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surgery 9/21 weight 267, now at 238 stalled

Awesome job Bob! I am so proud FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is an I-touch? Do I want one or would that make my husband jealous?

Thanks Tiff! I guess my best NSV so far is when my son was gone for ten days and he came home, saw me and said, "wow! you look skinny!" That felt great!

Loving this thread! My favorite thus far is the one I posted about last week. I can no longer buy my clothes from the woman's department at Kohl's. I now can shop in the regular sizes.

Non scale Victory

My favorite one to date has got to be fitting in the booth at our favorite Mexican restaurant without having to move the table closer to my son. Plus, having lots of room between my belly and the table.
The others:
Seeing all the bones in my feet and ankles
Having just 1 chin
My son wrapping his arms around me and getting excited that he can clasp his hands for a "real hug".
All of my rings and bracelets being too big
Buying regular sized clothes from Old Navy
Having my dermatologist not even recognize me until she read my chart, that was an amazing feeling.

Wonderful Bob! I absolutely love this thread. My shouts outs so far:

* tossed all my size 2x - believe me, not even the Goodwill would want them.
* fit into Liz Claiborn 16WP jeans - tossed my 22WP - see above.
* able to go 1 hour vigorously on the treadmill and love doing it.
* rewarded myself w/a Sansun slot radio to keep me going while exercising.
* have more energy than I have had in years.
* vow never to wear black again unless it is lingerie.
* stopped caffeine, diet soda, sugar, flour, but haven't we all!

I bought a pair of size 12 slim leg jeans yesterday as an incentive but....they fit me now!!!! They arent event the stretchy type material or relaxed fit. I am sooo stoked.

Had my surgery done on monday doing ok but really weak

I have been seeing Dr Kemmerling and am hoping to be sleeved in October. Would love to chat with you anytime. I have a friend who was sleeved by Dr Kemmerling 2 years ago and she is doing great!

I should be getting my surgery within the next few weeks hopefully . I am wanting to know if anyone has had theres done with Dr. Kemmerling in Green Bay !

Congrats on your surgery! Hope you start feeling more energy soon. Keep us posted on your recovery. I am having my surgery on the 24th with Dr Kemmerling.

I am victoriagu at MFP. My foof journal is oprn for you to see. I am one month out, and I try to take in 600 cals a day. The hardest is to get in all the liquids...yuck!!!!

Mines pretty simple too. Liam is my son and I am soooo in love with him and he wa born in 2011 soooo Liamlover2011 is just about always my username for things!
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Just my first marriage. After that I retired winless.

I had my surgery this morning and couldn't be happier. The pain is really not as bad as I expected it to be. I had no complications or problems. It took them 30 min to find a vein but that's not a big deal. I got up and walked today and it felt great!
The only bummer is my mouth is EXTREMELY dry due to the anesthesia. I couldn't have any Water today so I just got a moist washcloth and put on my lips/tongue. I am a bit gassy which makes my stomach kinda hurt but that's to be expected. They made 5 incision sites and they look like they will heal into a small scar. Yay
The pain medicine I am taking works wonders and knocks me out every time. I am feeling rested and hopefully I can leave tomorrow morning!

I don't frequent the board enough there are so many wonderful stories, of success, so figured I'd share mine.. I had the operation on march 12th of this year, started at 347lbs pre op, now I'm 224lbs, and feel great.. My ideal weight is 190lbs but i want 215 or so.. to hit that in under a year is amazing.. It's been amazing, not much as a single issue, haven't even had any nausea since the first time I woke up from my surgery.. Eating has been a learning experience, since I was a big eater, and enjoyed food.. Now I cherish a ice cream sandwich every now and then.. I have bat loads more energy, and my job has benefited from my productivity.. I read a lot of treads on here bout eating, and stuff and they were a tremendous help.. And for that I thank you guys! Well anyway here's a before and a after... Thanks again...

Measure yourself you will see inches lost

I think the jury is still out on weighing everyday. Many that are at, or are near goal say that it keeps them on track so that if the do go up a few they can get it under control right away. Do what makes you feel good, the weight will come off just stay the course.

The 500 to 700 cal diet may be too low and you may be in starvation mode, especially if you are burning 100 or more calories with exercise. Ramp the calories in the form of extra Protein, or a little fat for a day or two, see if that puts you back on the losing side. (Before I get flamed for not being a post op, I just know this from previous diet experience and what I read)
Just Do It!!!

I am almost 4 weeks post op. lost 8 lbs preop, and 13 post op. I haven't lost but 1 lb since 9/15, and lost 3 lbs from 9/12-915. I understand this is normal, and I am just rolling with it. I do know that I am losing inches bc I had to pull some smaller pants out of the closet, and shirts that fit snug, are now much looser. I weigh myself only during the week, and only at work, I don't trust that scale as much though bc it was about 2 lbs more than the dr showed.

I am almost 6 months out now and have had all the thoughts and frustrations described. I found if I got on the scale daily I would get more frustrated. I set up 1 day a week to check my progress and that seemed to help. My weight loss has dropped considerably over the past month but I know I am at the point that I will start leveling off. I also had a slow start and had a lot of expectations going in. Your body will catch up with the reduced calories as time goes on just stick to your program and you will see. The weight didn't come on overnight and it isn't going to come off that way either.

I'm about 3 1/2 months post-op and have weighed every day and plotted my weight out of curiousity. You can see my stalls and even many weight gains, but the trend is always down. My intake averages 700-900 cals/day, get my exercise thru my job, (walk 1-2 miles/day) and includes an occasional mixed drink too (or two). Unless you're hitting the DQ drive-thru on a regular basis, the math says you are going to lose weight. Keep your eye on the prize and good luck.
My Diet Track.pdf

I had the gas pains too.... Ouch! But noticed my Nauseau was more from talking too much. See if that's why. And then I just let the nurse n visitors know that. After the second day it was almost gone and then by the 3rd day it was over.... Good luck!

I had the same thing I was carrying around a puke bucket my entire hospital stay. because every time I sat up or walked it felt like I was going to throw up but all that came out was burps. Walking helps and so does Gas-X extra strength thin strips peppermint. I had my husband run out and buy them for me because my hospital didn't give me anything for gas.

Burping is normal . The burping will go away with time. And yes walk as much as you can to relieve the gas pain.