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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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        Yay!! Congrats. I know how good that feels. 🤩

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        Thank you ❤️

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