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Honestly, this is the worst part. The approval wait. It will be ok and keep on them. I had Aetna and they never even looked at my paperwork for two weeks. Once I got involved, I had approval in about 24 hours. Good luck

That's great! It all will go so quick now. Just try to relax.

You are doing well but I would talk to your Dr and your Nutritionist. Do you journal?

Congrats! For the most part, each day gets better. The heating pad and the lazy boy were my best friends. Take it slow. :-)

I was told once I was off pain meds. Be very careful. I drove about a week out and actually reinjured myself. It sounds funny but you don't realize how many muscles you use.

Matrix Mint Cookie shake Syntrax Nectar chocolate truffle shake (I still use this 7 months out!!) Baratric Advantage Iron chews in chocolate raspberry (Never had an iron issue so worth the price to me and VERY good. I still use these) Dannon Light Greek yogurt in vanilla (I lived on this. 12g of protein) Unjury Chicken Broth (Esp awesome in the winter or light snack) Unsweetened Almond Milk in Vanilla (I can drink milk but I like this for a change and when we need milk :-) I keep a box around at all times. I hate soy so this is an option for folks)

Well, I think I was at about 1/2 or two months out. I had to travel for work and needed something portable. And for shopping as well. :-) I still do shakes and I am at 7 months. The first bar I used was Pure Portein chocolate. Low in sugar and carbs. It is also very soft so I let it melt in my mouth. I think I ate 1/4. Waited. Then tried the other 1/4. Only could do a 1/2 bar at a time.

Oh I gained about 18 pounds from two back to back surgeries. I only lost about 20 pounds the first month and about ten a month for the next five. It is a slow process for me but IT WILL HAPPEN. The hardest thing was to NOT compare myself to others. We are all going for the same goal but all will have VERY different journeys. I have a cast iron stomach and don't dump. I am hungry all the time now (7 months out) but the surgery is a great tool to help keep me on track. You will have gains, stalls but overall you will be AMAZED at the losses. As SoccerMom stated, patience grasshopper. (For those of you too young, this is from Kung Fu

Dave, I started using MFP about August of last year. I missed a few days after my surgery but have not missed a day since. You are right, it is the best one I have ever used and the app is great. Logging is what keeps me on track. I log the good, the bad and the ugly. And yes, some days are really ugly. But to your point, then I scale back for a few days. I am also an everyday weigher which I know people frown upon and I can see why. If I don't keep myself accountable, I wander off track. I lost about 80 pounds on my own about ten years ago and when I swayed from the scale and logging, it all came back and more. No accountability.

They will get you fix up. We are lucky, PGH has some great Dr. I was with Dr. McCloskey at Magee on 11/19/12.

How many calories are you eating? Yes, the protein is important but so are carbs and calories for energy esp if you work out a lot. Check with your dr and/or nut.

WTG! I'm so happy for you! How has your weight loss been the last few months? I'm at 7 months and have slowed down a good bit. I am hoping to keep losing. :-)

Shannalee, I am sooo proud of you! I have watched your journey and you are doing great! 65 pounds is amazing! I know how you feel about the 'feeling good in your skin'. The most amazing part of my journey is not feeling like a 'outcast'. In some ways it makes me mad how people now react to me but I am so blessed to have made it this far. Also, thank you so much for your kind words! I am sooo glad I was able to help in any way. Don't ever hesitate to reach out. Congrats and good luck to you!!!

I would call your Dr. An 8 week stall at 5 months is odd. I stall all the time but usually only for a 2-3 weeks then a drop. How many calorie are you eating per day? Are you too low?