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    Hi Rainbow. I was searching older blogs for wisdom and inspiration. Sending you love, peace and light wherever you are! Thanks for your past contributions and leaving sage words that heal and are moving. Hugs!
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    You are such an inspiration. I can't tell anyone. I feel like I should tell someone since I'm traveling alone but I don't know who to use as an emergency contact.
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    Wow, you are such an inspiration!
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    Thank you for your post! I am only 3 weeks out and lost 10lbs. I am like where is my huge immediate weight loss? Did I break my sleeve?
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    Hello lady, so nice to hear from you. I hadn't been in here in a long time. I hope all is well with you, still going strong for me, just keeping in my journey! I guess I need to update some pictures!!
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    Hello,
    What a pleasant surprise seeing you here. I miss all the "veterans" of the site. I do post less frequently, but still use all the tools to keep me on track as possible. I'm sure I don't have to tell you that maintenance is not a "walk in the park." It seems the newer posters are not as positive as the others used to be, everyone wants to lose 100 lbs overnight, but I guess I did too...lol... How are things with you? I do keep in touch with a couple of veterans via email, and we provide some encouragement to each other. I am also actively involved in my local support groups, in fact, I facilitate the meetings and it's a blessing.
    Have a very Happy Thanksgiving, and thanks for thinking of me.
    Regards,
    Diane
  7. Hello and welcome to my profile! I promised to add recent pics of myself at over 4 years out and they are in my album now! Me with my sweet grandbaby! For those who don't know me, if you click on the link under my profile pic called "view Blog Entries" you can read my journey entitled "My Long Painful Struggle" plus a lot of helpful blogs for newbies! Thanks for stopping by! Love. Rainbow
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    Wow! Just checked out your before and afters, and you are stunning! Congrats and thank you so much for the kind words!
  9. Hi, I was just going through the before and afters and you looked so beautiful!, and your weight loss was so dramatic. You were beautiful before and you are just as beautiful today. I like your style, you seem like one of those people who are beautiful inside and out. You just cannot fake that smile. : )Just really nice before and afters. Now, that is what I am talking about!
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    Hello Rainbow, so nice to hear from you. I wish I was able to get that small. I kind of just stalled at 150 for over a year now, will be going to plastic surgeon next week, I really want to fix my thighs for now and tummy/breast in the future. Wish I had the $ to do it all together lol. VEry proud of your success my friend!
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    Just read your post of Newbies being Sleeved Great Write Up. I'm being Sleeved on Nov. 12th so its comming up soon, 2 weeks from today actually. Of course I am Nervous and Excited all at the Same Time just like Everyone was and is. My Main Concerns are of Bleeding and Leaking and also Hair Loss because my hair is on the fine/thin side to begin with. I have read some posts on Biotin I see a lot of people are taking this Supplement, not sure if it really works or not and undecided if I should actually give it a try or not. I do hope all goes well with my Surgery and looking forward to posting my Journey. Thank you for posting the Great Write Up. Lori
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    Just want to say what an inspiration you are to all of us. You deal with all the same things we do, your not perfect and neither are we but you know where come from. Thank you for sharing
  13. Welcome to my Profile page. If you look at my blogs by clicking on the link under my photo "View Blog entries", you will find my story on the LAST Page called: "My long painful struggle" . I hope it will encourage and inspire! Love Rainbow
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    you look great, please tell us all the changes you now have in your life?
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    Rainbow...been awhile since Ive been on and just wanted to check and see how everyone is doing! Im doing great. Still at my goal weight, had awhile there where I had to fight to stay at that weight and not lose more. Doing really good here, how are you doing?
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About Rainbow
Sleeved or not sleeved:
I have had a gastric sleeve.
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50 years young Happily Married 30 years 2 married sons and 2 grand-babies! I live in Oregon was sleeved in 2009 almost died from complications lost all my weight! lost 127 lbs! went from size 20 to size 4! I have been maintaining my weight between a size 4-6 fore over4 years now.
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Northwest Oregon
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I love shopping and trying on clothes, just because i can!
Occupation:
small business owner
Name:
Rainbow
Gastric Sleeve Surgeon:
Dr Zapata
Surgery date:
2009-07-23

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4 + years out update

by Rainbow on 11-04-2014 at 01:13 PM
Hello my fellow sleevers! Just a quick update. I am still maintaining my weight loss. I do think i can eat more then i use to, but am not gaining weight. I can eat 1/2 a peanut butter jelly sandwich for lunch. i can carefully eat a 1 piece of pizza for dinner, if i eat 2 because i am stupid and irresponsible then i puke up my dinner and feel horrible! Soft mushy food still feels and sets better then solids. Staying hydrated is still something i have to be diligent about. I still do not drink my

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Identity Crisis, sometimes you lose more then fat

by Rainbow on 03-03-2013 at 10:37 PM
I went to a funeral yesterday. I ran into a dear old friend i hadn't seen in a while. I hugged her and we started talking politely, then she said "OH my gosh!Hug me again!" (her first hug was kinda wimpy) Now she hugged me really good like she really MEANT it this time and said "When i first hugged you i didn't know who you were, I just didn't recognize you!" Similar reactions continued the rest of the day from dear old family friends and relatives. Funerals are emotionally

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Take care of your emotional needs

by Rainbow on 02-25-2013 at 07:45 PM
A newbie on here is having trouble with this so i thought i would share my advice with Everybody on here as i feel this is really important. If you are feeling like your nerves are "raw" and cant tell if you are sad or angry but you know you just don't seem to be coping well with daily life there is something to take into consideration.First I just want to assure that what you are feeling is "normal" but it is also a warning. There is a good chance You are grieving your old

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A new observation by Rainbow

by Rainbow on 02-19-2013 at 02:26 PM
When i was first sleeved, it was a challenge to get used to eating such small portions. It felt so unnatural and my body had this strange kind of sensation as i was losing the weight like i was STARVING to death. It was burning my fat stores and I knew that was the whole point, but it was very unsettling physically and psychologically. The first year i felt VERY self conscious eating in public or around other people. My small portions made me feel like a freak. Sometimes people would comment on

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When do you STOP loseing weight?

by Rainbow on 08-16-2012 at 01:48 PM
This is a great question! You don't stop losing weight usually until you reach a healthy goal weight, then your body just lets you stay there. For some people who have less to lose say around 100 lbs, this gets a little trickier, as you can get under weight! This happened to me. When i kept losing even after i was at my goal weight and size at first i was like "Woo HOO this is Awesome"! But as i got too Boney and Gaunt my Husband started freaking me out because he was sure i was going

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Picture BEFORE 247.00 lbs. - before
Picture AFTER after - 120.00 lbs.

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