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Hope in a few months to,be a 2fer like you, my HW355 CW325 hope to be less in March for my surgery. Keep the good work up. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Whwn did you decide to get a New license or ID and passport or work badges? I'm just wondering what is normal time frame since your generally still losing some weight? Oh and wedding ring I wear a 6 1/2 but am worried it will go down. How many sizes did your ring need to go down. And just one more because I have insomnia. How many sizes did you shoes change? Sent from my SM-J727T1 using BariatricPal mobile app

i had mine today too!! I was shaking like a leaf lol I think I was just afraid that they would see something on my EKG or that my stress test wouldn't go well and my surgery would be cancelled. All went well though. How was your appointment and when is your date? mine is February 8th.

I brought comfy pants which I didn’t use because my hospital provided pants. I was in a two person room and roomie got there first and controlled the tv the whole time. I just used my phone instead to watch what I wanted. I didn’t shower the next day cause hospital shower didn’t look appealing. I showered when I got home. I was glad I didn’t pack heavy because I didn’t need any of it.

Hi macky, just wanted to wish you well. I'm also in Ohio, just in the Central part. Will be a RnY about early to,mid March so watching your story with great interest. Gods luck with your journey. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

You lost a whole person! OMG, you did SO SO SO well:) And I'd bet anything that moving into your new place will give you the motivation to lose the last stubborn few pounds. Will help incredibly to control everything that comes into the house:) Will also be a lot of fun decorating and starting a new life. Lots to do:) Busy people burn calories! Wishing you a wonderful new experience and continued progress.

Very low carb. My plan adds them back in 6 - 12 months out. I'm on it because that's what they use in my program and they have had great results, so I want to emulate those. Practically speaking I'm hitting 90 - 100g of protein a day, given how little I can eat there really isn't any room for carbs in my daily diet. As things normalize it'll get more balanced, but by that time I hopefully will have lost most of the weight and hopefully will have preserved a good amount of muscle mass.

Balanced. I eat carbs and my plan includes them. Typically, I eat low glycemic index carbs because they don't cause sugar/insulin spikes and boomarang hunger. I eat whole grains, beans, oatmeal, etc. I avoid refined sugar, white flour, etc. I also hit my protein targets. About half animal protein, half plant based. But yes...I love the fact that a whole wheat english muffin has 110 calories and 6 grams of protein. I also enjoy pumpernickel and sourdough bread, protein pasta, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and a the occasional black bean brownie:) My preferred maintenance diet is Mediterranean diet or Mayo Clinic diet. I like them because they are associated with more longevity and less cancer risk than high protein diets. They include a lot of whole grains and fruits, veggies, nuts, beans and legumes... and much less meat than the typical american diet. My nutritionist works with me to make this work post sleeve:) I am looking for a Forever Diet that I can live with. Not interested in extremes. I'm really happy with my current diet, and feel like I have good flexibility to keep it fresh, healthy and livable.

Definitely get it checked out. They gave me some IV nutrition and fluids. My program requires us to have one electrolyte drink a day (12 oz), I'm doing 20 oz of Powerade zero because I feel weird otherwise. The first few weeks I felt a noticeable difference after drinking it, so I had it first thing in the morning daily.

Sorry for your stress and struggles. Make peace with with your life. Show yourself compassion, forgiveness and unconditional love. You have the strength to turn this around. Your pre band weight was 245. What you have to lose now is not a large gain. You are back on top of this! Another note to put on your mirror below. Enjoy your sunday!