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I just had to share this- I was sleeved on December 28, 2015. When I began the liquid diet on December 7 (I had an extra week of pre-surgery liquids, long story) I weighed 349. Today, I weigh 310. For the past few days, I have avoided my "fat jeans" as I call them, because they had become so baggy. You know the kind, the elastic waist, big baggy jeans. When I began, I had that elastic stretched to the point that, had the button cut loose and hit someone across the room, they would have thought they had been shot. No joke, they were tight. They were size 48 that the waist stretched to 52, and I was using that 52 comfort waist to the max. Like I say, I hadn't worn them for a few days because they were simply too big. So, this evening, my wife handed me a pair of my older uniform BDU style pants, size 46, and said that she had found them today in a tote full of her winter clothes. I scoffed, and said, well maybe in another 30 pounds, I can wear them. Than I thought, might as well try them and see how much I have to go to get back into my 46 pants. THEY FIT! Holy cow y'all, they actually FIT! I knew I was losing inches, my clothes had been showing it, but I haven't been able to wear those BDU pants (military style pants, for those who do not know the term), for a couple of years!

That was my motivation to keep exercising every day and following my diet!

Sorry for the long winded post, carry on!

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Sorry for the long winded post, carry on!

Apologizing for sharing great news and happy excitement? I'll hate to see you when you're grumpy or asking for help or say that you're confused. And I'll carry on when I'm good and ready. Okay, I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMildi.

You're on your way. Keep on truckin'

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