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I don't do Keto myself (I am just unable to get the amount of fat in that is required), but I did some research on it a while back. I found this site a good first step resource (before you get into the more detailed, science-y stuff) : https://www.ruled.me/start-here/

One or two bites of some dessert at Christmas (about 2 months post op). Was in the bathroom alternating between barfing, dry heaving and 💩-ing for approx 45 mins. And i’m not even a very-big-on-dessert-person in the first place! Horrible. I’ve had it probably 2 more times since (and I’m 8 months post op now). Mixed drinks and wedding cake were the probable causes those times.

Sugar. If I eat something with too much of it, or too much of something with it in it, my heart will race and I will feel pretty icky for a while. Sometimes I may feel nauseous and barf, other times I'll need to poop immediately.

keep on truckin', 7 months is still such a short period of time of your weight loss phase. you have many more months to succeed even more. you are doing awesome. and it totally shows.

@GreenTealael: did the GERD come on gradually/or at a later time? Or did you suffer from it immediately after (or before?) surgery? ...and sorry you are going through it. sucks.

Ah, yeah, I didn't look at how far out you were! Yep, like @notmyname, at 3 months, I was having a protein shake a day (each one had 25g of protein)

For the past 3-4 weeks, I have been able to get my 60-70 g of protein from regular food each day. There may have been 3-4 days during that time period when I had a shake on a given day where I didn't reach my protein goal by dinnertime and downed a shake to make up for it.

I'm aiming to be at 1000/day but more often than not, end up below it. Yesterday I got over 1000, but Saturday I did not, so here is what I ate that day. Note that "Breakfast" was at 12:30pm, and "Lunch" was 5:00pm. I was at a party for that second meal, and had prepared to eat lots but it didn't happen. Ended up 688 cals that day.

Are the PPI's not working anymore? Are they recommending a revision?

Yummmm. Double Yummmmm!

Yes, still taking it, I'm scheduled to go in at my 9 month mark (about a month from now) and get my bloodwork done again, and they will determine if I need to keep taking it, or if I can come off...we'll see.

Agreed. Regular exercise makes you feel soooooooo much better all around. Everyone and their mother has been saying it forever, and its' so true. It's hard to start, but try. It's worth it. ♥️

At my 6 month checkup (I'm almost at 8 months post op currently), my labs showed low Vit A. So was told to add supplement to vitamin regime of 10,000 UI of Vitamin A twice a week. No prescription required (insurance doesn't cover it anyway). P.S. I was already (and still do) take a pre-natal vitamin once a day, as well as Vitamin D (2/day), Calcium (2/Day) and Vitamin B12 (2/month)

what is the red sauce?

same. *sigh* Strength training continues to be my nemesis. I just dislike it so (read: HATE), but I've read and seen everywhere just how beneficial it is for both metabolism and toning/shaping that I keep trying to do it (albeit not for very long nor with much enthusiasm). I've been trying to find some exercise that I can do regularly (and also like) that can address my strength training deficit. Me and the Kid are going climbing/bouldering later this afternoon, and that is sort of like strength training...kinda, sorta, maybe. Suggestions welcome, lol.

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If it makes you feel any better (hopefully), you have really long curly hair (according to your profile pic ♥️), so it probably looks much worse than it really is when you see it in your hand cuz your hair takes up more volume per strand. It'll get better later!

I'm loving all these before and after pics this morning ♥️. Gives me all the feels ♥️ Congrats on getting halfway to goal so quickly...such a transformation already You look awesome!

Nice! Your waist is shrinking! Great job, lady

wow. you look badass. 235 lbs lost! crazy!!! congrats to all your work!!!

EXERCISE. I'm assuming that the long term successful maintainers have some sort of exercise routine incorporated into their lives. How much of it do you do now, and what do you do? Tips? I know that the loose skin is a fact of life now, but have you noticed any firming up of the post weight-loss sag? It's crazy that I actually like getting up and about and moving now. I feel like something is missing on those rare days when I don't at least get my daily 6k walk in. This morning I went for 10k and actually RAN the last 2k!! Madness. I do need to invest is some tighter clothes though as I can feel myself "jiggling" in the back...that and my pants kept slipping down over my butt.

Yeah, the hair loss sucks. But barring any huge nutritional deficiencies it will come back. Painfully slowly, but it will eventually. I chopped all my hair off in month 3 cuz i was shedding EVERYWHERE. It’s still falling out a bit, but I do notice it’s not in such large quantities anymore, so im hoping the shedding phase is nearing its end and the regrowth will start already! Hang in there, it will get better eventually.

I thought maybe YOU were drunk...read the title of this thread. LOL 😂

@anaxila, if its not too much to ask, would you mind posting a pic of your arm and scar? I am scheduled for an arm lift myself in December. I know I scar easily and take a long time to heal, but like you, I don't care about the resulting scar as much as I care about ridding myself of these bat wings of mine (I had a breast reduction 15 years ago, and the scars are still visible, but I prefer them over the disproportionally large breasts I had back then any day). Anyhoo, I'm curious what a 2 year old scar looks like. I understand if you are uncomfortable with posting a pic, so no pressure if you don't want to! ♥️

I agree with the other posters, the decision to get plastics should be based on your opinion alone. You need to do what makes you feel awesome, not what other's think. P.S. if i read correctly, you had an arm lift in 2010? If so, the absence of scars on your arms are pretty impressive!