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NO!! They call the first 6 months your "honeymoon" phase, weight falls off really easily. As someone told me you can fart and lose months the first 6 months haha. After 6 months your body starts getting used to the smaller amount of calories you are consuming and the weight might just start slowing down. Thats why the first 6 months you want to bust your @ss!! Do everything you can to maxamize your weight loss results. You will probably have to working a little harder after 6 months. But most people make goal in a year and a half, so there is no way you stop losing after 6 months. (hope not anyway i am coming up on my 6 month mark)

I buy the small tubs of yogurt, they are about the same price as a 4 pack or buying a few singles @ .50 a pop. Then just measure out how much you want. Dannon light and fit comes in the tubs, which is probably the best yogurt for calories and carbs, at 80. Greek also comes in the tubs.

i use an ab ball. they are pretty cheap and there are tons of excercises you can do that work your abs, obliques, inner thighs and butt.

i could successfuly eat salad at 4 months. the skins of some of the veggiess still dont go down well at 6 months. i peel the tomatoes and cucumbers.

I use a band atleast twice a week. Really inexpensive and tons of workouts! Googling workouts at home will get you tons of exercises! Find some things to use around the house as weights. Cans of veggies? Also you need full body workouts. A hundred crunches a day will kill you and not really do as much as you think. Crunches only work the top ab muscles. You need some core exercises. Doing lunges, squats, Planks all will help.

Remember! These Very important words. Marathon not sprint!! Sure it's frustrating when your not seeing the scale move, but it's the number at the end that is most important!

I eat Fage or chaboni 99% of the time plain. I will add a fresh peach or strawberries or canned fruit in water. It still adds carbs and sugar but it has no added sugar and low on the glycemic index. The fruit on bottom has a lot of added sugar to add "flavor"

I'm almost 6 months out And still stress. Aim for 3-5 meals a day. Start with protein don't force more food than your sleeve wants. You're still healing. Water and protein are most important. You will eventually get to where you are eating everything you need.

You might not even be able to eat a donut. I haven't been able to. It got stuck in my throat and I had to hack it back up :-/

I had a Delish cupcake today. But I'm on vacation and only ate half. It was yummy I have learned to listen To my sleeve and am able RO curb my cravings.

Mine is my hips. I'm pear shaped and that weight is holding on. My arms were bad but I started a Weight training regimen and they are saggy but much better.

I can't hardly drink them either. My husband wanted to kill me cause we bought all those proteins and I couldn't bare to drink them. Now I drink muscle milk if I struggle with protein. Mostly now I can get it in my food. Good luck finding one.

As long as you dont try to do them both together i think you will be alright LOL

Yes. You need to replace your bad habit with a good habit. Many WL patients become alcoholics, drug addicts. You have to find something you love to do. I took the first four weeks after surgery to get a grasp on my addiction. Figured out my triggers and conquered my food demon. Good luck on doing the same! It's a hard road.

Yeah just find one scale and stick with it, or figure out the difference between the scales. My gym and surgeon office scales are 3 pounds off.

At a month out I was at about the same as you. No more than 500. the NUT says to add calories after your body has enteted starvation mode and is holding onto the calories. I would talk to your NUT and decide what is best for you. I wouldn't add too many though because if you get to high to early you will keep going up and will be getting too many calories.

Good luck!

I had the honey mustard grilled wrap today, I unwrapped the chicken, took of Half the shell scraped off some sauce and wrapped it back up. About 200 calories 13 grams of protein. I just ate lower fat stuff the rest of the day. Everything in moderation!

Yes it will hurt for awhile. It is the gas in your chest most likely. Just drink slowly and you will be fine.

I am a "Diva" lol