holliwood1980

255 today. Down 4. Not bad considering I was at the beach and amusement parks all week!

That's great! That's where I went as well! Thank you! I'm so glad I did it.

Sleeved in Pittsburgh on December 18! What hospital did you choose? I'm down 91 pounds so far!

Starting weight 260.2 Goal weight 230

Thank you so much! All of your suggestions are great!!! I am going to make sure and get lots of activity in when I'm down there!!

I will be going on vacation to the beach in a few weeks! I am really excited to get away with my family! I am somewhat worried about eating. I know we will eat out a lot and when we don't I will need something to eat besides what my sister makes for the kids. All the other adults will Just eat "whatever." I need snack and meal ideas. We're going to Florida which is about an 18 hour drive. Any suggestions are appreciated!!

Thank you for the suggestions!!! I will definitely get some of those!

I've never seen those!! I'm going to Walmart to find them! Thanks for the suggestion!

I love my fitness pal. I also have an app called waterlogged. You track your water intake and it reminds you when you haven't tracked or drank enough.

Starting weight 259 Goal weigh for challenge 230 Let's do this!

Hey everyone! My surgery was December 18 and I am down 91 pounds since the day of surgery. I still have about 50 more to go. I am doing pretty well with most foods except meat. I feel really good, still tired a lot but great other than that! So glad I did this!

I'm in!!

I had my 6 month post op visit the other day. I can't believe it has already been that long! It seems like just yesterday I was struggling to eat broth! I have come a long way and learned even more these 6 months. I still struggle with certain foods but I have never been more sure that this was the best decision of my life! I still have a ways to go and still sometimes have to force myself to go to the gym and occasionally force myself to not eat peanuts lol, but I will get there. I am down 91 pounds so far. I really hoped to hit 100 pounds by 6 months but I know that I need to be proud of what I have accomplished. I basically lost the equivalent of my niece and nephew put together. That's crazy! The doctor was very pleased and my blood work all looks great! I hope everyone has similar and even better success! To anyone starting out, it is very hard especially at first. It's overwhelming at times and an emotional journey. Sometimes I miss my old friends sugar and fat, but I quickly get over it and know I would do this again in a heartbeat!

Thank you so much!

My license has always said my weight was way less than it actually is. For the first time in my life I way less than my license says!!

I still crave diet coke occasionally. I took a sip of my moms the other day. It was not fun. It tasted really gross and burned my throat!! Not worth it!

I am 4 month out and have a few fun nsv's! I can fit into booths at a restaurant I can fit in my bathtub with extra room I can cross my legs I wear a smaller ring and shoe size to go with the smaller clothing I can finally wear some Victoria's Secret pink clothes! Down 78 and counting! ????

I am 4 months out and down 75 pounds. I am very happy with my progress. I weigh myself every morning (even though I probably shouldn't) and I have had a few stalls but not bad. I weighed myself Monday and skipped Tuesday. On Wednesday I was up 4 pounds when I weighed myself! I'm so confused! I am eating 700-900 calories a day. Is this normal or am I doing something wrong? I usually go to the gym 3 times a week sometimes less though depending on work.

No it's not my time of the month. I try not to weigh during that time lol. I keep weighing and it's still up 4 pounds it's making me crazy! I'm sure it will go back down I'm just trying to figure out what it is.

I am 4 months out and have lost 75 pounds. I still feel like the same person I was before! I know my clothes are way too big now but I don't feel like I look any differently despite what everyone tells me.

I had a hernia repair with my surgery. I have had terrible acid reflux for 15 years. I am a little over 3 months out and since surgery I haven't even had heartburn once!!!

What was everyone eating 3 months out? Any kind of meat or eggs bothers my stomach. I feel Like all I eat lately is cheese lol. I need to change it up a bit.

I am cleared for everything except raw vegetables at this point. The problem is most times when I try something new it feels terrible.

Yes I have learned my lesson from eating too much cheese! All meat even in gravy and lunch meat makes my stomach hurt. I need to come up with some alternatives.

I just started on full solid foods and I am the same way! I go from not full to oh no way too full in an instants! It's making me crazy! I'm having a hard time figuring out the right amount.