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37 Year Old Ready to Live the Life I Want - Salt Lake City, UT
UPDATED FROM tjacelle
1 year post
Finally 100 lbs down
WORTH IT$11,000
It’s been a long time coming. The weight stopped coming off consistently after about a year. The last 30 pounds have been a lot of blood sweat and tears - daily workouts, consistent tracking, drink training, and sticking with it. But finally I can say I’m down 100 pounds. I feel great and couldn’t be happier.
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UPDATED FROM tjacelle
1 year post
One year. 80 lbs down
It will be a year this week. It has been a crazy year with ups and downs. I wanted to be 100 lbs down by a year and I missed that. It’s been frustrating and slower than I wanted but I feel great. I weigh less than I did my senior year of high school and the pounds are still coming off, albeit slower than I would have liked. It’s hard not to compare yourself to other people but I just need to be patient. All in all I am really happy and know that I will eventually get to where I want to be.
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rochelle4321
February 21, 2018
Keep up the good work, tjacelle!! It must feel so good to see the scale moving down!? I can't wait till that happens for me. I am still saving for the procedure.
UPDATED FROM tjacelle
6 months post
65 lbs. down
It's been over five months and I have a lot of plateaus and stalls but the scale has been moving in the right direction. With my metabolism as crappy as it is, this definitely has not been a free ride. But the good thing is I am exercising and eating right, I will lose weight, unlike before - only now I don't feel like I am starving to do it. I am now at a weight where I am not completely uncomfortable in my body, even though I know I have a long way to go still. I have started doing yoga and a little jogging. I would really like to start doing some 5Ks or maybe. 10K this fall, so when it stops being so bloody hot out I'm going to start training. I am really happy and feel having the sleeve was one of the best things I've ever done. I just wish I had done it years ago!
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August 3, 2017
You look marvelous!!! Really can see a big difference. Congratulations. Stay strong, you can be that athlete again. Can't they speed up metabolism? Is your thyroid working well? I guess they checked that pre op.
August 3, 2017
Yeah my thyroid is fine. They've just said it is unfortunate genetics. I'm just lucky to now have a tool to overcome the challenge. Thanks for your kind words.
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