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Topic: RE: I'm amazed!!
Congrats on your loss Jan! It is so amazing the changes we're all seeing and experincing!
Best to you!
Christina S 
Topic: I'm amazed!!
This morning I hit the 130 pounds gone forever mark!!! Doing a happy dance here!
I'm thrilled to say the least, but what amazes me most is that I started out less than 7 months ago wearing size 30 slacks, size 32/34 jeans, size 5X or 34 tops (that were a bit tight) and as of today I'm wearing size 20 slacks and a size 20 or 1X top! Heck, I even tried an a size 18 top that was in my closet and it fit!!
I'm so very thankful for this surgery!! I still have much more to lose, but less than yesterday! 
I'm not only amazed, but I'm happier than I've been in years.
Hope your all doing well!
Jan
I'm thrilled to say the least, but what amazes me most is that I started out less than 7 months ago wearing size 30 slacks, size 32/34 jeans, size 5X or 34 tops (that were a bit tight) and as of today I'm wearing size 20 slacks and a size 20 or 1X top! Heck, I even tried an a size 18 top that was in my closet and it fit!!
I'm so very thankful for this surgery!! I still have much more to lose, but less than yesterday! I'm not only amazed, but I'm happier than I've been in years.
Hope your all doing well!
Jan Topic: RE: New Before And After Pics...
Hey Mr. Jim,
You're looking great! Don't look at how far you have to go, look at how far you've come!!
Keep up the great work!
Jan
Topic: RE: Stall?!!
hello ms sarah and all the other wonderful july buddies,,
i am just so happy that im not alone,,,i havent lose anything in 4 weeks,,only the 83lbs and yes i feel wonderful about that but im not done,,im still in a 16 ive gotten this far before on my owe and yes gained it back,,and i know this time im not going to gain,,but i was looking forward to be something like a any 14,,,but i dont want it to be over,,,,i havent been on here in a while,,but very discuraged,,thought i was so along,,,so everyone should feel happy we are all doing the same,,,,and i know some 1yr and 1/2 out and they are down to size 8 or 10 so i know we have a while to go yet,,im thinking,,what ever i am after 18 months that will pretty much be where im going to be,,,so hay guys we have a yr to goooooooo,,,all together now,,,
your friend
sandy
Topic: RE: Disppointed @ 6 months
hello ms diana,
glad to see you are doing good,.. my dr said the same time,,,said my goal was 200 and anything more then that was a bonice,,,im still at 83 for the past 4 weeks,,,i think we have to work harder to get anything more then the 200,,ive been trying working out more and walking nothing seems to be working right now,,,but dont give up,,,we are in this together,,,,we can do it,,,
sandy
Topic: RE: Disppointed @ 6 months
I know that my surgeon doesn't like to set a goal but did help me to calculate a goal at 75% of excess weight lost. This is what is typically expected. For me that was 149 lbs which leaves me in a size 10. Will I be happy there, yes.....will I be satisfied with that, no. I want a size 8 so I know that I will have to exceed that goal.
At 6 mos. out my weight has slowed to about 5 lbs a month so I know that I'm going to be waiting a little bit longer but at nearly 7 mos. I am 1.5 lbs from the doc. goal and I never thought I'd be there.
Take your pre-surgery weight, subtract your ideal weight (mine was 112.5--yea right), then multiply by 75%. Subtract this number from your pre-surgery weight and that's how I got my 149 goal.
Topic: RE: hiya from NY
Hi, Maryelle. Congrats on your loss! I've been trying different kinds. Some make me feel like crap so I only eat half at a time. They are just too much. I eat the South Beach Diet meal replacement bars, they don't have sugar but they have 17 grams of sugar alcohol, so divide that in half. That's why I eat only a half at a time. I've also tried Met-RX Protein Plus, it has 32 grams of protein, but it's very heavy and its 19 grams of sugar alcohol. I haven't tried the Atkins Advantage, but it's 1 gram of sugar and has 19 grams of protein. My favorite is the Pure Protein bars, they are smaller and I can eat a whole one. I don't have any with me so I don't know how many sugars are in it. Sorry! It's really just a matter of trying them all out.
Amber
Topic: RE: Friday Five - Weekly Update!
Thanks, Bridget! It's very nice of you to take the time out to respond. I am 5'11, but my doctor's based everything off me being 5'10. According to their chart, I should be at 209 right now. I'm still 6 pounds off. Actually Saturday morning my scaled said 213.5 and I got really excited! Today its back at 215 but I really don't care. It's that time of the month and I'm not going to start worrying again till next week. I hope that I don't worry at all, actually. I will get through this and I do know I'm not alone. Thank you so much for thinking of me, we definitely need to stick together!
Amber
Topic: RE: hiya from NY
Hi Maryellen-
Congratulations your loss so far. I use Power Crunch Protein Bars. You can find them all over the internet (I found cheapest at www.gotbody.com recently) or the Vitamin Shop. Of course, you could always order "samples" from www.bariatriceating.com too. You can easily find the nutrition information I'm sure...I don't have it handy, but I know that the sugars are really low.
Hope that helps!
Christina
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