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I’ve finally come out of the stall and started back down..! I’ve been cleared for cardio as well and hope that’ll help keep it going!! Good luck @ScorpioC_RnY

I am only 2 weeks out, so I have no idea how the post-op hair loss will hit me, but in my previous experience with biotin, it helps your hair grow faster but not thicker. So I have been taking it in the hopes that when I do start to thin the hair lost will grow back more quickly. It will make all hair grow quicker: head hair, facial hair, leg and arm hair, but if you don't have facial hair now it won't start growing and it won't grow faster, but if you remove your hair you may have to do it more often.

I just kept doing what I was supposed to and after a week, it just broke....

look up the thread for " Surgery- it's the Easy way out" people have been saying it for eons, wasn't True then, not True now! Baby it is HARD. See most people's bodies are perfectly happy you're FAT/OBESE. They are bebopping along, plenty of high-calorie tasty foods coming in, one burp of appetite and you are eating once again. Things, Body Says, are just fine and Dandy. And then you go , rocking and shocking it to the foundations, and your body tries to fight back. Say it isn't so, Joe, you're not going to STARVE ME, are you? Well in a stucturalized way, YOU ARE, and it is like riding an untamed bronco at times. Oh you may despair of having ever a smooth gaited Tennessee Walking 🐎, shoot I do myself still. Been through numerous fad diets, a presurgery liver-shrinking diet and a bumpy after-surgery trek that hasn't concluded yet. My personal diet 🐎 horse, people think I have it tamed already, well it still harbors a latent desire to "buck" me off and leave me still sitting in the middle of the corral on my rump in the dust! One of our service groups motto is Eternal Vigilance, and that holds true for Weight Loss in its various forms. Never get complacent, it's a long drawn out process. Someday YOU TOO will reach your weight loss goal and go into " maintance", just saw a posting from a veteran, pounds were trying to return and she stated what she is doing to keep 5-10 pounds from sneaking back. Oh I would 💓to be her size and weight but I now see it still won't be EASY! But keep your face toward the🌞 Sunshine it's there for us all!🌈

my skin get dry pre and post surgery in the winter. for me its age not surgery.

[emoji255] So I'm 46pds. down and I am in shock but grateful!! Live...Love...Laugh [emoji3]

You described me to a T! I'm day 6 post op and went on a trip to visit my step-children with my fiance. Watching them eat all of the foods that I would essentially indulge on were eaten right in front of me. I'm not going to lie. I had a weepy meltdown wondering if it was the right decision having my sleeve. I cried,put myself back together, and reminded myself WHY I decided to do this in the first place. I didn't let all of the pizza,burgers,nuggets,corn dogs,fried chicken,and desserts fool me. I am stronger than that. I want to be healthy. Stay strong girl,it gets better. Keep a shake handy to sip on as everyone else has a meal so you fool your stomach. Sent from my SM-G930V using BariatricPal mobile app

Well i for one enjoyed reading your story, I will be a happy follower of your story as it takes place. Stacy I have broad shoulders to cry on if it becomes necessary, at 72 I have. survived a lot of things, if I didn't participate in everything I sure watched them. I'm a good friend when you need one. And welcome again, we have a nice group of people here, we love to help.

"Stalls" suck, just understand that we really want to worry about fat loss, I know it's called "Weight Loss Surgery" but really it should be called "Fat Loss Surgery" since we don't want to just lose *any* weight, we want that weight to be from fat and not muscle or bone density. Keep up on the water, current medical research shows that working towards 128 oz of water a day is optimal for both proper hydration AND fat processing. When you stall, if you are not tracking body fat %'s, focus on things like, how your rings and clothing are fitting, you could be losing fat and not losing "weight", there were so many days where my poundage wouldn't move or would climb, but my body fat % would decrease. So you can be losing fat and not losing weight. Just something to be aware of.

I am a mother of 2 boys and I know exactly what u mean I am 6 days post op and am tired of the broth and liquids already . I am honestly saying yes I licked the spoon from my sons food ... idc I just felt like I needed something .... I even tasted pasta sauce ... I don’t think that’s going to set u up for failure. Do u think you are the only one feeling like this babe ? you r not alone .. 😍😍. after I licked the spoon I swear to you I just felt better ... it didn’t lead to anything more it was just that variety ... or that familiar smell and taste u know .....