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Baby, I could do be doing better but I am working as ass off. Was sleeved 12/11/17. Day of surgery I weighed 321. But I just lost 23 pounds in my 2 week preop diet. But if you go by surgery alone. I am currently 262. making it 59 pounds lost since surgery, 82 since preop diet. I am doing a ton of weight training. A ton, so maybe that is the reason for the slower weight loss. We're in this together, all of us. Even Losebig who is spanking it Lol Love you all Joanna

Was 313 your weight on day of surgery?

6 months difference. Not great, but could be worse. The suit in picture one is too big. I have another bathing suit Stats: Nov 27- 344lbs Dec 11 (surgery) 321lbs Today: 6 mon out: 264lbs Concentrating now on my arms and stomach. I've lost a ton on my legs, starting to look lopsided. I never wanted to be top heavy with bird legs Lol 79lbs total! Some who have had this surgery are blowing me out of the water but.. who cares? Slow and steady wins the race!

Oh I completely get wanting to punch them in the p-face. Lol. Girl, I still have moments where I think, I can't do this **** anymore ( life) I need a cigg lol. Trust me, I get it. Tell me this, have you checked if your insurance requires you to quit? Ask them. Find out, if you MUST be a nonsmoker for thet doctor to do it or for your insurance to cover it. If the doctor or your insurance requires you to be a non smoker. They may do a test to see if you're really quit, which is a nicotine test or a blood test. And if so, then chewing nicorette or nicotine gum would potentially fail you. Because even though you're not getting the smoke etc, you're getting the nicotine which is a drug. Stupid huh"? Because what diff does it make if you have niotine in your system? What or how is that going to affect your surgery. But find out. My insurance did a text of nicotine an dI knew about it way before, which is why I dind't go the gum route. I did Chantix and girl, it makes you fel like you're smoking. I mean, kinda sorta. It makes you "get through" those urges bc it gives you the same feeling that nioctine does. Girl, trust me, its worth asking your doctor AND your insurance. You don't want to have quit for nothing or quit but the nicotone make you still lose in the end.. Let me know what they say, I am just curious

I feel your pain. Are you quitting bc the rule they have in place? If you're not made to quit not, bc your insurance says you have to , then I'd say, quit once you have the procedure not before. If your situation is like mine, you don't have that option. I had to pass a nicotine test for my insurance to cover my surgery and I had to b clean 6 weeks at least to pass nicotine for my insurance. I almost didn't get the surgery. When I learned that I had to quit and become a nonsmoker, I said to hell with that. I was a 2 1/2 pack a day smoker. I couldn't go an hour without a cigg and that in of itself was tough. I did it and yes, I gained a tad and was panicking bc hello, I dind't want them to think that I wasn't a good candidate for this surgery bc I was gaining each week a little . But if your doctor /surgeon is on board with you quitting, then he or she will or should understand, you are going to gain a little when you quit. But make sure they know you are quitting. Don't try to cheat the smoking thing and do it right before surgery, you could risk it being terminated... IF, if there is no nicotine test going to be done, Id say quit after surgery, that way you dont have to worry about them being hesitant bc of your weight gain. Make sense On the smoking and quitting, its tough, its the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, but it CAN be done. I swear. Lots of gum. I bought straws cut them in half and used them to mimic the feeling of a cigg. I got on chantix and loads of sugar free gum. I even did therapy and I googled a ton of videos on YouTube. It helped The key to quitting is understanding that this " I am going to die if I don't have a cigg " will pass. Just don't cave in to the urge to go and pick up a cigg. IT will pass. The addiction tells us we will die or wont' make it if we don't have a smoke, but it's a lie I hope this information helps I quit on July 25, 2017. I did it early bc I wanted to give myself time for relapses before surgery date Dec 11, 2017. Fortunately, I never had one You can do this It's been almost 11 months for me. I miss it. You will always want a cigg. But.. the degree will pass Hugs, Joanna

I LOVE you lol thank you soo much

Wait, you're already at 264? Are you freakin kidding me? What are you doing, Seahawks? O M G I am so proud of you. And didn't you have your surgery on.. Man, I can't remember. My doctor me with me AFTER , literally day after this post and said at this point he'd have liked to see me @ 30 lbs less. I've grieved this for two days and let it fuel me to kick some ass. I was upset bc I have done everything I know to do. He did acknowledge some of my weight training may be the reason for the slower weight loss. I am pissed lol Hugs. So proud of you.

Have we talked before? I vaguely remember the nic "Bluecrush" I sent you a PM

Are you talking to me? IF so, we are not twins but close. My date is Dec 11 and thank you for the compliment, but sugar? You have blown me out of the water.. You go, boy! Hup Hup! You're on fire. A tad jealous Hugs Joanna

My highest weight ever was 386 But for now, I'll focus on recent history. Preop diet: Nov 27 -344lbs Surgery Day: Dec 11- 321lbs 6 months post-op: June 11- 268.6 Total loss so far: 76 pounds ( I don't have a picture of me exactly at 344 pounds but the first two pics are me at 331 lbs- to give you an idea) Then the last pic is me today,6 months post op @ 268.6lbs

I look great, until I am sitting down and you see all the rolls. Oh well. I am where I am, amen?

Hi. I inboxed you!

Thank you so much