On 3/12/2017 at 4:36 PM, bill1130 said:

Any of you guys start out over 500 and got skin removal ? When did you get it did you pay for it. What the price range on it , or any tips on getting insurance to pay for it ?


I haven't gotten skin surgery yet and I probably won't for at least another year or so. I wanted to be a good 3 to 4 years removed from surgery before I go under the knife again. Bad reactions to being under has me hesitant on going under general anesthesia again, but I want to get to my absolute lowest weight possible and maintain it for at least a year or two before I have the skin removed.

I don't know how insurance is gonna go moving forward espeically here in the states. But I know that now currently, the only way my insurance will 100% cover my skin removal surgery is that I have to prove that its causing additional health conditions. Otherwise they will treat it as cosmetic and not fully cover it. Since I was diabetic and have suffered from skin rashes due to yeast infections, I may have a case for getting it removed when the time comes. But I'm just not there yet to have that battle with insurance over it.

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