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Holy crap. That’s super strict! I was just at 200 lbs and a 33 BMI when I was sleeved. I had four days of liquid only prior to surgery and could introduce creamy foods after ten days post op! I am almost three years out and lost all my excess weight within a year (most by 7 months). I’m 25 BMI and holding now. It worked for me, but we always say you need to follow your surgeon’s rules.

Hello and welcome! I hope you find this journey life-changing. Sounds like you are doing the right thing. No matter what our age, there's always time to get healthier.

At your stage I ate a lot of soups with added protein powder. I add avocado to everything I can to incorporate healthy fat. I drizzle olive oil on anything I eat that it tastes good with. I love healthy fats and it's easy to get in calories with it. Fats are not evil if they are good fats. I add nuts to Greek yogurt and chia seeds to protein shakes and smoothies. It's easy to get to 1200 calories, even staying in plan with a restricted ability to eat. I make the calories healthy and count.

Yes, very typical. I lost 10 pounds in ten days and then stalled for a few days. I freaked out for nothing. The best way to save your metabolism is to eat! In your plan and healthfully. Starvation mode is what slows metabolism (read the stories about the Biggest Loser contestants). I got my calories up to 1200 a day as soon as I could. I still got to my fantasy goal (22 BMI) within seven months and have been maintaining since then for 10 months). Healthy calories and healthy exercise is what my plan is now.

@@lowbmi65 I have slightly loose skin on my belly so I'd never wear a bikini again, but at 54 I shouldn't anyways. In to my 30's always had a tight flat belly, so it's kind of disappointing, but I'll get over it. Everything else looks pretty good.

@@hats123 hang in there and don't doubt yourself. If you choose to defeat your tool, you can do it; so it's best to use these first six months to learn new habits. As you get further and further out you will be able to eat a lot more than you think. But if you train yourself, you won't want to. The hunger--for me--hasn't returned, but habits do. Don't graze. Eat structured small meals and snacks. At 15 months out, I occasionally indulge in treats and I allow myself to eat good carbs, because too much restriction backfires on me. I reached goal (22 BMI) around seven months out and have held steady. I eat like a "normal" thin person and no one questions how and what I eat (I've kept my WLS mostly private). Thin people eat carbs and occasionally share a dessert. I'm choosing to be thin. Good luck on your journey, and don't let your brain defeat your body.

@@hats123 Welcome! Anyone who finds support here is always welcome. Fluids can be difficult. I'm 14 months out and still have to remind myself to drink. Don't let anyone other than yourself pick your goal. I thought I'd be thrilled to get to 160, but with just sticking with the plan (mostly), I got down to my fantasy weight of 135. The last 2 pounds took months to come off. Now I'm happily in maintenance and if my body chooses to lose five more, I'd be ok with that too ( I'm 5'6", 54 years old, started at 200 pounds when sleeved in June 2015). Make your own goals and sleeve on!

It'll pass. I got it bad the first four months. Not at all after 6 months.

Easier than sleeve--which was really easy for me. I was back to desk work in four days.

I had it bad. Only thing that helped was magnesium! Now that I'm 14 months out, it's gone. I still take magnesium because it help me poop regularly. Magnesium and potassium need to be watched.

She's a sick person. She's getting off on the attention. Let's not give her any more. Bet she responds within 30 seconds, because that's the way she rolls.

Exactly. Your not looking for input, just attention. Shut up, stop whining and get over yourself. You'll be fat and happy again in no time. Just read all the other whining posts. Some of us accept responsibility for our decisions without acting like victims. If you were so well informed and did your research, how are you so clueless? You need help.

Oh dear! And I am the "negative attention seeker". *looking for the intelligent, informative input in this post.... nope, nevermind! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

You're right. None of us know you. However, what you write makes you sound miserable, negative, uninformed and crying out for attention. Not generally what I read from devout Christian women. I pray one day you can read your own posts and cringe.