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Hey everyone! I had my panniculectomy on June 5th and here are my before and afters! Stats: Highest: 540 Size 38 Surgery: 480 Size 32 Panni: 275 Size 24 pant 18 top Current: 248 Size 16 bottom and 14 top 15 pounds of skin removed I am soooo incredibly happy with the results! I don't care about scars. I went from a size 24 before surgery to a size 16. AMAZING! I want to have more surgeries done but I need to wait to get to goal first. My panni was so bad I had to get it removed before getting to goal. My thighs will be first. Ugh I hate them!

Alright everyone, here we go again! Please be patient with my updates on the spreadsheet as I have a lot going on. This challenge will run from August 25, 2017 to October 20, 2017. This will give us a total of 9 weigh ins. I will do my best to post to the spreadsheet within 1 - 2 day of receiving your weight but I am going to be in 5 classes and working 2 jobs so if it takes me a few extra days I am sorry but I WILL have it updated as soon as possible!! Please note that I will recalculate the figures as soon as I can following the Friday weigh in - so your weight percentages may be a little off... I have made these Friday weigh ins because that will allow us to start as soon as possible. You may post your weight at anytime during the week if Friday is not your weigh in day! This challenge is for everyone. If you are pre op, post op, in maintenance or looking for some accountability; this challenge is for you! The rules and link to the spreadsheet are below! Procedures: Please Post Your Starting Weight (Weight on or around August 25th) and Goal Weight (what you would like to weigh at the end of the challenge) at the start of the challenge on August 25, 2017. Remember this goal weight is only for the end of the challenge, not your ending goal weight!! You can cut/paste this below and fill it in on your post - Goal Weight: Current Weight: Today's Date: Rules: 1. I will be awarding a prize to 2 lucky participants! The winners will be selected at random an the only thing you need to do to be eligible for the drawing is log your weight each week! 2. Post your weight on this thread every Friday. Specifically 8/25, 9/1, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, and 10/20 3. If you change your screen name please let me know. 4. If you miss 2 or more weigh ins, I will assume you no longer want to participate and your name will be removed from the spreadsheet. 5. If you miss a weigh in on Friday, no problem. Just post it asap. 6. We are all here to support each other, if you post a question anyone can answer. 7. You will know your weight is updated on the spreadsheet once I've liked your post! The link to the spreadsheet is below! Have fun, and good luck with this challenge!!! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jMtg8eT3g6JIsbB5YZ-_C_P34stfGqB0G_pmefEhA1U/edit?usp=sharing Remember we are all here to support each other! I look forward to running another challenge with you!

So this may be tmi but my doctor pointed something out to me the other day and I wondered if anyone else had this issue. Even though I'm not anywhere close to goal I have a bunch of hanging skin since I've lost 200 lbs. I just turned 30 and just started dating again. I don't feel comfortable being naked with someone because I feel disgusting. My doctor pointed out I was fine and didn't care about how my body looked when I was much heavier. It really made me stop and think. I don't know why I was more okay being naked when I was heavier than I do now. The only thing I can think of is that I didn't care at all what I looked like before and now I do. I wear make up and I dress nice now. I don't know how to become comfortable enough with my new body and hanging skin to be intimate with someone. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

So I wanted to vent to people who would understand. As some of you know I started my journey at 540 pounds and wearing a size 38/40 I’m now 18 months out from surgery and weigh 245ish pounds and wearing a size 16/18. Tomorrow I am flying for the first time since my skin removal surgery. When I flew in April before my skin removal surgery I still needed 2 seats and a seatbelt extender. I did not buy 2 seats this time and I am NERVOUS!! What if I overflow into the other seat?! I know I’m much smaller than I was I’m just scared nonetheless. I’m flying with my boyfriend so at least I would just crowd his space but it’s still embarrassing. I’m so scared to get on this plane tomorrow! Thanks for letting me vent! I am sorry I have not been around much lately. My schedule is going to calm down in the next few weeks so I should be able to post more again!

I don’t have a goal weight really anymore. I have a goal clothing size. Like Berry78, many of the people who had surgery at the same time as me 18 months ago have reached goal but I had over 300 to lose. I’m now 20-40 pounds away from where I’d like to be. You have to figure out what is right for you. The BMI scale means nothing really! Don’t let anyone tell you what your goal should be but you. Good luck!

Haha! Love it!

Hey! So I totally agree about getting the sleeve first then revising it to DS if you feel you need it. I started out at 540 pounds at my first Bariatric appointment. I had Surgery at the end of May in 2016 at 480 pounds. Now almost 18 months later I am 240. I've been 240ish since about September but I've been crazy busy and haven't been staying as strict on my plan so that's really why. The sleeve helped me get there. My goal is to just get out of plus size clothes, I don't have a number goal. I went from a size 38-40 to 16/18. My life is a million times better. As to your question about the vitamins, I have taken meds for most of my life so it didn't add much more. Once you develop a routine it's easy!

