*Dean*

With an awesome attitude like that you can't not succeed! All the best for a fantastic 2013 then!! Deano

Hey - we had surgery on the same day. Congratulations! I think you need to try and eat more frequently. We're hammering our metabolism already, no need to make it slower by infrequent eating. Today I had Breakfast - 1 egg scrambled Mid morn - Cappucino with 90mls of milk lunch - 70g savoury mince and a few slices of carrot well cooked Mid afternoon - Protien shake dinner - Same as lunch! I'm sure you'll be really happy on weigh day. All the best, Dean

Most people don't like change. Unfortunately sometimes they're the friends and family we love. Take strength from the people who support you. I think for some parents as well, they know that they may have had a hand in their childs unhealthy relationship with food and they're weight problem. Maybe minimising the problem is out of guilt, for some.

I'm 16 days post op. I have a mid morning coffee, a single shot of espresso with about 90mls of milk. I've been told (for me) it's not a problem as long as I stay hydrated.

G'day. I'm 16 days out. Hope you're travelling well. Deano

I'm not a massive Bond fan, but I want to catch this one at the movies with the reviews it's getting.

Started on what my dietician calls 'minced and mashed' for 2 weeks yesterday. I think I took a bite or two too much last night and was uncomfortable for a couple of hours. Lesson learnt. Surprised this morning that a single scrambled egg as me feeling full. Have a good day, Deano

Hey does anyone have any tips for stopping myself from jumping on the scales everyday? I want to nip it in the bud, it's starting to turn into a habit!

Hi Rybecca. I think you guys call them Pension Funds over there. Basically employers and employee make contributions that are set aside for retirement. They're heavily regulated in Australia and all employees have them. From what I know you can access funds from them for financial hardship or medical reasons, but this has to be approved by the board that manages the fund. That's my understanding anyway. Cheers, Deano

Gotta love a green light.

Girls are hard markers on themselves - How could you not look different with 35 kilo's lost Lila! I thought I could see the difference 3 days post op but I guess that's a guy thing. People at work not saying anything is about folks not liking change, and that's their issue. Deano

I think the 'average' dress size for Aussie girls is a 16 - so your already way ahead of the pack. Congratulations. Enjoy. Deano.

Thanks Kelli. I'm sure I'll be picking everyone's brains along the way!

Excellent. How long have you worked there? I've been in Child Abuse for 5 years, but could have bumped into you before that when I was in uniform during liquor ops in the city. Good to meet you. Deano.

I've just been reading back through this thread. You're all doing an amazing, inspirational job. Very cool to see people at various stages, from pre op to people at goal all helping each other. Nice. Deano

Hi everyone, My names Dean. In a 43 years old, married with 8 year old twin girls. I'm a Detective with the Queensland Police. I had my surgery on the 7th Nov (12 days ago) and I'm feeling pretty good. My starting weight was 137kgs (301.4) After the 2 week pre op diet I was 130kgs (286) on the day of surgery. After the first week I was happy to lose another 5 kgs (11) and was at 125kgs (275). So 12kg (26.4) in total. Looking forward to getting to know everyone. This week my weight seems to have really slowed, it looks like I'll lose about a pound, maybe. I'm not too worried, I know this is a long road, but I was surprised that the weight loss slowed up so quickly. All the best, Dean

Nice one. I agree. I'm still on the liquid diet and can only manage about 700 calories a day. I've been walking heaps and gardening etc. Nothing too strenuous. Good luck! Deano

Hi everyone, My names Dean. In a 43 years old, married with 8 year old twin girls. I'm a Detective with the Queensland Police. I had my surgery on the 7th Nov (12 days ago) and I'm feeling pretty good. My starting weight was 137kgs (301.4) After the 2 week pre op diet I was 130kgs (286) on the day of surgery. After the first week I was happy to lose another 5 kgs (11) and was at 125kgs (275). So 12kg (26.4) in total. Looking forward to getting to know everyone. This week my weight seems to have really slowed, it looks like I'll lose about a pound, maybe. I'm not too worried, I know this is a long road, but I was surprised that the weight loss slowed up so quickly. All the best, Dean

I'll jump by for a look. We're from Sydney originally. Moved up here about 10 years ago.

Thanks - I'm convincing myself that I'm not worried about it! It's still pretty early for me, so I can't physically increase the cals yet, but I'll keep the tip in mind. Thanks, Deano

That was a reassuring article icon23, thanks! I think I'm entering my stall early and I'm trying to have patience. It took me a long time to get into this shape and it will take persistence and patience to unravel. Take care, Dean

Hi everyone, Had my surgery on the 7th and it's going well so far. I hope everyone is travelling ok that have had surgery this month and for those of you who are yet to have it this month, best of luck - it's great! I'm loving for the first time in my life not being dictated to by food. Dean