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New2loseOR, you look like a completely different person already, congrats on your fast weight loss, u & your family and friends must be very proud of your ever getting better pound dropping! Keep up the great enthusiasm and your goal which is right around the corner ????????????????.

NairobiBlue, OMG we had the same surgery date and year!!! You loom awesome and so beautiful! Congrats on your success you look fabulous! What state are you from? My surgery weight was 262, and my current weight is 155 lbs. It's been an amazing journey and my health is so much better, hope you are as happy as I am!

Wow Trace Lynne is look fabulous!!!! You look like a different person altogether for real! Congrats on your success and keep up the good work!

jaysweet98, you look like a totally different person altogether, WOW is all I can say!!!!

Wow Srreeder you look AWESOME girl!!! I love the way you took pics of your progress step by step. Wish I did that but I did take pics every now and then. Your family must be very proud of your success. Keep up the good work!

InspirationMySon, wow you look marvalous! Great job you've done, everyone who knows your struggles must be very proud of your awesome accomplishments!

Wendiwithni girl you are looking fabulous! I'm impressed and amazed how well you've done! You should be very proud of your accomplishments, for real! Love your before and after pics, I know u still losing but your a inspiration to many. My pic is on her too not to far from yours. Keep up the great job your doing, we are all proud of you!

Skinnyme, you look so good and your transformation is incredible and impressive at that. Congrats on losing your weigh and striving to succeed like all of US! You keep doing what your doing ????????????????.

Valkyrie your look great for the short amount of time of your procedure, keep up the great work, looking awesome!

Surgery date 12-2-13 @ 262 lbs. Weight in today 3-24-15 @ 145 lbs. Total loss and never want to find it again is 117 lbs.

Totally awesome! Like yourself I couldn't wait to "lose" the weight. My biggest hurdle and excitement was when my scale said 199. lbs because I couldn't wait to finally be under 200 pounds last year. Congrats and keep doing what your doing and that staying healthy! ????

One of the most "important" decisions is what I meant to say ????.

best wishes all, it will for sure be one of plosive decisions you'd ever make in your life. I am post 14 mths and I lost a total of 117 lbs, from 262 to now 145 lbs, and I'm still adjusting to my new body. Sometimes it's kind of strange to wrap my brain around the fact that I'm thinner but I heard it could take some people to get "use" to their new thinner body, it's like sometimes it's hard to believe or see that I'm not overweight anymore lol. But all my friends call me skinny, which is hard for me to comprehend, especially if you were overweight most if your adult life. Good luck to all of you that will have there procedure this month and a speedy recovery to all of you!

You look so awesome!

Mia, your on the road to a better life! Hope you recover quickly, life for you can only get better from here and just stick to your doctors orders and the weight will fall off every week hopefully. Stay positive and if you need support we are all here for each other, good luck!

What procedure did you have done?

Thank you so much for that information, doctors always have different information than other doctors. I know my surgery is still new (13 mths) but I thought you could stretch your pouch after a year per on of the doc's at the group I go to. I do however need to slow down my in chewing time lol, I'm still not good at that. When I got my surgery my husband said that I should have a goal weight, but I didn't set one because I just wanted to get below 200 lbs. I know goals are important but I never wanted one, maybe because I didn't want the pressure or to fail. But now that my weigh is stable, I want to lose 15 more lbs. I'm 5'6 and 153 lbs and I'd like to be maybe 135-140. My friends already think I'm skinny and I don't see it the way they see me. Maybe I should just focus on staying healthy yes?

Hi Kim, don't regret a very important decision that you weren't ready for. But at least you know for sure now and that you are physically and mentally prepared for the procedure. I know Kaiser is excellent insurance and they will cover your surgery. The waiting part suck's lol, but before you know it, it will be over and done and your anxiety will be gone, and the weight will drop every week like mine and most everyone else's has. Keep us posted of your progress please, support as you can see is very important from the beginning to goal!

Im not going to lie to you about the sagging skin issues. Yes we are woman and we hate the excess skin before surgery and we are going to be very self conscious with the hanging skin lol. At least for me I hate my arms, which can flap like I'm going to fly, but honestly I don't dwell on it or it will steal my joy of losing over 100 lbs. People always tell me so what your skinny now you look great, so I try my best to feel blessed and not focus on the stupid hanging skin which I'm the only on absencing about.

tp100 please let me know how your doing, I know your procedure is soon. We both are part of Dr. LePorts group, if you have any questions please let me know and I'll be as supportive as possible okay I will good luck!

Good for you Jess, we are all here to help support each other and without this group I'd be lost. Hate drinking my protein shakes but I know if I don't, I'll be in big trouble lol. Keep up the good work everyone and we must (try) stay positive.

Qweenfreak, Like you I also have that fear. I hate that I can eat chocolate or other sweet things and not feel sick. I also despite losing over 100 lbs never mastered the "take a small bite every 5 mins" rule. Ugggg, I'm so afraid of stretching out my pouch because I can eat more than I use to, after 13 mths my weight had been stable fluctuating 2 to 4 lbs off and on. I know I have to go back to basics before it's really to late. And people think this procedure is or was the easy way to lose weight. I tell them they are ALL tools to help us but it comes with rules to maintain and keep the weight off.

You look great and must feel incredible! Congratulations!

Get well soon! ????

oopps sorry misread your comment, you said you have one yr to decide if you want the surgery, sorry ????.