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I have been married for 5 years. When I got married I was somewhere around 245. At my highest before the sleeve I was 283. I am 2.5 months out and have lost 51 pounds. Today I decided to try my wedding dress on! It was actually a little bit loose! Kind of a fun non-scale victory!

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My actual wedding day 5 years ago

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Wow thats awesome. You must feel great. Cant wait to do the same(14 years and 2 kids later????)

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Too cool!!! Biggest difference I see is in your face. Obviously smaller today and I think you look younger too. Few more months and it will fall off of you...

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I've thought about doing the same thing - but I've got a long ways to go. I was married 33 years ago and the dress has been "hermetically sealed" since then. What do you want to bet it is yellow? Neither of my daughters wanted to wear it. It would be great if I could ever fit into it again.

By the way - you look great!

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The fun is just beginning. I can't believe how I've shrunk. I dreamed of getting to a size 10 and was so thrilled to shop at banana Republic and Loft. The the clothes I got started getting too big. Now I'm a size 6 and I never ever dreamed I would be so slim. I know my wedding dress (from 1996) is too large. I haven't tried it on. All of my other old clothes were donated in the fall and winter to Colorado Flood victims. Enjoy your journey!

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Thank you for telling me that! My goal is a 14... Never wanted to shoot too small... Started in a 24. But now in an 18 less than three months out and I keep wanting to hope for a 10 but am almost scared to let myself! One goal I have is to put my wedding dress on and it fall to the ground. That would be so cool. I love hearing your inspiration words! It makes me hopeful and I can't wait to see what the future holds! Thank you

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You'll be surprised how small you can get. I started in size 22. Most of my clothes are size 4. I tried on size 2 yesterday at The Loft and it fit !! I still bought the 4 though, in case I gain a few pounds

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Wow so happy for you guys! I'm dreaming to reach a size 12/14..I at times believe I will be the unlucky one that surgery will not work for. Going on 3wks post op, only down 8lbs :-(...day of surgery 242lbs. .which I could fast forward time to see if this surgery will work for me..just a little frustrated.

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Don't worry! It will work. I lost at first then stalled for 2 full weeks! I panicked thinking I had failed and it wouldn't work. Just focus on your Protein and liquids... And I actually did better once I ate more. I was eating like 500-600 calories and stalling. When I got to 800+ most days (mind you I know this seems so hard some days so I would eat 1000 one day and less other) I actually lost most weight. I made sure the calories I had were helpful ones like protein. Now I'm not much further out than you but it gets better then a new struggle will come up! Lol but I just know any hard time is better than struggling to find clothes to fit or just hating my size.

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