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Hang in there! I am 5 months post op, and just got through a 3 week stall. I Cut my calories back to 750, made sure I'm getting the right amount of everything, and avoiding all bad carbs. I'm managed to lose 12 pounds in the last two weeks! Just mix it up, and hang in there!

I started at 332 as well! I had my first visit with the surgeon on March 27th, I lost 48 pounds between then and sleeve surgery on June 9th, and I have lost 73 more, making my total 121 down! Hope you're still doing great!

Just wondering if anyone is still on here, and how you all are doing? I'm down 73 from surgery on June 9th and a total of 121 since my pre-op diet started on March 27th! I would love to hear any updates!

I have my fingers crossed for you! Give us an update after vaca or whenever you hit ONEderland!

Great job on the 25 pounds! I'm down 26 since surgery. I stalled for almost 2 whole weeks, but this week the scale is moving again! For me, I really focused on getting more calories in. And healthy fats. For the last week I've been eating between 700-800 calories and always about 80 grams of protein. I have been getting my healthy fat by eating 1 tablespoon of creamy Simply Jif peanut butter each day. I literally think about it all day! For exercise, I started the C25K program. I am one week down and loving it! I hadn't run in any capacity for about 15 years, and asides from being a little sore, I'm totally rocking it! I really recommend it for anyone looking to start running. Keep up the great work everyone!!!

Hey everyone! Just wondering how everyone is doing? I'm doing pretty good. I think my stall is finally ending - I'm starting to pick up my pace on weight loss again. Just wondering what everyone is doing for exercise? I've been walking, and starting to mix in some running (very slowly . I'd love to hear how you all are doing!

Just wondering how everyone did over the holiday weekend? I'm still in a stall, and I'd love to compare notes. I have been eating between 650-750 calories with 80 grams of Protein and 64 oz if Water each day. And the scale has moved by about 2 pounds in 2 weeks. Asides from Protein drinks, I eat 2% cottage cheese, refried Beans with a TINY bit of cheese and sour cream, an occasional 1/2 Chobani, and occasional unsweetened applesauce. I feel like I'm getting NOWHERE!

My nephew takes melatonin, and he always just let's the tablet dissolve in his mouth. It actually dissolves really quickly, and he says there is no taste. It might depend on the brand though. My surgeons office totally okayed the benedryl, and it totally cured my inability to fall asleep!

I take 2 teaspoons of children's liquid benadryl and it knocks me right out

Glad to hear everyone is doing well! I'm excited that my incisions are all fully closed and the glue/scabs have fallen off. No pulling or soreness at all really. I've been able to go back to sleeping on my stomach, and it's amazing! I was on a mini stall (no loss for 3 days), but I just weighed this morning and I am down 2 pounds. I think I was able to break the stall by increasing my calories and cutting back on walking for two days. It seems totally contradictory, but I know I wasn't getting enough calories! I have 99 pounds to go until my reach goal and 79 for my surgeons goal

I feel the same way! I knew it would slow down. I'm just bummed it's so soon.

I hear ya! I'm on a two day stall right now. It actually says I went up half a pound, which as you all know, we are only eating enough to sustain a small lizard, so I know it's not from over eating! How many calories is everyone eating? I think I'm too low. Looking to compare notes! I'm super struggling to get above 600.

Glad to hear everyone is doing well! Im not sure how, but I'm 18 pounds down since surgery. I have a ton to lose, so I'm sure that's why the number is up there. Highest Weight: 332 (in March at my first appointment with the surgeon) Surgery Weight: 285 (June 9th) Current Weight: 267 Goal Weight: 165 (my doctor's goal is 185) I know this pace won't keep up, but for now, I AM SO EXCITED! Today is my first day of puréed foods! Bring on the cottage cheese!

Just wondering how everyone is doing?! I went camping this weekend, and I almost glad I was still in the full liquid stage. There were way too many temptations!

I had my post-op appointment today at the surgeons office. Everything is going great! They said my incisions looked great. I asked them quite a few questions, and I thought I would share there thoughts. Sodium - I was worried about how closely I should watch it. Broth really packs in the sodium (even the reduced sodium kind so I was a little worried!). They told me not to worry about it right now since I am having such few calories. Biotin - she said that some people see that it yeps with hair loss and that it doesn't really do much for others. She said that there make dissolvable biotin that I can start taking morning and night if I want to. Exercise - I'm an over-doer, so I was really worried that my daily walk totals have been between 2-4 miles. I still am having pain in my big incision, and I wanted to make sure that I wasn't delaying my healing. They said that there is basically no way to walk too much. As long as I wasn't pushing or pulling weight that I was fine. Yay! Also, she said that I could do any exercises I want starting at 6 weeks (all restrictions are off then). I can't wait to start my C25K program! Diet - I've been having the same diet for the last 6 days and I wanted to make sure that was okay. She said I was completely fine doing that right now. I am on full liquids until next Tuesday, so I plan on continuing 3 shakes plus a cup of broth with added protein until then! Starting next Monday, I switch to pureed foods, where my calorie intake should increase to around 800. Basically, I will have to keep taking in all of the protein drinks I currently am, but I need to start adding in the extra calories from the pureed veggies/cottage cheese that I'll be consuming. I have to do pureed foods for a solid month. After that, I can switch to soft normal foods and onto completely normal foods as my stomach allows. The main message is ONLY 5 MORE DAYS UNTIL I CAN EAT COTTAGE CHEESE! Yay!