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Hi everyone. My name is Holly and I am 8 months post op. I have lost approximately 120 pounds. My start weight on the day of surgery was 344 and my current weight is 224.

I have struggled with my weight all of my adult life. After having my children, it's like my weight just kept increasing. I tried EVERYTHING!! I prayed and prayed for God to heal my body from obesity. Before making the decision to have gastric bypass, I thought about it for years, lol. It was, what if this and what if that. When I finally made the decision, there was no turning back (regardless of what anyone said). I can honestly say that it was one of the best decisions I have made in my life. My life has changed dramatically. I've lost friends (which is crazy), but my health has improved, my quality of life has improved, I can run around with my kids, I feel BEAUTIFUL, and my marriage has improved. I haven't been this happy in a very long time. I have a long way to go to get to my goal weight, but I know that I will get there. post-293856-14695783907229_thumb.jpg

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Congratulations! You look amazing, have a wonderful attitude, and your health being great is just the icing on top of the cake! Happy for you. :)

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Congrats on your weight loss! You are an inspiration!

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Holly, your story is incredible and inspiring to me! Thank you for taking the time to share it with us!

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You look great!! Thank you for sharing, I'm pre op and reading stories to counter the nerves over it all! Yours is the first I read today and it eases some worries about whether this is the best choice :)

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Looking foxy! :-)

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Congrats and you look great. Enjoy your new body.

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You look gorgeous and you are glowing from the inside out! Congratulations on your success so far on this journey.

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