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ooohhhhhh.....VERY flattering on you!

@Avb830: You are not alone in this thinking....alot of us started to get concerned about losing too much weight once we started nearing goal weight...there are hundreds, if not thousands, of posts about it! (including mine, lol). But if you try to do a bit of digging on this forum for people who are still worried about losing too much weight, or being too thin after a few months to a year into maintenance, you will find almost none (although I have read of ONE person who was concerned...she was at a BMI of 18 after a year if I recalll...) Are you happy at where you are now? Or are you looking to lose more weight? Is your team concerned at your rate of progress? Either way, you will stabalize eventually....(barring medical issues, of course). P.S. I started to "worry" when I got to a BMI of 23. I settled in at a BMI of 21 (and have been here more or less for the past 1.5 years), which is still within the "healthy" BMI range.

2 weeks before surgery, my BMI was 43.2, on my 3-month surgery anniversary, it went down to 31.6 At that point only a few people noticed any difference...*I* noticed a HUGE diff though, lol!! My waist had gone down 9.5 inches by then...i was actually quite baffled with how most people didnt notice!! 😂 (Or at least didn’t say anything out loud to me...though the comments and questions started with a vengeance around the 4-5 month post op mark....it got really annoying)

I too was told not to drink 30 minutes before eating, as well as not to drink 30 mins after. 30 mins before: After a couple months, I figured out that drinking before eating, no matter how long I waited (or didn't wait) made absolutely no difference. I am able to drink right up to the first bite of food I take with no issue. 30 mins after: This one I adhered to (and still do, at 2+ years out). If I drink too soon (i.e, before the food in my stomach moves out of my stomach), I will get super full and may get chest pains or barf. Sometimes I need to wait more than 30 minutes...I can feel in my chest when I know I am ready to drink. Everyone may have different experiences though, but you will learn soon enough how your body will respond. Listen to it and act accordingly. Good Luck! ❤️

I didn't inquire about instalments as the intention was always to pay it all in one shot (I HATE paying interest, lol). Ended up paying $1,000 to hold the date, then the balance a couple days before surgery. Though I think a lot of surgeons do offer/or are affiliated with some sort of medical loan plan....best to ask whomever you end up deciding on. So when are you looking to get the procedures done??? Sooooo excited for you!

I am able to tolerate *most* things with no issue except the following: sugar (I will dump if I have too much, too fast, especially on an empty stomach) pork (I have noticed that I get super full on pork faster than any other meat) Everyone is different, so one will need to pay attention to how they respond to certain foods and make adjustments if necessary. Good Luck! ❤️

I was an every-Wednesday measure-er. I did this every week starting 2 weeks before surgery until I got to goal. I found that different areas of my body would shrink at different times. In the very beginning (for me), the inches were dropping at a much faster rate on my stomach/waist measurement vs. anywhere else. My "slowest" areas of inch loss (in terms of percentages, not total) was my calves and hips.

What time of plastics did you get? assuming you meant "kind" and not "time", lol... Tummy Tuck w/ Flank Lipo & Muscle tightening Breast Lift Arm Lift How much did you pay out of pocket? approx 15K (Canadian) for all three (I was able to get the panniculectumy portion of the TT covered by insurance) Pain? YES. For me, it was worse than WLS (though I have read others who say the opposite). While my WLS pain was probabably a 3 or 4 out of 10 on the pain scale, plastics recovery was like a 7, maybe 8. Of course, this is just me, everyone will have a different pain tolerance. Recovery? 3 months until I was completely back to normal (though the extended recovery was alot my fault, as I kept doing more than I should, in terms of exercise, and would re-injure myself) Was it worth it? Definitely. Would do it all again in an instant. How long did you have to wait Wanted to get it done about 3 months after goal (Aug 2019), but had to wait as my surgeon was booked up until the following spring. He eventually opened up a day just for me, as I was getting 3 procedures done and I would be the only patient he would work on. So....ended up getting it done in Dec 2019, which was 7 months after goal, and 14 months post WLS. Ladies- if you got breast implants how big did you go? Not applicable: Just had a breast lift, and i LOOOOOOOVEEEE it.

Good one

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Following!! ❤️

I got really good at changing subjects. When conversations headed towards my looks/weight and I wasn't in the mood to discuss, I would pivot the conversation about them. People looooooooove talking about themselves.

Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. I often think that nutritionists/dietitians give calorie goals to patients to ensure they are legally covered should something arise. I mean, advising a patient to eat less than 300 calories a day is a lawsuit waiting to happen. Further, to this, I often find that all these "goals" are some very generalized numbers given to all patients with little consideration of the individual's needs & physical make up. I am female, 5"2", was 235lbs. If I remember correctly, I was told to get in 75G of protein and aim to be at 1000-1200 cals before my 3 month follow up. These same instructions were given to men who were twice my original size. That just doesn't make sense to me. Do what you can. Let your team know what you are doing, and keep up with your labs. Good Luck! ❤️ P.S. At two months I was at about 300-400 a day. I didn't get to 800+ until AFTER I was done with weight loss phase. Now (at 2+ years out) I can do 1500-2000, depending on how much exercise I get in.

