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Fantastic!

Oh no! Do tell...(not phrased as a question!?)!

I will have an arm lift. My arms have always been on the fuller side and I have never liked them. I now have sagging skin, so it must go! The one issue that I have is that my forearms are proportioned to the current size of my upper arms. I am concerned that my arms might look weird and misformed. I haven't explored how that would be addressed with reducing the size of my upper arms. At the same time, I will have a breast reduction/lift! Right now I am rolling my boobs up and stuffing them in my brassiere. YIKES! Not a good look! ?? I figure if they can push all the remaining tissue in these two potato sacks up, there will be enough to sit just right! Could use an inner thigh lift, but have heard such horror stories about recovery and infections that I am not sure if I would go that route. I don't wear shorts anyway, so it wouldn't matter. Would consider a tummy tuck to remove stretch marks from pregnancy. They only formed below my belly button, so it could be fairly easy to cut enough skin away to remove them. Without the stretch marks, I am actually happy with how the skin on my stomach retracts when I lose weight. My chin is showing its age and its double chin/not double chin/double chin (rinse, repeat) status. I don't need to address this now, but maybe later in life if I start to look like turkey neck.

Hey there, everyone...I'm baackkk! Weekend away with family. And drum roll please.... The horrible 3 week stall is over. Down 1.8#. Will take all 18 tenths of a pound, thank you very much!!!??? Now off to get caught up on all the haps...

So, I am in about a 2.5 week stall (know it's inevitable, but still not fun!). I have been Zumbaing this week and am having such increased hunger, which makes sense. Unfortunately, I am craving carbs?.

To me, it is always easier to just get the water and not drink it...no questions asked (or repeatedly asked!).

Seriously... When I saw the before/after, I felt like it was a "can you find 5 differences between the pics" game!? It took a minute to see what was actually eaten because I originally thought she uploaded the same pic twice!?

Umm...what?!...hospital? Unless, of course, you just love hospital cuisine and make special trips for meals, are you alright?

WootWoot!!

I have difficulty swallowing water, Kitty, and can't get 64oz in if I had to drink from a cup. I have to use a straw. For some reason I can get more down throughout the day this way (80oz). When I could guzzle, it was easier, but since that is off the table for now...? The more I drink, the thirstier I become and crave water. If I have a few days of low intake, then I don't crave water. My doctor says we need a minimum of 48oz of water for bodily functions, but there are so many people who don't even come close and they are still alive. Perhaps chronic dehydration contributes to other health issues down the road? Instead of paying for it today, Wimpy pays on Tuesday?!?

@Orchids&Dragons Apologies if you have shared before, but I haven't come across it. Did something happen with your sleeve that required conversion to RnY in such a short amount of time?

Me, too, but it still seems so big. At one time, I tried quarters even???

It feels like this... But it is actually this... long and wide!

I would probably be considered a hybrid, too. Lap band in 2014, conversion to sleeve 10/10/18. I didn't have hair loss with the band, but am concerned with the sleeve. I am locked, so losing locs would be weird for re-growth because there would many baby locs with long, mature locs. I have over 500, so I should be able to hide it, if it occurs (not if the locs fall out in the front?, YIKES!). I have been taking biotin and trying to swallow the L-lysine horse pills, but it is definitely a challenge. Even when I cut them in half, it is difficult. They get stuck and scratch going down. I am successful with 500mg 3-4 times a week. I hope these attempts are helping!

Checking in! Challenge Starting weight: 190 Current weight: 188 Losing Missed the exercise goal, but will get it this week Been in a stall for almost two weeks?...Grrr...onward!

How bad?...BAD I am not a fan of chewable multivitamins (tried the usual suspects, including once daily tabs...all made me gag/ shudder with subsequent nausea...more than once a day was never going to happen...disgusting). I ordered BariLife complete multivitamin powder (includes calcium and iron...not sure how that works?, but I digress...twice daily mix, with water), but haven't even tried it because while waiting for the delivery, I tried BP once daily multivitamin capsules and haven't looked back. Easy(er) to swallow, no "chewable aftertaste", no film on your teeth or floating particles that won't go down, no nausea (this is not meant to be a plug for any particular product, but just my experience). Levels will be drawn in a month... Find what you can tolerate (trial and error) and just take them! After all you have been through with surgery, why would you even risk it?!

Oh no! Emotions can definitely be raw during this process. It gets better! FWIW, most broth boxes are designed to have the seal break when you twist the top (similar to Muscle Milk Light protein shakes); if you listen you can hear it rip and can then feel the seal inside the container.

Congratulations!! Well done!

Congratulations! Thank for sharing your story.

And this too shall pass. You will get through this with the determination you used to stick to the pre-op diet!!

Wow, @FluffyChix ...that third paragraph...yikes! I am so glad you are on the mend! Thanks for putting it out there. I am sure you have helped many, especially lurkers who suffer from chronic pain.

Down 2 pounds!

Are you all right?

You can definitely see a difference! Onward!?

Congrats, @Shrinkinggirl!! Great job! Is your goal 20# in 11 days?