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I also weigh daily to help keep me accountable. 5'4" Starting weight 297 VSG on 7/31/19 Surgery wt: 266 CW 215 GW 135 Sent from my [samsung Galaxy] using BariatricPal mobile app

Today, Wednesday, Dec. 4 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 114.9 lbs ---------------------------------------- Aaaaalmost went dessert free today, but I had a forkful of the Kid's red velvet cupcake this afternoon. On another note, I notice I haven't been eating close to my normal calories for the past several days (I was also sick, so there's that), AND i haven't gone for a run in days either (though I have kept up with my 10 mins of daily strength training). Need to get back to my running routine!! ---------------------------------------- 10:00am - 2 cups of earl grey tea w/ stevia 1:15pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + 3.5 oz seared tuna sashimi + 1/4 tbsp pickled ginger + cucumber 3:30pm - 2 oz beef jerky + 1/2 oz almonds + 1 oz cashews + 2 tbsp crunchy peanut butter spread on 1 Love Good Fats Keto coconut-macadamia nut bar + 1 bite red velvet cupcake 7:30pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + 3.5 oz skirt steak w/ gravy + 3.5 oz seared tuna sashimi + 1/2 oz squid sashimi + 1 tbsp tamari + 1/4 tsp pickled ginger ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1329 cals - 94g Protein - 53g NET carbs - 72g fat

Hi, I gained 2 lbs from fatsgiving but I was able to lose a lb in the last couple of days. Glad you were able to get out of cooking. 5'4" Starting weight 297 VSG on 7/31/19 Surgery wt: 266 CW 215 GW 135 Sent from my [samsung Galaxy] using BariatricPal mobile app

oK.... did what yall said.... Progress.... Thanks Pants size 10 - 6 = down 2 sizes Weight 173.5 - 141.4 = -32.3lbs Bust 44" - 40" = -4" Under bust 34" - 31"= -3" Right arm 12.5" - 11.5 = -1" Left arm 13" - 11.5 = -2.5" Waist 37" - 32" = -5" Hips 44" - 40" = -4" Right Thigh 24.5" - 21.5 = -3" Left Thigh 24.25" - 22" = -2.25"

Why do I still see a larger woman? Today i woke up at 141.4.... Loose size 6 slacks and i still feel not thin enough. What is wrong with my brain???? Most people would love to be a size 6..... I still see size 10-12.... I know, i should be grateful that i'm not the size 20+ i use to be.....

Hello Steve! I was a December 3rd sleever. Hope your surgery has gone well. I'm 35/M/CO. SW: 436 DOS: 399 GW - low 200s. Things have been going surprisingly well for me....pain is manageable (2/3 on a 10 point scale) and I can sip 5oz of water in around 15 minutes. I'm sure the cocktail of painkillers and anti-anxiety meds are contributing...lol. Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using BariatricPal mobile app

Ok your surgery is 2 days away and you didn’t lose. Are you saying that you did or did not stick to the liquid diet? If you did not, you may want to think about coming clean with your dr. Thing is that diet is to shrink your liver making surgery easier for dr and safer for you. Your profile is blank so no clue what size you are now. Your dr will decide whether safe to move forward of if needs to postpone. This would be your safest bet. If you did stick to diet you should feel that your stomach has shrunk. If you truly did the diet and no weight loss than don’t worry about it. I only lost 8 pounds on my liquid diet and was concerned. My dr told me that he only expects 5-10 pounds loss on the diet. Hiwever, my stomach had gone down quite a bit and I was told afterwards my liver was nice and small. Good luck to you.

well I'm going to be completely honest with you my surgery dates is December 17th I was supposed to start my liquid diet November 25th the first week I screwed up I only have two weeks left to do the right thing and continue my liquid diet so I can shrink my liver the first week I totally screwed up I ate McDonald's french fries chicken and whatever else and said forget it I'm not going to get the surgery but then I said I need to try I want this also I went through this whole process for 7 months why give up now I have two weeks to make this right I need to lose 10 lb so tomorrow I'm going to start and just try my best this is going to be very hard for me but I say just keep pushing and keep going and keep trying even if you did mess up you still have time Sent from my moto e5 go using BariatricPal mobile app

I truly can't believe it's the 3rd day of Dec already!!!![emoji50] 1. Posting your personal goal To get to the 160s before the end of the month. I need to desperately keep my eyes on the prize! 2. Add your surgery type, status (pre/post op, losing/maintenance) Post OP Sleeve surgery in August 2019 3. Weight and BMI (not necessary but encouraged) 174.7 lbs Don't know the BMI associated with the weight. 4. Tell us about your favorite winter activities Shopping to be quite honest. Eating roasted chestnuts with family. Sent from my SM-N960U using BariatricPal mobile app

Today, Tuesday, Dec. 3 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 115.3 lbs ---------------------------------------- Weekday Dessert Embargo fail (and it's only been day 2!). I had 2 oatmeal raisin cookies at the grocery today...they were giving them away for free! I couldn't say no! Well, actually I could have, I just chose not to. On the bright side I got 2 bags of romaine hearts (that's 10 hearts)! and 2 boxes of spinach from Costco this afternoon. YAY!! ---------------------------------------- 9:00am - coffee w/ stevia 11:00am - 3/4 cup coconut-lime sweet potato curry + cucumber toast (keto bread roll + 1.5 tbsp cream cheese + sliced cucumber) 2:30pm - avocado smoothie (1 avocado + monk fruit sweetener + 1 cup almond milk) 4:30pm - 2 oatmeal raisin cookies 8:30pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + 5 green grapes + 1 fl oz pumpkin seeds + 1/4 cup seaweed salad + 6oz assorted sashimi + 1 tbsp tamari + 1/4 tsp wasabi Totals: 1314 cals - 62g Protein - 111g NET carbs - 60g fat

