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ugh, it's weird but this is so true for me. Every time I see the scale shows a smaller number I insist it must me wrong and weigh myself 5 more times to make sure! (And sometimes I even weigh my 3 y/o lol)

AK only has two bariatric surgeons. I heard one was an A** with a clueless team and the other was a knowledgable jerk with a great team. I open for the lesser of two evils lol.

Many people will probably say this but seriously consider it... track every morsel of food that you eat. I also have a very bad habit of regressing. And I WOULD rrack... when I was being good. I somehow justified not tracking on weekends. Anyways, bad idea. When you see just how much every little bite adds up, it makes u think twice. It will also help you identify trends later on.

For me I'd actually had two prior Dr's suggest wls, but I didn't have the insurance for it. So when I got insurance and was ready I just let my Dr know. She was more than happy to send a referral. Just tell your Dr that your interested and why.

@@JamieLogical the pain being from exercise is logical but my exercise has been all leg centered. I tend to neglect my arms. It's not constant either. It will hit at random. Oh I know my symptoms aren't caused by low blood pressure. I've always had low blood pressure (think 80/50 and lower)... it's actually been normal for the past year. I'm thinking king I'm either not getting enough calories and my body is pissdd at me (I've cracked down alot lately) or its due to the anemia. I gotta fix it tho cause it's messing with my head.

Great question, I'm curious to know since I just bought some ketosis sticks last week

I have the charge hr. I LOVE it. I love the screen and being able to check it at random. I love that it tracks my heart to give me a good picture of my real calories burned. Love that it connects to my fitness pal. It alerts me when I get a call (very handy as I often forget to turn my ringer on after work and I have a sick mom that calls me when she needs help). I really like that I push myself to see more steps.

Im gonna get mine checked again next week cause I'm having some pretty severe muscle burning/weakness (think the feeling u get after holding your breath for a long time), dizziness and tiredness. My last test showed I was slightly anemic, had low vit d and a mildly high PTH level (due to low vit d). So my vit d was doubled and an iron pill added. I'm wondering if these symptoms are a worsening of these issues, or something new. I didn't have them when I had that blood test. Anyone else experience this?

It could definetly be gastritis. I denied that it was for awhile because I was taking double strength ppi, but turns out mine was so bad that I needed double prescription strength omemprezole, ranting AND a course of carafate. Definitely look into it

I was disappointed in the responses I got. Im not 1+ year our But I've pretty much got my answer. I'm now 9 months out and I can say for sure that the honeymoon period is over. My weight loss has slowed dramatically. I find that despite still having restriction and not being able to eat much, it's almost like I don't have the sleeve. Ive significantly increased my activity and I watch my food like I did pre surgery and have barely lost a pound this past month. So I think in my case it's safe to say that yes you can get even slower at losing lol

Does this actually help tighten your skin or just help to hold you in? I was looking to get one either way but was curious.

Had a huge NSV victory this weekend. My 3y/o son rode his bike and I ran along side him. Not only did I keep up, I was actually running faster, and not getting tired!! To have the energy and health to play with my son nearly had me in tears. I'm so happy

So the median number for your ideal weight is 97.5lbs. Subtract that from your current weight (223) and you get how much you need to lose (125.5). Take that number, and multiply it by 0.65 (65%). And this is the number they think you will lose (81.6lbs)

What pills does he think will help that the wls couldnt?

I have to re-phrase my response. I did not think the weight would fall off. I did think it would be easier when eating so little tho. I didn't think eating 1000 or less a day would leave me only losing 3 lbs a month... or less. And with a starting weight of 347, I honestly thought I'd lose more. After all, every one says the higher the bmi, the more weight u will lose faster.

Yes, think about it all the time. I honestly wish I had gotten the bypass. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled with the amount I've lost so far, but If I could do it over again I'd get the bypass.

Ok i have to confess, I'm 8mo post op and I've completely and utterly fallen off the food wagon. I wont even go into details of how badly I've fallen off. I don't think i even have a good excuse. I got frustrated with how slow I've lost, felt like it was impossible to get over this hump (I'm at 278, which is about the weight I've been most of my life) and already felt like a failure so i gave up. A lil background info... I've been fat my entire life. i can honestly say i dont ever remember being under 250 (even at age 11). Most of my adult life I was about 260-270. About 3 years ago i ballooned up 100lbs. With this surgery I lost most of that, but i put on a pair of my old "fat pants" (size 26 from when I was this weight) and they fit snugly.... What the heck size did i wear pre-op?? It all just felt useless, like i would never get smaller then this. No I'm not looking for someone to make me feel better, nor am i looking to be reamed up the butt (I'm quite capable of giving myself a stellar guilt trip thanks), I just needed to confess my stupidity so i didn't pretend it didn't happen. I'm hoping that putting it out there will force me to be accountable for how i change things. Has anyone else failed and been able to pick yourself back up?

I sure hope the body liking a set point isn't the case. Most of my life i was around 260-280.... That would put me right were my body likes to be... It would definitely explain why its so hard to get over this weight though (i keep going between 274-278). I wonder if we get below the hurdle if it will get easier, or even harder? Ugh, yes, sugar is my most horrible habit as well. Carbs in general. I made the HUGE mistake of believing that a calorie deficit was a calorie deficit no matter what the calories were made of and i could still lose. For my body, WRONG. Me and carbs dont mix. Took me 8 months to figure it out, but i know now. Let me know how things go after you get over your hurdle. Good luck!!!

That it an excellent idea! Im gonna try that this Friday

Thanks so much, its really nice to not feel alone. Your absolutely right, i love the advice to stop looking behind me. I think i get so caught up in having screwed up that i forget that i have the power to change. OK, looking forward NOW!

@@*Lexie* I'm so glad this thread could help u. It's definetly helping me. My momma asked me a good question "would I have lost this much weight if I didn't have the surgery". Truth is no, I wouldn't have. At least not in this amount of time. So no matter how much I wish I would lose more. I'm very greatful to this amazing tool.

@@KingMoose lmao, I was so the same way! All my friends couldn't understand how I was sweating, outside in Alaska in minus degree weather! Heck, I still can't believe it. It's nice be semi normal (although yes, colder then usual).

@@maggie409 I've lost 70lbs in 8 months, and an additional 20lbs a few months prior. So about 90lbs in 11 months. And your absolutely right, THAT is not failure. I'm very proud of myself for that. It's the lack of exercising and "cheating" with food that I've failed at. I have a bad habit of using my infusion days (every friday) as an excuse to eat whatever I want. This in turn puts me on a bad path to eating so by Monday I'm feeling huge guilt and am mad at myself. I needed to own up to it so I felt obligation to stop. At 8 months the "honeymoon" period is over and I know I gotta shape up. Thank you for the reminder! And that's a great quote. I think I'll start a quote book with all these good quotes and read them when I'm lost.

@@AvaFern I really like that saying and it's so true.

Congrats on getting back too it. I just recently gave myself a kick in the butt too. What kind of exercise do you do? Right now I'm mainly doing walking. It's the beginning of summer in Alaska (which is like one big state holiday) so as a family were doing alot of walking, biking, hiking. I doubt we will see a gym again till September Keep up the good work and keep us updated