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Welcome and congratulations it sounds like you are doing great.

Woohoo congratulations! We are doing well. I'm looking forward to getting back in my normal routine but enjoying the break too, especially silly the break from work! I rode my bike to and from mass today (about 20 minutes each way). Not too bad but I'll stay inside out of the heat the rest of the day! Looking forward to running tomorrow but I will need to do it early. Anybody have plans for NYE? We are going to a dinner concert at the Brisbane Jazz Club which is right on the river, so as a bonus we get to see the fireworks at midnight! I am so excited about the dress I bought and will have my husband take a photo when I am all dressed up. Thanks Misty looking forward to seeing your new dress, your NYE sounds great, enjoy!

Hope everyone had a safe and happy christmas, I managed to shed another kg despite having a few treats so am feeling very pleased.

Congratulations EggWithLegs and welcome hope your journey has been smooth so far.

Merry Christmas everyone, thank you for all your support, hope you all have a lovely day with friends and family make sure you celebrate your achievements over the past year every one has done so well, I am looking forward to being an even bigger looser next year.

My Dr said not to be concerned if I couldn't achieve 800 calories a day, in his words I have a dining car strapped to my body, and if I wasn't able to eat enough it would just start burning some of the reserves. You shouldn't wait till your hungry as you may not really feel hunger at this point, rather aim for between 3-6small meals making sure you get your protein in first then whatever veg you can manage

What a great feeling that must be for you, well done

Congratulations skudibz we must have been done around the same time, I,ve lost 20 also, it's such a great feeling isn't it. Hey - you are both kicking butt - good for you! Thanks sueoco really trying to work on ignoring my head hunger at the moment, my tummy really never feels hungry but my darn head keeps trying to convince me otherwise. Any tips on dealing with this?

Lol that is terrific, enjoy

Congratulations skudibz we must have been done around the same time, I,ve lost 20 also, it's such a great feeling isn't it.

Welcome to the bench, glad things are going well for you, take it easy and one day at a time it gets better and better

Hi for me it included the protein I just made sure I had my protein then as much water as I could in between. Good luck

Hi Frog feet I absolutely was nervous, couldn't wait till I could eat them then kept going for soft options as I was worried how it would feel to eat solids, I think if you just take it slowly and as you feel able it will be fond, nice timing for Xmas though.

Welcome and congrats on your loss so far, the people on here would have to be some of the most helpful I have met on this site. Very open and willing to share they have certainly made things easier for me. Look forward to hearing how your journey progresses

Hi Spudsy, good luck tomorrow it's an interesting journey your starting on but just remember it gets easier all the time, I am 9 weeks out 129kg day of surgery 113.8 today and feeling better all the time. Look forward to seeing you on the loosing side, take care.

Thank you all for your advice will try not to worry about it in advance and deal with it if it happens.

Hi everyone had my 6 week visit with the surgeon last week, 10kg since surgery, pleased with the progress so far. Was wondering if any one had any tips to try and prevent hair loss, I don't have thick hair as it is so am a little nervous about that.

That's great Misty, hopefully smooth sailing for you now, take care

I much preferred the older version, slowly learning my way around this one, glad you got it sorted.

Hi Susan doing ok, struggling with eating small enough mouthfuls and slowly enough so have had some uncomfortable times which is no fun, just keep trying to be more conscious of my eating, any tips?

Hi Newlife, I know what you mean, I was done 8/10 but was lucky to be able to stay home for a few weeks, still going back was a hard slog, think I was in bed about 8 every night, been back two weeks now and it's getting easier each day.

sue if you go into the notification option at the top of the screen and choose options then you can alter your settings

Hi, I use Aussie Bodies vanilla and just add frozen fruit to make my own shakes, generally only once a day, but if I am falling short on calories I have a second one after dinner

Wow 51/2 months that must be horrid, I hope this new treatment works for you

Lovely dress!