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Hi. My name is Jeremiah. I have always struggled with my weight just like everyone here. When I started my sleeve journey, I weighed in at 491. With the south beach diet that my surgeon insisted I go on, I was able to lose 73 pounds prior to surgery. I had surgery on 3/12/14 and weighed 418 lbs. At my one will follow up appointment I had lost 16 pounds in the right days after surgery. Got on the scale today and lost another seven pounds. Brings my total weight to 96 lbs so far since the end of November. I also got below 400 lbs for the first time in 10-11 years. But what I enjoy most are the little things I'm noticing like being able to pull my socks ask the way up and not bunching them around my ankles. Being able to wear a tie and wear it properly. Feeling the way my clothes are fitting. I am so looking forward to this summer when me and my kids can go on a bike ride. I have never been able to do that. Please consider the little things and Celebrate them. Remember them when your day is not going as planned. I look forward to getting to know and support some of you as we go through this journey together.

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that is great :) congrats and keep up the good work :) i will be sleeved april 2nd but ive already lost 28lbs myself i am noticing the diffrence :) keep me updated with your success

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I'm so proud of you and happy for you, my surgery was 3/11/14 and I am very excited for all the things I can do with my kids this summer too! I live in Los Angeles so I am seeing a lot more beach days in our summer break!

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Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing your journey so far. :)

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congrats on your successes!!! :) good luck on your journey!! I too am looking forward to biking again!! :) :)

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I loved your post.. You are so, so right. It is the little things in life that is so precious. You are doing yourself and your kids a great service. They will see you more active and eating healthly meals that the kids will emulate. Congrats on your weight loss. I also loved the positiveness in your context. You are a winner. Let us know when you get on that bike. You will probably feel freedom that u had not experienced in a while, with the blowing in your face.

Please keep us informed on your progress. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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