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I wasn't given this option. Sounds like if the surgeon is still ultimately in control of the procedure but it minimises the amount of rummaging in your insides that's required then it can only be a good thing. Best of luck for tomorrow OP!

Nice spreadsheet. Blimey that's a rapid loss! Well done you. Enjoy! My loss has been a steady 2lbs a week for many months. It speeds up and slows down. Have never approached anything like yours

That's really good to hear from someone as far out as you Kris

Honestly - having studied it scientifically as best I can, I think that stalls just happen randomly and then just end - also randomly. They're part of all significant weight loss journeys. Upping or downing: calories; protein; water; exercise (including type or intensity of exercise) might coincide with a renewed loss but it's not likely to be the cause. Keep doing what you're doing and you will keep losing weight until you're done. Yes, more slowly and then MUCH more slowly, as you approach goal. I've had the same calorie intake for the last 4 months, and more or less the same level of exercise. I'm losing approx 2lbs per week but not at all in a linear fashion. Average it all out, keep on keeping on, and you'll be fine. You'll lose until you stop losing. You have done amazingly well @DaisyAndSunshine

Ahahaha Summerseeker - you and I have both lost exactly 95lbs and both had our surgery last November. How cool is that?

Have used straws for months with no issues at all. I wasn't told to avoid them

Shift work is the absolute devil - do you do it all the time? Anyway - one day's slip up means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING in the grand scheme of things @SleeverSk Just get back on the horse tomorrow. You've learned something (that slider foods do slide down REALLY nicely) and you will use that moving forwards until you reach goal - the goal that YOU want to reach. We all have better days and worse days - look at what you have achieved over the last 10 months - unbelievable.

Oh nice to see these updates! Now 6.75 months post-op, 13st 0lbs and dying to see 12 something on the scale for the first time in many years. Still on 1000-1200 calories a day and still walking for exercise. I focus more on speed than distance (exercise more than activity). Still losing pretty much 2lbs every week, allowing for the odd stall. Life at 182lbs is GOOD.

6.75 months post op and I eat 1000ish calories on weekdays and 1200ish at weekends (alcohol). I still track every bite that goes into my mouth I know lots of people don't or don't have to. I have lost approximately 2lbs per week since my surgery, give or take.

Yeah I come from a large family of mostly thin people and nobody does that! Horses for courses!

I feel your pain. As everyone else has said, weight loss definitely slows the more you lose. Sounds like you've recognised that your body dysmorphia is a big issue and feeding into your concern, so I agree that you need to address that asap. Is there any way you can correct your stats in your side bar as they're not correct and they would help people to help you!

I did it by accident because my first date for surgery was cancelled and I didn't know when I would be re-listed. I kind of ended up on it for 2 months, with the odd proper meal when I couldn't bear it any longer, thinking 'the minute I stop they'll give me another date'! Ended up losing 25lbs, which was a nice head start but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it! Good luck if you do give it a go.

Yay - bet you're a very happy sleever! All the milestones on the way down are good. I'm waiting to see 12st SOMETHING for the first time in over a decade - soon....

I thought about bariatric surgery for over 10 years. The decision to go for it in the end wasn't precipitated by one event, more an accumulation of little embarrassments like the seatbelt on an airplane only just buckling, my hairdresser having to bring out a special chair for me in case I broke the new fancy ones with the spindly legs, reaching a BMI of 40. Even after those it took me months to decide who to go with - I definitely looked at Eastern Europe because it's so much cheaper there but my partner was so worried about me having surgery abroad that in the end I just paid up and did it here. I spent my entire adult life believing that I should be able to lose weight on my own (I could) and keep it off (no chance). I really wish I had just gone for it 10+ years ago when I first considered it. I think you're absolutely right to do ALL the thinking before going ahead and I wish you the very very best of luck wherever you have your surgery.

Best of luck - I hope it all goes smoothly for you

The fact that you're here wanting to draw a line under this regain and looking for support is a fab first step. What you have regained is only a fraction of what you lost. @catwoman7 advice is spot on - your restriction should still be there if you want to use it now. You've obviously lost weight very successfully before so you can do it again, and you're starting when it's still completely doable. Best of luck back on the program!!

Am right with you surgery date twin! Let's see how far we can get. I am still losing a pound or two a week - are you?

There was no restriction to caffeine intake on my programme and boy was I glad - am a caffeine addict and that would have been the final nail in the coffin. Really nice to see you back posting SunshinePrincess - we're all here to support you on your journey. Hope everything is going well for you.

You are SO allowed to think, re-think, over-think and then whatever-think this decision. It's a biggie for sure. I hope you can get to wherever you need to be OP. Also - oh wow Tufflaw you are my surgery date twin! And look at our stats - mirror images!!!!!

My first veg were carrots or else broccoli, cooked really well. Then probably onions and leeks and mushrooms. I am so lucky - I can eat absolutely everything now, it's just a matter of prioritising the space! Good luck - sounds like you've really missed your veg.

I'm still tracking everything and I'm not sure I'll ever stop - I'd be afraid to. No defined calorie limit - for a few months I was having to sure I hit at least 800 calories a day but those days are gone. It just keeps me aware of what's going in. I weigh daily too and again I suspect it'll be at least weekly for life.

Meanwhile I GAINED two pounds this week. Not the first gain and I suspect not the last, but irritating. I will borrow your zen for a few days...

Aw I saw you had just posted and I was hoping it was this. Well done for keeping your sanity!

So pleased for you Erin. I hope your journey goes well and that you don't have to wait too long

None, none, none, none, absolutely none. Good luck!