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well i am 5'7' so im not really included but i want to be 180. i dont want to be skinny, i want to have curves and be fit. i think that sounds like a good size. there is a website with photos of women by height and weight but i cant remember it now, that helped me in picking my goal weight. maybe someone else knows what im talking about and can post the name so you can look there.

does anybody know why no gummies? my nut didnt tell me that and im wondering if they do something crazy now?

id say as common as fat people

this is me today i realized i finally need a smaller size in something, my bra.

Well I am a psycho typically so my results may be skewed but I think for a lot of us food is our comfort, and have abruptly had to abandon it. People dont like to think of themselves as addicts but have you ever been around someone that has just stop smoking cigarettes? Its uncomfortable to do something different, even when its something good for you. Having competing emotions makes sense you are proud of the changes you are making, but that doesnt make it any easier to make them. But I will tell you, if you think your crazy now, wait until post op girl. Then you have all these crazy hormones being released from your fat cells, I cried for like 2 days, over nothing, and I dont cry. Its a wild ride but they say its worth it in the end.

I was sleeved on 8/16 and I am having a similar experience. While I agree that it is frustrating, I think it is completely normal. While the big losses in the beginning are great, they do not typically continue indefinitely. Your body is healing and changing. It tries its best to hold onto weight because it hates you (really because it thinks theres a famine lurking behind every corner). If you are eating good things, drinking enough water, and sleeping (this is my problem) the weight loss will start again. I think it is easy to get discouraged when you look at these boards and see people that have lost 250 lbs in 3 months, but you dont know their weekly breakdowns. Im pretty sure when you go to see your nutritionist she wont be worried about it, but will be excited about your total loss since surgery, I believe this is how they gauge progress. My aunt went to to the nutritionist yesterday and she has lost 19 lbs since surgery, they were proud of her. I have lost 26 lbs since surgery but keep going between 292 and 293, I dont go back to the Dr. until 10/15, irrespective of the fact that I would like to be at goal already, Im fairly confident that I will have lost additional weight by then (even if I have to resort to cutting some of it off) I will feel that I should have lost more, and the nutritionist will think that Im doing great. I think most of us have been fat for so long that we want to be skinny yesterday and thats just not how it works, unfortunately. Also I have noticed that for whatever reason my body likes to be around 295 lbs. Its not my preference, but I always get stuck right around this weight for a point when I am losing weight. It doesnt matter if I exercise, It doesnt matter if I eat 200 calories a day, I just get stuck, but eventually, if I dont give up, I get past it. You will too, and 6 mths from now youll be down 300 lbs and we wont be able to get you to stop posting risque photos

the premier protein shakes from sams have 30 grams of protein and they are my favorite

i think i was 3 weeks out. i dont think the pizza was the problem i think it was the spicy pepperoni i eat cheese often and i dont have problems with digestion

you look amazing if i were you i think id be done

I am very bad at this whole pureed thing. Its gross to me so I just chew the crap out of my food. My husband got a spicy pepperoni pizza from wegmans and I couldnt help myself. I ate the toppings. I can tell you I didnt like it, I felt like it was burning my stomach and crawling back up my throat. I also could not eat all the toppings from the smallest piece in the box.

surgery 8/16 day of surgery weight 318 current weight 293 congrats everybody

i got gummy ones from target. i highly recommend

nope it is surgery and things can happen. i was terrified, crying and writing letters to my loved ones just in case. if you believe in prayer do it, it helps, if not try to meditate and focus on positive things, dont put any negative vibes out there that something can or will go wrong. also remind yourself that worrying is a waste of time, ultimately it will have no impact on the outcome.

try fage with honey

im not sure exactly what your concern was but honestly one of my biggest concerns were things that convinced me i needed to get the surgery, like can i eat ____ (insert your food of choice here). me and food had a real serious relationship, and while i had dated diets and exercise, i always found my way back to food in the long run. since i had to eat to live, i could never fully end our relationship, but since getting the sleeve i feel like it is so much less dysfunctional.

