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WOW! That is so awesome!!! Congrats girl!!!!! YOU ROCK!!!! And please do not have a heart attack when you fit into a size 6 , prepare yourself now because I have no doubt you will be there!

I am almost 8 months out and not losing right now. But, I know I am eating way too much. What kinds of foods do you eat? I posted about this before, but I do not do well on low carb. When I eat organic I tend to lose faster. And when I eat around 1200-1400 calories I lose the best. I would just try some foods totally different than what you are doing now. I really think that works. Also, up your fluid intake. Do you exercise?

:iamwithstupid: Its been really slow lately. Come on people!!! :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :ranger:

Most likely, this older man was just a jerkass. BUT, I always see things from a different prospective. You have no idea where this guy is coming from. Not that is makes what he said okay, but he could have some underlying illness that may not be noticable to you. One thing that comes to mind is Alzheimers disease or a simliar type of demntia. My father was diagnosed with AD at age 56 and died at age 61, so anyone of any age can be aflicted with it. AND, someone suffering from AD will say ANYTHING. They have no filter, its not their fault. My dad said all kinds of things to people. He would have never said those kinds of things before his illness. He called the nurses fatasses or commented on how big they were. One got so upset and I was like, seriously, you are a nurse working with all demntia patients. My dad always called me "The Big one". I just learned to laugh it off, because I know he didnt mean it. I have no clue if this guy had AD, but you have to always think of other possibilities instead of just being totally offended and thinking he is an asshole. But who know, he could just be an old, unhappy jerk.

:thumbs_up: CONGRATS!!!!!! :waytogo: :thumbup: :thumbup: Can't wait to hear about the surf lessons

Ok, I am going to join you guys a little late About 5.5 weeks until July 4th, so here is my goal. SN.......................Starting Wt.........Current.......Goal.......Lbs to Goal SarahS....................369.....................243............230..............13 I am losing pretty slowly now, so if I hit that goal by the 4th, I will be super excited! Now, I need to go make another ticker

I was thinking in the car today, and it hit me, that in about 3 more pounds, I will have lost the combined weight of my 2 grown boxer dogs!!! Izzy is around 60 pounds, and Gus is around 68 pounds. See picture below. It really puts it all in perspective how much I have lost! The second picture is a before and now picture! Its hard to see the difference when you see yourself daily, but seeing the pictures helps so much! For all those pre-op'ers, take lots of pictures!!! And for those thinking about this surgery, do it! I am only 7.5 months out and doing awesome! 79ish more pounds till goal! I guess I will have to get another boxer to equal all the weight I have lost once I am at goal "

You're welcome! Hope it helps!

Congrats!!! How exciting!!! You will soon join the losers bench :)

Yah, I thought of that later, LOL! I did say boxer dogs in the post, haha!

The Miralax does usually take a while, maybe 3-4 days. You can take it everyday. Eventually things have to work their way out Miralax is also a stool softner, so it will helps with the bricks :/ I have never taken Milk of Magnesia, so cant help you there, but I think others have. I totally forgot about a juice I use to drink. I need to get some more. It is called PlumSmart. I get the light one. I forget how many calories, but it wasnt too bad ,maybe 50 calories for 8oz. I would drink 8oz a day and it did the trick. Something else to try

WOW!! AMAZING!!! You look so great! You ARE tiny now!!! And look like you are having a blast! I hope to be called tiny some day I also had surgery in Oct, the 4th, but have a little under 80 more pounds to lose! I cant wait to post pics like yours

This past week , I have changed things up, and boy has it paid off!!! I lost 6 pounds this week, for a total of........ 125!!! Now, onto my next goal of getting to -150!!!!

We should get together, when I get closer to goal, and we could both stand in your pants Or my big pants, LOL (30/32s). Isnt it crazy to think we use to fill those sizes out??? You have come so far! And look AMAZING!! Keep your head up gf, you have accomplished so much! :boink:

I am in the Cincinnati area and had my surgery at The Jewish Hospital, by Dr. Fegelman. He use to, or still does, work with Dr. Curry. My aunt is an RN at Jewish, and said he is an excellent doctor. Good luck to you!!!! You will love your sleeve!

Thanks for all the responses!!! So, here is what I did to change things up, and I am going to keep doing this until I stop losing. I am not concentrating on protein, or following the protein first rule. I am still eating turkey and chicken, but also veggies and fruits, yogurts and granola. I get organic granola so it doesnt have all the added bad stuff. Also, I get organic yogurt, and organic milk, add some berries and make a yummy smoothie, nothing else in it. I eat blueberries, strawberries and blackberries, either in a smoothie or in vanilla yogurt with granola on top. I even got an organic granola with dark chocolate for a treat. I am eating around 1400-1500 calories, some days even as much as 1800!! A few days I even had organic cheadar crackers shaped like bunnies, LOL. Probably for kids, but they were super tasty. Most days, I have over 200g of carbs. I guess it works for my body, and hopefully it keeps working! I track my calories, fat, carbs, protein, etc, just so I can look over what works best for me. Here is a typical day for me. Most of you probably don't even eat half of this. Breakfast: 1 whole banana with 1/4 cup granola (sometimes just the banana fills me up, so I eat the granola later) Lunch: Bagel thin (everything) toasted, with 1 slice of cheese and 2oz reduced sodium turkey breast lunchmeat Snack:Smoothie (1cup) OR Yogurt (1/2 cup) with berries and 1/4 cup granola Dinner: 4 oz grilled boneless, skinless chicken breast (marinated), 1/4 cup of green beans, and 1 slice of cheese Snack: 1/4 cup chocolate granola or sf pudding cup or sf jello or all of the above Hope this helps someone! If you aren't losing much or are in a stall, it cant hurt to try! I know organic foods are a lot more expensive, but I feel great just adding a few organic things in. I am planning on adding more. Also, adding some more veggies. I am not exercising right now. I plan to start the Couch to 5K program really soon! Once I do start that, I am going to add a protein drink on the days I walk/jog. Probably going to add in some other exercises too. Thanks again for all the support! You guys are awesome!