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Well, I'm below 300 lbs (just barely, but still!) for the first time in ten years. 299.8 today (the scale flashed through 300.1 to get to 299.8, but it stabilized on 299.8, so I'm sticking with it!)

That's a great place to be in itself, and it also means I've lost just over 30 lbs since this saga started in mid-April. I'm definitely in the initial 2-4 week stall, since my weight loss has definitely plateaued. I'm doing all the things I should be doing -- calories are 600-800/day, getting >80 g protein/day, 60-80 oz H2O/day, exercising, etc. -- but the weight is just a trickle right now. Still, I know that it's just a temporary phase and the weight will start coming off again soon.

I'm just really happy to be below 300 lbs! Huzzah!

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You're in Twoterville! Congratulations!!

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Yea.... those milestones are big deals on our journey, Keep it up

Stacey

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Well, I'm below 300 lbs (just barely, but still!) for the first time in ten years. 299.8 today (the scale flashed through 300.1 to get to 299.8, but it stabilized on 299.8, so I'm sticking with it!)

That's a great place to be in itself, and it also means I've lost just over 30 lbs since this saga started in mid-April. I'm definitely in the initial 2-4 week stall, since my weight loss has definitely plateaued. I'm doing all the things I should be doing -- calories are 600-800/day, getting >80 g protein/day, 60-80 oz H2O/day, exercising, etc. -- but the weight is just a trickle right now. Still, I know that it's just a temporary phase and the weight will start coming off again soon.

I'm just really happy to be below 300 lbs! Huzzah!

Good for you! Keep up the excellent work!

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Wow! That is super! What a wonderful thing to see after 10 years...Bet you felt like doing a jig!

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Thats great congrats on the weight lose.

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I know what u mean by the fourth week stall way to go I was sleeve on april 15th dowN 52 lbs hope to do 100 down by july 7th my birthday

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Well done, you are lucky, you will get to enjoy your 40s, some of us didn't get this done till our 50s or later sob sob.

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One of the things that finally pushed me over the edge into deciding for the surgery was hearing someone who'd had it say they felt "younger than they ever had." Partially because I've been obese my whole life, I've always felt old, even in my 20's! It's a state of mind, and I wouldn't mind the opposite state of mind.

I don't mind getting older (well, I can handle it, anyway!). What I DO mind is the feeling that something like obesity is literally and figuratively stealing the best years of my life from me!

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