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Good topic. Just started the gym again a month ago. Some long term goals: 1. Be able to bench press my body weight 10 times.(Should be easier as I keep losing) 2. Be able to finish a 5K spartan run. 3. Be able to do 50 pull ups, never been able to do 1. 4. Six pack abs.(Probably the toughest goal)

I miss drinking with meals, also it makes it so much harder to get all the water I need. As far as people knowing, I was embarrassed about it at first, but the reaction was so positive from the few people I told. I said the heck with it, and now I'm very open about it, so far all the feedback has all been positive. The way I see it is I took the steps I needed to fix myself and become healthy, if anyone has a problem with that, then who needs them. You'll see your confidence will grow as you lose the weight and you won't even care what the haters say.

I am suddenly getting a crazy amount of dried skin on my hands and feet about 2 months in. Also I noticed my memory seems to be a little off, like remembering details like people I just met names. I'm getting enough protein between 70 and 80 grams, and taking multivitamins, B12 and D. Anyone else experience similar?

I am probably not getting enough water I try to get 8 glasses but usually it's more like 4-6 a day. I don't take any medication but I did have really low vitamin D and B12 before the surgery and was on supplements for that. I am taking those in the vitamins I take now but not high levels like before the surgery.I have a blood test in 4 weeks when I next visit the doctor hopefully that will reveal more. The fish oil sounds like a good idea thanks.

I am suddenly getting a crazy amount of dried skin on my hands and feet about 2 months in. Also I noticed my memory seems to be a little off, like remembering details like people I just met names. I'm getting enough protein between 70 and 80 grams, and taking multivitamins, B12 and D. Anyone else experience similar?

April 29th down 55lbs so far, for a total of 85 including the pre-diet. Feeling great.

Hello Everyone, I am three weeks post op, and will hopefully will soon be moving to puree food. I feel like I've been doing really well since the surgery in most aspects. However I am still having trouble making sure I get my 3 shakes in a day and most days not getting as much Water as I would like. It seems to take me like an hour to get a shake down, does this get easier? I am worried puree will take even longer for me to get down and I'll fall behind on Protein and nutrients during the day. Also I have a lot more energy during the day, but when I get home from work I seem to crash really hard. Does this get better when I get on real food again? Thanks for any feedback, Scott