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Hubby and I were just glad to feel normal...just out on a date..we still behave, but not stress ourselves. This journey is still at the beginning, but hey...it's gonna be ok! Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

51pnds...hello....you're doing great....a 2wks stall is really not unusual. Just keep doing what your doing. It is working...people can stall for a month and them boom, suddenly it changes. As far as no one noticing... sometimes people don't say they notice because they don't know how you'll react. I had surgery on the same day you did and I've lost 55...my dr says I am right on tract...so you are too. Hang in there! Give yourself the credit you deserve! Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

I didn't touch one piece...I was worried I'd break with my 11yr old enjoying his...but I stuck to it. I was proud of myself...I am in control of food...it is not controlling me! How life has changed! Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

Went out to eat lunch with my hubby....we both had weight loss surgery this summer. Followed the program no problem...turned out our waitress had had weight loss surgery too! Small world. We don't hide it from people...we don't scream it from the roof tops either, but if I get asked about my picky eating, I just tell them. No one has made me feel uncomfortable. It hasn't been a big deal for us. Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

My hubby and I both had weight loss surgery this summer. Today we went out to lunch for the first time. Did great following the program...but we were laughing at how much smaller the bill was and how much food we were bringing home...boy, life has changed. It's all good. It was a great lunch. You are doing great...love the posts...good luck on your continued journey! Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

I can drink before I eat...but same rule after...it's a big pain, but I'm getting used to it. It's become a routine. I hate it, but accept it. Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

I had the sleeve. I have had no real issues, my hubby had the bypass and he had a longer recovery. He lost weight faster than me at first, but now we're pretty much at the same rate. I take meds for other issues not related, the sleeve seems to not interfere with them at all. My hubby had to stop some meds like advil and it has been frustrating with his arthritis. Tylenol just doesnt do it for him. I honestly love my sleeve and am happy to have chosen it. But neither of us regret our choice to do this. The plus outweighs any negative. Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

I am not a vet...kinda an in-betweener....but I know, for me...just my experience...I stalled for like 3wks...totally heartbreaking...but I was told to change it up a bit, add a bit more calories, play around with my workout routine and try eating some different foods...so I did, I increased my calories by 150...I challenged myself with new exercises and ate things I hadn't tried ... Different meats, veggies, nuts...etc. About 3days later, boom, scale dropped 2pnds. I was able to start loosing a bit more...now I've stalled again, but when I do, I get out of my routine and change it up...not too long, the scale starts to move again. I an no expert, but this is what has helped me. Good luck!! Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

You are doing great...give yourself a break. Certain foods fill me up faster that other ones op, depends on if they are high Protein or carby or like Soups....I don't think you are stretching anything. Your weight loss is healthy, just keep going. I was 8/8/16. HW 349 SW 326 CW 275 Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

The only way I stay away from carbs, is cold turkey. I can't go near carby foods or down the rabbit hole I go. It is so hard...but then I look in the mirror and see I have ankles for the first time in 11yrs...so I keep plodding along. I understand completely how strong that craving is. Hang in there! Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

I was stuck...same every morning, down to the ounce. I go to the gym 5xs a week. So I'm very active, and follow the program. My dr said 800 cal. I was really frustrated. I was talking to a person 1.5yrs out. She told me to increase my calories because I'm active...so I increased by 100cal...2days later the scale moved, only 2lbs, but hey it moved again. I've been loosing a few ounces each day which adds up. This is my experience, we are all different. I don't think 1000cal is anything to stop you from loosing. But always consult the NUT....but don't stress yourself out. You are doing great following the program. Hang in there. 10000 steps is awesome! Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

I always go up and down. I just keep following the program...if I stay away from the scale when this is happening, I get less emotional. Weight loss is not always constant. If you gain 15lbs, then I might worry...but up and down a couple lbs doesn't mean anything is wrong. Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

I don't disagree with you at all once someone has hit maintenance. I do disagree with this mentality at 5 days, 2 weeks, 4 months out. I think it is better to wait till you are on solid foods and off the restrictions, when things start to normalize. But it is up to the individual. They will learn one way or another. Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

I was allowed lite yogurts an Greek lite as long as no lumps from post op day one. I did fine. Was the best part of the liquid diet...I did add milk to make the Greek go down smoother for the first week. That was not my drs order though, was my choice. Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

Thanks!! Protein drinks are expensive...so laptop or Protein shake...laptop or protein shake....so far Protein shakes win..lol! Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

When I was at my heaviest, people seemed to feel sorry for me. I was able to get around just not often, ate healthy food...just too much. But when the booth was too small, seatbelt didn't fit, butt was too big for airplane seat and the heat hit me hard... people had this look on their face. I still have a ways to go, only 11wks out...but this weekend I did a craft show. Usually I talk to people who reach out to me, but this time people talked to me first, more crafters were friendly...and a crafter, this one older gentleman, he was just so sweet to me. It was a bad day for selling and he tried hard to make me feel better. I got a huge hug. It's like I am no longer invisible. I'm becoming myself again and other people are seeing it. I don't think it is my weight they are seeing. It's not a huge change yet...but my personality is coming back. I am feeling more like myself and people are noticing it. So, I am being treated differently by others, but I am also treating myself differently. HW 349, SW 326, CW 279. Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

I only can use the smart phone...lap top is dead... can't afford a new one. So I can't add stats... sorry. Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

I think if a little Halo ice cream, once in a blue moon makes you happy...then yay, awesome! If hiking up a mountain, going to a concert makes you happy...then yay too! This surgery has given me a tool to make life better, healthier and happier. I don't want to stress myself out focusing on food denial...nor do I want to be the sad couch potato I let myself become. Live life happy. I'm going to the gym for the first time in my life, working hard, but I just might look for that halo ice cream everyone talks of too...I just think everyone is different and don't forget to enjoy life. We can be happy and still stay on our program. Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

Beef..steak...even ground beef. It sits hard, uncomfortable and even the thought of it...I dunno why? I only like beef jerky...it goes down fine, I never really even liked it before surgery. Weird huh?? Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

My dr says 3 meals and 3 Snacks...one of my snacks is always a Protein shake, then a small protein snack and then after dinner, if I have all my protein in, a non starchy veggie snack. I don't feel I am grazing, I have a schedule....eat then stop, 2 to 3hrs apart. My "snacks" are smaller, while meals are 2 to 4 ounces. I count my calories and stick with it. That's how I was told to do it. Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

I am thinking of adding 100 calories a day, see if there is a change...if so, I'll eventually add another 100, but I see my dr in a couple weeks, so I'll check in with him and my NUT. Thanks for the advice! Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

I keep hearing about increasing calories and it helping. I am going to try it. Seems to me that this journey is trying this and that till you find your own combo that works. Whole new lifestyle! Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

Mental illnesses aren't cured by loosing the weight. The boost of self-esteem, the added energy and improving health can make mental illnesses more manageable, but they don't ever heal. You might have to adjust the amounts of meds with new body weight. Going off your psych meds is dangerous. Your psych meds keep you healthy and stable. It's very different from the physical health meds. Stay healthy. Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

Oops...2.5 months now...wish you could edit posts...???? Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App

2.5 wks now, but that post was 2wks ago...I started eating pickles at week 6. I only eat baby pickles, softer skin, small and no seeds really. When I was on liquids, I sucked on them for just a new taste. Yup, pickles have been my friend. Sent from my XT1650 using the BariatricPal App