You look amazing!! Such an inspiration!! 5'4" Starting weight 297 VSG on 7/31/19 Surgery wt: 266 CW 215 GW 135 Sent from my [samsung Galaxy] using BariatricPal mobile app

Good luck. I go Monday at 10:30

Soooo it didn’t go as well as I had hoped but my doctor is still optimistic I will get approved. Here’s to hoping insurance pushes it through and I can get it done in 2019 (not trying to rush the process- just max out my insurance)

I’m 10 years post op rxy bypass and still have severe gas pains. It’s so bad right now that I couldn’t go to work. The pain comes and goes in time clusters. I’ll be fine for a couple of months and then I’ll suffer every day for a few weeks and then it’ll go away again for a few months. There’s no rhyme or reason to the occurrence and no patterns I can detect. I’m desperate to figure out a solution.

I’m 10 years post op rxy bypass and still have severe gas pains. It’s so bad right now that I couldn’t go to work. The pain comes and goes in time clusters. I’ll be fine for a couple of months and then I’ll suffer every day for a few weeks and then it’ll go away again for a few months. There’s no rhyme or reason to the occurrence and no patterns I can detect. I’m desperate to figure out a solution.

Hi, I had a MGB last Tuesday. They pulled the drain on Wed. night. The incision was fine all week until I showered on Sunday and it started draining again. I just changed the bandage and 10 mins later it's soaked again. I was wondering if anyone else has had this happen? It's the same light red liquid discharge that was coming from the drain when it was in. My stomach feels softer and I don't really have pain, so I think the draining is helping, but I just wanted to ask everyone here while I wait to hear back from my Doc.

Lets get all the details - So when did you and the daddy do the wild thing pre - Op and do you need me to have the talk with him about safe Sex? I have a 19 and 16 year old boys so i have had this conversation. This is a scooby doo mystery and i still am going with Invetro fertilization screw up at the hospital. Or maybe the baby daddy paid off a nurse to do it - Somehow i think the baby daddy did it - Kinda like the arson of the she shed! But still think its great news and what a bonus to sleeve surgery. New Thread to start How to Do WLS post op when Knocked up by accident, can you do Pre Natel vitamins and Protien shakes? Its a blessing and great news I am just having some fun with this thread - But i do think the baby daddy had something to do with it!

*BURST IN* Wait it's Tuesday, right? Finally ! Transformation Timeline: 2011 vs 2019

@shanza's back...yay! ❤️ ...and still looking 10 feet tall and fabulous.

This morning Bariatric Pal received a strange post from a first time poster. The poster after leaving a message that didn't make any sense requested members to contact them using private message. The thread appeared to originate from Russia. It appeared to be a type of honey trap enticing members to communicate by PM where they might fall prey to a spam attack. These attacks seem to be targeting a number of different types of message boards at the moment. On one of the other boards, the moderator recommended the following actions: Would members please try to recognise and ignore the spammer posts instead of replying to them. Just report them. If you mistakenly report a bona fide member, don't worry, better to be safe than sorry. What might indicate a message is Spam? 1. Profile entries sometimes have very basic spelling errors eg "Unated States" 2. Profile page shows a business link (sometimes) 3. Messages posted sometimes have what appears to be a string of nonsense letters - for example djhpownkggstr NEVER click on these to quote. Recent ones are from the Ukraine. They have been detected as infected on other sites 4. Posts with blue links placed below the message in the left lower corner of the post as you look at the screen. 5. Words in blue embedded in an otherwise plain text post - the blue words are hidden spam links that open up when you click on them - may carry malware 6 Obvious spam links from new members with little or no posting history 7. Look out for several brand new posters showing up in a thread and congratulating one another on their good advice. 8. Never open links that are posted in these thread topics: Bitcoin, travel tips, vaping, gambling, viagra etc, essay writing, smoking, cannabis in any form. 9. Be mindful that spammers usually lie about the country that they are in - the Ukranians say they are in the USA, the UK, one of them claimed to be in Mali... 10. Look for new members who join with "whole" names like JamesWilson for example, or EllaSmith, these are quite common lately 12. Look for new members who interrupt a completely unrelated thread with a first post that says "Hello! Nice to meet you!!" They are devious and malicious, and can trick both new and old members. If in doubt, report and we can check out their real location and posting history. The Russian, Ukranian and Muldovan spammers seem to be getting more numerous in targeting our social forum lately. They are producing most of the current spam, though there are some from Pakistan also posing as ordinary members who are also active. Before most of the spam of these kinds seemed to be USA based, and the change to the Russian speaking countries has happened in the past 12-18 months. Please be vigilant and report.

Like the 10% regain many talk about or like quite a lot? Anyway, you will for sure find both groups on the boards.

If it were me, I would be looking for the most experienced surgeon I could find. I would ask for recommendations and look at his work. I would NOT trust my face to a resident. Sorry to any residents out there........I'll come to you in 10 years, but not while you are still honing your skills.

Wow!! That is awesome news!! Congratulations on your success!! 5'4" Starting weight 297 VSG on 7/31/19 Surgery wt: 266 CW 215 GW 135 Sent from my [samsung Galaxy] using BariatricPal mobile app