Quest4TheNewMe

Congrats!! I'm about 4 lbs away from that milestone and I can't wait!!

Thanks for all the info! I'll be paying for it out of pocket, so it'll be a while yet anyway. I'm just not patient. LOL! I really want to get rid of these bat wings so I can start wearing short sleeves!!

I am only about 4.5 months post sleeve and I am one pound from my surgeon's goal and about 25 lbs from what my ultimate goal is. This skin is driving me nuts... At what point does it make sense for me to seek out a consult? I plan on having my arms, thighs, stomach, and boobs done. Right now I've still been losing 8-10 lbs per month. If I got rid of the skin, I'd be happy with where I'm currently at though.

I'm a little to the north. If you look on the local chapter board, there's a thread for MN people. They do occasional get togethers, though I haven't been able to make it yet.

I won't say that I'm at "after" yet, but I'm only one pound from my surgeon's goal. I'm 4.5 months post-op and down 96 lbs since I started this journey last July. Down 53 lbs since surgery in November.

This makes sense. I'm only about 6 lbs from the lowest weight I ever remember being, and the weight that I hung out at for quite a while (when I was 13/14/15 yrs old).

I'm definitely not the type to stress when the scale doesn't move, I know to just keep sticking to the rules and it'll happen eventually. It'll be interesting to see at what weight my body decides to settle in at.

I've heard a lot about the 3 week stall, but are there any other timeframes where most people seem to stall? I'm at almost 4 months post-op and things have been slow the last few weeks. I'm only 6 lbs from my surgeon's goal, but I'm still about 30 lbs from my personal goal...

I get around 650-800/day. I don't get ANY calories from protein supplements though (no shakes, no bars, etc).

This is interesting. I was specifically told NOT to take Children's Tylenol, due to the sugar content. Each program definitely has it's own rules!

Given that I'm trying to fly under the radar in real life, I'm not comfortable posting full face pics on here.

You look fantastic!! Sounds like we might be on the same timeline and around the same progress...

I'm three months post-op and I enjoy eating out just fine. I've done business lunches and such, no problem.

The smallest size I ever remember being in middle/high school was a size 14. At 3 months post-op I'm wearing a size 11/12 (was in a really tight 18 when I started this journey). I think you could definitely get there.

I couldn't stand the Flintstones post-op either, but about 6 weeks post-op I couldn't stand my other alternative either, so now I'm back to tolerating the Flintstones.

Breakfast: Dannon Greek yogurt Lunch: meat and cheese roll-up with spinach in the middle and a clementine Snack: Babybel cheese I eat that every single weekday.

I'd check with your doc on the Mucinex pills. I don't know anything about them. When I was sick, I was told sugar free syrup.

I get the Bariatric Advantage chews on Amazon. The caramel ones are quite tasty!

I was cleared for pills at one month. I was also cleared for Sugar Free cough syrup at 5 weeks post-op when I came down with a nasty cold. It seriously didn't go away for a MONTH.

I typically order soup/chili or a salad and just eat the toppings off of it.

My birthday was 17 days post-op. I took two bites of cake and it tasted like plastic. I haven't had any desire for any since then. Hang in there, it gets better!! I'm three months post-op tomorrow and about 13 lbs from my surgeon's goal. It'll totally be worth it!!

I'm 5'4". MY goal is 150, my surgeon's goal is 175.

I started at 272 in early July. Currently 192. My goal is 150.

I started at 272 lbs. Surgical weights was 229. Current is 192. Surgeon's goal is 175, my goal is 150.

I'm 2.5 months post-op. I went into the process definitely wanting the bypass but had the sleeve. I had no comorbidities and am really healthy. My surgeon explained that they've seen young healthy females, with no other health issues, who have bypass start having blood sugar issues (severe ones) a few years post-op. Since that pretty much described me to a 't', they strongly recommended I do sleeve instead. I'm currently 12 lbs from my surgeon's goal and feeling fantastic!