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Wow! Fabulous!

Of course they would - you look gorgeous!

That's amazing - congratulations! I especially like the photo of the two of you embracing each other in front of the pool - cool hat!

Well Khloé, you may find you have someone closer than you think that's had success. In just over a year I've lost 185 pounds. And it's still going. I'm at the point now where I can eat anything, just very little of it, but because I spent a year having been basically forced into eating healthy I have much better eating habits.
Even though I could eat Pasta or white bread if I wanted to, I trade Pasta for vegetables and white bread for wheat.
Starting this journey needing to lose 212 pounds seemed impossible and was really depressing. A year later and I'm 27 pounds away from my goal. This surgery is the absolute best decision I ever made.

This time 1 year ago, I was crunching on ice, chatting with some fabulous nurses, and icing my abdomen.
It was truly one of the best nights of my life. The first night of my new, healthy, life.
I'm down 105lbs- with 50 more to go.
I could never have accomplished all I have without my husband and mother.
So happy

That's awesome. Congratulations to you!!!! Woohooo!!!

Congrats!!

Went to the doctor today, my blood pressure was very low, my A1C was 5.5. So my primary care doctor agreed that I can go off both of them!

Your enemies are dropping like flies!
Mine died too, good riddance to 'em!

AWESOME!!! My doc also just took me off Lisinopryl and Metformin on January 24th! The sleeve rocks, keep up the good work!

Fantastic news! That's why I went through with this procedure. April 1 is my next appointment with my doctor. Hope to hear the same thing

WOW!!! Good for you!! That is the real reason we do this!!!

WHAHOO!! Congrats! That is very exciting and quite an accomplishment. Keep up the great work!

Went to the doctor today, my blood pressure was very low, my A1C was 5.5. So my primary care doctor agreed that I can go off both of them!

The only thing I'm going to contribute here is that I urge any new and researching folks to wait out the results of this thread before jumping to conclusions.
It is a physical impossibility for a properly sleeved stomach to first of all, stretch that much, especially that quickly (especially during the swollen healing phase) and all without the pain and vomiting that follows a sleever eating even a bite too many. Second, to stretch to the point where you could rapidly regain 20 pounds is something I have never, ever seen here. Anyone I've seen regain has regained on sliders. And immediately post op? No way.
Anyone that's been operated on can see there is something missing here - either on the OP's or surgeon's end. I reserve my own judgment for when we know more, but acknowledge that we can't ever really "know" anything about this situation because we're trusting in social media without any way to prove anything.
Remember those first few days post op? I clearly remember not being able to sip more than three spoonfuls of broth in the hospital because that much made me feel full. All sleeves aren't equal, but none of us can fit the quantities as discussed by OP on other threads, even at seven weeks post op.
So, let's not panic, everyone! Wait and see if anything more concrete comes from this, because this isn't even a case of getting a bypass instead of a sleeve. I have friends that had a bypass and none of them bounced back or were able to eat like that, either. In fact, I'd argue the bypass surgery was harder on all of them than my sleeve was on me!
OP - sorry you're going through whatever situation we have here. I hope that you won't disappear before filling us in on the rest of the story.
~Cheri

My daughter asked me to go to the shopping mall with her yesterday. I hesitated, thinking, "nope, not able to do this". Well, I, decided to give it a try. Have n't been in the mall, let alone able to walk around one in more than three years. I did it! We had so much fun!!! Loving life, loving my sleeve, loving me!!! P.S.- Think I'll start posting my NSV's on my fridge, to keep motivated!

chilihot59 kudos on your mall venture
what great new happy life "thoughts" you are enjoying
congrats

Last night I made tuna salad with greek yogurt and put in some horseradish mustard for a kick. It turned out really good and tasted better than putting greasy mayo in there.

I saw this on the Skinny Taste blog and thought it was worth a try. It was really delicious - though I think the 1.5 cups of Greek yogurt was overkill for 16 ounces of chicken. I might try just a cup next time and that saves some carbs. Made as is in the recipe, MFP calculated the nutrition per serving (for 8 total servings ) at 116 calories, 7 carbs, 4 grams fat, 14 grams protein!
salad.html?m=1" rel="external nofollow">Pistachio Cinnamon chicken Salad
16 oz cooked shredded boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 1/2 cups Fat-Free Greek plain yogurt
½ cup pistachios, finely chopped
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp fresh lime juice
4 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
2 scallions, finely chopped
Shred cooked chicken breast using a fork; place in a large mixing bowl.
Add remaining ingredients; gently toss to combine. Transfer to serving bowls. Serve chilled or at room temperature. Sprinkle with additional scallions.

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The only way you will know is if you ask her. It seems to me every time someone doesn't acknowledge something we are doing there is an automatic assumption that jealousy is the motive, perhaps it's just indifference. When we put too much stock in what others think of our journey we give them too much power. Ask her or this will continue to annoy you. Good luck!

I started at 381lbs and I'm down to 199lbs in a short 11 months! This has been a great journey.I'm running my first 5k race next week and can't wait.The race committee wants me to tell my story on stage after the race but I'm alittle shy so not sure if i can do that or not.

My one year surgiversary was the 23rd! On the left, the day I left the hospital. On the right... five minutes ago.

Very good tried the other night.
1/2 head cauliflower. Grated
1 whole egg plus one egg white, lightly beaten
1/4 cup 2% shredded mozzarella cheese
Dried basil, oregano, and parsley
1 teaspoon olive oil
Preheat oven 350
Mix all ingredients together (except oil ) in a large bowl until evenly mixed. Line a baking pan with parchment paper and use olive oil to grease the paper.
Spread and flatten the cauliflower mixture on the parchment paper evenly. About 1" thick. Square off the edges so it looks like a rectangle or square.
Bake 40 min. Until slightley dried out, browing and firm to the touch.
Remove from oven. Carefully flip sicks over and returne to oven for 15 min..
Serve with dippng squad
4 servings (2 slices per serving
95 calories
5 Protein
Went really well with low ctb pizza
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I had a collar bone sighting this morning in the mirror. That is all. Carry on.