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How did you do it ? Your progress is remarkable!

Hit your Protein goals, hit your Water goals, become active. Stay away from carbs and junk. Stay around 800 calories. Track everything.

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@@Ruth1ess

Mega Congratulations! What a fantastic result!

You show that Following your Surgeon's and Dietician's/NUT's Prescription Works !

And I love your BP nickname too ..... clever :)

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You look great. Did you have sagging/loose skin? If not, what did you use to keep from having it? If you don't mind my asking.

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@@chukki Thank you! I haven't really had a problem with loose skin. I do feel all around soft and pudgy, though, so I know there's some room to bounce back.

Problem areas for me:

1. Turkey neck -- there are stretch marks/wrinkles under my chin now that drive me crazy. I'm trying some firming creams now because I'm only 35.. shouldn't have those yet!

2. Bat wings. My arms have always been the biggest part of me proportionally, I think I will probably have plastic surgery (brachioplasty) here eventually including down into the side-boob area. Time will tell. I'm going to give it another full year before I consider plastics.

3. I've carried the majority of my weight in my thighs. My inner thighs are pretty saggy/droopy, but I don't think I'll get it fixed. Par for the course. Pants will cover.

4. My tummy is puckered a little, but I think that time will smooth this out. Overall happy with how my stomach is beginning to lay flat!

I'm not too worried about these things overall, though. I feel great and I feel like my 'fat prison' is gone forever. I'm a new person and have the rest of my life in front of me!

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Congratulations! You look great

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100 lbs, gone forever. I still have 5 months til the end of my 12 month loss grace period. Really looking forward to seeing how far my sleeve can help me go!

Happy Thanksgiving, all!

HW: 293

CW: 193

GW: 185

Sleeved 4/14/2016

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I started at the same weight. I am five weeks out. Can you share your daily menu?

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@@Ruth1ess

A lot of people talk about the 12 months like that is law. I have a lot more to lose than you but I lost 140 pounds at 12 months and at 16.5 months I have lost another 34. People can keep losing after the 12 month mark if they have adopted a healthy lifestyle.

You look great and congrats on the loss!

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You look amazing!! Congrats on your success. It makes me smile to see your transformation!

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@@show1980

I'm still at 800-900 calories a day. I hit this most of the time, or I just don't lose.

Breakfast: A bottle of Water before Breakfast, while I'm commuting

2-4 oz of scrambled eggs with ketchup or with a sausage patty

Lunch: meat Protein and veggie from work cafeteria. If nothing else looks good, I'll nab some grilled chicken from the salad bar and a few bites of my favorite veggies. Today they were serving tacos.. I love tacos! So I had taco insides with sour cream and guac, no shell.

Snack: One of the following: cheese or glass of fairlife milk, or maybe a Protein shake depending on how my Protein goals look. I also really love the Quest protein chips BBQ flavor. 6-8 small Kosher dill pickles if I've already had a heavy calorie day. String cheese. Handful of Sriracha cashews.

Dinner: meat protein and maybe veggie. I usually get lazy here and sometimes I'll get some panda express -- teriyaki chicken or angus beef, no sauce, with steamed veggies. That lasts me a few days. Or an order of wings and plantains from Pollo Tropical as a special treat. Or, I'll get into mega lazy mode and cook up a frozen turkey patty, or nuke some premade frozen meatballs with a little sauce of some kind (trader joes has a great peanut sauce, or bbq). Sometimes I'll pick up some sashimi on the way home, one of my favorites.

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I just updated my weight and saw my BMI.. I'm officially 'OVERWEIGHT'! Goodbye OBESE!!!

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Oh wow that is wonderful! That is a major goal for me: to someday be merely overweight instead of obese. Congrats!!

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@@BettyG Thank you, you can do it!! I started with a BMI of 46 :)

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