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Milestone 1 - 70 lbs down achieved 245 lbs-->175 lbs



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At this point I would consider my surgery a success.

Heaviest = 245 lbs

Day of Surgery = 228 lbs

Now = 174 lbs

Wow. it seems like a lifetime ago I was morbidly obese with a BMI of over 36. Now I am officially at a "normal" weight and under 25 BMI. I think I still have 10 lbs more to go, but I am a whole new person.

A few interesting notes:

  • Its clear how bad my posture became from the weight. This is still not good, and I would like to address it. Dont know how, but my posture is still one of an obese person.
  • I am just less hungry. I dont make good decisions all the time, but I clearly eat far less. It seems like Protein Drinks in the morning is the biggest help to keeping hunger down and losing weight.
  • I find myself making better choices with food, and dont crave junk food in the same way I used to
  • I don't think my sleep apnea is cured, but I have a very wide neck and am likely physiologically predestined to keep my apnea.

Overall I cant recommend this surgery enough. It is a real solution. Like everyone else I wondered if this was going to work for me. I made mistakes after my surgery, and still am not perfect, but I have no doubt in my mind this is a permanent change.

Thank you to everyone on this board who contributed and inspired me to take this step and make this change!

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Congratulations on your sucess :) I can relate to everything you say apart from my posture has really improved. Keep up the good work!!

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You are the success, and the surgery helped you get there. Congrats!

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Congrats!!

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I have similar beginning stats. How long did it take you to get to 70 pounds? I'm 5'7" BMI 35. my surgery is scheduled for November 10th.

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