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Who is oddly brave enough to post themselves in a bathing suit and swimming, only a month after gastric sleeve and still needing to lose 130 pounds? Me Why? Memories Love you guys, Joanna video-1515629304.mp4

awww. ty.. I am just now seeing this Thank you I bounce from confidence to crying, so I may need you guys tomorrow. or in a week lol We're all in this together BELIEVE that!

Girl, Amen. Just amen.. Girl go.. Who's da sexy mama? YOU! Lol. Go swimming And,, if you're single. wink at the lifeguard Lol I love the scripture at the end. Nice to meet you. I'm Joanna

you're down 30 pounds? OMG. That's great How many calories are you eating in a day? proudof you Matt

For those of you who've secretly wondered why I got the VSG as opposed to just "doing it without help" This first picture is the amount of food I could eat at one sitting X 4.. Yes, 4 of these plates before I was "full" The second picture, this is my food for the day (besides broth and sugar free popcicles) and I'm "stuffed"

Oh . Hilarious lol

Your nut? Lol. You mean doctor? lol You're silly lol Y- TTYL

I am super proud of you, Matt Good job I talked with my nurse @ Bariatric and she talked to the dietician and said that it's normal what i am going through. I'll trust her word for now I will leave now, I am going to the Y for my swim.. Matt, I'm glad you posted here. Thought about you yesterday, wondered how you were Good job on the weight loss Hoo rah! ^5

I love your personality. I love it. I am laughing here, because you're so different than me in terms of preciseness I am not precise at all .. The .5.. Adorable Lol. What do you do for a living. You're cool. I like you Lol So, I got fromt he doctors today and low and behold, I'm at 307, 2 pounds higher than a week ago. I cried ( this was just an appointment with my primary, I have this weird rash on my arm, I'm okay) but she didnt' know what to think when I cried. I exclaimed. Me: It's pretty sad when you get VSG and you stall for two weeks, but oh no, you don't just stall, you gain and lose and gain. and then you're back where you started 2 weeks and 2 days prior 307 I got home and called my bariatric nurse, who didn't know what to tell me. She called our dietician who said it's "totally normal" and that she sees this all theh time, but to keep "doing what I'm doing" I am jealous of you lol but proud at the same time I will catch up, Tim and when I do, look out, it's ON lol (squinting my eyes) lol

I agree with you.. 2 months. Is that crazy? Ain't nobody got time for that!Lol

please hold me as I collapse or faint Lol TG.. I mean, that would be great if you lost all that since then, but you know what I mean, right? Lol How much have you lost since Dec 12? Lol We are almost twins. I'm older lol I am actually a twin, twin brother. Seriously.. Have you gone up a pound or two or three thendown, then up. I am going crazy here. Im only eating like 50-50 calories now to 800 , most was 900 a day.. Would you like to be my friend Yes or No? (circle answer)lol This is exciting, this journey.. Nothing's holding us back now

One more thing. How much have you lost since surgery? It says 83.9 pounds and I sure hope that is not since surgery bc if so, I will cry lol

oh hey, you're singing to the choir I had my surgery on Dec 11 ws 321 on that day. Two weeks late post op I was 307 and I've tinkered from 303-307 since then with current weight @ 305-406. So that means I've lost 1-2 pounds in two weeks, IF That This better be a stall bc if it's not, I will cry, and long and hard Lol We're in this together My name is Joanna. Nice to meet you

Girl, thank YOU. When I saw your face, I thought the same thing.. Makeup queen. You are pretty like thos makeup tutorial girls on youtube Lol We're in this together, you hear me? This, our body, is only our shell We want it to match us, who we are and that's okay. It's not vanity or ego or pride. Everyone wants to feel good about themselves. I used to not ( on account of my weight) the love my late husband gave me made me realize I was beautiful no matter what. The reason I am getting the surgery is bc I want to wearing cute clothes, and I want to not die young. I want to be able to run around with my grand children someday. I want to LIVE. And being withing a normal rage , weight wise is essential for me to do those things. The sexy body is just the icing Beauty, true beauty is what I have now, and you ladies have now. Want proof? Ever meet a gorgeous woman (on the outside) who was soo snippy, ugly and catty towards others less beautiful than her? Or maybe go to a gym and see a delicious trainer who is hot and supposed to be indifferent to customers based on what they look like and just be of the mind to train all, no matter where they're at? Those two types of people are ugly Then you see someone who maybe wasn't born with the prettiest traits or features (thanks to genetics) but they are so helpful, kind, funny, charming, have a cute laugh and you LOVE them bc of their inner beauty? Physical beauty's power is limited. My late husband taught me how to laugh- at myself My therapist taught me something too When we're in our teens and 20's, we're thinking people are looking at our insecurities When we get older and mature and reach our 40's, we realize, people weren't even thinking about us. They were worried about how they looked to other people Lol Summary Our new bodies in near future is our whipped cream, hear me? <3

Girl, that is terrible Every doctor is different. Every diet is different The whole point of the diet preop is to A. prepare you for a healthier lifestyle but mainly to shrink your live and avoid complications. With my 2 week preop diet, we could drink chicken broth, sugar free jellow and sugar free popcycles. All different kinds of sugar free low calorie drinks, wylers, diet snapple, poweraid zero etc.. Let's see, oh yea, and if we only elected to have 2 protein drinks ( I didn't want three of those things, not a fan of protein drinks ) we could elect to have one small meal (4 ounces of chicken, fish etc etc) one small vegetable, and one small fat, like 1 teashpon of light ranch dressing etc.. We could have coffee, but no flavored creamer There were guidlines but girl, that one meal a day got me through and that was HARD enough I am so sorry

I know I have a long way to go But, this was tonight and I want to document " as I go" Surgery date Dec 11 2017 My 18 year old added the captions Lol

I can relate to everything you just said.. You're pretty ... I don't know what the word is, you've thought this all out. I figured yes I'd buy less food, save on groceries and yet not. I am buy more expensive groceries, ie healthier and more geared to the whole protein. The other day, I went grocery shopping and spent 75 bucks and you wouldnt believe how little I got Lol I am poor so the fact that i will be spending a lot less is great, but great for me, my appetitte is not humongous. Otherwise, I'd die at these prices of "new " food Bahaha. Nice to meet you. Can I ask your real name? Im Joanna, call me Joanna or Jo Good luck on your surgery. So exciting. You're in the crappiest place most of us have already been. That preop diet. Ahhh You will survive. I promise Hugs