As of today, I have lost 46 pounds since I began this weight-loss program. I have also decided _not_ to have the Lap-band surgery. My own method of losing weight seems to be working so I will continue to work with it. It feels much better even with only 46 pounds gone; I can walk much farther and stand as well and old, tight shirts actually are beginning to fit me again. It's a new chapter in my life and it's quite exciting.

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