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I started at 200...BMI was 40.4. Now I'm 173...BMI is 34.9 I lost 20 lbs the month before my surgery. My goal BMI is 25. That puts my weight at 125. I'm 4'11" and I'm 62 years old.

First of all' date=' your doing great! I wish I was at 173!!!

My starting BMI was 47. I am 5'1

We're pretty much in the same boat. I'm 5 foot nothing and my bmi was, at my highest, 45.

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I think I should stop reading this for awhile. I see how much everyone's lost and its depressing. Ill just keep plugging away.

Try digestive enzymes with you meals, it sped up my weightloss. and upping my Water and calories helped too

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What are digestive enzymes ?

You can find them at costco or health food stores or even grocery stores in the Vitamins. They are the enzymes that help you stomach properly use food and my clinic swears by them for weightloss. You take them when you eat.

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I bought my digestive enzymes at costco.< /p>

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