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I hiked 3 miles in the forest and thought I was doing good. [emoji23] This is such an astounding accomplishment. Way to go!!! Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

I started at 393! You got this! Welcome. This is such a helpful place to be. And I love your dogs. [emoji7] Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

I agree with everything everyone else said about your antidepressant being stopped so I won't comment on that, but I can comment on those early days and intolerance to the protein shakes. I found them SO DISGUSTING and I was very depressed and kept wondering why I did this to myself. Other people had good suggestions for that too, but one thing my dietitian suggested was collagen peptides. I couldn't stand the taste of any other protein supplement at that time, especially whey. Collagen peptides have the least flavor (imo) and they're especially easy to mix into things like broth to get that extra protein. It really does get better! Hang in there! Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

I agree with everything everyone else said about your antidepressant being stopped so I won't comment on that, but I can comment on those early days and intolerance to the protein shakes. I found them SO DISGUSTING and I was very depressed and kept wondering why I did this to myself. Other people had good suggestions for that too, but one thing my dietitian suggested was collagen peptides. I couldn't stand the taste of any other protein supplement at that time, especially whey. Collagen peptides have the least flavor (imo) and they're especially easy to mix into things like broth to get that extra protein. It really does get better! Hang in there! Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

I was a 48K at my highest weight of 393. I am currently a 36k. I had a breast reduction in 2003, and wore a 42dd after that, but after pregnancy, breastfeeding and weight gain, I grew back to a K. I have been up and down in weight my whole life, but my boobs never lost or gained cup sizes, just the band. I am THRILLED to wear a 36 band now though!!! Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

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I make cold brew coffee and mix it with vanilla almond milk, 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, 1 scoop chocolate protein powder, 1.2 banana, and 1 tsp. Cocoa Nibs., and ice. I blend it in my Nutribullet. It makes a really good smoothie and fills me up for quite a while. Occasionally I have cold brew mixed with milk and add a very small amount of stevia or monk fruit and sometimes sugar free coffee syrups (Jordan's or Torani). This is when I want a dessert coffee. Most of the time I prefer plain black coffee. Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

I was 48 when I had my surgery 2 years ago (July 23rd), and my BMI was 69.9. I have lost 205 pounds, and I'm still losing VERY slowly. My BMI is 33 now. Of course I'd like to get to a normal BMI, but I am pretty comfortable and happy where I am now. I am hoping to lose about 20 more, but since it's going so slow now I am not sure if I will. Anyway, I turn 51 next month and I couldn't be happier with my weight loss. I feel like a teenager again! Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

Oh! And one other thing I thought about.. There are certain things I still catch myself doing the way I had to do them when I was 393 lbs. Like, going down steps, I had to hold on and sort of turn a little sideways and step one foot then the other to each step. Sometimes I catch myself doing that and then I remember I don't have to do that anymore. I can run down the stairs without holding on! Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

I still worry about the weight limits on chairs, and then I have to remind myself that I'm under the weight limit for everything now! And I definitely still go to buy clothes and think they won't fit and they end up fitting! Or the reverse is, I'll pick out an item of clothing and think it will fit and it ends up being way too big because I still have in my mind that I'm larger. There have been times I caught myself in the mirror or in a picture and didn't recognize myself! Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

That is so awesome. It looks great on you! Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

Too funny! All the hair had disappeared from my nether regions until I lost weight. It's back now. [emoji51] Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

Congratulations! That is amazing! Isn't it such a great feeling to be able to do things that were so hard before!? [emoji4] Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

Today my family had a picnic/reunion at a state park that has a lot of trails. My son went with my aunt and cousins to check out a creek so I followed. The decided to walk the trail which was 3 miles. Now this is in the woods and hilly, rocky terrain, so I had no idea how different 3 miles is on a trail like that and it took us like 2 hours. It was also almost 100 degrees and very humid here today. I hiked that whole trial and I was never winded! I can't believe it.. I ended up getting 13,000 steps! The first time I went to my bariatric surgeon I was winded walking down the hall to his office. I just can't believe how good I feel! I have asthma and it was so bad before I lost weight and I wouldn't have been able to breathe with the exercise, especially combined with the heat! It's crazy! Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

