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right there too. 9 months out now, scale has barely moved since 7 months post op. at about 1000 cals daily. haven't been exercising as much as i want to. trying to increase that. coming here every day to check in. good acccountability

at six months i was down about 65 lbs, in a major stall (lasted 2 months) but scale moving again nicely and with 3 months to go until my 1 year mark, i have 19 lbs to go...

gotta keep that one!

LOVE it! I am walking around work with a fleece zip up coat on ALL day since surgery.. And FINALLY, i HAD to go shopping when my pants actually DID fall down (at work, i wear scrubs and was able to catch them before anybody got a show)...only got two new pairs, still counting on dropping another couple of sizes!

i am 9 month out and have found myself slipping too. it seems to get a lot easier to eat as time goes on. go back to basics, measure, weigh, etc. use small plates, bowls. cut carbs WAY back. i have done this and it really helps. also, keep coming to these forums and check in. being here is a good accountability tool. good luck!

LOVE the show. I have watched from the very beginning...mini-marathon on TODAY and starting at 2pm my time. i use this show as ongoing support and encouragement. i have told my hubs i wish i could get the DVDs of the series to watch every couple of months to keep me focused. i would say the show is not scripted, the people all seem very real, their struggles are very real, and for sure, Dr Nowzartan is pretty real! ( i have secretly wondered if any of the 600 lb life people were on these forums??)

turkey meatball P3- my FAVE thing Baby Bella cheese 1/2 mozz cheese stick wrapped in thin slice salami (sold pre-made at wal-mart) LOVE them! Greek Yogrt Sausage Ball Pork Rinds (not always, occasionally)

i shared it with my co-workers, parents and very close friends. ironically, i have kept it from all other family and friends. looking back, i sorta wish i would have not told any co-workers either.

i have used them twice in a serious pinch...if i don't plan for lunch before i leave for work in the AM, i am forced to leave my office at lunch. we have had two MASSIVE snow storms this winter and there was NO WAY i was leaving my office. two co-workers offered my their frozen meals on those days and i thankfully accepted. one was the chicken Santa Fe, the other was swedish meatballs. both tasted pretty good. i know they were more calories than i would have allotted for the Protein involved. i have pretty much steered clear of all processed stuff. i am almost a year out and trying very hard to get off the last 19 lbs to goal. i am sticking as close to my post-op plan as i can. good luck!

still in loss phase. during the first 6-7 months post op, i weighed EVERY DAY. religiously. now i'm in a very busy semester of grad school and my attention has been focused on classwork. i am weighing about twice a week right now. i will be a year out in june and then will weigh weekly. hopefully i will hit goal before then, and my weekly weigh in will be just to keep me on track!

i have been fighting a terrible upper respiratory infection for several weeks and my doc has now given me a burst of steroids plus antibiotic. i am feeling incredibly better, but the steroids are seriously stimulating my appetite. i am eating NON stop and have gained 1.5 lbs. GRRRR. only 2 days left, then i'm going to have to work extra hard to lose these couple of found pounds, plus stay on my losing track! anyone else ever had to take steroids during losing phase?

well, something seems to have worked. the scale is moving again. slowly, but it IS moving! getting there is hard, but worth it. YAY

I have always carried a LOT of my weight in front, and used to be asked all the time 'when are you due'. i am feeling really good and down almost 70 lbs, 7 months out. i am still frustrated because even though it's a LOT less than it was, there is still a lot of belly fat on me. i have lost everywhere, including my belly, but it's still quite visable. it's not just skin either, there is still a solid spare tire there. any suggestions? i am seeing the surgeon soon and going to see if he has any suggestions. i have only about 20 lbs to go until my personal goal. thanks!

I watch too. It was sickening for me to see all those coupon 'savings' made while buying boxes of cake mixes, processed junk, and NOTHING useful for bariatric patients. I really get the impression that she simply was NOT ready for the surgery and just knew what to say to pass through the qualifying process. it is NOT a magic pill, and requires a LOT of work, and the bigger you are, the more work it requires. How sad that this was the outcome.

My surgeon told me that at goal, i could use either Zone or South Beach to help maintain...ironically, when I decided to go ahead with surgery, I donated ALL the Zone books I had and tucked my South Beach into the basement. Got those out now, there are some great recipes that I am able to use right now!

NCIS LA reruns, Burn Notice reruns, and ALL things HGTV, also My 600 lb life-where are they now. grad student AND two kids. we watch TV when we wake up at 5am, and then MAYBE catch something at night, but no time to make a real commitment to any series!

in the same boat. big stall for last 5-6 wks. getting 60-65 gram protein daily also. my workouts had stalled so picked that back up this week. hang in there. the scale will start moving again. someone else recommended to me that if this continued, maybe to get an appt with my nut for a diet review. may consider that...

i went back to oral contraceptives. it remains a good option for me since I still have some form of PCOS (but it's fading quickly according to bloodwork and ultrasound!). my surgeon warned me to avoid Depo because of the potential weight gain with it, and ultimately left it up to my OB-Gyn who helped me make an informed decision.

THANK YOU to everyone. this all makes me feel a LOT better! just to clarify, i should have mentioned that i exercise at work, and it's just cardio. i take 2 breaks a day (15 min each) to hit the treadmill and stairclimber. i'm not obsessed with exercise, just have to do it twice a day to get any sort of momentum! i will take everyone's words to heart, and all the good advice too. i FEEL fantastic and only have about 20-25 lbs to get to my overall goal, so i'm feeling a new motivation. thanks!!!

i am now 7 months post op. Doing good. feeling awesome. but i have stalled right out. scale is barely moving, and it's sometimes 0.5 up, then 0.5 down, then maybe 1 down, then 0.5 up again... feeling very frustrated. i know part of it is that my exercise has slowed down a lot. going to re-commit to exercise twice a day again TODAY. also going to try and start writing down everything again. i know my capacity has increased a bit so i am eating a little more than i did a couple of months ago, and that may be accounting for more calories a day than I want. just wanting to stop in and put this in writing for accountability! hope everyone is doing well

estrogen is stored in fat. when you start to lose that fat, you have all that excess estrogen just floating around in your body. mine got much heavier too. my OB-Gyn told me that as i continue to lose and eventually level off, it should improve...

i am about 6 months out, down almost 70 and feeling awesome too! you look great, keep up the awesome work!

mine is to continue my weight loss and get to my goal (hopefully by spring, but no set timeline). Also, i am focusing on changing my career path and getting grad school done. it is time for ME now, and my family and our collective happiness. it is going to be a great year for me!

every doc is different, every bariatric program is different, every pre and post op diet is different. so, it goes without saying that every surgeon has their own belief about drains. i DID have a drain. it wasn't a big deal. it was not so comfortable to sleep with it, because i am a side sleeper. i had to sleep on my back for a week, then it was taken out. felt weird, like a worm coming out. not a big problem at all. i am planning on having plastics this summer or fall, and i have been well versed by my plastics guy on the TWO drains for the TT, and possible drains for my breast reduction/lift...

Hi all- I am the OP and i was reading some of my PRE surgery threads... since surgery, i have had 1 TBSP of baked Beans, no mac/cheese, no Peanut Butter toast, and spaghetti a few times. with that though, i eat one good sized meatball with about 5-6 strands of spaghetti cut up with it, and sauce. i read this thread and kind of laughed. i was so nervous about giving up these foods, and generally they aren't really even too good for me! i am pretty much ALLOWED all foods, being 6 months out, but i am consciously making good healthy choices. i still get the whole budget thing, and feeding the family, but even my family is healthier since we are making better choices, and once in a while when we have these things, i find a way to make it work!!!!