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Oh ELCEE please say it isn't so, Joe! I was far enough past menopause that PCOS wasn't raising its,ugly little head. Another Bari-pal said the Biotin also made facial hair grow! Geez Louise, I can see it all, scant head hair, a goatee, a mustache, and ginger-haired to boot. Take the squirrel gun and shoot me,before,small children start pointing👉!😆👈👦👧👨👱👼👸👵🙌

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I wanted to post this ongoing photo grouping that I've been working on with my sons. It started as a great way to show their aging, but it's also showcasing my weight loss.

2010, pre-band. I was around 370 in this photo.
2014, post-band. I was around 310 in this photo.
2018, post-bypass. I was 237 in this photo.

Just wanted to show everyone that, even just 4 years can change things so drastically, 8 years is even more amazing. Looking forward to going back and taking another update in 4 years, I can't wait to see what 12 years of changes looks like.

So when you are just a handful of days out of surgery and are feeling like nothing is changing. Or when you are stalled out for a week and are super frustrated. Please remember, this is a long term adjustment. Some folks are lucky and do see really fast results, but that doesn't mean anyone that doesn't see fast results is a failure.

Just keep looking at the horizon and taking 1 more step forward. Soon enough, you'll be where you want to be.

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Thank you!

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