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Thanks I wouldn't have been able to get where I am without the support from the wonderful people on BP Sent from my SM-G950U1 using BariatricPal mobile app

Had a haircut for a big anniversary do that people will be at that I’ve not seen for years. Before my 120 lb loss. I said ‘please cut it to my shoulders’. It’s two inches above that... just below my jaw. I’m gutted. FML.

Just checking on everyone. We seem like a smaller group compared to other months I'm down 42lbs. Its definitely come g off a little slower now. I am 3 months post op next week. How is everyone else faring?

I am 1 month and a week out from my gastric sleeve. I struggle with bad nausea, and despite medication and going to ER for dehydration, the nausea just keeps coming back. I am wondering if anyone else struggles with bad nausea since weightloss surgery, or is it just me? Sent from my SM-G965U using BariatricPal mobile app

He came with me for surgery and received all my post op instructions while I was *impaired* & he plans to follow the rules for my safety 😭

Down 48 pounds....going pretty slow...but I have PCOS...so any loss is still good.

Yeah I usually hit 80-90g everyday I've never had hair fall out but it is growing a little thinner and slower than normal not as thick as normal before surgery.... I'm sure in a few months it will get better...

I had RNY bypass as my first ever surgery and it was easy besides a few days of pain I'm nearly 12wks post op and feel great... 65lbs gone since surgery!! Was taken off diabetes and blood pressure meds a week after surgery.. Just have to keep focus on your vitamins everyday..

WEEKLY UPDATE I did ok this week. As far as the scale goes I did lose 1 lb at the very beginning of the week. Being that I'm about to start my period, I'm hoping that I actually lost more ( I typically gain 2 lbs right before that goes down within a couple of days)I mostly stuck to my calorie and macros goals. Some days were higher than I wanted. But i did learn some things #1 meal prep is very important, I found myself constantly grabbing something to eat until I would have time to prepare a proper meal #2 sleep is very important. I've always struggled with sleep issues. I go into bed late and than still suffer from insomnia and I wake up in middle of the night. I only averaged 4.5 hours a night! #3 motivation motivation motivation!!! The days I felt motivated through exercise or scrolling through BP it was easier to stay focused and eat right. Stats: 29 months PO/ 5'2" / CW 175.4 Goals for this week #1 Somehow get more sleep #2 stay under 1200 cals #3 meal prep and plan #4 make it to the gym more #5 stay motivated and keep going!!! Sent from my SM-G950U1 using BariatricPal mobile app Edit- I forgot to mention my fluid intake wasn't that great either which could be contributing to my hunger/ snacking problem Goal #6 get in 64 oz of water

Have you had any labs done yet (maybe a bit early, but some do them at 3 months,)? One thought is a bit of anemia, either from iron or B12 levels being too low. The other thought is diet - most of us are/were on a low carbohydrate diet by default (low calories, protein emphasis, not much room for other things...) and some take that to greater extremes by following one of the popular diets like Atkins, keto, paleo, etc. under the belief that they will improve weight loss results. When one is being particularly active, low carb diets can yield this kind of result, either overall lethargy, or running out of gas quickly. When on a low carb diet, our glycogen stores (short term energy reserves of carbohydrate) are being kept low, and it takes time to replace it with converting energy from fat - either stored or dietary - so we can wind up running short. It's like only filling your gas tank to half - it may not be a big deal if one is a stay at home sort making few errands, but if one is active and always out and about doing things, then one needs to keep filling up. I never worked to keep carb intake particularly low (or high - I simply ignored it) and never had any particular overall energy issues after the first few weeks. One thing I did run into at about four months was running out of gas after about an hour in the pool (just lap swimming). My RD suggested trying a pre-workout snack/meal that was relatively high in complex carbohydrate, moderate in protein and low to moderate in fat. I played with that and settled on a small sandwich of whole grain bread, meat and cheese, and that did the trick - breaking through that one hour wall. Hypothetically, that provided a bit of a blood sugar rise at about the time that I was otherwise starting to run low (or it was topping up my glycogen supply so that I had enough to go farther.) Note that this made no difference on the days that I did a weight circuit, as I never had any energy problems then, even though those workouts ran upwards of 90 minutes. So different activities can create different demands, so that is something to play with.