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I am almost five weeks post surgery. Today I worked out for an hour. I have been able to do that in years. I love weight lifting and being fit and I can finally do it again. I have rheumatoioid arthritis and diabetes. Before the surgery I was constantly sick, I had cellulitis 3 times last year. I have worked out 4 days so far this week and I'm sleeping less. I have my life back. I feel like I was in prison before and I have now been released. This is the real me. I may not get down to my goal weight as I love lifting heavy weights. But I have already gotten out of this surgery what I wanted, improved health and energy.

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Very happy for you!!

You will be replacing fat with muscle so that is a good thing! As long as you are happy with your body composition that is all that matters.

I hope you continue to share your progress.

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Wonderful! So glad you feel that way! Keep going!

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Love your enthusiasm. You should feel good and it appears you're doing

all the right things. I need to work on my strength training. I am pretty

good with walking.

congratulations on feeling so good and doing so good

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Hearing these testimonials are the fuel for my fire. My passion is dance. There is a bellydancer trapped inside me who is fighting to get out and dance for more than a few 10 minute moves. To have the energy and the ability to move my body like I see it in my head moving is something that plays over and over in my mind. I see myself dancing, spinning, gracefully moving to the beat song after song. ....
It's the image I am taking into surgery with me. When all of you post your stories of energy, movement and how good you feel it reafirms for me once again why I chose this path.
I want my health, energy and vitality back. No more diabetes, hbp, moving slow like an 80yr old woman.
When my Doc asked ne, what do you want to do when you lose weight?
I said, I WANT TO DANCE AND DANCE AND DANCE!!!!!

Surgery 7-21, on that day, I am birthing the belly dancer I know so well. [emoji38]

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