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it hasn't been long but I can sit in a booth and I have room in front of me that is so amazing I feel more confident I actually like the attention Im getting from others I thought peoples comments would bother me but they don't I feel proud of myself. We went shopping at a Wrangler store for some jeans for my hubby and the lady looked at me and said "we have a nice variety of jeans for ladies as well" it might not be much for others but no one had ever told me they had my size so I felt like I fit. She made my day I felt good.

it hasn't been long but I can sit in a booth and I have room in front of me that is so amazing I feel more confident I actually like the attention Im getting from others I thought peoples comments would bother me but they don't I feel proud of myself. We went shopping at a Wrangler store for some jeans for my hubby and the lady looked at me and said "we have a nice variety of jeans for ladies as well" it might not be much for others but no one had ever told me they had my size so I felt like I fit. She made my day I felt good.

it hasn't been long but I can sit in a booth and I have room in front of me that is so amazing I feel more confident I actually like the attention Im getting from others I thought peoples comments would bother me but they don't I feel proud of myself. We went shopping at a Wrangler store for some jeans for my hubby and the lady looked at me and said "we have a nice variety of jeans for ladies as well" it might not be much for others but no one had ever told me they had my size so I felt like I fit. She made my day I felt good.

Hello!! Wanted to ask if anyone had same stats as me and how much weight they've lost. I'm 6' 305 lbs 33 years old I want to get down to 220lbs....

I got married to a man who loves me no matter what size I am, and have 4 beautiful girls who love and support me and Im very thankful for that and many other things.

I'm obsessed with weighing myself :-(

So you mean you don't speak Spanish? Mexico is a race not language silly lmbo

I got married to a man who loves me no matter what size I am, and have 4 beautiful girls who love and support me and Im very thankful for that and many other things.

I put up this subject cuz I feel like we beat our self up all the time but there has to be something good that happen during the time we were overweight. Let me start off...
1. I had my last 2 kids being fat
2. I was fat when I got married
3. I enjoy my food
4. Nothing was hanging on my body
5. My hair was super long & thick
6. Didn't have dry skin.
7. Big boobs
8. Big butt

That's what I said. Before surgery I tried for 13 years to have another baby. I took fertility meds and everything. I was only on birth control pills to make my period stop because sometimes it would last for months. I never thought in a million years I would get pregnant on my own.
HW:358 DOS:338 CW:285 SD:1/28/13

As some of you may have read in one of my other posts, my weight stabilized at 155 lbs 13 months post-op and that became my "official" maintenance weight goal. I say "official" because my "working" goal is really a window between 153 and 156 lbs. I'm a little more sensitive (OK paranoid - Lol) about going over my goal than falling below it. Fluctuations in your weight are a normal part of life and a fun part as well. Special occasions, dinners for two, family get-togethers with the world's cutest grandson, holidays - all usually result in an increased calorie count.
So I jump on the scales this morning and was a little surprised to see that I was 151.2 lbs. Not that long ago, an unexpected weight loss was the stuff that really put the zippity in my do-da! But when your goal is to maintain your weight, I believe that it's important to take action for losses, as well as gains.
So now that the stage is set, some of you may have noticed that I am a big proponent of food logs. So it occurred to me this morning that I have an opportunity to share with you guys a real-life example of how I use my log. There are a number of good apps but My Fitness Pal seems to be the most popular on this forum and is the one that I have used for about the last six months. I intentionally altered the MFP settings until it gave me a daily calorie goal of 1620 calories.
So this morning I'm at 151.2. I want to be at a minimum of 153. So I want to gain (how weird is that?) somewhere between 1.8 and 3.8 lbs - putting my weight back in my window between 153 and 155. So my plan for today is to try to hit a calorie count somewhere in the 1700-1800 range. Not an earth shattering change, just a minor adjustment. I'm not actually changing my settings in MFP. It would be more trouble than it's worth since I'm confident the increased calorie goal will be needed for only a day or two.
Will he make it?? Can it be that simple?? Place your bets!
I'll keep you posted with daily updates on my progress!!

I agree with DL. About a month ago I started getting lax with logging my food intake. As I am a slave to the scale... yes I know you don't agree DL.. ha...I caught a 2 lb gain quickly. I vowed when I started this journey that it is much easier to lose under 5 lbs then 190 lbs. So, when I caught the weight gain.. I quickly got back to logging everything that goes in my mouth and upped my exercise. I was excited to see the weight come off with in 3 days. So am back to logging everything and exercising like a beast. We have come to far to see our efforts fail. Get back on the wagon and use any and every tool in your arsenal. Excuses are like butt holes ... everyones got one... only way to get it off is to be accountable!! You got this.

