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Another update with pics. Tomorrow will be 11 months officially and im down 131 pounds. I honestly didnt want to lose this much or think that i would lose this much. I feel that im skinny a little to skinny but i would rather be skinny and healthy then fat and miserable. I wont complain but im in a better place. If your in a rut....remember you will get there. Ive been at the same place that your at now. Man about losing weight so slow, aggravated with the diet, smells from food make you think about eating like you used to.... and the thoughts about the maintaining.....but hey its worth it right? You will get there just as i did even when i didnt think that i could and it was really hard. Have a great week.

Nah, none of that works. Smoothies and drinks are not a problem. Healthy or unhealthy both turn me off. I agree but to have loved and lost then to have never loved.

food turns me off!!!!!!! That is all.

9 months out for me and it feel the same way. I dont get excited or anything considering that i can only eat 3 to 4 bites max! I dont like reheated foods. So that eat slowly thing and over the course of time does not work on me! But i also find it hard to find foods that i like or can tolerate that are nutritious for me. Yea the kitchen isnt my fav room of the house anymore.

Same thing happened to me. I am 8 months out and i lost 126 pounds. I went from 300 to 175. It wasnt my doctor who was worried it was me. Buying clothes was the worst part about it. I couldnt keep up with the weight loss. I would buy a size to small and then totally skip a size or 2 and have to exchange or get something totally different.Eventually the weight loss will slow down. I am up and down in between 175 and 180 at any time. But only you know what you feel in your body. Listen to the doctor and the lab work but dont stop listening to yourself. The worst thing that i did was listen to everyone else tell me what i looked like and i wasnt loosing to fast and i was fine. That wasnt the case. Take Care

Hey guys, I am not the tallest guy by any means. But since ive lost weight i feel much smaller than i was before. People are even noticing.... like hey why do you look so short? Im like well i guess i shrank? Im ok with it...just wondering if anyone else experienced this as well?

Decided to mash up a old photo of one i took this weekend at my friends wedding. Before....290 After.... 176 Time line.......81/2 months.

Before....After

You look great. If you had not told me that was a before and after i would have never guessed. You look like two totally different people. Great Job!

I appreciate all of the love. Thank you.

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I havent personally had a lot of bad. The bad really depends on your up keep. I hear a lot of people who have skin issues. I have no skin issues. I started working out right away about a month out. Some people get mad at the scale because they havent lost a lot of weight. The weight will come off trust me. I have also heard about ppl who cant deal with the different way of eating or dumping syndrome. Eating will be something that you will have to get used to all over again and learning when enough is enough so you dont dump. I didnt have complications from surgery or post surgery. So in my opinion the ugly depends on your will and ability to adapt to a new life without food.....yes i said without because it wont be the same again....well at least for about a couple of years. Good Luck on your journey...

I agree.

Thanks for your responses everyone. I never wanted to be skinny you know? I like being a nice athletic size. I just wanted to know if anyone else got much smaller than planned.

When i first started this journey i thought ok im 300 pounds now i think getting down to 180 would be good right? I still feel this way. The problem is i feel really skinny and people think that im about 150 or 160 pounds at the moment. Im not complaining because i feel better than ever. Here's where the issue lies..... 7 months ago i was 300 pounds and i was about a 50 in the waist today i am 184 pounds and a 34 in the waist. I still have a couple of months before i get to my year. Im more than sure ill end up around 160 170. If i look like im about 160 now and im 180 what will i look like at 160 when i really do weigh 160? Any body out there ever been worried about losing to much weight? Or actually lost more weight than anticipated? Dont get me wrong this is not me complaining or confessing regrets i love the new me i actually have muscles and abs! lol ....i just never wanted to be the skinny guy.

November 19th 2012 Which is 7 months Lost 113 Pounds Starting Weight 300 Current Weight 187

I hate the time of these threads when a person says something's others don't agree with. We are not here to bash to criticize or lecture. The best thing is do to is to offer unbiased advice and ask that the person check in with their doctor. It's not my business what their lifestyle or leisure time looks like and neither is it yours people stop being so judgement and harsh. That is all

I went with Dr. Garcia in Tijuana and i had a wonderful time. Everyone was nice and professional and i am 6 months out no complications no extra skin, hell i havent even had a cold and i stay in Wisconsin! Good luck on navigating the site and gathering opinions. Remember to choose whats best for you. Take Care.

I took a shot of vodka recently and whooooooo i felt it right away. Granted i was not a heavy drinker before but i mean right away it went to my head and impacted me. So honestly im not going to be partaking in the spirits like that. Im sure you can expect to be impaired. Also the calories and empty nutritional value of liquor is a turn off for most.

I have been a boxer for a good deal of my life. Dvd's and books will not get you where you need to go. Im not sure where you live but joining a local gym is the best thing to get you in shape and actually learn the science. Im not talking your planet fitness or strip mall boxing lessons gym. Im talking a community center or local boxing gym thats been around for a while. Community centers usually charge about 50 or 100 a year. It will also help with the anxiety of being overweight and gaining confidence back. I hope this helps, it has helped me and i lost my first hundred pounds within 5 months after i decided to start boxing again.

As far as work outs go i do all cardio. I was actually this small a couple of years ago when i boxed. I went back to what i did best, boxing. So i do all cardio which consists of running and cardio machines. I have had not stomach issues what so ever i went back to working out about a month after surgery. The only thing is my muscles and bones arent as strong from what i believe is lack of protein...so recovery is essential. Hope this helps.

I went to work a couple of days after surgery. I was back in the gym within a month. It was important for me because i didnt want to have scores of flabby skin hanging every where. I did all cardio as i do now and i am 6 months out. I also box and i went boxing after 2 months.

Thank you every for your positive comments. Ive been working out since about a month after surgery so that i could get the skin thing under control.

I'm a 100 pounds down its about 6 months. I dont have any skin problems. I posted a pic stay focused my friends.

Im hungry all of the time! The difference now is i would eat chicken wings and chips or cookies and candy and lots of it. Now i will drink some water and string cheese and a small amount and maybe some popcorn. But yes the hunger does come back.