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Saw my primary care today. She is concerned that I've lost 15lbs in 5 weeks. My bariatric surgeon's office said I should be at 7-10lbs loss every 4 weeks at this point, so I'm not TOO much higher. She is concerned I am not eating enough protein so she ran my labs a month early. Will know Monday. I lost 4lbs this week alone. I am 3lbs from goal weight and actually concerned I am losing too fast and will be underweight or just look weird. I have an appointment with my dieitian in October to work out a meal plan to maintain. My trainer wants me to stop cycling, but I am like addicted to it. He doesn't think my muscles are as defined as they should be because I should get 120g a day with the stuff I do, which is physically impossible with my tummy. I would need to add in a shake and it would just be a lot to stomach - literally. I am at about 700 cals a day at this point, so at a large deficit. But I am full. I can't eat more. Odd to be in this conundrum. I'm not going to cut back exercise until I see the dieitian. If I lose another 15 by then, then I know I have a serious issue because I will be 128 and look WEIRD. I FEEL good. I don't feel weak or tired. I feel functional and healthy. I'm not mentally ready to stop exercise or to try some carbs that may not make me sick. It is such a slippery slope. I don't *think* I'll be the type to give into cravings and regain... but I am scared to risk it. Carbs were my vice and I conquered my cravings. I don't want them to return, so I keep them away from me. I also have a very sensitive tummy. BUT I also don't want to be a weird stick figure, either. I am still healthy-appearing now, but another 15lbs will be no bueno. Another 10 is pushing it. And this is without the skin removal which will shrink me much more. Kinda actually worried. How does this stop. Where is the equilibrium. I know I will be at GW by Monday. =/ I should be happy, but I am worried because it isn't slowing down. I am hoping it levels out over the next month and you don't see that ticker drop dramatically as it has been lately. I feel like I got in this routine and it has been so successful, but now it is time to switch it up and that is scary. I don't want to fail so bad that I am failing in a new, unexpected way. Sorry for the ramble. TLDR I can't stop losing and it's becoming excessive. The rate has actually increased lately, rather than slowed. Sent from my SM-G930R4 using BariatricPal mobile app

He took quite a large amount off. I have no clue what my new band size will be! Sent from my SM-G930R4 using BariatricPal mobile app

Everything is going well! Slept a lot today, but Tylenol is just fine for any lingering pain. Just burns a bit on and off. I took a peak and it is so smoooooth. Mind you, this is still with the SteriStrips on. I cannot WAIT to shower tomorrow and also go bra shopping soon!! Sent from my SM-G930R4 using BariatricPal mobile app

All went well. Took about 2 hours, but was pretty much painless. Starting to sting a little now. Sent from my SM-G930R4 using BariatricPal mobile app

I have a Mirena in, which means I haven't had my period in years, but after surgery I had some breakthrough spotting on and off for several weeks. THE POWER OF HORMONAL CHANGESSS.

TODAY IS THE DAY!!! SO LONG FLAPS! lol

Well if you ever get into the market, let me know and I'll be your first customer! (aside from your family). There could be some creative ingredients for bariatric patients. These Exo ones definitely needs some crunch, though. But 10/10 would eat cricket flour products again.

... maybe not so much hourglass anymore because RIP BOOBS lmao Sent from my SM-G930R4 using BariatricPal mobile app

Thanks, Fluffy. I know the BMI chart has a lot of wiggle room, but I have dem hips and a natural hourglass figure. About 135 is as low as I can go without looking too thin, even if lower is still considered "healthy". I need to get over my mental block against carbs. My dietitian had said 90g of protein for exercise, but my trainer wants me at 120g. I am going to start with something innocuous like trying to sip a protein shake throughout the day. That'll add those 200 calories and another 23g of protein. Really it's a mental game with myself to accept foods I was afraid of and KNOW I am a different person and won't fall back into the same habits. Sent from my SM-G930R4 using BariatricPal mobile app

so totally random but my labs just posted for my protein and they are significantly higher than my 6 month labs and totally within normal range so HOLLLLA. that's one less thing to stress over! Sent from my SM-G930R4 using BariatricPal mobile app

yooooo this exact thing happened to me today. I even said something. I was like.... whoa... you can see my vein! and the nurse was like "it's like a firehose line". absurd. no digging and multiple sticks. Sent from my SM-G930R4 using BariatricPal mobile app

Potato??? I was told never to eat potato ever again. Starch = no bueno My first foods were egg salad and beanless chili.

You could try pureeing it a bit finer, too. If something makes me sick, I avoid it for a while because it brings back bad memories LOL. Eventually I will usually try it again unless it made me extremely ill (super foamies and super nausea and vomiting for an hour) and then I just cross it off my list. It helps me with denser proteins to smother them with some kind of dressing or sauce. That's the only way I can eat chicken or fish at all. And even then.. risky.

Yes! November 19th tummy tuck and arm lift.

"The internet" says the primary malabsorption is fats. And here is a really long article about it: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3571763/ and another https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5700383/ lol. I can't find a "figure" on what the fat malabsorption equates to in terms of calories, and I'm sure it is food-specific.

Bummer - but not too far off!

I am about to have my first mammogram ever on the 23rd. I am a B cup now. I used to be an H cup and the thought of getting those squished made me nervous. lol.

I use Diclofenac Topical gel on my small joints (ankles, wrists, fingers, occasionally around my knees). It is a TOPICAL NSAID, and my surgeon said it is fine. I also take several regular Tylenol a day. That's about as good as it gets. =/ The Diclofenac is very helpful, though.

Some stuff tasted off or weird to me. Like I can't stand vanilla now at all. Your taste buds will change over the next few weeks/months. Even if it's gross, still eat it.

I don't powerlift, but I can tell you my trainer is constantly hassling me because "at this point I should have much more muscle definition and be able to lift a bit heavier" but he says I don't because I am not getting in enough protein. I am at 90g of protein a day and he wants me at 120g, but it's really basically impossible for me at this point. He is a State champion powerlifter. May be easier since you got Lapband.

On the top of the forum it says I have 5320 reward points, but when I go to the store in the lefthand corner next to rewards it says I have 0 points. And when I click on account, the rewards section just spins and never loads. I also have never been able to see when I checkout where I would enter to use my rewards points. I'm not quite ready to place an order, but will soon and would like to use them....

It just spins forever and says 0 in the corner.

Yeah, it still is showing zero points when I clear my cache and log out and back in. I'll shoot an email over when I am ready to order again...

At 4 weeks out I was eating probably 200 calories a day. I am 10+ months and hitting 700 calories now.

Not to be a creep, but I totally showed your before and after photos to my plastic surgeon as to what my expectations are after my arm lift in November. lol. Looked so amazing.