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Can you guys post your height too? Just gives a better frame of reference for us newbies. Thanks!

5' 9" Used to be about a foot taller but that stuff about shrinking with age - not a rumor! ;)

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I'm 5'5, 5 weeks post op (surgery was March 30th) - starting weight 268 (my heaviest ever :/) now I'm 30lbs lighter =238!!

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I'm 5'1.5 and I now weigh 183!

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My surgery date is April 23rd. I currently weigh 297 lbs. Congratulations on your success.

Bernie its so cool we had our surgery on the same day!! We can Celebrate our new "birthday" together!!

Onyx :)

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That's really awesome. I've got a long way to go b4 I reach there... but I'm happy for you though

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I'm super excited....I'm finally in onederland...' date='woo hoo[/quote']

Woo hoo!!! Congrats!!!

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Im 5'6" started off at 285 and had my surgery on 5/18/2011. 2 days will be my year and I'm currently 173! It is a long road with ups and downs, but it was all worth it! I feel great!

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Im 5'6" started off at 285 and had my surgery on 5/18/2011. 2 days will be my year and I'm currently 173! It is a long road with ups and downs' date=' but it was all worth it! I feel great![/quote']

Congrats! With the utmost sincerity

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I'm 5'1.5 and I now weigh 183!

Congratulations Vamp!! So glad to hear you got over the plateau. I know how frustrating that can be!

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Panda have no fear I've been at a couple plateaus and it's annoying but it's worth it because I find that once the plateau is done for I start loosing faster! I normally loose about 5-6 lbs a week but during a plateau I only loose 1-2 lbs a week, but I'm happy with any weight loss because before surgery I could barely loose 5 lbs. in a month!

Same for me Panda. I always tell folks that sometimes you lose quickly, sometimes slowly and sometimes not at all. As long as you stay focused on following the protocol, you will succeed. Congratulations!!

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Im 5'6" started off at 285 and had my surgery on 5/18/2011. 2 days will be my year and I'm currently 173! It is a long road with ups and downs, but it was all worth it! I feel great!

Wow - great, great job Maria!! I love success stories. Does it feel like the year went by in a blur? I'm just amazed how fast the time has gone by since I started this journey. Amazing.

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Thank you! It did go by very quickly! I remember at first when I was recovering and just starting to eat, the days were so long!! But now I'm basically back to normal, except the portions I eat are still small, of coarse!

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