I took my measurements every Wednesday during weight loss phase since starting the 2 week pre-op diet, without fail. I actually looked forward to it, LOL (I have since stopped the weekly measures and only measure probably once a month, if I remember to...just to do a spot check) I kept track of chest, waist, hips, Right Thigh, Right Calf & Right upper arm. I wish I had kept track of neck and wrist as well, though....

Yassssss!!! Congrats! Your work is totally showing ❤️

Wowza. This salad looks restaurant-quality. YUMMMMMM

I dunno about you guys buy my enjoyment of soupy-soups has plummeted since wls. I just cant eat them comfortably anymore. In order not to feel overly full and ick, I need to drink the liquid first, then have some solids. And if I want more liquid after that, I'd have to wait, and often, by then I don't want any anymore. Or worse, I forget and don't wait long enough (since its sitting in front of me) and then I regret it. Sigh. For this reason, soups are mostly the very thick chowder kind for me know.

You guys look like a power couple on a zoom meeting 😍 P.S. congrats on 15 years!!..and feeling awesome

What the?! Holy smokes, you have shrunk so much since the last pic you posted! Looking good lady. The tank top makes your pants look like high waist-ed ones, so it totally works on you! Re: crop tops...before my tummy tuck, I made sure to wear pants/skirts that were higher waist-ed to hold in any extra skin, and to make sure the tops didn't end higher than my natural waist. AFTER the tummy tuck though, was a different story! Your surgery is like, what, a month away? You wont need to worry about any of this later, unless its a modesty thing (which I, personally, have very little of, lol). Crop tops + ultra-low-rise pants here you come!!! P.S. You can fly a plane through your thigh gap.

Obviously *I* love the colour and style, LOL. You are right, once the boobs get a liiiiittle smaller, so at the very least to be able to close that lowest unbuttoned button, it would be perfect. Its a keeper! You look pretty tall (how tall are you?), you could get away with cuffing the bottom and not look like a munchkin. Paired with some no-strap heels you would look like that 6 foot tall model. 😍

Yes, please! Since pandemic started we as a group have not been posting on this thread as much (which is by far my favourite one on here) 😢 My Mr. is completely useless in the giving-opinions-of-how-i-look department 🙄. He will always say "looks good", then follow up with "Is it comfortable?" Dude, I don't care if I'm comfortable...just wanna look awesome. lol. Which is why I ask the Kid...can always count on her to tell the truth, and often get a good laugh out of it 😂

I suffered from constipation the first couple months as well. I had to figure out a routine that worked for me and stick to it to keep it at bay. Generally, I had it under control with daily Benefibre supplements in my morning protein shake, drinking lots of water. If I didn't go in a couple days I'd try Miralax, if still none by the next day, I'd do Milk of Magnesia. If STILL none by the day after that, I'd do a glycerine suppository. It got alot better later, after I started eating more food (specifically fat). Note that I did have really bad bout of it about 1 year later when I had plastics (it lasted 13 days!!!), but I blame that on the pain meds & iron supplements (causes constipation), the lack of food I was eating, and a fear of bearing down in fear of busting open my incisions. Edited to add: moving seems to help too, like a going for a walk or something.

Like most, I didn't buy anything special as I basically had all that I needed in my kitchen already. Of these things, the things I used multiple times a day were: the food scale measuring cup/spoons insulated coffee mug (cuz I preferred to sip my water HOT). wide mouth water bottle for mixing protein shakes (didn't use my blender once). Further, while they aren't kitchen items, I also used the timer on my watch and a food log app on my phone (MyFitnessPal) I ate out of teacups (I measured them to hold 1/2 cup volume so worked out great) Edited to add: I'm 2+ years out and now that I think of it, I still use all of the things listed above practically every day still, except maybe the timer and protein shake water bottle. And the water in my insulated coffee mug holds ice water now, lol)

Sigh. Sometimes it takes me a while to accept certain things! LOL. I got it in my head a while back that I HAD to have one when I watched an episode of Project Runway and saw one of the judges (or maybe it was one of the models?) wearing one and thought it was the coolest thing ever. Granted, she was probably 6 feet tall, so she could probably wear a paper bag and still look like the coolest thing ever. Double Sigh.

Ok, @BayougirlMrsS got me in an OOTD mood! Some online purchases from the past few weeks for your viewing pleasure, lol. I doubt I will be wearing them out any time soon, so I get to impose them on you all. Mwah-ha-ha. 🤣 #1) This black jumpsuit I am on the fence with. I do like the material and the fit, but the straps make me go hmmmm. Feel like it looks like I'm wearing the thing backwards. Maybe if I had bigger boobs it would look better? #2) Really, really love these pants (despite being in dire need of some hemming). Took a picture, but they didn't look like pants when I was standing still, so here's a video to show its flowy-ness (should've changed out of my pajama tank, oh well) #3) I am still on the hunt for a cool utility-look jumpsuit, as this one is yet another fail. The Kid said I looked like an airport baggage handler in my first one way back, and now apparently this one gives off sanitation worker vibes. Geez. I really liked the colour at first, but I realized I kinda blend into the walls with it on! It's going back.