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Congrats on your weight loss!! Best of luck on your weight loss journey. You are going to have some stalls, so try not to measure your success solely by the scale. Take pictures, and pay attention to how your clothes fit you. As for your coworkers, be very careful with them. Some will encourage you, some will go out of their way to make you "regret" having the surgery. At first I shared with a few of them what I wanted to do. It got ugly lol! I stopped talking about it, because the thought of having surgery was enough. I did not need the unnecessary comments. One told me, maybe I did not know what to do with the money, so she suggested that I let her borrow it! She told me to just stop eating and I would not be so fat!! So I changed tactic on them. I never mentioned the surgery. When I came back, I did the same. I was very vague and generic with my answers or didn't answer at all. "How are you feeling? = I feel fantastic. How are you?" "What do you eat? = whatever I want" "how much can you eat?= as much as I want" " how much have you lost?= not enough!!" "how much do you weigh now? = child you must be crazy!!" I knew it wasn't coming from a good place so I never shared my journey with them. I come to this site for all my venting, sharing, and bragging but that's it. I would never forget, one came up to me and said You look the same to me. I smiled and said " so do you my dear". Make sure you bring your meals with you, water bottle, and your snacks as well. I do not eat anything at the office that wasn't planned for by me. Good luck to you on your journey!!!

You look absolutely Beautiful! Congratulations! You certainly have taken your Dr. Advice and used that tool to the fullest! You are a great example of success!

If you aren't having trouble with it, I would see no reason to have it removed. I have seen many people on this site that have had it for years. Also, slippage is often due to improper eating habits (overeating) or having the band too tight, and/or throwing up a lot. As long as you don't do that, ideally you won't have problem with it. Would you take your car to the shop and tell them to replace the tires if they were in good working order? Have you ever worked with a nutritionist to formulate a plan and evaluate how you are eating and what modifications may be in order. I may start with that before doing anything else. If your doctor isn't concerned, I don't see why you should be. Best wishes to you!!

I know the feeling! I am on day 10 of pre-op diet. I seem to be in a groove now. I have really surprised myself with my will power. I never thought I would be able to do it! When is your surgery day? I've got a week and a half to go!!