I hit a milestone today I am super excited about! I have finally lost 300 pounds! I have been stalled the past few months and finally lost those last 6 pounds to hit this milestone! I am so thankful to be making this journey. It still feels like a dream to me. It's crazy how I went from having to be on oxygen 24/7 and hardly being able to cross a room without getting out of breath to being able to walk for 6 miles and still be ready to go out and do other things! I am loving life right now and wanted to share my excitement at hitting this milestone with you!

Thanks for taking over love! My goal weight is 235 My current weight is 247.4 Today's date 11/14/17

HELLO EVERYONE!!! I am SOOOOOOOOOOO Incredibly sorry I have not been able to update the spreadsheet and offer support to you amazing people <3 My life has been INSANE and I hardly even have time to just sit down lately. My weight has sufered because of this I worked on updating the spreadsheet this morning and have updated it mostly through 10/13. I am going away this weekend but will update it fully on Monday. Again, I am so sorry, Those who have done my challenges before know this doesn't happen. I will finish updating on Monday and will post my messages of congratulations then! You all did so well!! I'm so proud of all of you! To those who were concerned about me, I so appreciate your concern. I am doing good just stressed and busy out of my mind with work and school and a romantic relationship. <3 <3 <3

I am SOOOO sorry. I have had a CRAZY schedule the past few weeks with a ton going on and I haven't had time to update the spreadsheet. I will be trying to update it as soon as I can.

Protein bars rating out of 10 P=protein C=calories S=sugar Sa=sugar alcohol Balance- Chocolate chip cookie dough 15p 210c 17s 5/10 Chocolate mint cookie crunch 14p 200c 16s 9/10 (tastes like thin mint) Chocolate peanut butter 14p 200c 17s 4/10 Cookie dough 15p 210c 17s 4/10 Bounce- Coconut macadamia 8p 160c 9s 4/10 Cliff bars- Blueberry crisp 10p 250c 22s 10/10 Chocolate chip peanut crunch 10p 260c 20s 7/10 Peanut toffee buzz 10p 250c 21s 10/10 White chocolate macadamia 9p 260c 20s 4.5/10 Cliff builder- Chocolate hazelnut 20p 280c 20s 7/10 (does not taste like hazelnut, more like caramel): Chocolate mint 20p 270c 22s 8/10 (flavor [emoji1303] texture [emoji1304]) Chocolate peanut butter 20p 280c 21s 6/10 Epic- Beef habanero cherry 13p 190c 9s 0/10 Chicken sriracha 15p 100c 0s 9/10 Fit joy- Birthday cake batter 20p 230c 3s 10/10 Homemade pumpkin 20p 220c 4s 8/10 GNC- Lean shake banana cream 170c 25p 2s 7/10 (not strong but no after taste) Lean shake chocolate 25p 170c 2s 6/10 Lean shake pumpkin spice 25p 170c 2s 10/10 Lean shake strawberries and cream 25p 170c 2s 9/10 Lean shake vanilla 25p 170c 2s 5/10 Isopure- Blue raspberry 40p 160c 0s 9/10 Larabar- Pumpkin pie 10p 220c 18s 4/10 Luna- chocolate cupcake 9p 190c 4/10 Chocolate chip cookie dough 12p 170c 15s 9/10 Chocolate coconut almond protein 12p 180c 13s 8.5/10 Chocolate peanut butter 8p 180c 5s 8/10 Chocolate peanut butter protein 12p 190c 13s 11/10 Chocolate peppermint stick 8p 190c 8s 10/10 Chocolate salted caramel protein 12p 170c 15s 6.5/10 Lemon zest 9p 190c 9s 12/10 Peanut butter cookie 10p 240c 18s 2/10 Oatmega- Brownie crisp 14p 190c 5s 7/10 Oh yeah! One- Almond bliss 21p 230c 1s 10sa 10/10 (tastes like almond joy) Birthday cake 21 p 220c 1s 10sa 10/10 Blueberry cobbler 20p 220c 1s 10sa 10/10 Chocolate birthday cake 22p 210c 1s 9sa 5/10 Chocolate chip cookie dough 210c 1s 11sa 6/10 Cinnamon roll 20p 230c 1s 11sa 0/10 Cookies and cream 22p 220c 1s 10sa 5/10 Lemon cake 22p 220c 1s 10sa 10/10 Maple glazed donut 20p 220c 1s 10sa 10/10 Mint chocolate chip 220c 8/10 Peanut butter pie 22p 220c 1s 9sa 10/10 Salted caramel 20p 220c 1s 10sa 11/10 Power bar- Cookies and cream 20p 210c 13s 1/10 Promax- Chocolate chip cookie dough 20p 290c 26s 6/10 Double fudge brownie 20p 280c 29s 2/10 Quest bar- Apple pie 20p 190c 3s 7/10 Banana nut muffin 20p 180c 2s 10/10 Blueberry muffin 21p 190c 2s 11/10 Cereal-chocolate 12p 110c 8s 10/10 Cereal- cinnamon bun 12p 110c 8s 8/10 Cereal-waffle 12p 110c 8s 10/10 Chocolate chip cookie dough 21p 190c 1s 10/10 Chocolate peanut butter 20p 170c 1s 5/10 Cinnamon roll 20p 170c 1s 4/10 Coconut cashew 20p 190c 1s 7/10 Cookies and cream 21p 190c 1s 10/10 Lemon cream pie 20p 170c 1s 4/10 Mint chocolate chip 20p 190c 1s 8/10 Mocha chocolate chip 20p 180c 1s 11/10 Oatmeal chocolate chip 20p 190c 1s 5/10 Peanut butter and jelly 20p 200c 2s 0/10 Rocky road 20p 210c 1s 10/10 Smores 20p 180c 1s 9/10 Quest chips- BBQ 22p 130c 0s 9/10 Cheddar sour cream 22p 130c 0s 10/10 Sea salt 23p 130c 0s 1/10 Sour cream and onion 21p 120c 1s 9/10 Quest shake- Banana cream 21p 100c 2s 6/10 Cookies and cream 20p 100c 1s 4/10 Peanut butter 23p 110c 1s 10/10 Salted caramel 22p 100c 1s 12/10 Think thin- Brownie crisp high protein 20p 230c 12sa 5/10 Chocolate peanut butter toffee 13p 180c 2s 9sa 5.5/10 Cinnamon bun white chocolate 10p 150c 5s 10/10 Cookies and cream 20p 230c 14sa 1/10 Lemon 20p 240c 13sa 10/10 Peanut butter 20p 240c 11sa 11/10 (tastes like Reese's) - [ ] Salted caramel 10p 150c 5s 11/10 Smores 10p 150c 5s 8.5/10 Zing- Dark chocolate coconut 10p 210c 13s 3/10 Dark chocolate mint 11p 210c 13s 6/10 (mint flavor VERY strong)

