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Hooray. I started exploring the VS on June 13, 2012, starting weight 255.1

I'm with Kaiser and have been attending classes and doing all my pre-op at the South San Francisco facility.

As soon as I realized how much my contribution would mean to my success, I started exercising and using Lose It! to track my food. I was unsure for a while but am now committed to the VS process and will have the surgery on November 21.

I'm working hard to get ready, and this morning I finally hit 198.6

I've been hoping to get under 200 for my surgery, so I'm a happy camper!

Excited, scared, and can hardly wait for the surgery. I've lost weight before (never this much) but I'm confident the sleeve is exactly what I need to finally succeed.

Kate

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I am starting under 200lbs also. Weighed in this morning 182. Scheduled for surgery 11/26.

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Cholula, i would love to get to 110-120. Whats ur goal?

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Im 5'1 and 33 yrs old. I recently joined a new gym and several of my co-workers also joined. So hopefully betwern the surgery and exercise a couple times a week, i can get this excess weight off! Then maybe i can keep up with my 2 year old.

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I belong to a gym also, where I swim for an hour a couple times a week, walk the treadmill for 35-45 minutes then weight train for 30 minutes also a couple of times a week. I also ride my bike for 5-10 miles a few days a week, then usually take one day off. I think the exercise has really helped with my weight loss.

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I feel like any exercise is better than none at all! I intend on at least treadmill/elliptical 4-5 times a week 45 min to an hour. Thats more than I do now. And I can squeeze that in between work and picking up my little boy at daycare. I also have an elliptical at home. Guess I could wipe the dust off and use it!

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congrats!

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