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167 was my lowest weight and I was determined to keep going, then life happened. I started a new, stressful job, bought a house, moved within a month, and then my dog died in my arms all within a year. To say I'm disgusted with myself is an understatement. Being someone who considers themselves a perfectionist, this is really dragging me down. On top of all this good stuff, my body dysmorphia is unreal. I see my current self in pictures or in the mirror and I see my 300lb. self. Even though I'm in medium clothes when I used to be in 2-3X, I can't get myself to see the change. I didn't have the surgery for vanity. It was successful in helping me come off of diabetes and high blood pressure meds. But now that my life feels like it's finally getting back to a normal rhythm (besides having a 6-month old puppy), I am ready to get back on track and get back down to a reasonable weight. I can see the gain in my face, and it's killing my confidence (if I ever had any). I've talked to my gastric bypass team - I know what to do, but I'm having a hard time getting back on track. I'm trying baby steps, but I'm looking for other tricks and tips for getting there. Any and all feedback is appreciated. Best

That’s a big issue I have is feeling like I need to change EVERYTHING right now. I need to focus on baby steps and doing one thing at a time. Thank you both.

Thank you so much. I’ve talked with a therapist before, but she wasn’t even knowledgeable to the Bariatric issues I was facing months ago.

I had the worst time with food aversion. It took me about four months to get over it. I couldn't eat chicken, eggs, pork… I was thankfully okay with greek yogurt so that was my main source of protein. It does go away, it just takes time. You could also have what they call "keto breath". I had that and it was NASTY.

Yeah, I've got an email into my nutritionist. I see my surgeon in July for my ~6 month post-op appointment. Thank you for your input, it's very helpful. My family says I'm thin enough now, and if I can make it to 150 I'd be satisfied. I workout at least 5 days a week for at least 30 minutes. Definitely need the counseling sessions, there's a lot that I need to work through eating/body positivity-wise.

I wasn't given a calorie limit from my surgery team. I, myself, like to see less than 900. The rational part of my brain knows this isn't a long-term thing and isn't sustainable. The irrational part of me feels happier when it's lower. I'm currently fighting with myself.

I'm currently 6 months post-op RNY and I try to limit my calories because I'm obsessed over it. (Currently working with a counselor on this.) Maybe it's why I'm craving things lately. Head hunger is a major pain.

I didn't have a three week stall, but I'm about six months post-op now and have been teetering on 2 pounds. HOWEVER, measurements do not lie. From last month I've lost another two inches off my waist. I'm struggling mentally with progress/body/eating right now, so the inches lost are a huge help to see, but I totally feel you with the stall pain.

I know I'm late to the party, but thank you for posting this. I've been CRAVING hot chocolate and I never thought about heating a protein shake up.