tiredsushi

I'm 5'5" with a large frame and my doctor set my goal at 145 if that helps you with your numbers any. Congrats on your weight loss! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

That does help to know

I assume in ways it's better to know the goal going in and ways it might be better to let the body decide just weird is all.

When do you know your at goal?

I'm 11 months post next week, and have been stalled for almost 2 months. I haven't gained at all during which is the great news. I had surgery August 1 last year.

I'm happy with my weight now but truly had just guessed my own target, and now at just 3 lbs away from one of them it stopped.

What's too small? I went from a size 16-18 and xxl shirt to a size 2-4 and small/medium at 138, the number still sounds larger than i expected. i know I'm in a normal weight range now for my height 5'4 - 5'5 but still feels off, has anyone of my height been given a goal by the doctors? Am I where I should be?

Ps for anyone else who's a ways into this, you stop being able to see or recognize yourself some my whole face changed (twice) so gauging a goal seems harder visually.

One drink became well enough for me more than that and then it's unreasonable drunk hard to see the limit early on

I have had 0 problems.

Good luck on your decision, however before you fear the leak idea, I would definitely suggest checking out statistics on the Band also, as I read some things that would make never consider the band.

One week was enough for me to get back to work at a desk job, but I was still really tired for those first few days. I think the walking during the day helped though and having to stay awake.

You've already done it, so no reason to cry about it now, just hope everything is okay, and focus on tomorrow and now, not yesterday.

No phentermine after, therapy would be better, I know that hunger isn't a true feeling I get anymore, as they remove this with your surgery however it varies, i've learned almost all of my hunger is based on nothing but head hunger, the best thing is to find a hobby or something to take your mind off the food.< /p>

Always eat slow until you learn your limit, then you can eat quicker you just have to visually be able to recognize when you need to stop at that point and know how different foods feel, some things will make you much more full than others, and yes, lots of the time it ends up cold.

Congratulations, the time will fly by before you know it!

The second you feel satisfied you should stop, my step-mother recommended keeping a spray bottle of vinegar for a while to spray my plate when I felt that feeling so I wouldn't be tempted to try to keep eating it.

Body shock, it happens, I didn't lose for almost two weeks out of my first month because of it, on the plus side I didn't stall at 3 months, the more stable you are the better.

sugar free popcycles, that's how I survived the few days after mainly. Let them melt in your mouth so it's not too much at once.

Awesome! Your making progress already, the best thing is as it comes off, it's not like an old diet where it just comes back that was when I realized the life.

You really want to focus on Protein as much as possible, potatoes are so heavy you can't really eat much with them.

This felt exactly the same as my gallbladder surgery, honestly just a little more nausea.

Cyto Sport light cheaper than muscle milk good with the powder mixed with Water, my husband likes it with milk

He's a great doc, went to him last August 1st, Husband is going in next week!

Father, Sister, Friend, all have gone to him, and had no complications, and are doing great so far.

Haha don't listen to anyone that's not supportive only a few things to know

1. Some people just are not in your shoes

2. Sometimes it's just they are worried about you

3. They might even be jealous and cautious over their own body issue.

My Twin when I told her told me should couldn't support me getting gutted like a fish because I was lazy as she said.

I'm now 11 months post op.

She's now 6 months post op.

They don't know what they say or why at the time, you make the decision for you and can own it. If they don't like it screw em.

I'm almost 11 months out now, and going with husband so he can have this surgery next week. No regrets its amazing,

For foods, honestly I can eat everything now (I do stay away from sodas personally). I will say though two things.

1. It's so much harder to recognize when your full you might blame the food instead of the eye, I had a bad habit of over ordering/portioning. A great thing that helped was the second I felt full getting rid of the plate and realizing the waste was better in trash than in me.

2. Sugar. I love sweets and loved them, more than a bite or two though can cause sickness depending on the item. Half a cupcake became my personal hell for an hour one day, hot flashes, dizzy, nausea, etc. That does still happen if I have too much, but if I have a bite I'm okay. I find myself not craving these things as much and when I do getting just the portion size that I need for satisfying that. And I do get satisfied by a bite or two now instead of 5/6 cupcakes whole.

I never eat the rolls now either and I can afford the nicer pieces of sashimi now that I don't eat as much. Before with what I ate sushi was extremely expensive

I loved that feeling when I could first cross my legs comfortably! Now I can even hook my ankle behind the other with crossed legs its amazing the new moves your body can make.

So odd. I've had acne as long as I can remember and mine cleared up almost instantly after surgery.

How long does it take you to eat it? I've noticed if I take longer than 30 minutes to eat meal sizes go up. But if I eat 2-4 ounces in 15-20 im stuffed you might want to use a timer to know when to finish eating