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Congrats! Hoping for much success!

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Ironically a co worker that has lost 80 pounds the traditional way told me today she hopes I can just lose the weight traditional without surgery. I told her I would like that too but in 2010 I loss 100 pounds and by 2012 I had gained 120 back. I have been yo - yoing like that since my late teens. I know I can lose weight but I need help keeping it off, I'm hoping this tool can help me keep it off. I think she understood but even if she didn't I have to do what is best for my healthy and this yo-yoing is not good for me health wise. Glad you did what was best for you.

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Congratulations on your surgery! You did it! Now the journey of your life begins. Next step is to follow the instructions given to you by your bariatric program and you will loose. Going to share some things that helped me a LOT. I saw and still see the bariatric Registered Dietitian that I had to see in the beginning of my journey. WLS will definitely help you loose weight, but now is the time to use your spiffy new TOOL to form good eating habits. The surgery will do most of the work for the first 6 to 12 months. Then it's more you than the tool. So forming the new habits is absolutely essential to your success. Learn about good nutrition. This will be invaluable to you when you can eat more and the weight loss stops. Regain is a real thing. Give yourself all the help you can.

Another tidbit that I like to share is to make a journal. Journal your journey :) Take before pictures in a certain location/outfit, front, side and back and note the date and your weight. Then do it again periodically as you loose the weight. I like to go back and read my journal to see where my thoughts were in the beginning. It really helps to gain perspective on how far you have come. You don't have to share it with anyone. Also, wish I had done some before videos, but I didn't do that. Something to consider. Wishing you much success!

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And I am very proud you didn't let your chilly little feet stop you from this. Good things are ahead for you, I will join you as soon as I can drag a Bariatric Surgeon in the Operating Room with me, I am the reverse of the coin to you, it's them being reluctant instead of me . I Want it and I want it so very Badly.😜

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