BrookeTiffani

Hey ladies! I wanted to get some opinions or hope someone has had a similar issue... At my highest weight of 404.8, I never used to get a period. Went and saw my OB thinking PCOS was a possibility.. She ruled that out because really my only symptoms were my weight and irregular periods.. did tests and testosterone was normal. so no PCOS. my periods were simply irregular because i was too fat. put me on birth control, got a period every month... I had surgery on October 31, 2016 and that was the last day I have taken birth control. after surgery i was in too much pain to care about the birth control and after the anesthesia wore off I decided to just stay off of it to see if I was regulated. Turns out, I was. I got a period every single month right at the same time every month. I was back to normal! Well, in April I missed my period. Didn't think I was pregnant at all. My period was coming the 30th of every month and April 30th it didnt come.. It did come May 12.. so i thought maybe it was just adjusting to a different time. So I expected it on June 12. well I missed it again this month. Again, not pregnant. saw my OB and she seems to think my body is in shock from surgery and having lost so much so fast that it is off kilter now. Has anyone else had this happen? periods regulate, then go all haywire? HW- 404.8 SW- 362.9 CW- 231.4

Mine finally came on the 26th I do believe. It was exactly two weeks late. I'm just frustrated.. I've been at the same weight for the past month and haven't lost anything else! I really hope I'm not done losing because I'm still 50 pounds from my goal and 70 lbs from the doctors goal.. ugh.

I do think my cycle is just off.. pretty sure I'm starting today... which would mean it's like every 45 days. I think. My skin has actually done the opposite.. acne cleared up and my mood swings calmed down

I used to have worse acne than I do now. I was thinking maybe it went from being every 28 days to like 45 days or so? she ran some tests on my blood. She is checking my thyroid even though it was normal a year or so pre-op. So maybe we will get some answers, if not she is just gonna chalk it up to body in shock.

Check your spelling.. type in bariatastic* it looks like you are missing an "A" in the spelling. I found it in my apple ap store.

I think I have replaced my several unhealthy habits with another. I used to smoke, chug soda like no ones business, binge eat disgusting foods that were no good for me and never exercise. Hence, why I needed surgery... Now, post-op... I have another unhealthy habit... not particularly unhealthy to my body, but to my mind... Has anyone else experienced themselves being drawn to watching "Mukbangs" or eating shows? I stumbled across these videos when looking up "weight loss" channels... Alot of the channels I found were of morbidly obese people like I, so I subscribed thinking someone was in the middle of or beginning their journeys. Well, they kind of were.. But, they were the type of person I used to be. start a diet, stick with it a few days and give it up and back to old habits. I think we have all been there. Scratch that. I know. Maybe some of us still struggle there. Well, for youtube views there are mobidly obese people who eat LARGE amounts of food for Youtube views, despite all the evil people in comments giving them hate. The reason I bring this up is because I am obsessed with watching them. I think I watch them solely for the purpose of knowing I will be disgusted. Hoping people never saw me that way when I ate similar to that.. Thinking about how sad that person must be and seeing a little bit of my old self in them. It breaks my heart at times, but makes me rage other times. That they would continue to do this to themselves. and then I feel compassion because I once did it, too. & I think about the hole I was trying to fill and try to figure out what hole they are trying to fill. I think I need to see someone professional about this. I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this? If not, what would you do if you did come across something like this and began an unhealthy obsession with watching people self-destruct, knowing it will bring negative feelings to you. Also, is it like a healing thing? Is it something that will keep me in track? I have no idea.. I would love some input.

Yes!! That's what gets me. Is they seek out the help of a doctor and should by some small measure know what they are getting into. It's the ones who throw tantrums about food that get to me. Once I started my program I tried my very best to stay on my program and yeah I'm not gonna say I didn't fall off the wagon a time or two but they are so quick to just give up sometimes. I was like that at one point too but the surgery in and of itself stopped that I give up attitude. I wanted the surgery so bad that's the only thing that didn't keep me from letting one screw up sabotage my whole process. Used to "diet" and have a slip up and then say to myself, "well you screwed it up. Might as well just keep eating bad". But the surgery gave me a reason not to do that. So I would slip and fall right back in. And still do to this day.

