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Patience my dear......it will happen. Depends on too many things to say for sure. Like me, for instance, since I lost 35 lbs pre pre-op, its beginning to show now. Also depends how much you have to lose to start with. Being patient is the hardest part of this!!

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I agree with Kelly, must be a Kelly thing!! LOL Anyway, I also lost pre-op 55lbs before I even went in to be operated on. So, I already noticed change. However, I have lost 33lbs post-op and I can really see the difference now and I am only 9 weeks on Monday.

It will happen, but want to tell you that you should do your part too! Exercise and it will make a BIG difference!! Your body will reap the rewards!!

Good luck to you!

Kelly

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Remember that if you lose 15 pounds, it's not 15 pounds from you your hips, it from your whole body: maybe it's 2 pounds from the arms, 5 from the waist, etc. The weight will come off and you will see results.

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It's happening as we type...

don't blink, there goes some -right now!

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there is no rhyme or reason... I did nothing yesterday, and lost a pound, a week ago I walked 2 miles on top of swimming (light Water aerobics) and lost nothing for two days...

next day I lost two pounds...

I was lucky, the first 5 days from surgery I lost 13# - so as I was adjusting to post op- visitors could see... their attitude helped me...

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Dear ChubbyBrittanySpears,

I know how you feel! I lost 20 pounds pre-op, and have lost 24 pounds so far post op, and none of my clothes are even loose yet! You would think with a 44 pound weight loss that SOMETHING would be loose on me. So far I have noticed that my boobs are almost gone (I look in my bra cups and there is nothing there!), my rings are looser, and my shoes are looser. Is it possible to loose 44 pounds from my boobs, fingers and feet? Hardly anyone has noticed that I have lost weight at work. I didn't tell anyone that I was having surgery, I just took a months vacation and had it done while I was off, so it's not like everyone was looking to see if I had lost weight. But it is disappointing that nothing is loose yet. But I figure that EVENTUALLY my body HAS to start contracting somewhere. And as long as my scale continues to reward me with an ever decreasing number (even if it doesn't!), I am going to keep on this new path I am walking.

I have determined not to just loose weight, but to be more healthy. SO I have started swimming for a half hour every morning after I get off work. I started out slow, and am working, adding laps every day so that I get some exercise to help tone my muscles up, and some cardio to help my heart and lungs.

Best wishes as you continue on your journey!

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