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I stalled during my second week as well. Upped my cals for a day and started losing again. Right now I'm 5 weeks today and only lose 1-bs a week. Some days nothing. But I have faith eventually the weight will come off. Maybe I just need to eat a Twinkie to make my body believe all is right with the world hahahaha

I know this sounds trivial in the list of things I can't wait for, but I can't wait to have smaller clothes that don't slip off my clothes hangers. So tired of cleaning up the bottom of my closet floor full of clean clothes.

I know this sounds trivial in the list of things I can't wait for, but I can't wait to have smaller clothes that don't slip off my clothes hangers. So tired of cleaning up the bottom of my closet floor full of clean clothes.

Exactly. I have a large capacity too. I just have to be more diligent about weighing and measuring my food. There is no rule that says you should eat till you're full. Quite the opposite. My NUT told me the goal is to never be full again. Of course, it's not possible for it to NEVER happen....but to stop short of full should be the goal every time you eat. I see so many statements on this forum by people saying they just want to eat like a normal person....well normal people stop short of full most of the time. The goal should be "not hungry".

Sleeved 1/9. Down 19lbs since surgery, 59 lbs total. I have already stalled once for a week so am finally starting to see the scale move again. Yesterday was the first day I tracked an entire day on myfitnesspal. I ate 469 cals. Carbs 39 and Protein 65. Now if I could just do that every day. Being back at work is great for getting into a set routine of getting my Water in and eating at set times. Would be great to be able to catch a quick afternoon nap though. 10hr shifts are killer.

I can eat more than I see people posting here too. A whole cup of Soup. 3-4 oz meat plus a Roma Tomato for lunch yesterday. Now that I'm on solids (4 weeks out today) I'm getting much more strict on weighing and measuring. Just because I can doesn't mean I should right?

"Now to the question about lower BMIs having smaller sleeves... It is my understanding that they use a bougie to measure, which would mean that the sleeve sizes would not be drastically different, right? Maybe they give guys a little bigger sleeve than women, I don't know."
I wonder if some people have a longer stomach, which will mean a longer sleeve. The bougie will make a standard circumference but there might be more length involved for some folks.

Ha ha made you look...... AGAIN!!

Yaaaay I know it's such a silly little thing but I passed gas finally! Lol I'm excited about that
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I got the shots every 8 hrs on the dot while in the hospital for 3 days. I couldn't image sticking myself with those burning little things of pain....

I made them today. I divided the raw meatballs into 1.3oz balls, hoping they would be 1oz after cooking. They turned out to be about .9oz. I put 2 in each bag and they weighed between 1.7-1.8oz for 2.
20oz lean ground turkey
16oz chub chicken Italian sausage (isernos brand from Safeway)
4oz diced green chilis
4tsp cumin
1tsp chili powder
3/4 tsp garlic powder
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
Combine well and divide into meatballs. Bake on cookie sheet until done. I baked mine at 275* on the bottom rack because I had ribs in the oven already. Worked well cause the outside of the meatballs didn't get all hard. Probably cooked for about 1/2 hr. I didn't time them. Here's nutrition info per meatball. (1/32 of the batch)
Calories- 42
Fat- 1.8g
Carbs- .1g
Protein 5.8g

Wow! You look stunning! Like the smaller thinner younger sister of your former self. Just fantastic! You're beautiful!

All of the above but I'm actually hoping the rashes don't go away because at kaiser, if you get repeated yeast infections in your folds, Tummy Tuck becomes medically necessary not cosmetic, so it's a covered expense. Also breast lift if you get a rash under the girls. I would LOVE some free plastic surgery!

I had surg 1/9 and I'm only down 15. My doc says it looks like I'm a 'slow loser'. Kinda depressing but at least the scale is going in the right direction.

All of the above but I'm actually hoping the rashes don't go away because at kaiser, if you get repeated yeast infections in your folds, Tummy Tuck becomes medically necessary not cosmetic, so it's a covered expense. Also breast lift if you get a rash under the girls. I would LOVE some free plastic surgery!

All of the above but I'm actually hoping the rashes don't go away because at kaiser, if you get repeated yeast infections in your folds, Tummy Tuck becomes medically necessary not cosmetic, so it's a covered expense. Also breast lift if you get a rash under the girls. I would LOVE some free plastic surgery!

Hi, im only 4 days out of surgery but I love your idea of Turkey balls. That is something I will try. Good luck

I know your frustration frank. I'm only 2 1/2 weeks out and have already gone a whole week with no loss. Finally the scale is moving again. I think during this first month (42 days really) of being on a restricted diet I'm trying not to worry too much. Seems like full liquids and puréed foods has a higher carb count than I would like but until I'm at the point where I can make better decisions, not much to do. Not sure what you're able to eat but maybe your body is still adjusting to changes. I know you will start losing again. Just be patient. As for the clothes not fitting? Congrats! I, too had to dig deep into my closet to discover one pr of pants I could still wear. Took some time today to visit the thrift store. Hard not to just want to refill my closet but what's the use? I expect it's going to be a revolving door for the next year.

That was a really good non confrontational way to get to the bottom of this. Your friend really helped you out. So glad to hear you are in their thoughts and there was no drama. It can damage workplace relationships so easily. Let us know what shows up at your door!

So I had a meeting last night at a Mexican restaurant. Was very apprehensive about eating there in front of a crowd. I ended up ordering fajitas. Just kind of picked at the chicken and had a few bites of Beans. Nobody even looked my way! Not sure why I was worried. The only downfall was that with a full plate of food in front of me, I couldn't resist kind of grazing during the whole meeting. I'm still not really sure how much I can eat at one time. Maybe it would have been smarter to ask for a box right away and just leave out what I think I should be eating, but still pretty happy about the experience.

I tucked mine under my back.