Margie122

Don't feel funny.....CALL THEM! That's what they are there for. Before it gets out of hand - CALL. You are not the only one to have struggles...I"m sure they have seen it all. You didn't mess up your stomach. Try searching for posts on the "BOT" back on track" pouch reset. It could help you.

New Day Ahead - I think loose skin is a worry for everyone. Look at it this way, your arms will be a lot smaller after you lose the weight. You can do exercises to tone the underlying muscle, but a lot is going to depend on your age, amount of weight you need to lose, genes, etc. Once you lose weight you will feel better, move more, do more, etc......a little loose skin isn't going to keep you down. From reading the boards, plastic surgeons usually require you to be at your goal weight for at least a year before they will consider doing plastic surgery. I'm not at goal, but if my loose skin bothers me I will likely look into a plastic surgery consult. Best of luck to you on your journey.

Hi, I was going to just post this to the end of my "elusive onederland" thread, but I couldn't figure out how to add the picture? The only way I know how is to start a new thread because it has the "attach file" feature. So my patience paid off and as of today, exactly 39 weeks and 1 day since my first appointment and 19 weeks and 3 days since my surgery I have hit ONEDERLAND! I guess I thought it would be more magical.... Don't get me wrong, it's AWESOME, but I still have more work ahead. I haven't been under 200lbs since I was a TEENAGER and that was a while ago. Thanks everyone for all the encouragement and kind words since starting my journey.

Congratulations! What a great success story. I still can't get over fitting into smaller jeans. I was a size 22W and now I can fit into a 14. It's mind boggling. I've still got a ways to go, but I'm getting to where I want to be.

So you are 154lbs down in 9 months? Are you under a surgeon's care? Do you have high blood pressure? I would contact your doctor. The lightheaded feeling could be from a drop in blood pressure, if you are on meds you would want that checked. Feeling cold - probably normal with such a high weight loss. I am FREEZING all the time now. In fact I am wearing fingerless gloves while at work while I type! When you say you have been sick a few times - do you mean vomiting or feeling of general crappiness? Sorry for the questions but you were a little vague.

GREAT POST AND GREAT STORY OF YOUR AMAZING JOURNEY!!!!

See I knew there was more to the story! Kindle....I didn't know I could get on bariatricpal from my kindle. It's hard enough using the IPAD - I hate it because I can't see anyone's signatures. The real question now is - will you see the guy who you danced with again?

200.8 this week. Hoping to be under 200 by Thursdays weigh in! .6 gain over the holiday....ugh.

I seriously doubt that but I sense there is more to this story...

You look great. Congratulations on sustaining your weight loss and getting healthy. The holidays are a special time to be with family ☺️

Glad your surgery went well! I hope you make it home for Christmas

Merry Christmas This year I am not going to get "stuffed" like the stockings, or the turkey, etc.!

Yes today and tomorrow are just regular food days for me too.........But with more fattening choices! Best of luck.

Welcome to the forum...the 6 months will go by faster than you think You will get a lot of great info here.

Whatever you Celebrate I hope you have a great HOLIDAY SEASON In 2016 I am going to: Get a better electronic scale - one that measures body fat. Get a Bod Pod reading done - I was supposed to go last week to get a baseline body fat % but my mom got sick. REACH MY GOAL WEIGHT Be consistent with exercise Be outside more with my nieces and nephews doing things like taking walks, biking, hiking, etc. Do a zip line tour Take my Vitamins and supplements EVERY DAY Continue to attend my follow up appointments with the bariatric team Continue to attend my monthly support group Help my mom through the process of getting a surgery date for herself That's it for now!

Walk, walk, and walk to get rid of the gas pain. How much of the protein shake are you drinking at one time? I couldn't do more than 2oz in one sitting at 6 days out. Not sure about the thirstiness....but are you constantly sipping water? Could you be dehydrated? Your pain sounds incisional to me....it will get better. Rest and good luck!

Just want to add that my favorite shake pre-op I now can't stand the taste of post-op!

Yay for you that you went through with the surgery! What a great gift to yourself of better health! You will feel better and better every day. Congratulations.

Babbs - thanks for the encouragement Jane13 - hijack away - no worries! borg/assimilated - yes I will get there eventually I know jjmama - we can do it! Even if I don't hit Onederland, I have still gone down from a size 22 to a 16 and that is pretty darn good.

Jane13 - I'm near Boston and we are having record temps...will be 68 on Christmas Eve so I might be grilling outside in shorts and a t-shirt. According to the weather guys/gals up here it's NOT Global Warming (so I don't have to feel guilty for loving the warm weather) it's el nino. Salt - I love it and I do need to watch it, so thanks for the reminder! Onederland here I come!

For the past few weeks I have been hovering in the low 200's with the exception of a week where I got sick and ended up gaining weight. On Monday 12/21 I was 200.2 lbs.... I'm so close to Onederland - but my period is due on 12/26 and my weight is up to 201.8 today. I'm following the program, and I know this is temporary, but my goal was to be be under 200 by New Years. It can still be done...it's just SOOOOO CLOSE. I haven't weighed this low since high school. In fact, I can't ever remember being this low as an adult. I remember being in the 220's and thinking how big I was....I never imagined getting up to 295. I know it's strange, but seeing the "1" as the first number just holds a lot of meaning for me. Really, I don't think physically I will feel any differently at 199 than I did at 200.2 but MENTALLY it means everything. Thanks for listening & Merry Christmas!

After my surgery, on 8/17, I purposely did not weight myself until my first post-op appt. I knew I would be swollen, etc. and I had read about the 3 week stall. I thought I would give you my weekly weights and show you how I've lost. It certainly hasn't been consistent, but overall I am very pleased. 9/7/2015 234.4 -3 9/14/2015 230.2 -4.2 9/21/2015 228 -2.2 9/28/2015 224 -4 10/5/2015 223 -1 10/12/2015 217 -6 10/19/2015 215.2 -1.8 10/26/2015 214.6 -0.6 11/2/2015 213.6 -1 11/9/2015 214.2 0.6 gain 11/16/2015 210.4 -3.8 11/23/2015 208.4 -2 11/30/2015 203.4 -5 12/7/2015 206.8 3.4 gain 12/14/2015 204.6 -2.2 12/21/2015 200.2 -4.4

I don't know, but you might want to try the "Main" gastric sleeve forum under hospitals and surgeon's. There may also be forum for foreign doctors/places etc. You might get more of a response.

I'm drinking the neocell collagen with Water for the first time. It's pretty much tasteless, but the smell is a little weird. It took a while for it to dissolve, but the water I had was VERY cold. If the water is room temp, does it dissolve quicker? Also wondering how long before I might see (or not see hair in my drain) results?

200.2 lbs this morning......so close to Onederland I can feel it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Merry Christmas everyone ????????????