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it seems to be around 15,000, but other costs can bring it up do double because insurance realllllly doesn't like to cover it. I haven't had it yet but am looking to do so this summer. I lost 140lbs total, was 340lbs, now 200. its extensive, and recovery is hellish. i tihnk payment plans depend on your surgeon.

how much extra skin I would have... its been over two years since i lost it and i still look like my skin is melting off my body. i'm finding out i'm going to need some serious (and expensive) plastic surgery to get rid of it :(

Just took some pics for a reference.... back and stomach skin. NOTE: I am 23 years old. So. Just being young does not mean your skin will not sag. It depends a lot on how much your skin has stretched--like, how much of it is stretch marks--stretch marked skin will not shrink away.

I think it depends on just how much weight there was to start. I used to weigh 335lbs. I now weigh 185. So, 150lbs lost. I have a lot of extra skin, especially my lower stomach and on my back, though it is still filled with quite a bit of fat which makes it hang in a very ugly way. I plan on losing 30 more, and then…

If it isn't too cold wherever you are, get out and walk somewhere. For me, I have to make sure I have a destination; if you're only walking to get rid of the urge, it isn't going to help--you'll just be thinking about what you want to eat. I usually walk to Starbucks lol. Its about 2 miles from my house. I get a tall…

Honestly? If you find something that works, PLEASE let me know. I have always been a HUGE stress eater (pun intended). I've spent about two and a half years dieting, lost 150lbs. And I've just been diagnosed with Panic Disorder and General Anxiety Disorder. My doctor tried to tell me that some people just don't develop it…

I usually drink 4 liters a day ( I have a 1L bottle that I just keep refilling ) but I drink a big smart water as well on days that I work out (like 3x a week), which i did today, so i probably had about 18 cups (8oz ) or so? I pee a lot.

Yeah, for me it is embarrassing because it means I have to admit how big I really was before.. because I was really, really big. People look at me now and say "Oh my Gosh you're so skinny!" and I have to deny it because according to any chart you look at I am still OBESE, at 185lbs! But its just a big difference from the…

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The only picture I have of myself at my highest is my school ID photo... because honestly, when I was that big, I ran every time I saw a camera. Now I wish there were more! Down 140lbs, a little over two years... aiming to lose at least 30 more (because technically, I am still obese...)

I went to six flags with my friends, and we got right in line for super man. I got on superman with them, and the buckle could not fit around me... instead of letting me get off, they all insisted that I could do it if it just "sucked it in" and they were all leaning back and over me trying to "help".... the people working…

That is awesome, and congratulations! You were at the exact same weight as me at my start! I hope you can reach your goals and stay healthy and happy. Good luck! This website is awesome, you just have to stick with it :D

Yeah, maintenance makes sense, but mine is actually pretty high because I am still so heavy, and I really don't want to be eating an unhealthy amount of calories. So I was thinking 1800, because its a healthy amount for someone my age and height (22, 5'5)... and my fairly low activity level.

I don't really have a set goal, the main thing was to get from "morbidly obese" to "normal", so I am about 30lbs away from that.. am thinking of losing up to 60 more though. But for me that doesn't seem like all that much, which is why its frustrating; rather than take a break altogether I would rather keep losing, even if…

Yeah, I have been trying to do walk/jogs outside a couple times a week. Its not much, but I exercise more now than I ever have before, figured that was a part of what was making my feel so tired and just generally crappy. But I have been feeling super stressed out and anxious for no obvious reason other than the diet, so I…

Thanks for the advice. I haven't been eating exercise calories, but I don't really do any 'real' exercise, just walk a few miles a day on the treadmill. I don't think I really burn much doing it so I've never really bothered to think about it. I will try to bring myself back up to a normal range. I don't even know what…

I am glad I'm not the only one who was freaked out by this!! I didn't even realize that my shoes were too big for me (thought they'd just stretched with wear) but when I went shopping the other day I was fitting into all these 8.5s and I was like WHAT I AM A 9-10! Happy me though, I always have a hard time finding cute…

a lot of people don't realize that eating can become an addiction. although my doctor has never really told me that, i know that i have been addicted to food for as long as i can remember. so many people say that weight loss is easy, that all you need to do is stop eating, but when it comes down to it its really difficult…

ive been thinking of getting one once ive lost weight, of a bird; because having so much extra weight can really keep you down and once its lost it feels so much freer. i have lost 100 lbs of my 200lb goal and already i feel like i could fly :D

Just once a week. The weight really fluctuates so much every day, even just not going to the bathroom can show up as gaining a pound. I go on every day just to make sure I'm doing everything right and there are no mistakes, but I only log my weight once a week, maybe because that feels more like a long term weight loss…