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I am going through the menopause right now. I lost slowly in comparison to some but others may have lost slower than me, its all relative. I do know I have lost almost 100lbs since starting last year and I feel fantastic!

Learn to shop the 3 Walls. The layout of every American grocery store is stamped out in some factory somewhere. 1. Fruits and Veggies 2. Protein (meats) 3. Dairy Stay out of the center of the store. as an added bonus look at the Nutrition label and if it says ADDED sugar put it back 100% of the time.

So far so good and looking forward to my soft foods phase however I will not go out and buy a lot of groceries this time. I will add some things that I would like to try and keep going with what I have. Some things are still hard to get down. I guess the best way to look at it is try new things see what works and what doesn’t but then understand that there are no time limits and you can always come back to eating what you have later. I’m realizing I’m about to save a lot of money.

Hi Bariatric Friends ...... I would like to lose approx. 28 kgs. I have just lost 9.5 kgs. in 10 weeks with Slimming World. I have been discussing Bariatric Sleeve surgery but my daughter is so against me having it done. She says that I will never again be able to enjoy a family meal or a meal out .... that I am not heavy enough to have Bariatric Surgery .... that I can lose this weight by watching my food intake and not necessarily having a bariatric sleeve, which is quite drastic. I have a neurological auto-immune illness, which has caused my weight gain - I was very thin until the onset of this illness. I am on lots of (weight inducing) medication. I am going to be taking this medication for life. I am now wondering whether Bariatric Surgery or basic diet change is the way to go. There is no guarantee that I will lose weight even if I become anorexic because of my illness and the associated medication. Would you recommend surgery or just diet management for my situation. If I could get my jaws wired for a time I could find out if I'm going to lose enough weight to make me happy ...... Thanks in advance for your advice ....... I'm very confused !!

Me too. I think it's just gravity, plus it's trying to heal in there. Sent from my SM-T810 using BariatricPal mobile app

Don’t feel hungry at all and you was not craving it. I had a couple of things I was sticking to in my liquid diet and it was boring so the day before my purée phase started I tried it and loved it. Best thing I’ve had in awhile. So good so I start my soft food phase this weekend and can’t to try knew things that my stomach will like. So still no hunger and cravings this was a curiosity to see how it would handle because most of the melon is water

Yes! I have the exact same situation going on! My surgery was the 27th of March. I feel a sharp pulling pain when I try to sleep on my side, so for 10 days I have been sleeping on my back. I have a bruise the size of a luncheon plate around my belly button. It is huge, dark, and gross!!! I think the pulling pain will just take time to go away. Best wishes! Sent from my SM-N960U using BariatricPal mobile app

I gained EIGHTEEN pounds of water weight - don't worry, it'll come off!

The weight started coming off right away but i did have an early stall. I'm now steadily losing 1-2 lbs a week. They told me due to my previous surgeries that i would lose slower. I lost 8lbs prior to surgery and 32 since December 5th.

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