I am trying to compare and contrast the eating habits of people to determine if it is really necessary to be low fat low carb in order to be successful since we eat so little. Since I am only on pureed foods this isnt much of an issue for me now, but I guess I want to see if there is more or faster success with people who are very strict about their diets, and exercise habits. I am wondering do you: eat full fat foods? not like cookies, cakes and cheeseburgers, like sour cream, cheese, refried beans, cream (in recipes), salad dressing, etc.? if so how frequently? eat bread, pasta, potatos, crackers, etc.? if so how frequently? eat fruit? if so how frequently? do you exercise? when did you start? what do you do? for how long? how often? when were you sleeved? how much weight have you lost? I have seen lots of people that are very regimented about their diet and exercise, I have seen others that say they can eat so little they will eat what they want (from pizza to regular dressing). I am trying to figure out which type I will be and want to make an informed decision as opposed to just doing what I want and not getting the results Im looking for. Thanks in advance for your help.

she is down like 70 lbs 30 before the sleeve and 40 with. i think she is in a stall now, but most people say they hit a stall so im not sure if it is the eating or the process.

my favorite is refried beans, shredded cheddar cheese, salsa, sour cream, and diced jalapenos. i have also heard the ricotta bake is delicious but i havent tried it. Also fage greek yogurt with honey is a good source of protein and doesnt require any work.

i have a family member that is post op and was sleeved about a month before i was. she throws up a lot of the stuff she is supposed to eat. lately she has been eating whatever the hell she wants and i am jealous. when i say whatever i mean WHATEVER, french fries, fried chicken, fried shrimp, caesar salad and croutons,pie, tacos, steak. she has been fine and she is just one month out. i am a chicken **** and wouldnt dare eat those things because i would be terrified that i would die (aside from the weight question) so far, i havent seen any consequence for her and she says that she can keep food she likes down.

unfortunately for me our stats are nowhere near close. i may have a party when i weigh 130. my highest weight was 331, i got to 295 with medifast and ate my way back to 318 before surgery. i was sleeved 8/16 and am now 296. my goal weight is 180, but i have been overweight since 7 so i dont even have any idea what that looks like. when i get to a high weight i will usually maintain it so i was around 200, got pregnant and went up to 300. had the baby got back to like 240, got pregnant went to 320. im done having kids so im excited to see if i can get to a low weight and maintain that instead since i usually dont have huge gains without a bun in the oven. i guess given my goal weight our desired losses arent so different. im 32 and 5'7", plus i dont mind exercising, im hoping that will work in my favor. its very exciting to be almost back at the weight it took me two months to achieve with medifast in two weeks. i have heard about the mashed potatoes but have been scared to eat carbs, the red beans sound great ill have to try that.

sleevedjune, thanks for your response and actually answering my question. Your response is super helpful because i think i will more than likely eat similarly to you when i can eat again. I have already had the surgery and everyday i eat yogurt, beans and soup so this doesnt really apply to me right now too much. i have put cheese and sour cream in my beans though (less than a tsp of sour cream less than an oz of cheese) and i was wondering if i might be halting weight loss in some way as a result. i think i have done great with weight loss (i am down 22 lbs in 13 days) but want to be very conscious about food choices and planning for the future. i have done south beach a million times and so i am tempted to say low carbs work for me, but i can be honest about the fact that i am usually on or off. if i am dieting, i am eating nothing of plan. if i am not dieting, i am eating a whole pizza. thats the way it has always been. i have never ever really done moderation, its always been all or nothing so i am very curious about the effectiveness of eating things in moderation. i can tell you i love my little refried bean meal and i have never eaten the whole thing, i have never even eaten all the sour cream, i get full or tired of eating before that is an option. i am also not a big sweet eater i am fat from food much more than dessert, large volumes of food so i was mostly trying to determine if i have damned myself with real cheese and sour cream. also one day, when i can eat food again, i plan to cook and i am wondering how necessary it is to change meal ingredients i would usually use as opposed to the portions of the meal i consume.

2 weeks?! How much weight have you lost in 2 weeks? you look amazing

this is the best post ever i am so glad i posted in it so i am notified when something new happens. come on bigcountry, we are all pulling for you guys!

maybe the problem is all the throwing up? i have not had a stall yet since surgery but when i did medifast i noticed that on days that i did not eat as much as i was supposed to i would stop losing. its weird but you cant cut out calories too much or you will go into starvation mode and your body will hold onto all the calories you put it. i agree eating is not as great as it used to be, but i think thats the point isnt it?

i am also very bad at this pre op i drank a lot of water, and i am super thristy during all my meals (including soup). sometimes i feel like i cant keep eating if i dont take at least a sip, not because im full just because my mouth feels so pasty. if i really need to then i take the smallest sip possible and continue the meal. then i torture myself and dont drink for 1/2 and hour because i dont want to ruin anything. im hoping it will get easier.