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I will be 1 year out from surgery on October 1st. This is my before picture and a picture taken in the last couple weeks. Highest Weight 380 Surgery weight 336 Current weight 205

I have had stalls too. I was starting to graize some and not always make the best choices so I started cracking down the last few days and dropped 3 pounds. Unfortunately I have developed a hernia at the incision that had been infected postop, so I had backed off my exercise some. Just got an elliptical and that doesn't seem to aggravate it, and doc gave me the ok. Looks like I have another surgery down the road. He wants to wait as long as we can, because the more weight I lose, the easier the surgery will be. HW 380 SW 336 CW 246

Our numbers are very similar! When was your surgery? HW 380 SW 336 (10/1/13) Today 252

I have not been great with my exercise, I have been going to the gym and doing some of the machines and the elliptical but only a couple days a week. Other days I have been riding an exercise bike and doing the Wii fit, but I need to be more consistent.

The photo sitting is before surgery, the red sweater is now, about 4 1/2 months postop. 125 lbs down from highest weight, 81lbs since surgery

HW 380 SW 336 (10/1/12) Today 260 120 lbs total, 76 since surgery

I take the Bariatric Fusion also. My surgeon suggested 2 in the am and 2 in the pm. I like the berry flavor. They are so much better than the Celebrate ones I was taking before.

My nut actually said no leftovers when I first started soft food. She said it is hard to tolerate. I actually did ok with them, but I guess many have issues.

I think I got my machine about 2 weeks after my second test.

Funny thing for me, the first time I drove was to go to the surgeon because I thought my incision was infected. I was one week out and felt pretty good, so skipped the pain meds and drove. But as I lay in the exam room and he was re opening my incision, I thought not a good day to give those meds up! Lol!

I was told about a week for driving, if off pain meds. They said to sit in your car and slam on the break to make sure you can do it witthout pain. I took 6 weeks off because I could. Short term disablilty and FMLA.

100lbs down! HW 380 SW 336 (10/1/12) Today 280

I took 6 weeks, mostly because I could. I'm a nurse, work 12hr shifts at a hospital. I needed the break from work because it had been super stressful. I had an infected incision that was reopened one week postop and was not completly closed again until about 6 weeks. I figured a hospital is not the best place for an open wound. Physically, I think I could have went back at 4 weeks.

I had a bunch of old leggings from my mom that I wore. I did get a few pairs of Danskin yoga-type pants from Walmart. They were in the regular size department, but they went up to 3x. They were my fancy going out pants, LOL!

I use Slow Mow Eating (Android) . It is more for reminding you to take each sip or bite. I use it when I find myself getting behind. You pick how much time you want between each sip, I usually do 120 or 180 seconds.

They are $25 for a months supply.

My doc uses Celebrate Bariatric vitamins, but at my last visit gave me a sample of Bariatric Fusion. They taste much better and are less chalky. I take 2 multivitamins in the am and 2 in the pm. No more separate calcium.

I started my period 2 days after surgery (it was early) . I weighed myself the next morning and I was up 8 lbs from the morning of surgery. It took my the first week to get back to my preop weight. Definitely a combo of all the IVF they gave me and my period!

Congratulations guys! So glad everyone is doing well. Its a brand new life!

My plan calls for 2oz protein and 1 oz "fiber food " (usually vegies or fruit) for each meal and 2 glasses of milk per day. This is about 58g protein. My nut says to aim for 60g of protein a day. I will sometimes replace a meal with a shake or add some protein powder to my food.

If you want to try tylenol just make sure your pain medicine does not have tylenol in it also. I was on Lortab (liquid vicodon) and it has tylenol in it. Many pain meds do.