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I didn't know where to share my excitement, so I had to share it with you guys! After a slow recovery, my journey is going so well. I'm 7 weeks post op.

Never in my life did I think exercise would become a hobby I love

I have an indoor cycle I use and I've fallen in love with the darn thing! It's like moving meditation - I can zone out from my day, close my eyes if I want to, and breathe and clear my mind while I methodically pedal. I'm actually seeing myself get more fit with it, which for some reason I didn't expect, probably cause I've never stuck to exercising long enough in the past to see myself improve. I now sign up for virtual races to keep me motivated to cycle more than my regular 45 mins a day - and I love it! Who EVER thought that would happen?

Errands aren't so exhausting

I just got back from grocery shopping, and my mind is blown. I'm used to going to the store and expecting to be wiped out of energy from shopping, have back pain and pain throughout my body, needing to lean on a cart to support my weight. No more! At 45 pounds lost combined with the cycling, I now know what it feels like to be a normal person shopping. Just wait till I lose more!

Here are some pics:

Last year, ~260's (my starting weight this year was 280) (maroon top) vs now at 236

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You look great! I'm only a week out and seeing how well you're doing at seven weeks out is super inspiring!

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1 hour ago, anonbaribabe said:

You look great! I'm only a week out and seeing how well you're doing at seven weeks out is super inspiring!

Thank you! I was slow recovering - I still felt pretty bad through week 6 cause I caught a stomach virus - but now I'm feeling really good! As soon as I started hitting my Protein, liquid and exercise goals every day, the weight started falling off!

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Yay girl! Congrats!!! You look amazing. Great job!

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1 hour ago, FluffyChix said:

Yay girl! Congrats!!! You look amazing. Great job!

Thank you! Can't wait till I'm at the point where you are. I've never been a normal weight in my adult life and have no idea what I will look like!

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Great changes being made and I am very proud to know you. Keep up your Good work, I can see the results already!

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@Lynnlovesthebeach @Frustr8 Thank you! I'm pretty surprised by the results for the relatively small amount of weight loss. Huge difference in my stomach! Gosh I can't wait till the day the rest of it is gone!

I'm super pumped. Still loving cycling every day, on my way to completing my first virtual race!

Frustr8, how is your journey going? Are you out of the hospital at this point?

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On 1/17/2019 at 11:07 AM, Starry*Night said:

I didn't know where to share my excitement, so I had to share it with you guys! After a slow recovery, my journey is going so well. I'm 7 weeks post op.

Never in my life did I think exercise would become a hobby I love

I have an indoor cycle I use and I've fallen in love with the darn thing! It's like moving meditation - I can zone out from my day, close my eyes if I want to, and breathe and clear my mind while I methodically pedal. I'm actually seeing myself get more fit with it, which for some reason I didn't expect, probably cause I've never stuck to exercising long enough in the past to see myself improve. I now sign up for virtual races to keep me motivated to cycle more than my regular 45 mins a day - and I love it! Who EVER thought that would happen?

Errands aren't so exhausting

I just got back from grocery shopping, and my mind is blown. I'm used to going to the store and expecting to be wiped out of energy from shopping, have back pain and pain throughout my body, needing to lean on a cart to support my weight. No more! At 45 pounds lost combined with the cycling, I now know what it feels like to be a normal person shopping. Just wait till I lose more!

Here are some pics:

Last year, ~260's (my starting weight this year was 280) (maroon top) vs now at 236

Screen Shot 2019-01-14 at 4.32.00 AM.png

DwzrgzoXcAY5X2T.jpg

DwzrgzmWoAEySd3.jpg

Curvy :)

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@Mikeyy Thank you 😝 Down to 223 now. Looking forward to losing more and getting curvier!

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