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Hooray!!! and the lil bean looks so cute! Positive vibes headed your way, enjoy this Tiffy!!

Hi all! I hope you are all well. Anna, great job at the loss! -145 is wonderful! I am at -115 and trying to hang on to my pounds, now. Such a strange turn of events in my mind. I RAN a whole 5K about a month ago and am likely going to do the Savannah Rock N Roll half marathon in November. We'll see!

Hope you are all well, I'm barely in here and wish I came in more often. Life is busy! I've finally hit a nice happy weight for my body and seem to be stabilized. I hit my goal at 5.5 months post-op and am now at a total of -105. I'm struggling with the acceptance of my new look. It's just so foreign!

Hello all, I'm working on a presentation and wanted to gather as much input as I can. Any opinions, tidbits, tips and hints are greatly appreciated! I'll likely post this in another area of this site as well... Thanks so much! Melisa What has been your experience with the after effects of surgery on your family? How do you accommodate your pouch/sleeve/band while cooking for your family? What are ways that you've changed the family diet as a result of your procedure? What are some favorite recipes you've modified to make healthier and how?

isn't it lovely!

That is inspiring. Just the perspective I needed today! Thanks for sharing.

congratulations! such a wonderful journey!

Congratulations! It's lovely, isn't it?

lookin' lovely!

Hey all, Hope you are well... hit -96 last week. Am starting to think of maintainance and what that may look like... how to eat enough to not lose? Take care...

Hang in there! Give yourself a break... you are still recovering and the loss will happen. I think we get our hopes up that it will fall off quickly and for those of us who go at a slower pace, it is frustrating. Just to give you a heads up so you can prepare now, there will be times of stall. You have to understand that's a given and just prepare mentally now. I was a fast loser at times and others I sort of just stalled. While I was stalled on the scale I was moving in inches. I am 5.5 months out now and am still learning how to feed myself properly. I've not ever done the Protein shakes so I can't offer any insight on them. I'm glad you can do them! Good luck, Melisa

Great job, isn't it nice to focus on things other than being consumed by food instead of the other way around? I felt like food was eating me alive!

I didn't change sizes for a long time! It was discouraging but I seem to be in the pattern of if I am losing weight my sizes/inches stay the same... if I am not losing weight I am losing sizes/inches. I hit my first stall a couple weeks ago and in two weeks dropped 3 sizes. That was just bizarre! So I started at a 20 and yesterday bought a 10 shorts and am now in Medium tops.

Let's all check in... how's the progress going? I had a stall for a couple weeks in late June/early July.... then vacation in Michigan seeing family. Lost 18lbs while I was there! I hit -87 today and am having a little trouble grasping it all! Hope you are all well!

how wonderful! congrats!

I'm sorry for your loss and glad for your loss (of pounds)! Life has a way of throwing us curveballs and looks like you did a fabulous job. Healing from your sibling's death will take time, the relationship too, but you are on a life changing course... there's no turning back! Continued success on the weight loss!

Yum! What a good thread. I did the variety of meatball thing, too. That's how I introduced meat to my kids when they were babies and it worked for me as well!

I agree with Black Berry... I love veggies, not so much fruit and cannot do the protein drinks. Sneaking in veggies and fruits came fairly easily since I've done it for my kids.