I have a stabbing pain in my gut and have narrowed it down to green onions. Before I figured it out I just laid on the bed in the fetal position til it passed ... Horrible

About 50% of RNY patients never experience dumping. Some experience dumping and fail to recognize it and others experience symptoms similar to dumping and assume it is dumping when the cause is actually something else. Regardless, there is no scientific evidence that folks who experience dumping are any more or less successful than those who don't. For those who qualify, there is a long list of life-changing benefits from RNY. Not one of them is attributed by medical science to dumping.
Complete loss of appetite immediately following surgery and in some cases extending up to several months is quite common. But your appetite does eventually return. And that is most assuredly a very good and a very healthy thing. It is absolutely nothing to fear. But you will find that your appetite is different than it was pre-op. Very recent research studies are just beginning to understand some of the underlying causes of the changes. For example, the results of a study published in May of this year found that there is a decrease in an appetite stimulating hormone (ghrelin) following RNY. They concluded that the decrease may explain why the sensation of hunger is often diminished following RNY.
In another study published in March of this year, researchers at Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital found that gastric bypass performed on mice produced dramatic changes in the microbes found in the gut. Those bacteria tend to not only boost metabolism, but also extract fewer calories from food during digestion. Even more surprising, they found that the changes seemed to occur almost immediately following surgery. Like all research, new findings invariably lead to new questions that must be answered. It will likely be several years before application for humans (if any) is known but these initial results are promising.
Still other very recent studies have found that a procedure they named "bile diversion" has produced results similar to RNY in rats and several recent studies have found a number of links between obesity and a previously unidentified gene known as "FTO".
The fact that RNY works in a very high percentage of cases is undisputable. Exactly "how" it works is still in the very early stages of being understood. For now it is perhaps most important to remember that the ultimate success of all forms of bariatric surgery is, and always has been, about the Prime Directive - lifestyle changes. The surgery is a life-changing tool that makes those formerly impossible changes, possible. You're gonna love the new you!!

I'm not a veteran really as my surgery was 2 months ago but I know the answer. Some people don't dump at all by the way. I'm not sure if I do as I've avoided high sugar items. The point is that you have the 'honeymoon' phase in which weight loss is the highest. After the first year or two the pouch will stretch a little as its supposed to- we'd eventually starve otherwise. Hunger may return a few months after surgery- depends on the person. Much less food is needed to satisfy that hunger of course.
Long term the hope is that you have gotten used to healthier habits and can maintain them. The surgery will not prevent regain. Only we can do that by remaining vigilant.
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great poll. I am trying to figure out the balance of what I need to eat now to maintain and not lose anymore. Its such a weird feeling to not try and lose anymore. To some 154 lbs is still alot... but I am almost 5'8" and wearing a size 8 and med shirts and that is small enough for me. I dont want to look sickly and I feel better than I have in years. Thanks so much for this sight Alex... I dont know what I would have done without the support I have gotten on here!!!!

The hormones and fat make you more likely to not ovulate, no ovulation = no pregnancy. As you're losing weight, hormones are released and a LOT of people are fettle for the first time ever (or in a very long time). I would e VERY careful for the first year....we have a whole batch of bypass babies cooking right now, several in ladies that had been infertile for years and soon after RNY got a surprise!
HW 312, pre-op (RNY) 255, current weight 204.2

I know I'm nuts but decided for my 35 birthday December I will get my boobs done. The rest August 2014. I'm getting fat transfer from my body to my butt this is the main reason why it needs to be done together. I think I'm a stuff woman. I handle 3 c sections & did it alone my spouse doesn't feed change diapers or carry babies. I slept with kids in crib. Took no pain killer at bed to be able to hear the kids. I then had WLS once again alone next day after WLS went food shopping with my teenager. If I'm having the worst pain ever & I need help I will call my Mami. She is always there for emergencies my teenager has a job now so I don't think she can take care of me next year.

I will eventually. I'd like to have a breast lift and my thighs and butt lifted. You'd be crazy to do them all at once though. The Tummy Tuck alone took me a month to even stand up straight and not have to walk with a walker. Totally worth it though!

I had the RNY when I was 22. I lost 175 lbs. I ended up getting a Tummy Tuck 5 years later because I tried everything under the sun to get a tight stomach. Believe me, no amount of creams or sit ups will get rid of saggy skin. Period.

Looking at my body laying down it lays flat and saggy. Not big and gross... Anywho! I am very self conscious about my body, stomach, arms and back. I'm 29 but was too big to have any hope that anything is going to bounce back.
I just seen my moms scars from her plastic surgery and it still freaks me out dont know if can do it.

Speaking of saggy skin.... I was laying next to hubby the other day and I just had on bra and panties... Well my bra is getting too big ( again) and the way I was laying my boob had "extra" skin that was just kinda wrinkly and he looked down and said eww... That looks just like a ball sack! I laughed and said joke all you want cuz next summer they will be big and perky again and you have to pay for it !!!!

I'm hoping and praying that since I'm young I won't have that much extra, But I am also really heavy...so I don't know. There's always plastics!
Best of luck ladies.