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stevedallas    125

stevedallas
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I was 52 in 2012 when I had the sleeve. I was 275 pounds. I lost 90....and have since gained back 5. Yep. After 4 years, I am still 190. My initial goal was 200. Four years later, I am still 190. I have hovered right at 185-190.

The Sleeve changed my life. I get up at 4am daily and walk 5 miles before work. I still Protein load and carb avoid. I drink a LOT of Water daily.

For me, the Sleeve has worked.....and continues to work. I was pre-diabetic before. Now, my doc says I have the health of a 30-year-old.

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DaisyAmy    561

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That's awesome!!! So happy for your continued success!!

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PJenkins    18

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Your story inspires me. Are you going to get rid of any more?

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okiegirl1980    73

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Thank you for sharing!

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Babbs    14,681

Babbs
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Your story inspires me. Are you going to get rid of any more?

He seems to be at goal weight, so why would he get rid of more?

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Kathy812    794

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Love hearing from people years out, thanks for sharing and great job at maintaining.

My take-a-way is to never stop doing what we were taught ( Protein first, exercise, water..got it!)

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Mudgy6    88

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Your story is wonderful. I pray that my story will be wonderful. Congrats

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ProudGrammy    8,322

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The Sleeve changed my life

hey tex

great success story!!!

you LOST 85 lbs

but you GAINED a lot more :rolleyes:

keep up the good work for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer life

i know you can/will

kathy

congrats

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Ladystorm    29

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I was 52 in 2012 when I had the sleeve. I was 275 pounds. I lost 90....and have since gained back 5. Yep. After 4 years, I am still 190. My initial goal was 200. Four years later, I am still 190. I have hovered right at 185-190.

The Sleeve changed my life. I get up at 4am daily and walk 5 miles before work. I still Protein load and carb avoid. I drink a LOT of Water daily.

For me, the Sleeve has worked.....and continues to work. I was pre-diabetic before. Now, my doc says I have the health of a 30-year-old.

Love this post.

Congratulations to you and keep up the great work!

Inspirational

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Lorie269    392

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Happy to hear your story. Thanks for the inspiration and congrats on the continued success!

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stevedallas    125

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Your story inspires me. Are you going to get rid of any more?

Heavens no. I want to stay between 185 and 192. I am not sure I could lose more than that.

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stevedallas    125

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Love hearing from people years out, thanks for sharing and great job at maintaining.

My take-a-way is to never stop doing what we were taught ( Protein first, exercise, water..got it!)

That is how it has worked for me. Protein Shakes for Breakfast and snacks.....meat for lunch and dinner. Protein Bars for the occasional snack.< /p>

Our office has donuts or Bagels every Wednesday. I am proud to report I have never ever partaken.

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#thebestofme    118

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Thanks so much for sharing your journey. I'm 52 and was sleeved @235lbs July 26th. Today I'm 200lbs. I was wondering what my future may hold in terms of keeping the weight off.

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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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