At 2 weeks out from surgery I was consuming 400-600 calories. I didn't up my calories to 1000 until 8 months out.

I have tried 85 different protein bars, chips, and shakes. I have them all rated from 1-10 so if you want more recommendations I have a bunch to try or stay away from!

I love the oh yeah! One bars! My favorite flavors are: almond bliss (tastes like almond joy, even is topped with almonds! Birthday cake (even has sprinkles!) Blueberry cobbler Lemon cake Maple glazed donut Mint chocolate chip Peanut butter pie And my favorite...salted caramel!

Congratulations!!

So I would love to thank each and every one of you individually but so many of you commented! I appreciate all the love and support! [emoji173]️

Thank you! I did have a panniculectomy on June 5th. They removed 15 pounds of skin. I will have more surgeries once I hit goal. I had to get the panni done before I reached goal because it was affecting my quality of life.

Thank you. Honestly, I stayed committed for the most part but I also had a few months where it was harder than before and I didn't follow the plan. I did stray for a bit and gained 3-4 pounds in the process. I just tried to remember how bad my quality of life was before and it renewed my focus. Being able to keep up or be faster than my friends instead of being blocks behind them is crazy. Being able to shop in stores I never could before? Insane. Being (for the most part) happy with who I am and how I look? I never thought it would happen. When I want to stray from plan I now make myself go on a walk and remind myself that before I couldn't even sit in a chair without getting out of breath. I am determined to not let myself get back to that place. You have to find the things you are getting healthy for and hold onto them. Remind yourself of what you're working for. I wanted to be able to participate in life instead of being on the sidelines all the time. Now I'm very active and I have more friends than time to see them. It's a surreal feeling and I'm not going to stop working until I reach my goal...then the hard part starts! Good luck to you!

Aww thank you! I lost 60 pounds in the 6 months before surgery and since surgery May 29, 2016 (about 15 1/2 months ago) I've lost 240 pounds. So in total I guess 21 months.

Thanks! I had Surgery May 29, 2016. I had the sleeve!

My weigh in this week was 240.8!! I BROKE MY STALL!!!! I have been staying around 246-248 since mid July! Also this marks my 300 pounds lost milestone!

@dreamynow Congratulations! You met your challenge goal! Would you like to make a new goal for 10/20?

@rusnj Why the sad face? You are down from last week! @akaet I have you down 1.8 from last week.

@dreamingsmall My stall broke this week! I hope it's real at least! I'm worried my weight just dropped today and it will be back up tomorrow