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Thanks, work in progress, best move I have made in my life, wish I had had the op many years ago.

Well now 125 days post op and since the start I have lost just over 100 Ibs. No problem but have allowed the loss to slow down and now can safely go out with the wife for meals etc. I tend to eat just only the starter or share a main with my wife but don't restrict type of food I eat. Photos show just before the op, on the grass next to Wells Cathedral and yesterday on a windy Brean Down walk near Weston-super-Mare.

Profoundly true, couldn't put it better myself. Its all about expectations when you step on those scales in the morning. I am happy to see a gradual fall, it gives me time to tone up the muscles to minimise saggy skin, though I am fighting a losing battle. I like walking and metal detecting but hate the gym, Which I find very dull. Metal detecting is the best, 4 hours of digging holes is shattering and I sleep like a log :-)

Pretty good thanks, though loss has slowed. In the 75 days since the op I have lost 54Ibs, 80 Ibs from D-Day (decision day a couple of months pre-op). So good really. Eating more now but I am happy with that, seems more healthy.

Grats Vamp on your win, way to go :-)

Not bad, does more than fitbug, looks good. I use the Ipad app TargetWeight which does a similar sort of thing, all these are really useful for measuring your progress. I try to walk more than 10,000 steps per day but its the time that takes that really ho ds me back, the U.K. weather doesn't help either :-)

Hi Sandy, yes I use the fitbug too, its good. I completed the fitbug race from Beijing to London (not really that distance but still a long way) by walking 330 km (about 200 miles). I covered 4 to 9 miles per day, great fun. Yes I like the fitbug and its fun to download but I don't bother withfood etc but sure it must be useful, providing an overall fitness and body plan. Good luck.

Thanks :-) keeping at it.

Thanks Berniec, sorry to hear about the non-loss but hope you don't get upset, as happens to all of us, I put on weight over the last 3 days but the body is strange, which is why you shouldn't weigh yourself everyday if that concerns you. Exercise is the key though, walk and keep walking. Good luck.

Tks Vamp, I have seen your progress pics and you also have done brilliantly, hope all still goes well.

Thanks Vap, hopefully you mean for the better :-) I am still finding all things post-op a breeze and enjoying walking up to 9 miles a day, which I never did pre-op. Wish I had done this years ago.

Update after 58 days, lost 47 Ibs since op, 73 Ibs including pre-op diet. Not exceptional but I eat well, i.e. plenty of protein and hundreds of strawberries made into Eton Mess (love it, very English I know but google it and try it. I use Total 0% no fat Greek yoghurt and meringues crushed mixed with chopped strawberries...great). Eat a lot of pre-cooked chicken with low fat dressings e.g. Mayo, but must eat slowly or it gets stuck and hurts, a lot! Good luck all and absolutely no regrets, mind and body feel great. Attached are pre-op and current photos, lost the beard :-)

Thanks all, I have found this forum so much help in making me realise I had made the right decision and later for tips and support, wonderful. Sushi tastes awesome, my favourite is avocado salad. Even though I cannot eat so many it was awonderful treat andI am finding I use my smaller eating capacity on better tasting foods and appreciate them more.

Thanks and way to go Berniec, I remember your pre-op posts, glad it all worked. out.

I do weigh myself daily and fill in my records which monitor steps, weight, blood pressure, waist measurement, steps and results of blood tests when done at the doctor. I know this means if I go up or platform it will bother me but I like the progress records and it has allowed me to come off blood pressure and cholestral meds as the doctor trusts I am monitoring it. An yes its an amazing adventure.