That's the same here.. I don't know what I get from it. Like I know how it makes me feel and all kinds of emotions go through me. I'm glad I'm not at my heaviest and also glad I didn't get that far gone. I'm angry that people self-destruct like that but then I stop myself and am like well you were there too. And then I cry happy tears when they have their surgeries. Lol.

I think that's what it is with me too. Also, I want to give them all this knowledge I have acquired.. But from personal experience I know they will have the same reaction I did and they won't accept until they are ready to on their own time. I just hate that I am so "judge-y" about it. Because I know there were people who were judge-y to me. Congrats on the surgery btw!!! It's an amazing feeling, isn't it??? I am 5 months out, 130 lbs down!!!

I haven't caught myself doing that.. Then again I have anxiety in stores so I try my best to get in, get what I need & get out.

OHHH where to start, where to start?! I was able to go to the movies and fit between BOTH arm rests COMFORTABLY. I am now in a 2x!!! down from a 5x... Yes, I am going to cheat here and this is (kind of) a scale victory, but I am nearly at my high school weight!!!!!! the lowest I EVER REMEMBER BEING!!!!! I was able to walk my dog down the hill and back up it without being inches of my death (dramatic much?) by the end of the uphill walk. I was breathing hslightly heavy but NOTHING like before. I no longer have shopping anxiety.

2 months post op. according to Myfitnesspal, i am getting around 900 a day. this sounds so steep. I drink 2 Protein shakes a day 1 pre-made premier in two cups of decaf coffee spread throughout day. and One homemade with PBFit and fairlife fat free milk for breakfast and then normally a p3 protein pack and leftovers from a dinner for the other meals. seems so steep to be nearly 1000 calories. I am getting quite a bit of protein as well. Still losing consistently also, but makes me wonder if i got less calories would i lose faster? program start- July 6 surgery- October 31 starting- 404.8 pre-op- 369.2 surgery- 362.9 current-321.8 (83 lbs down total)

I dont think i was getting much of anything at all because i would just avoid eating. any Protein shakes i tried to drink were terrible. I finally found I can handle the premier in coffee and it tastes like my regular old sugar free creamer. and then found that i LOVE chocolate muscle milk with PBFit and fair life. so the protein is easier to get in now. and i know most of my calories come from the Protein Shakes. MFP says i should be getting 1800 and something so im still below about half that or right at it. and your loss is amazing as well! It feels good I just get so scared of overdoing it or stretching pouch even though I make sure to measure and take it slow. I could use work on my Water intake.

The apple pie is pretty good.

I also feel like I've never even had it. I measure three ounces and I'm like this is way too much. It's not supposed to be this big of a portion Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I am in fear that I have PTSD from being fat. (I'm still fat, just not as fat as I was). I started this process on July 6. Had surgery 10/31. from July 6 to now, I have lost 77 pounds. I cannot see much of a difference when I look in the mirror. I can tell in clothes and sometimes pictures, and my double chin has reduced significantly from what I can tell, but when I look at myself from the side I feel like I am still over 400 lbs!! Also, even though I never go over 3 ounces and measure out my food and meal prep I feel like I am eating way too much. The feeling I have after I eat is that same guilty feeling I used to get when I would binge.I also catch myself still in the mindset of where I used to be. Say, driving home from work and having that urge to go to fast food. It's like second nature. I realize I have a food addiction. Has anyone else ever felt this way? I cannot get past the feeling that I am making no progrees, or too slow progress, even though I have had a few NSVs and the evidence shows I am progressing.

Emotional scarring is more along the lines of what I meant.

Sorry if I didn't know a better way to explain. Thanks for your input though.

I am nearly 2 months out and 77 lbs down from my highest in July of 404. I still cannot tell the slightest difference at all even though everyone around me can.

Can we have Emergen-c or Nyquil post op? I am sick and miserable and havent heard back from my surgeon. this began Sat and they were closed the weekend and i left a message today

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