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My legs do not touch or rub when I walk! Not even the very tops of my thighs! Woohoo!

HW 228 CW 125 total loss to date 103!

Thank you VSG and Dr. Almanza and all my VST friends! :)

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Oh my word!!! You are 125 pounds!!!! Congrats on your tremendous victory! I cant wait to say that my legs dont touch or rub!!!! Thanks for being an encouragement to all us here! How long did it take you to lose it all?

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Congrats!!!!

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Wow you are so tiny! That's also an NSV! I love it when our legs no longer rub and there's actually light. :)

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AWESOME!!' How tall are you? (I'm on my phone & can't look up stats.). 125 is great!!!

Happy dance for you!

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That's awesome! can't wait to say the same. I also saw Dr Almanza Aug 28th. had a great experience!

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Congratulations!

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I am only 5' 0" tall. I had my sleeve on 03/01/2012 and I have only lost 3 pounds in the last 2 months. The rules I followed and did not break and that worked for me were:

(1) no carbonated beverages

(2) no breads, pastas, or other grains

(3) really easy on the sweets - I drink unsweet tea instead or regular, I have 1 square of a candy bar instead of the whole bar, etc

Other things I did were

(1) remembering that after the sleeve I no longer can feel hunger so when I caught myself saying I was hungry I corrected myself and over time it became habit to say I am not hungry every time I see food I want to eat...

(2) I didn't force myself to eat. I didn't eat all I could to try to meet my calorie and Protein requirements- yes I did lose lots of hair but my bloodwork consistently looks great and I feel great. Some days I would only take in 200 calories other days closer to 600 right now it fluctuates between 300 and 900 typically.

(3) I weigh daily to keep myself motivated and focused on my health and body.

Everyone is different and I am sure there are critics already tearing this apart but the bottom line is that it worked for me. :)

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Crystal: I love your post! I like that you stated that this worked for you and you are not telling others to this either. You are a success! Those are the rules that I basically follow and do have some foods I shouldn't. Keep up the good work and I love reading your posts. :)

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Amazing! I look forward to that day myself!

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Post before and after pics :-)

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That is awesome to read!! Congratulations! I'm 5'1 and 217...I'm soo tired of my thighs throwing sparks (feels like!) as I walk from the friction! Looking forward to that NSV myself

Please post some pics! :)

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