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06-25-2007, 08:43 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY
Posts: 10,172
Weight Statistics 4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
152 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.5384615385 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index38.3910943079 BMI Start:
22.4440243646 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Yep. That was me lisa. i think one of my FIRST posts when i joined. I was talking about skin and stretch marks. (You look great by the way  )I still feel the same way. I truly believe that if you are not doing this for cosmetic reasons, its ok to be flabby. Everyone has their own preference, but FOR ME, as long as my boobs to hang all the way down to my knee caps (he he he), and i am healthy and happy in mind, body and spirit, why go under the knife again???? just my opinion.
You have to be happy with who you are and comfortable with your reasons for doing this. Like doc says, if its for cosmetics you might be a little disappointed. but if its for improvement of health by all means...
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06-25-2007, 08:55 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,809
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
5' 5"
Height:
310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index51.5810650888 BMI Start:
27.7872189349 BMI Current:
26.4560946746 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Awww thanks KENYA but its all in the clothes and the undergarments
that make my body look so good.....
I actually was all chubby/fat so i guess thats some of the reason i am
okay with the little bit of a tummy roll that im left with.....
I am healthy and thats what matters most to me!!!
and i know at the current weight i know will be around a long
time for my kids as long as no other health things arise!
YEAH would you believe even though the scale is well under 200 i still
feel the same.........but i just dont get outta breath as easily!
SO my eyes and brain still dont get it that im much thinner
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06-25-2007, 12:49 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisiana
Posts: 899
Weight Statistics 4/23/07 Surgery Date:
Height:
385 lb Start Weight:
257 lb Current Weight:
190 lb Goal Weight:
128 lb Weight Loss:
67 lb Lb Left to Lose:
33.2467532468 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index62 BMI Start:
41 BMI Current:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hi and welcome to the board! I started with my highest being 404, lost some weight by the time I did the pre-op fast I was at 385, Now I am around (can only give estimates because I don't weigh at home at all) 320 pounds.
Personally if I look good in clothes I won't worry about the skin. BTW, I am divorced so, single here!
Roz
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06-25-2007, 08:58 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, Okla USA
Posts: 2,549
Weight Statistics 05/17/02 Start Date:
05/17/02 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
355 lb Start Weight:
190 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
165 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.4788732394 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index59.0686390533 BMI Start:
31.6142011834 BMI Current:
29.1183431953 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I am with you on that one lisa..I think too the same way in a lot of ways about not forgetting where I came from, you know? I do understand that not everyone seems to need to remember that they were once obese & I've met a lot of gals in person who are that way about their WLS, they want to forget that person they'd been before the surgery.. but man..I don't want to forget where I came from body-wise. Otherwise it negates the path that has been full of wonderful changes that didn't happen over night. Ones that have forged the way for massive change, new found strength and the incredible discovery of who I was hidden deep inside.
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(lowest body weight/size) --BREE
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--------------------- open RNY 5/17/2002 -166 lbs(-200 at lowest) 8 years post in May 2010
Open major abdominal surgery 4/6/2010 for internal hernia release, extensive scarring removal & Appendix removal
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07-07-2007, 12:53 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Modesto, CA
Posts: 74
Weight Statistics surgery date 12/15/05 Start Date:
12/15/05 Surgery Date:
Height:
262 lb Start Weight:
130 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
132 lb Weight Loss:
50.3816793893 % % Lost:
n/a Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42 BMI Start:
21 BMI Current:
21 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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As far as excess skin and stretch marks go for me, I have stretch marks from my 2 babies (now age 16 and 4). My tummy sags but I can live with it. I do hope to have a tummy tuck eventually only to fit clothes properly and to avoid the occasional infections I seem to get in my belly button and a larger stretch mark that I have. I wear a size 6 now, and a 4 fits but I don't feel comfortable in the tummy area. In the rear and legs a 4 fits best, but a 6 makes me feel like I'm not being stuffed into my clothes in the tummy area.
I do have slight sag in my legs, rear, and arms. The more toned I get, the better they look. I'd never have them surgically altered because imo they look and feel fine. Thankfully my breasts, although significantly smaller, have held up fine.
Lastly, don't let skin keep you from losing the weight you need to get healthy and active. Good luck and take care. Amy
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07-07-2007, 02:16 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia
Posts: 9,219
Weight Statistics September 19th 2007 Start Date:
September 19th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 10"
Height:
363 lb Start Weight:
170 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
193 lb Weight Loss:
53.1680440771 % % Lost:
12/31/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index52.0793877551 BMI Start:
24.3897959184 BMI Current:
24.3897959184 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I will be honest.......The only part i worry about sagging to much is my stomach. It hangs already. But i will live it with knowing im not dying anymore after I have this done!
I will probally after its done and I mainatain a level they seem deamable look into getting the stomach skin taken off ONLY if my insurance pays for it.
__________________ Remember Tough times never last Tough people do... This Ribbon is for our Lady Lisa and all the women that fight this ugly disease. RIP Jerry my friend
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07-07-2007, 04:16 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 70
Weight Statistics
7' 11"
Height:
10000 lb Start Weight:
9999 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
1 lb Weight Loss:
9824 lb Lb Left to Lose:
0.01 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index778.947368421 BMI Start:
778.869473684 BMI Current:
13.6315789474 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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a lady friend of mine tucks her excess stomach skin in her bra. Not much help for me though
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07-07-2007, 04:32 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: WADING RIVER (Long Island), NY
Posts: 5,122
Weight Statistics 7/16/07 Start Date:
7/16/07 Surgery Date:
4' 11"
Height:
230 lb Start Weight:
130 lb Current Weight:
115 lb Goal Weight:
100 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.4782608696 % % Lost:
12/31/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index46.4492961793 BMI Start:
26.2539500144 BMI Current:
23.2246480896 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hmmmm Fishroy That Might Not Be Such A Bad Idea For Me When I Lose My Weight And Have Extra Skin. Because I Would Love To Have A Bigger Chest. Lol
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07-07-2007, 04:43 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC the best place in the world to live!
Posts: 3,453
Weight Statistics Halloween 2005 Start Date:
4' 11"
Height:
212 lb Start Weight:
127 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
85 lb Weight Loss:
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40.0943396226 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index42.8141338696 BMI Start:
25.6480896294 BMI Current:
26.2539500144 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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 This is what the belly looked like after loosing my weight and hitting goal.
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07-07-2007, 04:44 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC the best place in the world to live!
Posts: 3,453
Weight Statistics Halloween 2005 Start Date:
4' 11"
Height:
212 lb Start Weight:
127 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
85 lb Weight Loss:
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40.0943396226 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index42.8141338696 BMI Start:
25.6480896294 BMI Current:
26.2539500144 BMI Goal:
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 Here is another look at the skin i was left with......Now i will show you what a tt made it look like. I didnt choose to have the tt however a tumor was discovered in my abdomen that required reconstruction so I lucked out....look at the difference.
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