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I never thought I would lose enough weight to actually post, so for all of you who have slow weight loss - do not lose faith.

I think I almost went one full year without a fill, I didn't have great restriction, and then I begged for him to fill me tight - and he did, and the weight started to come off again - THANK GOODNESS. I've got 40 more to go, but I have HOPE!

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My first B&A I feel like sharing with people outside of the violets lol.

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Here are my new befores/afters. Ignore my funny face in all of these, lol! I can't take a straight-faced pic to save my life. The first "after" pic I had to pee really, really bad (in case your'e wondering about the stance). One of these days I'll take a g-rated full-body pic. More pics on Flickr: Photos from puddin_pie.

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Hi it's Beachee Girl, I shredded all my old Before Pics so I don't have them anymore but here are some recent after pics, I'm down to about a size 12 but I REALLY miss my butt!!! LOL

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Finally I can post a picture!!! This is a work in progress and here's how far I've come in 12 weeks since surgery. First pic is in January on our cruise on the Freedom 3 months before surgery. Second pic is this morning before church. I see a body change and an attitude change. LOVE my band!!!

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Hi , the last picture is of me before the band (inserted 6-3-07) i weighed in at 104 Kg's

and the other three are of me after three months with a loss of 16 kgs

i have another 25kg's to lose my goal is 63 kg's...holding thumbs

9/7/07

...another picture of me taken this weekend at the Durban July Horserace ... I had to wear a dress and would not have been able to previously!!! Im still 16 Kgs down but my trainer measured me and my centimeters have dropped significantly, specially my waist:)

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Here ya go, Roslyn....I re-sized your before photo.

You look FANTASTIC!! Keep it up girl! You're gonna make all the boys cry!

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ok i'm going to try this again, just an 11 1/2 week photo I thought I would suck it up and post them. Judy/Teachlady, you inspire me to get up and exercise every day

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Here ya go.. Delete the other one so things go back to normal.

This is BabyGotBack at her current weight of 165.. Awesome!!

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i am approaching my 9 month anniversary and have lost about 115 pounds (i havent stepped on the scale in about 5 days).

my weight before surgery was 402.5 and i can now say i live in twoterville ... :)

my "before" shirt was a 6XL, my current shirt - 1XL ...

i can fit in 18/20 tops (from a 44ish) and bottoms are tricky - usually 20-22 fit (down from 44-46).

this has been SO worth it!!!

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I'm stalling because I am eating CRAP and so I am going to try and be more active to keep me motivated. I was banded Dec '06 but chickened out on getting a fill until mid March '07. I started at 217+ lbs ( last time I looked at the scale pre-fill) and am not at 181 where I have been for weeks and I need to get back to eating right and working out.

I have 30 lbs to reach my goal, and 8 lbs until my BMI is out of the overweight range. Good thing I am sabotaging myself these days.....

I cannot resist making stupid faces because I feel like a total dork getting my picture taken.

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The photo on the left is from August 2006. The one on the right, July 2007 (My husband took the pic when I wasn't expecting it). I'm down 30. I am waiting to get my port reattached so I can get another fill (I've only had one, and that was in March '07)

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    • Alisa_S

      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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    • Alisa_S

      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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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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