Keia

Hang in there; unfortunately it's not an exact science. The other posts are right, it's different for everyone. And only you will know when you're there. To be honest, even though I've lost 80 pounds, I'm not sure that I ever hit my zone. I had some good months and then some bad ones. So...hang in there

If I drink too fast (not waiting until all of the liquid has gone down), then I get hiccups. Cold Water especially give me the hiccups if I drink it too fast. I try not to take more than two drinks at one time.

I'm a year out and still have shoulder pain if I eat too much.

I saw 212 last week and literally cried. Cried! I was like what? This isn't a major number, what's wrong with you. LOL. But now I'm officially 31.5 pounds down. The weight loss has come off very slowly for me. So I am so excited to hit a major hurdle. Gosh, now I really wonder what I'll do at 199 . Congrats to everyone, whatever milestone you hit.

Hello, Everyone. You all are doing an awesome job. I can't belive you've lost so much in 7 - 8 months. Wow! I finally broke the 30 pound mark. I'm down 31 pounds. I was too excited! I've started losing inches again. I need to purge some more clothes out of my closet, but that requires me to get off my duff, lol. I bought about six suits from the thrift store and that's helping me with my work clothes. Funny, I never shopped at thrift stores prior to the surgery. Now, I love it! I was exercsing about three times a week, but I had company a couple of weeks ago and that interrupted my schedule. I haven't quite gotten back on track. I did a 5K last weekend. And I have two scheduled for September. My family reunion is Labor Day weekend and no one has seen me since surgery (other than pic's I posted on FB). So I'm pretty excited. I'll have to go find some new shorts to wear.

My hair was coming out really bad about five months after surgery. Then it tapered off for a while. Now at 7 /12 months post op, it's still isn't right. My hairstylist noticed that it still isn't as thick as it used to be. I will start taking bioten also. Is 5000 mg the standard? I think I saw some at Walmart.

I lost 36 pounds 8 years ago and maintained 197 for 2 years. I wasn't too excited then (kind of took it for granted). But now that I KNOW it will be the last time that I cross that treshhold, I want to rejoice. So even if I don't scream, I'm going to have a big ole' . Congrats to you!

You are not a wimp! Each one of mine hurt. She always has trouble finding the middle of my port and all of that digging around is not fun. Fortunately she does numb me first, but a couple of times she had to poke me where there wasn't any lidocaine. Since she had finally found the middle, I just had to suck it up and tough it out. But ooooooooouch! lol. Good luck, just breathe a lot and pray! Oh, BTW, my hunger did not subside until my last fill (5.5 cc's). I wish I had been more dligent in getting my fills, I could have been here months ago. Good luck.

Congrats! It is amazing how much one night's sleep can change things. Continued success to you!

Me, too! Me, too!

Hi, Alex. I believe I am finally in the green zone. My hunger is at bay and I am able to eat only 3 times a day (before I had at least one or two Snacks daily). I feel restriction now and my satiety is much sooner than before. The only thing that's different and kind of weird, is that I cannot drink cold stuff anymore. Cold Water causes restriction and takes a moment to go down. This happened the day of my fill and every day since. Cool or room temperature water is fine. I posted the question on another board and one person responded and said she's been this way for six years. Ice cream and cold yogurt are also a problem for her. This isn't the end of the world for me, I was just curious. And my good news is that I'm down 4 pounds since last week! Yeah! All of the exercising and tracking food is finally paying off. Thanks!