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Did you have a burger with the bun?

I’m craving salad also and going to try this week! I’ll let you know how it goes

We are all going to have something bad at some point!! I’m just so afraid of dumping...that what stops me. But I am sure at some point I will be texting the waters! how did it go down?

Oh, that sounds yummy also!!

I broke through the 2nd stall, hallelujah! I cut out fruit and I made such an easy and yummy Asian soup! I put green cabbage in the food processor to shred. Hand chopped some mushrooms. Added 2 oz of cooked chicken. Garlic. Ginger. And chicken broth. Just delish!! total used was 8oz of vegetables and 2 oz chicken. Good for 2 servings.

So good to hear!! Persistence!! I hope you feel better....you just have a couple more weeks!

So good!! breakfast I have had egg whites with spinach. I put it in my blender. It’s green eggs!! But it’s good! lunch I have had tuna with low fat mayo with cucumber slices. Or chicken salad. dinner is usually chicken with cooked veg of some sort....like a stir fry or fajita like. snacks I also have almonds or fat free plain Greek yogurt with half an apple or half banana but I think I have to give up fruit for a bit...I’m stalling again! need to push through to get the weight loss moving again!!

Luna, did you have the mini gastric bypass or the gastric bypass?

Way to go! Please share what you eat, in what quantity per day.

I have an iPhone as well but yes, I find I can only change my weight on the computer and not on my phone? I did all the setup and tracker on the computer so yes, you are right! There must be a way but I can’t figure it out either!!

We’re you scheduled for Dec 30 and it was moved?

Go to Account then Profile, then MySurgery, then Trackers.

Yes, uneventful is right! We are still going down, just at a slow pace😁 oh gosh, I hope you don’t get Covid!! Your surgery back will be cancelled!

Merry Christmas everyone!! how is everyone doing??

What are you all planning on eating over the holidays? Anything interesting?

Whoot whoot!!! Way to go!!

HI Sweet Jane, If you look at the previous posts, it is pretty normal. You don't have stats on your page so hard to see what you are starting at. I'm slow although I have been following, do 12,000 - 17,000 steps a day, consume 500 - 600 calories. I lost 9 pounds in the first 2 weeks. Then I stalled. Now its coming off again. I was 4 weeks on Thursday and I hit 12 pounds. Today I am at 13. I see a difference and feel a difference e so I am ok with my slower results. There are others that are double and triple my results. I had thoughts and expectations that I would be down 60 pounds in 3 months! Not great to put expectations on things because we feel we failed or are doing something wrong. Our bodies will adjust and do what it needs. I now know it will probably take me 6 - 9 months to get to where I would like to be. And maybe that will even change as I get closer. I don't know why, but we will all get there, as long as we are putting our effort in! That is al we can do:)

I am sorry you are in pain. That’s awful. And having no another surgery. Let’s hope this does the trick and a speedy recovery.

That is so good that the surgery is helping with your back!! It sounds like you are at the start of a new journey of pain free life. It will be better everyday.

Yes, in general, slow is better for loose skin and for keeping it off. But as Catwoman stated, it does depend on how much weight is lost, age of the person, exercise, water intake....these all affect the skin. If there is 100+ weight loss, there will be loose skin somewhere!

Wow!! 50 pounds in 2 weeks? And welcome

Yes, all the meds taken on the most part an empty stomach I am sure is wreaking havoc. Can you call your doctor previous to your January appointment? It seems along time to suffer. Will this surgery help with some of the other issues ie. back?

Oh, one other thing I noticed....the iron supplement. I no longer take at night. It wasn't making me feel too great. Maybe stop taking it for a few days and see if it is the iron. And of course, it can be your med's with your new stomach?

Tha'ts awful. That cant be your life moving forward. Have you tried gas-x? or gravol? or lemon ginger tea? You dont seem to be consuming very much so maybe it is the emptiness in your stomach? Broth, protein shakes, tea and jello to keep you hydrated and getting calories. Its not the best nutrient's but you may need more than you are getting.

its funny that we do that to ourselves! We did just have major surgery! Its been just about 4 weeks and our expectations for weight loss, exercise, etc is unbelievable. And yet, we keep doing it. Our bodies can only handle so much. No wonder we get stalls! Our poor bodies are saying "stop and let me recoup"! We want everything NOW. If we can just stop our minds and let it happen....because it will. Now...to practice what I preach! I am just the worst! Maybe it will be my new years resolution!