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Hi everyone! Just joined the group and I'm so excited to be part of such a wonderful community! I am pre-surgery, hoping to have my sleeve this summer. I am currently finishing up all my "pre-reqs" and working on losing the 5% of my weight that the MD requires. I am getting very excited to get it done!

My story is probably similar to a lot of yours. I was thin until college. My "freshman 15" was more like a freshman 50 and it just went up from there until I was 100 pounds overweight. I have tried every diet I know of, including a liquid diet I did about 6 years ago. I lost 100 pounds then and was so happy! I thought it was for life, but you know the ending to that story. I have since spent a lot of time working on the issues that caused me to use food and I was able to stop my binge eating. I feel I am finally in the right place to do this.

I am so ready to be out of this "prison" that my weight puts me in. There is so much life out there that I miss out on. Either being afraid I will be too fat or just too uncomfortable or tired. I have so much on my to do list!

I look forward to exploring this forum and getting to know you all a bit better!

Lauren

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Hello Lauren and welcome! I am excited for you, I feel soooo much better now, it is amazing. I know how you feel about the "prison", I was in that too. I couldnt do anything with the kids cause I was too tired or too fat. My to do list is getting smaller...yours will too soon! Good luck to you!

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Thanks Kimberly! You are doing great! Reading all these posts and seeing all these success stories is getting me even more excited!

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Thanks! I know....I read these for a few months before my surgery and got more excited every day!

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Welcome :)

Good luck on your pre-req's. In the meantime I'll save you a spot on the loser's bench! As someone else said recently (I wish I could remember where/who exactly)... the loser's bench keeps on growing because the people keep on shrinking!

Keep us updated please!

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