Congratulations! That is such a wonderful feeling!!! Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

Thank you! [emoji4] Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

I have lost 205 pounds since my surgery. I'm 2 years post op on July 23rd. I am still hoping to lose 15 or 20 more and I do have a lot of loose skin, especially on my stomach and legs. I don't have a ton on my arms because they've never been that big. I do have loose skin just about everywhere but it's the worst from the waist down, especially my lower stomach. I paid for my wls so I really don't have it in the budget to have loose skin removal unless I can get insurance to cover a panniculectomy, so for now I have to live with it and I am OK with that. I really thought it would bother me a lot. The biggest issue I have is that my legs are thinner than they ever been, especially in proportion to my body, and shorts and pants are often too big in the legs when they fit in the waist and that drives me nuts. I'd take all this loose skin in heartbeat over weighing almost 400 pounds again though! I'm gonna include a pic of me in clothes and me in a two piece swimsuit. I have never worn a two piece, but the way I see it I lost all that weight and I REFUSE to be ashamed of my body ever again, no matter how it looks. It may be that I'm old now, but I just don't care what anyone thinks anymore. I'm including the swimsuit pic so you can actually see some of my loose skin, and also you can see in clothes that it's really not visible, even though I don't care too much about hiding it anyway. I know not everyone feels this way, but I struggled with self esteem issues most of my life, and in the last 10 years ago I worked on that a lot and refuse to hate my body anymore. Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

Oh and I'm also 50 and doing things I did as a teenager! [emoji16] Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

Yes it's amazing!!! I just got a pair of size 14 shorts and wore them to the baseball game today and I realized I should have gotten a 12. ME!! A 12!!! [emoji2962] Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

You're absolutely right. I AM a medical professional (a nurse, thought currently sahm), and I have seen it throughout my career. I've unfortunately been on the receiving end way too many times. I never understood this, because I always tried to treat all my patients with respect and listen to them and take them seriously no matter what. I've had so many doctors dismiss my health concerns just because of my weight. One time, we took our son to be evaluated for autism when he was younger, and THAT doctor harassed us about our weight. Wtf does OUR weight have to do with the possibility of our son (not overweight himself) having autism!? I was flabbergasted by that one. It is well known that many medical professionals discriminate against overweight people. As if thin people don't get the same diseases and problems! Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

The other day I posted that I got a size medium pair of shorts. I kind of thought it was a fluke, but today, I got a medium shirt and it is a PERFECT fit. I'm starting to think I might actually be a medium now. My larges are loose. It's just so hard to believe, as I've NEVER owned a medium piece of clothing in all my 50 years! [emoji1] Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

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I agree. I know it is too easy to get complacent if I don't track. A day off and then works for me, but I plan to track for life. Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm still amazing that towels fit around me! This is a GREAT NSV. Good job! Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app

This is sort of a NSV and sort of a society fail. [emoji849] I've always been a very friendly, talkative person, who will talk to anyone, and I noticed after I got really fat soemtimes when I would talk to people they would not be friendly back or act uncomfortable, and people hardly ever started conversations with me. It caused me to develop a bubble over the years and talk to fewer people. I thought people had just gotten less friendly overall. We just joined our local rec center and I was at the pool with my son yesterday, and I had several people just randomly start conversations with me. This hardly EVER happened when I weighed almost 400 pounds. I can't even call this a victory because it's really sad that those same people might not have talked to me before, even though I'm the same person. Based on the way I look on the outside, suddenly I'm worth talking to. Of course, I could be just imagining all of this, but I don't think I am. Sent from my Pixel 5a using BariatricPal mobile app