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The 4th of July was my 9 month sleevaversary!!! Wow, I can't believe it has been that long already! The weight loss has slowed WAY down, but it is still going in the right direction! DOWN!! I have lost a total of 130 pounds so far!!!! I have 74 more pounds to lose, but I may change that the closer I get. Its getting really, really hard to stick with eating healthy foods. I have started to walk some, I just need to stick with it and add in other things. I am amazed everyday how great I feel. Sometimes I still cry thinking about how I use to be, how I couldn't even walk to my mailbox. I will never, ever get to that point again! I am beyond happy with my sleeve! Even though the weight loss has slowed down, I have changed sizes in clothes and that feels awesome. I fit into my first size 16 in MISSES!!!! I am mostly in MISSES clothes now!!!! I still get some 1X tops because my dang arms! But I guess I can't complain because I need to add in some weight training. I started in a size 30/32 and 4-5X tops! Here are some of my stats:

Starting weight: 369 Current weight: 239

Starting BMI: 52.9 Current BMI: 34.3

% of body weight lost : 35.2%

% of excess weight lost: 63.7 %

-130 POUNDS GONE FOREVER!!!!

Here are a few pictures of me:

This is from April 2010, I think I weighed around 355:

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2 weeks before surgery, highest weight of 369 pounds

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A week ago, in a size 16 skort!!!! I was just trying on the skort, Im not going to wear it with this shirt, LOL :lol:

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I just like this picture because is makes me look smaller than I am, LOL

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4th of July pictures

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Sun in my eyes, lol

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Hey Sarah CONGRATS ON NINE MONTHS!! You're doing great, keep your chin up and Celebrate all your victories!! This is a tough journey, and I think you're handling it very well. :-) BTW I'm only able to view one photo... ??? :(

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Hey Sarah CONGRATS ON NINE MONTHS!! You're doing great, keep your chin up and Celebrate all your victories!! This is a tough journey, and I think you're handling it very well. :-) BTW I'm only able to view one photo... ??? :(

I was editing my post for the last 5 minutes or so, lol, so maybe thats why. You have probably seen all the pics before, but you can enjoy them again :) Love you!

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Wow! Thanks for sharing this. What's your secret? LOL. I'm only two weeks out, but we have the same starting/surgery weights. That's simply amazing, you look amazing. You should be so proud of yourself!!

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Wow! Thanks for sharing this. What's your secret? LOL. I'm only two weeks out, but we have the same starting/surgery weights. That's simply amazing, you look amazing. You should be so proud of yourself!!

Thank you!!!!

No secrets here. I havent been too great at sticking to a healthy eating plan, so the weight loss might have been even higher if I was more strict. Just try to stick with a healthy eating plan and get some exercise in, if nothing else, just walk. I just know, for me, if I am too strict, I will fail. There really are no secrets or magic cures! It's all just hard work! Good luck in your journey :)

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Oh WOW. Talk about night and day. I am so thrilled for you. I'm almost speechless.

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You look great!!!! :)

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You look great! Love your patriotic nails.

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Wow! You look fantastic! Way to go!!

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You are doing amazing! Congrats! rolleyes.gif

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You look absolutely amazing -- your face is radiating happiness! I think 130 pounds lost in 9 months is absolutely fantastic! Don't beat yourself up for not being super strict -- I don't know if that would have necessarily helped -- but you look really great -- keep up the good work!! :D

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