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I have never been able to shop at LULULEMON. Tonight I wandered in just to check it out. A nice guy helped me pick out a pair of capris to try on. He suggested I try a size 8. What?!?! I mentioned I just lost a bunch of weight. The ten fit and I decided to go for it. He then proceeded to tell me as a congrats, we are proud of you gesture, he was giving me the $99 capris for free!!! I started crying. Great moment. Great feeling. And now a store I will definitely shop at again!!!

I have never been able to shop at LULULEMON. Tonight I wandered in just to check it out. A nice guy helped me pick out a pair of capris to try on. He suggested I try a size 8. What?!?! I mentioned I just lost a bunch of weight. The ten fit and I decided to go for it. He then proceeded to tell me as a congrats, we are proud of you gesture, he was giving me the $99 capris for free!!! I started crying. Great moment. Great feeling. And now a store I will definitely shop at again!!!

Sorry looks like the link didn't work. Lets try this
http://www.bariatriceating.com/2015/03/top-10-bariatric-post-op-mistakes/

I'm happy to read that I'm not alone in this. Im almost 7 months out, losing weight and feeing great but I'm slipping just a tad on the weekends. Nothing big but it adds up and I don't want it to snowball!

I think that is pretty typical from my experience and reading the experiences of others as well. Somewhere right around 6-7 months or so it seems that a lot of the internal healing has taken place and it becomes physically (and maybe mentally) easy to slip back into old habits. This is a pivotal point for you. You have to purpose whether you are going to continue with your new habits or slip back into old ways. I think it is so important that you have already identified this and started to get a handle on it. Good for you!

I have never been able to shop at LULULEMON. Tonight I wandered in just to check it out. A nice guy helped me pick out a pair of capris to try on. He suggested I try a size 8. What?!?! I mentioned I just lost a bunch of weight. The ten fit and I decided to go for it. He then proceeded to tell me as a congrats, we are proud of you gesture, he was giving me the $99 capris for free!!! I started crying. Great moment. Great feeling. And now a store I will definitely shop at again!!!

I have never been able to shop at LULULEMON. Tonight I wandered in just to check it out. A nice guy helped me pick out a pair of capris to try on. He suggested I try a size 8. What?!?! I mentioned I just lost a bunch of weight. The ten fit and I decided to go for it. He then proceeded to tell me as a congrats, we are proud of you gesture, he was giving me the $99 capris for free!!! I started crying. Great moment. Great feeling. And now a store I will definitely shop at again!!!

I have never been able to shop at LULULEMON. Tonight I wandered in just to check it out. A nice guy helped me pick out a pair of capris to try on. He suggested I try a size 8. What?!?! I mentioned I just lost a bunch of weight. The ten fit and I decided to go for it. He then proceeded to tell me as a congrats, we are proud of you gesture, he was giving me the $99 capris for free!!! I started crying. Great moment. Great feeling. And now a store I will definitely shop at again!!!

I have never been able to shop at LULULEMON. Tonight I wandered in just to check it out. A nice guy helped me pick out a pair of capris to try on. He suggested I try a size 8. What?!?! I mentioned I just lost a bunch of weight. The ten fit and I decided to go for it. He then proceeded to tell me as a congrats, we are proud of you gesture, he was giving me the $99 capris for free!!! I started crying. Great moment. Great feeling. And now a store I will definitely shop at again!!!

I have never been able to shop at LULULEMON. Tonight I wandered in just to check it out. A nice guy helped me pick out a pair of capris to try on. He suggested I try a size 8. What?!?! I mentioned I just lost a bunch of weight. The ten fit and I decided to go for it. He then proceeded to tell me as a congrats, we are proud of you gesture, he was giving me the $99 capris for free!!! I started crying. Great moment. Great feeling. And now a store I will definitely shop at again!!!

Good idea! I think I got the 6 month itch too. For me, I started eating too many carbs. Then I got my blood work back and the nutritionist told me I was malnourished because I wasn't getting enough Protein. That was my wake up call to get back on the wagon. Amazingly, my weight loss increased as soon as I made that change. Those people know what they're talking about, who knew??!!

If I eat and drink at the same time I'll puke for sure. Maybe that is because of my stricture. Not sure.
I like the idea of ordering food and then just not eating much of it but the potions are always sooooo big!!! There isn't anything small to order and appetizers are all junk so I don't want them thinking I eat junk all the time!
It's kind of funny I guess. Maybe I should just tell the truth. That would be really funny to see their reaction! I be like, see this body? You like? Well, it's missing 2/3ds of a stomach!

I had sex three weeks after surgery. I'm now 4 months out and 70lbs Dow. Sex is awesome now. My bf says I'm killing him. I have so much energy

Damn, if she looks dangerously overweight, I might need to plan my funeral.

So I confessed last week to my peeps on here that I was fighting a slight depression because I got hurt at work two weeks ago and couldn't go to the gym, but I also said I was sticking to the plan and monitoring myself carefully, well here's proof to those who want to give in or think they can't do this, I hit my next milestone today I am at 288lbs that's exactly -100lbs lost since January, I was at 388lbs and by my surgery date on June 10th I was at 346lbs, now on to my next Milestone, hit 250lbs before end of the year, I need to lose 93-95lbs for my goal weight so this is my halfway point and I'm very excited, and I'm back in the gym starting light but I am there.......

I was self pay and after the thousands of dollars I spent I would not do anything to defy what the doctor had said. I want to be the best for me, and don't want to risk anything

I am self pay and I do not want to risk complications or jeopardize my health in any way. I am following to a T.

Here's the thing....there's going to come a time when food becomes more fuel than pleasure (honestly, as it should be). I'm not saying you can never enjoy food again, because what little we get should at least be somewhat enjoyable, but we can't have it the center of our universe anymore. That's what got us fat in the first place.
I now enjoy the company I'm with when I go out to eat, or take a vacation, or go to a party, instead of it being all about how much food I can stuff my face with. I don't miss that at all. The temporary feeling of pleasure you get from eating what you want and how much you want. Then you deal with the constant guilt. Then repeat. I had my moments like you all, but eventually came to realize that I enjoy being in control of what and how much I'm putting into my mouth. I also enjoy my size 6 clothes.
You guys will get there, too!

I think my pet peeve is when people say, "oh your husband must be so happy now." News flash people... My husband has been happy and loved me fat, thin, young and older. Why do people think your spouse is miserable if you are fat. That is my pet peeve.

Sure. But don't drink more than 10 drinks the first time.
The second time you go out, no more than half a bottle.
The third time, limit yourself to a liter of alcohol. Or 6 bottles of wine.
You should be fine.

I did tons of Biotin. I did Probiotics. I did collagen and Vitamin E and other creams. I did keratin. I did dry brushing. I did weight training and running. I got all my Protein in.
I still lost hair and had a ton of loose skin (but a body fat of 18%!)
It's genetics and age and skin type. Not a lot you can do.

Someone posted this on Facebook today and I thought it was a really good read!
Hope it is ok to share here!
https://www.bariatriceating.com/2015/06/following-plan-or-not-heres-your-sign/

Think Thin bars are awesome, too

I am 3 1/2 months post op and have lost 50 pounds. I have started socializing with people that have not seen me since before surgery and do not know about the surgery. Literally, not one person has commented at all. Not even a you look good. I didn't do surgery to get compliments, but now after working so hard, I just wish someone would notice. Anyone else experience this?

I have actually had someone tell me wow something looks really different about you like your 10 years younger did you have a facelift or something Guess it was supposed to be a compliment but i was so offended im only in my 30s lol