delta_girl

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I stalled for the entire 5th month. It was irritating, but it eventually broke. I've read a few posts where people who are around a year or more out have had a few extended stalls. Don't worry about it. Just keep doing what you are doing. Your body is probably still trying to figure out what is going on.

A lot of stores now sell the top and bottom separately, so you can mix them however you like.

I enjoyed that same experience after creme brulee at 5 weeks. That yanked a knot in my sugar cravings.

I gain all of the time. Just less than I lose. If you saw a weight loss chart by days, it would zig zag up and down, up and down in a gradual decline over time. Nothing unusual.

I'll toss in another perspective. Our culture has dictated specific ideals of beauty, which can be difficult to escape. What I am finding (and have learned before but didn't acknowledge) is that confidence is sexy..period. Men are much less complicated than we perceive. Own yourself, project confidence, feel good about yourself, and there is no stopping you.

It's not that bad at all. You will be ok. It is mostly uncomfortable at times, but not that painful.

You will be catching that sleep back up very soon. Safe journeys and luck towards your new reality.

Awwww! The resemblance! You must be so proud! A real beauty.

Geez with the competition. I can see it now. My hairbaby is bigger than your hairbaby. My hairbaby has such diversity! My hairbaby has "special" talents. Well..I'm going to make mine a cute spring outfit based on something I saw on Pinterest. Neener....

Since this is so frequently mentioned, I thought I would contribute to the general bank of vsg information/resources and initiate some serious research into the topic. But first, I must explain, that nobody's ...NOBODY'S baby is ugly. They are all adorable. So I offer to you my very own hairbaby, which is a product of two dedicated days of collection from evening showers and morning hair prep. (For those of you who are serious about data collection, the subject of this study, hairbaby, does not include shedding from the greater part of the day or evening, which was accumulated via lint roller and/or shed ramdomly in office space and the work restroom). I have also provided comparative scale via a cherry tomato and a Tic Tac. I welcome evidence of other hairbabies, so please show your own adorable photos. If you are feeling especially creative, you may want to include photos of engaging and enriching activities for your hairbaby.

@ 6 months....feeling like I will never "make it." Even though results keep showing me otherwise.

My NUT and surgeon say to stay away from it. The purpose of Ensure is NOT for bariatric patients.

nothing, nobody, never

Hmmmmm...... Beginning to sound familiar. 3 months ago, maybe? Same MO.

Grammar, please ....

Just kidding. No kink. So I had noticed that my posture is hunched over. I don't know if it has always been like that or it is new. Have I tried to "hide" the fat by hunching over? My shoulders are not held back, they are forward and slightly inward as if to protect myself. My spine is not straight, it is curved over. This isn't a medical issue, it is a psychological one that I had never noticed until I recently saw some candid photos someone else had taken of me. Maybe it was not as noticeable when I was big. I need to work on my posture. I also lost my waist somewhere around 170 lbs many years ago. Instead of it being smaller than my chest and rear, my middle was larger. My hips are slightly smaller in proportion to my chest and my waist is not very defined. Well...about two months ago I got a corset type of foundation/support/under garment. It has hooks and eyes and goes from right under the band of my bra almost to my hipbones. It was WAY too tight when I got it and it was a large! I've seen photos of women who have corset "trained" their waists to be smaller. I'm not trying to be a nut case or kinky, I'm looking for some extra definition in that area. Yes, yes, yes ...weights and cardio, naturally ...but I'm trying this as well. I can't wear it for long periods of time yet, so I just have it on an hour or so a few times a week. I've also read that corsets and similar garments can help out with posture. The study has commenced.

To each his/her own...but to me that is like saying everyone has to be happy and have no other emotions that they display to others. Everyone should only post positive, uplifting things, nothing sad nor negative. Everyone must censor him/herself to make sure what they type is as watered down, politically correct, unoffensive, bland, and as palatable to the average person as possible. Sorry...well, not really ...but just ain't gonna.

I'm still a food addict. I still fear not losing weight and regain. There are a few things that are helping me, though, besides the smaller stomach. I never ate crappy fast food like McDonald's, Burger King, or similar, so I am never tempted by that. Ice cream and Diet Coke and beer were harder to get over. Since surgery I have lost the vast majority of my interest in sugar and fried foods, so that is a huge help. I also enjoy vegetables more than I ever did before, without even trying to. Fear of the unknown is scary. Not many things in life have a stamp that guarantees something. This is the same. But each day is a new opportunity to work on yourself. Some days are much easier than others.

I haven't been on this thread in forever. So I had a month long stall, which really sucked. I started taking D3+calcium and it broke. I lost around 5 more lbs since then. I'm 71 lbs down with 30ish more to go. My doctor's goal for me and my goal are different by 18 lbs. My 6 month check up is this Thursday. I'll probably be in trouble. I haven't been exercising like I should and I've been enjoying wine on the weekends with an occasional glass during a week night. I haven't counted calories, protein or carbs in 8 weeks or so. Yesterday I ate everything I could find. It may be getting close to that TOM. The compulsion to eat was undeniably strong. I tried to add in some healthy things with the not so healthy, meaning I ate pickles, cucumbers, celery, fruit to try to get in some bulk since my stomach felt so empty. It was just weird and crazy. Not a typical day at all. So I went from a size 20 back in September and I fit comfortably in a size 10 and some size 8s now. My hair has been falling out like crazy for months and I hope that will slow down soon because it is really irritating for hair to be all over the place, even after I lint roll and brush and lint roll. Saggy skin? Under my upper arms and stomach and my butt is looking a bit droopy like it needs some serious exercise to tone up. Overall I'm really pleased with my progress. I mean ...shoot ...6 months and -71 lbs!?!? I still have issues with fear of gaining weight back, not losing these last 30 lbs, saggy upper arms, and still seeing myself as a fat person in my mind.

I have fallen off a few times. Yesterday was one. I ate everything that wasn't nailed down. The worst was 4 Girl Scout Cookies. It started with Breakfast - pistachio nuts, mozzarella cheese, crackers, grapes. Then pickles around 10 am. I tried to mitigate the damage somewhat and had celery and cucumbers with fat free dressing to fill up with some bulk.Then it was way too many pita chips, which I never should have bought in the first place. Two very small glasses of wine, pork loin, fruit salad, butternut squash with a little butter, and then the cookies. I do not know what in the world got into me but it was like a train that couldn't stop. It scared me and reminded me of the bad old days. My scale is up 2 lbs this morning. I don't usually pay attention like some others do, but it may be getting close to that TOM, which always makes me hungrier. So you are not alone at all in struggling. It happens to many of us again and again. Today is a new day to start again and make better choices. We are so fortunate to have vsg to assist us with that.

...and starting one's period immediately before, during, or after surgery.

T.h.a.n.k. Y.o.u.

There is some anecdotal evidence through some studies that show having enough D3/Calcium prior to weight loss improves results. Do a web search on this to see what you find. I didn't read any of it until a very long 4 week stall. I started the D3/Calcium and my loss picked back up. Could have been from the supplements, maybe not. I don't take them every single day, but I take them more days than not.

I have GERD. I had a moderate hiatal hernia repaired during my vsg surgery. I'm 6 months out and I still take a PPI 1x daily. I do a lot better if I take one 2x daily. If I skip a day or two it is seriously NO FUN. Extreme burning.