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I've been doing a lot of it. I haven't lost that much weight yet, but it has been fun to dig in the back of my closet and try things on that I have been hanging onto in hopes of fitting into them again. 

My jeans- a si

how about a two week stall? 

I had surgery on 2/17 and was losing weight steadily until 2/28, but since then I just keep hovering within a 1.8 pound range, up and down. That's 12 days without a loss. 

Any input? 

Eating what my

Just a little update since my VSG Surgery on February 17. I hope I'm doing everything right. I'm always nervous that I'm not.

I haven't had any issues keeping food down and I never have really dealt with nausea since having surgery.

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