samnyc

Shoot...missed the opportunity to ask for Adamantium ones.

No issues here. I have salmon quite often.

It means that they are more likely to gain weight if they consume a higher amount of carbs.

Hey..it always feels good to be admired. It doesn't sound you are leading anyone on, so enjoy!

Beautiful pictures. Best of luck for the delivery. Hope all goes well.

I'm 11 months out. I do get hungry. Of course, nowhere close to what I used to get before the surgery and it can usually be satiated after eating 2-3 ounces. I do eat every 2-3 hours (still only eat around 1000-1200 calories a day). It just works better for me.

Looking good. Very nice pictures. Congratulations!!

I started at 498 and have lost over 200 lbs. I wish I had started at "only" 400 lbs. Would have been close to goal already. Ha Ha. There are a number of people on this board who started over 400 lbs and have been very successful in losing a lot of weight. Good luck!

Good for you brother and best of luck on the remainder of your journey. Your post did reinforce what I have said before in discussions, there is a time everyone makes their own decision to change. No one can really force you to do so.

My loss seems to have mirrored what your doctor said almost exactly.

Rocky > Freud Awesome!

You absolutely can shoot for a healthy BMI. There are a number of people who have achieved a healthy BMI and lost a lot of weight. Quite a few people have lost over 100 or 150lbs. I've lost over 200 lbs myself and am still going.

Good post. I just went through this. I spend 60 minutes at the gym every day and have been eating my regular healthy diet but I gained 3-4 pounds in a couple of days!! Stalls I deal with but I can't stand it when the weight goes up. It was incredibly frustrating and I got mad and eat some crappy unhealthy food and didn’t go the gym yesterday. Sigh....need to get back on track. I just need to shift my mental focus on something else and not obsess about my weight loss every day. It is immensely frustrating and I've never been known for my patience anyway.

I just wanted to add that it appears you are at a normal BMI and can probably go into maintenance mode so I wouldnt worry about having 1600 calories. I would think it would be ok as long as they are "healthy" 1600 calories. I doubt you will start gaining at that amount. I get hungry every 3 hours or so and so I have multiple smaller meals through the day (keeping the total around 1000 calories). I realized early on that 3 meal structure was not going to work for me. This is all not to say you shouldnt get the acidity issue figured out. Good luck with everything.

Congrats!