luckysmomma

I cannot break this habit, thus far. I am 12 weeks out today. I have slowed down, but I have to have a drink while I eat. I am a work in progress, too.

I cannot wait to dress the way I want...it's been way too long!

It is unavoidable...but I started taking Biotin & prenatal Vitamins a year before surgery. Since surgery (I am 12 weeks out today), I started using biotin/collagen shampoo/conditioner & I am styling my hair less right now using less products on it. I haven't experienced it yet, but I know it usually hits around the 4 month mark... Best of luck to you!

I am 5'10"...I want to wear a size 14. (Back in high school - I was around 150/155 at size 11/12)...I am built totally differently now even though I have no kids...so 165-175 is my goal and a size 14...I am a tall girl. I like the womanly look - curves. I like having thick thighs, wide hips...wish my belly was flat, of course, wish I had a bubble butt instead of wide, flat land, of course....but overall, I am at peace with myself now - even though I am currently so obese - back in high school I felt just as obese as I do right now because I wasn't a size 6 (like my five foot tall friends & supermodels like Cindy Crawford who were my height but were a small size)...I am more than okay now in my own skin twenty years later...so I know I will be on cloud nine at 165-175...I will rock it! My WLS was primarily for mobility issues, but I do not believe that overweight or obese people don't want to look better as a result of this surgery...I call BS on that one, too!!! Best of luck to all of us with our goals!

Awesome! Congrats!!!

I am 11 weeks out . . . still have all the funny noises, burping, etc....I think it is my new normal, but everybody is different. Best of luck to you!

I think it starts around month 4 - lasts til about month 6 or so....it does grow back...I haven't found a post yet on this site (or another site) about it not growing back. I am taking biotin, prenatal Vitamins, and using biotin/collagen shampoo & conditioner. I cut down on styling, also. I am praying it doesn't happen to me, but it is inevitable from everything I've read & been told by the dr. Best of luck to you!

KFC mashed potatoes are one of the few foods I can eat without discomfort . . .I eat 'em & I am still losing...I'm 11 weeks out . . .

Happy Birthday! Don't worry about Mr. Scale on your b-day!

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

Awesome! Congrats!!!

I have gained 1 lb on two different occasions so far...I am 11 weeks out...the following week each time - i had a big loss...and I did nothing differently each week with those gains...it's just our bodies...hang in there! Good luck to you!

Avoided it . . .

I walked all of my dogs (I have 5)...my 2nd day home from surgery. BUT, none of my dogs are that large. I would wait & check with the dr. It is better to be safe than sorry.

Everything you just mentioned is pretty normal for most of us. It is your new normal for a bit. Just hang in there. It does get easier and better as time passes. Protein, Water, and walking are what you need to focus on for the first month...get through it & you will feel so much better! Best of luck to you.

I kept a 'skinny closet'....cannot wait till I am wearing things out of it, again! Best of luck to all of us with our goals!

I am 11 weeks out...KFC mashed potatoes are one of the few foods I can eat without a lot of discomfort...and I am still losing weight even though I have them... Good luck!

I have been every size ....I have a wide assortment from 11/12 up to size 30/32...I am in what I call my 'skinny closet'...clothes from like size 20 down that I haven't fit into in a lonnngggg time...I am in some of the 20 jeans, depending on fit. I hung a size 14 (my goal size) dress on the outside of my closet, so it is the first thing I see every morning. I want to be able to rock a little black dress again, and a red one, and a blue one...etc etc... Best of luck to all of us with our goals!!!

Congrats!!!

Congrats!!!!

Congrats!!!

Congrats!!!

Don't weigh every day...it gives Mr. Scale too much power...focus on water, protein and moving more...the weight will come off...best of luck to you!

Congrats!

Your new normal...I am 11 weeks out...still have pain...