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My mom too wondered what she had done to make me fat. Sigh

How far out are you?

Biceps testicles! Love it!

Good feedback. Thanks!

If its not one problem it's the other. I take a stool softener daily now after learning a " hard" lesson. I can't find a specific pattern, I guess it makes sense. Anyone find any relief with this issue?

Carbs for sure. I am almost never hungry, but those empty carbs sure do like company. Be careful with being negative with yourself. It's that spiral of guilt, stress eating, guilt that started so many of us on a bad path

I don't really think there is anything you can do. It is part genetics, age, starting weight,babies or no babies, speed of loss and just plain luck. I do know skin or no skin you will be happy with the results

I looked at it like an investement. I would pay that much for a car so.... and even though there were a lot of factors involved "vanity" is one of them. I think of it more like for my mental health though. I was fighting a cycle of depression, emotional eating and guilt that I couldn't seem to excape from. Now I am a really free and it was worth every penny.

I was self pay. $20,000.

7 months out

This is freaking me out. I don't want children at all. Was it obvious when your Iud came out?

No. Not once. I am so relieved knowing it is forever. This is me in control.

I am so pale mine are pretty dark. They don't bother me much.

TwinRN, I gave this a lot of thought. I decided not to make mine a big secret. I answer truthfully when someone asks, but I didn't do a big announcement. I felt like it wasn't "fair" to tell people like me, who struggled with diet and excercise for so long a lie. I also didn't want to keep track of who I told and didn't tell. I acctually have not had many people ask, and unlike others on here, I have not really had a lot of judgment when I tell people what I did. I do sometimes have to explain why it is different than bypass. I feel like an advocate for the surgery. I love my sleeve and had almost not negative side effects. I have occational bowel issues and I had spasms at the begining. I have had no real problems with not being able to eat certain foods. I was a vegitarian before I had the surgery and continue to be a vegitarian. I am now adding running and can run up to two miles without stopping now. My goal is to complete a 5K. My first 50lbs came off pretty easy, but I am having to fight for these last 20-30lbs.

Just to give some perspective, this is me at about 1 month out...

I am 33. Had about 80 to loose. I am at 50 lb loss and I have zero loose skin.

I have gone past a stall into plateau territory. I have been bouncing between 180-185 for about 2 months. I have increased exercise and have been steadily tracking food. I think I am losing inches. It isn't that I am unhappy, I am only 25-30 lbs away from my weight loss goal, so I feel pretty good. I don't know if this is a plateau or if this is where I stop. I am about 7 months out. I have started running and feel good about that. I have a goal to complete a 5K in a few months. Anyone have any thoughts on distingusing a plaeau from just being done?

No extra skin at all thank god.