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My thoughts and prayers are added as well!!!

Mine is growing back as well.....lots of little frizzies!!!

Good question! I have definitely slowed down, only losing about 4 lbs in the last 3 weeks. I still have about 50-60 lbs to go. I feel so much better, but am now impatient, lol!

I actually eat salmon quite often with no issues!

The strips and walking worked for me.

I usually just tell people I've had surgery recently and have to wait a while to drink.....and that I'm still healing so a lot of foods still bother me. If they ask what, I usually use the very vague "female stuff" .....most people don't ask many more questions than that. It isn't that I mind sharing, I just don't want to share details with people I don't know. For me, that's just me in general...I'm fairly private overall anyway until I get to know people.

For me, it has definitely gotten better! Even taking the bio-oil supplement to help the hair on my head from falling out, I have still noticed that my arm and facial hair is so much better already!

You look fantastic....great work!!!!!

For me, I've found that sugarfree popcicles are a requirement to always keep stocked! Also, watermelon and cantelope seem to curb my sweets cravings.

Congratulations

That's awesome I wore a pair of jeans Saturday, and after I got home and was walking up the stairs in my house with my hands full, my pants fell down, lol! But, luckily no one around in that case!

Such a fantastic story, way to go!

Congrats! I can't wait to be there

I know I'm late to this thread, but I wanted to add my 2 cents. You look FANTASTIC! I can't wait to get to that point. More than the weight loss, the new boobies, anything.....the smile you have now goes all the way to your eyes; it's easy to tell it's REAL. I'm so glad you have that happiness with yourself. I'm only 3 months out, but that's what I can't wait to find the most. And, yes, I know it should always be there, but I've been missing it for a while, and am just starting to feel like myself again. Please keep us posted on your journey.....I too will have no qualms about doing some maintenance once I see where everything ends up! Thanks for sharing your story and the pictures...it really does mean a lot!

I am just over 3 months out, and yes, I still have to force myself to get all the liquids in. I think maybe for me it's such a mindset change that I need to constantly have something I'm drinking, as opposed to gulping down 20 oz 3 times a day.......but I'm getting there!

I think it may be iron supplements......I realized that this seemed to start about 3 days after I added an iron supplement. I'm going to try skipping it for a couple of days and see what happens.

Thanks for posting! It's such motivation for me......to know I WILL get there!!! You look fantastic!

Thanks Kelly, that's a good idea. I'll try just liquids tomorrow and see if it helps. And, LOL, absolutely NO bun in this oven!!!!!

I tried searching, but couldn't figure out the right words to get an answer. I'm almost 3 months out and have had absolutely no issues until this past week. It seems like everything/everytime I eat I'm having much more nausea than I've ever had (really none up to this point). One morning I ate cottage cheese, just like I do almost every day, and immediately threw up. Several times since, I'm getting really gurgly stomach, sweating, and feeling sick to my stomach. This has been going on for about a week. There's no "pain", just nausea. It's making me extremely uninterested in eating or drinking anything. It's just so strange, up to this point, I've really had such a stellar experience, I'm concerned. Thanks for any insight and/or advice.

I tried searching, but couldn't figure out the right words to get an answer. I'm almost 3 months out and have had absolutely no issues until this past week. It seems like everything/everytime I eat I'm having much more nausea than I've ever had (really none up to this point). One morning I ate cottage cheese, just like I do almost every day, and immediately threw up. Several times since, I'm getting really gurgly stomach, sweating, and feeling sick to my stomach. This has been going on for about a week. There's no "pain", just nausea. It's making me extremely uninterested in eating or drinking anything. It's just so strange, up to this point, I've really had such a stellar experience, I'm concerned. Thanks for any insight and/or advice.

Sugar free koolaid helped me get my water intake in those first few weeks!

I also never had a problem before surgery. I get a burning sensation in my throat if I don't take the PPI. I've also heard it's normal 3-6 months and up to a year after surgery.

I'm basically just avoiding simple carbs. Complex carbs in fruit and whole grains have so much nutritional value that they're necessary. Now, I do watch them and keep track of them.....so, basically it's kinda like a diabetic diet. No more than 30 carbs from complex carbs in a meal. I usually end up around 75 a day.

Congratulations!!!!!

I'm so grateful to have had this surgery. I'm already feeling so much better. I started my journey at 298, the highest I have ever been. I'm currently 252, about 2 1/2 months out. I'm already off diabetes meds and one of my cholesterol meds.....and have halved by BP meds. I have more energy and am already sleeping better. I'm getting my life back!!!!!