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Thank you! Don't say "if" it's just a matter of when! you'll get there! Maine is one of my favorite places to be! Ive gone every year since I was 4 Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Yes, when!!!! What town do you visit and is there any interesting places I should see while there? Sent from my iPod touch using the BariatricPal App The places we usually stop at in Maine is Freeport (lots of outlet shopping!) but we spend the majority of time in Bar Harbor! It is AMAZING!!! Go to Acadia National Park, there are little islands you can visit for the day, there is even one you can walk to at low tide!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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@@DuodenalSwitchMan Thank you!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@Ididit521 Thank you! @@Omieliz Thank you so much! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@cassandramarie93 Thank you so much! Im definitely enjoying the new things I can do! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I have been so morbidly obese for so long I got used to not being able to do much. I couldn't fit through certain openings or chairs, can't pick up things off the floor, can't fit in my seatbelt and have to use an extender, and when I sit in my car the wheel rubs against my stomach even if the seat is all the way back. These are things some of you may have experience with and some of you may not as I was on the high high end at 540 when I started. I've been trying to get myself to try doing things but I'm so afraid I still won't be able to. It's really a daily mental struggle. I haven't driven much since my sleeve surgery in May because I've had a lot of health craziness and I got in my car the other day and my extender wasn't clicked in so I tried to click my seatbelt without the extender and I fit! I was so excited! It wasn't until then that I looked down at the wheel and almost happy cried. My stomach was a good 4-5 inches from the wheel and I could probably move the seat up when before I hardly fit in the seat when it was all the way back. I know the picture is weird but I was excited! Starting weight: 540 Surgery weight:480 Current weight: 360 Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Congrats! I know that must be an amazing feeling!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Aww! Thank you so much!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thank you! Don't say "if" it's just a matter of when! you'll get there! Maine is one of my favorite places to be! Ive gone every year since I was 4 Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

So it's not letting me quote people on this post for some reason :-/ so to everyone else who has posted, thank you so much!!

Congrats! You are doing great! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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Congratulations!!! You are doing so well!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I know it's really hard to do but try not to compare your weight loss journey with any one else's. Everyone has different bodies, metabolisms, and coexisting medical issues. Also age, sex, diet, and activity level all affect the numbers you see on the scale. I also sometimes feel like I haven't lost as much as I should have since surgery because I had so many complications. When I see people who weigh way less than me losing a whole ton in the first month when I didn't lose that much it's hard not to get down on myself. I just have to remind myself that I have lost a large amount of weight since surgery and maybe it's not as fast as other people but I also have longer to go. Keep your head up and try and keep some blinders on. This is your journey, don't feel you have to compete with anyone else. That will only set yourself up for failure, I know, it's happened to me in the past. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Congrats you are doing great!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Try not to get discouraged, everyone loses weight differently. I am 5 1/2 months out from surgery and I usually eat around 600-750 calories a day and get between 50-80 grams of Protein. I track everything on my fitness pal and I definitely weigh and measure everything. If I'm going out to eat I will even bring my food scale with me. Everyone has different diets they are recommended by their surgeons and what they choose is the best option for them. I've found if I eat foods I like just in small portions I lose weight just fine. I get a lot of lower fat recipes from www.skinytaste.com www.emilybites.com and the weight watcher 5 ingredient magazine (the current weight watcher regular magazine has a great section on Thanksgiving and gives a bunch of interesting lower fat/calorie recipes to try) Be careful while looking at these recipes though and pay attention to serving size vs calories. Here are some sample days of meals I've had the last few days: Day 1 Breakfast-chobani simply 100 lemon meringue crisp Lunch-Fage 2% Greek yogurt with peach Afternoon snack: 11 oz Premier Protein vanilla drink Dinner: 1/2c Dina's tossed mushrooms from Skinny taste website with 2 oz chicken breast baked with some fat free Italian dressing Total calories: 537 Protein: 68 Day 2 Breakfast: chobani simply 100 blueberry cookie crumble Lunch: 2 oz thin sliced boars head buffalo chicken 3/4 oz white American cheese 1/2 a slice potato bread 1 oz pickle spear Snack: siggis raspberry yogurt Dinner: 1/2 delicata squash stuffed with chicken sausage and mushroom (from skinnytaste.com) After dinner snack: 1 square dark chocolate with spicy caramel Calories: 720 Protein: 62 Day 3 Breakfast: Siggis raspberry yogurt Lunch: 1 package heated up chicken Soup dumplings from Trader Joe's Snack: 11 oz premier protein vanilla Dinner: 1/2 cup chicken in red coconut curry with 1/4 cup jasmine rice Calories: 732 Protein: 74 I don't really exercise at all right now. I'm looking to get started but am still healing a bit from my gallbladder removal surgery and before that I was sick for months and never really got into a routine. I am planning on going to the gym more as I heal more. HW: 540 SW: 480 CW: 352 Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Congratulations!! That is such an amazing feeling!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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Thank you!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Thank you!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Thank you!! It really is!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Aww! Thank you so much!! All of you inspire me everyday!! This board has really helped! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Fantastic!!!!!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Thank you!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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Okay so it's a bit tight haha BUT look! It's on! Haha Like I said, I won't wear it out yet but it's such a big change that I was overwhelmed with happiness Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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That is AMAZING!!! Congratulations to you!! I would be sobbing too!! I teared up reading this Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App