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Where Are You in Your Weight Loss Journey?



Where Are You in Your Weight Loss Journey?  

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  1. 1. Where Are You in Your Weight Loss Journey?

    • I’m still exploring my options for weight loss. I don’t know if weight loss surgery is right for me.
      1
    • I’m definitely going for bariatric surgery, but am not yet sure which type..
      1
    • I’m going for the gastric sleeve and have set my surgery date (or am trying to get one set).
      20
    • I got my surgery already and am busy losing weight.
      54
    • I am within 15 pounds of goal weight or am already maintaining it!
      15
    • I am not a weight loss surgery patient, but am on VerticalSleeveTalk.com to support someone who is.
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    • Other.
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I'm two years post-op and have been at goal for 15 months. I always swore if I managed to get to goal on WW again, I was going to teach after so I would stay at goal. I stay active on this forum to help me keep myself at goal and to help others.

Lynda

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14 weeks out and 70lbs down. I am more than half way to my weight loss goal of 130lbs but may go for 140.

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I have been overweight all my life. I am now 37 years old and decided to have WLS. I had my first appointment with my bariatric Dr. On April 25th and after doing my psych eval, gi test and a couple other things the request was sent over for approval. I received the approval notice a week later and now have a surgery date of June 24th! I go for my pre-op this Friday, June 7th. I'm super excited and scared I won't make it through the 10 day liquid diet. Congrats to all the success stories posted here. You are truly an inspiration to me!

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I only have a two day liquid diet no Protein Drinks, just chicken broth , Water, tea.. Then I go the 19th for surgery, that's what I'm doing now but havering Protein drinks on my own and its tough, good luck to you I'm sure you will do good

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U ladys r gonna do great trust me those few days will fly by I had my surgury on may 14 1975 I lost 40 before surgery and 35 after and it gets easyer u ladys hold on my prayers r with u

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Three years post op, as of today! I lost 23 lbs prior to surgery, 85 total. I have been maintaining for 2.5 years, going between 144 and 147.

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Sleeved one is the most important May 7 and down 23 lbs. Finally getting past a 3 week stall.

May 7...here I come!!

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Wow! I just looked back on my pre-op diet, I had surgery 6/19/13 and as of today I lost 95lbs. I didn't drink as much Water for a week and my weight loss went into a stall, now I'm drinking at least 64oz of water daily, I don't count the other liquids I drink and none of its carbonation. My foods I eat are only foods that have Protein in it, I have had a couple of bouts with mind hunger but I got through that by getting back on track. I have a ways to go still but I feel much better. Good luck on your journey on your weight loss.

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I'm in the process of getting all my clearances, cardiology, pulmonary, etc. So ready for this. I'm hoping for 2nd week in November. Current weight 260. I'm a solid girl so many people tell me I don't look this heavy, but I am going to be so happy when I can strip off the layers of clothes that I hide under.

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6 wks out and 41 pds down!! Sent from my iPhone using VST
how do you post from I phone? I am new can only comment on others post like this.

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One of the great things about our community is that our members are all in different stages of their weight loss journeys. So' date=' we want to know where YOU are in your weight loss journey! Choose your answer and tell us more in the discussion below![/quote']6 weeks out 56 pounds

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I'm 8 months out surgery date 1/21/13 starting weight 299 cw 177 goal weight 185 and 12 pounds from normal bmi 5'8 122 pounds down

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I'm in the process of getting all my clearances' date=' cardiology, pulmonary, etc. So ready for this. I'm hoping for 2nd week in November. Current weight 260. I'm a solid girl so many people tell me I don't look this heavy, but I am going to be so happy when I can strip off the layers of clothes that I hide under.[/quote']

You sound like me. Just getting approvals done now, and hoping for surgery in Dec. I'm at around 265 at 5'8, BMI at 40, so insurance said I'd be a candidate for the sleeve. I've been this high for about 9 years. Yo yo dieting has made my hunger levels go through the roof! I'm always hungry. I'm hoping some of that will subside with the surgery.

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Sw253 surgery date may 8 2013 cw 177 gw 140

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    • cryoder22

      Day 1 of pre-op liquid diet (3 weeks) and I'm having a hard time already. I feel hungry and just want to eat. I got the protein and supplements recommend by my program and having a hard time getting 1 down. My doctor / nutritionist has me on the following:
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      1. NickelChip

        All I can tell you is that for me, it got easier after the first week. The hunger pains got less intense and I kind of got used to it and gave up torturing myself by thinking about food. But if you can, get anything tempting out of the house and avoid being around people who are eating. I sent my kids to my parents' house for two weeks so I wouldn't have to prepare meals I couldn't eat. After surgery, the hunger was totally gone.

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