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I tried watermelon at about 4 or 5 weeks out and my tummy was not happy! Listen to your doctor AND your body, it will tell you if it's not ready!

I went on vacation at 5 weeks post op. Just went to the lake, but still went shopping, went for walks, and had a huge hill to climb getting from the lake to the house. No issues besides food choices, since I was still trying to get used to the right portion sizes and figuring out what to eat. But that's a battle whether you are home or away! No regrets with taking a vacation.

Mine has been from my mother in law. Telling me when I'm still at 230 pounds that I've lost enough and should stop. I informed her that I was not going to do something like surgery and stop before even getting out of the twos! I think the biggest issue is that she knew her daughter was jealous of my weight loss and didn't want me to pass her. Her daughter then went on phentermine and went from a 12 to an 8, and made sure I knew she can wear some 6s. I'm in a 12, hoping for a 10. And if I want to continue to an 8, that's my choice, not theirs!

missbrown, I have loose skin but it's certainly manageable. I use shapewear when I'm wearing something form fitting. As far as exercise, I do taekwondo about 3 or 4 times a week and yoga once a week. I've never been active, so group activities are a better way for me to stay motivated.

Oh no! I weigh 170! I've lost 115! :-)

Thanks everyone! I feel so blessed that ive had such positive support in this journey, on here and at home.

One year ago today was my surgery. Starting weight was 285, at 5 foot 2. Now I'm down 115 pounds with 20 pounds til goal. So happy with the changes this has made in my life, heck, I'm a green belt in taekwondo now! Before surgery walking to and from my car was all the "exercise" I got! Not good with attchments, we'll see if this works.

I still have problems with that sometimes! I try to eat off of dessert sized plates to keep me from adding too much food to the plate. Then when I eat it all I'm both physically and mentally satisfied.

Ive had that problem ever since I got below 200. Spent what seemed like forever bouncing back and forth between 180 and 185, finall went down, now bouncing between 170 and 175. Loss has slowed to 3 to 5 pounds a month, which feels like nothing because its not a steady loss anymore. Just step back and look at a few months at a time and realize you're still making progress, even if stalls are becoming more frequent. It will happen!

My friend used Regina Neuhan at Monarch Plastic Surgery. Was very pleased with her.

Well I'm currently at 110 pounds and with clothes pn I look just fine. Have to wear a shapewear camisole with certain tops to smooth out the bumps but otherwise you can't tell. Sleeveless tops and shorts this summer may be different because the sagging skin will show, but otherwise I'm fine with it.

Im right there with you. Had a minor procedure last week and gained 5 pounds. Lost 2 by the weekend then participated in a 7 hour taekwondo boot camp, and gained the 2 pounds back again. I think my body freaked out and thought it needed to protect itself. Now waiting for my body to return to normal and decide its ok to let go of the fluids its held on to!

Ended up I didn't need the D&C but I did have the ablation and haven't even have the spotting that was expected from the procedure. Hope this is a good sign that I am through with periods!

I actually just had an ablation done this past Tuesday. Two biopsies and a pap showed no other issues besides the elevated hormones. Hoping the ablation does the trick. Pretty happy so far that im not even having the spotting they said to expect after the procedure so I'm hoping that's a good sign. Good luck with your tests.

I'm from Independence. Sleeved by Dr. Hoehn June 4, 2013. Down 109 pounds and not regetting a thing!