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I set up a strict routine where I eat the same foods on each day of the week. It worked and I never hit a stall and actually lost maybe too much. Now that I'm looking to maintain and possibly gain, I've added a little more calories and protein to the routine. If I notice I'm gaining to much, I have a proven routine in place that I can always go back to.

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My strength training has been on and off. I started doing it and I just get pains so I quit. I'm getting skin surgery soon. After I have that done, I'm going to work with a trainer. My doctor thinks I probably won't even weigh 160 after the skin removal. I'll focus heavily on strength training and try get back up to 180. Not going to lie, I would rather be in a position where I had to gain weight than lose weight.

Lost 3.5 pounds this week and am down to 189. Looking to get skin surgery which could drop my weight anywhere from 20-30 pounds. Trying to gain weight is such a large mental hurdle. My goal at the beginning was to get down to 250. After my skin surgery I will need to get with a trainer and try to gain 20 pounds. I had lost weight before but then gained it back plus an extra hundred. It's so hard to gain and not think it will spiral out of control.

I may have this maintenance thing down. Stuck on 192 for three straight weeks. My doctor estimates I have anywhere from 20 to 30 pounds of excessive skin and fat that can be removed so my weight is more like 160-170 and she thinks I should probably gain a couple pounds. I can't fathom trying to gain and I seem to get disappointed now when I don't lose. I feel like I have nothing to work towards now. Every week it was trying to get under 350, then 300, then 250 and so on. It's almost an empty feeling now to be at a normal healthy weight.

I upped my calorie intake to slow my weight loss and I ended up losing 5 pounds this week. I steeped on and off the scale several times and it read the exact same number. I then waited an hour, got back on, and I lost another .8 pounds. Maintaining seems kind of hard.

For me it's not about not being able to get more calories in, but just not wanting to. I have fallen in a cycle where I may only eat 500 calories in one day and then let loose on Saturday. My tests all come back good though and my doctors doesn't have me on any vitamins so I guess it's working.

Down to 198 now so I broke the 200 pound barrier. My surgeon wants me to stop losing weight now. This is the real struggles. Looking to get some skin removed. Doctor estimates I could have about 20 pounds of skin and fat removed which would put me under 180. In some ways I think I'm developing an eating disorder in the opposite direction. Most days I still only average 600-800 calories. On Saturdays I tend to go off my schedule so today I had some pizza. These are some interesting times and the ones I find the most challenging. On a side note, I was able to by a slim fit shirt and a slim fit pair of jeans. I strolled through my old stomping grounds in the big and tall section and everything was about two sizes too big now. I'm glad I discover roll tab sleeves. My under arms are bad so short sleeve shirts are a no go now.

I got down to 250 when I was 21. I crossed over to 200 probably middle school or even late elementary school. I was also very tall as a child.

This picture was taken one year ago today so I figured I would take a new one. It does look like my feet are smaller. It seems like they don't swell up as much. You'll notice the scale is smaller as I don't need the extra wide scale. My surgery was June 22nd, one month after this picture and 11 months ago today.

I started at 470 pounds and am down to 218. I haven't been this size in some time so I'm not sure if I'm losing weight right. I've noticed my collarbone is very visible now as well as my shoulder blades. Is this normal? I've never really been thin so I don't know. I also notice I can see my spine, especially on the upper back

I was talking earlier about finding a compression shirt and I found one I really like. It's the first shirt that is tight around the chest and also work on my arms. I got a medium and it's nice and tight. Only $16. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BXBWUCG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I'm wondering of this is weight related, but the last two stores I have been in, people have asked me for an opinion on something. They both started off with, "I know you don't work here but..." When I was heavier, nobody solicited my opinion. I'm not sure if it's coincidence or not.

The seams showed but they were under the arm. Unless I raised my arms above my shoulders, they weren't noticeable.

I had to get one custom done. Picked up two dress shirts at Walmart. Got them both in the correct neck size and had a tailor cut material out of the one and put it in the sides under the arms to make it wider around the middle. She called it a gusset.

Where did you get those compression pants at?

I've noticed now that I am into the 250's, the rolls on my sides are starting to shrink rapidly now. With a compression shirt and a dark colored shirt, my sides are very unnoticeable now. I was also able to squeeze into a size 36 pant. It was tight but I was still able to button up and zip. Probably stick with 38 pants for a couple more weeks. At the point where I can walk into any store now and be able to find a pair of pants. Shirts are still hit or miss.

Currently using an insta-slim compression shirt. I did recently go down a size. It's a big of a struggle to put it on. I'm not sure I could go down another size.

May have solved my shirt issue. Decided to wonder into Kohls for the first time in years. I was able to buy a shirt from the regular section and not big and tall. In fact, the big and tall shirts were too big. Got a button down shirt in a dark maroon or wine type color with small vertical stripes. It's really hard to see my inner tube now. I think the buttons and the vertical stripes take away from the mid section and focus more on my length. Pretty happy I'm getting right at the point where I can walk into any store and be able to get clothes. No more having to pay top dollar for off brand, poor quality clothes online.

It really not my stomach but my sides bulge out. Even sucking in does nothing with my sides. Even when I was bigger, my sides were always bigger.

What kind of shirts do you guys wear? After losing 200 pounds, the weight has settled around my mid section. It's like I'm wearing and inner tube. I wear a 2x shirt and it is a little baggy around the shoulders and chest but gets tighter around the middle. I do wear a compression shirt but it only helps a little bit. I need something that gets wider at the bottom and narrower at the top. Seems to be the complete opposite of what a men's shirt should be.

I think you will be fine with just the sleeve. I first went to my doctor and weighed in at 473 in February of 2015. I had the surgery June of 2016 at 389 and now currently weigh 273 so I have hit the 200 pounds lost mark.

I have a job interview and of course I don't have properly fitting dress pants. For the first time in about 10 years, I was able to walk into Walmart and buy a pair of dress pants that fit perfectly. I was also able to buy a belt as well. There's a lot of small things normal sized people take for granted. Also getting down near 280. About 10-12 more pounds and I will have a total of 200 pounds lost.

Weighed in at 297 today so I'm finally under 300. I seemed to go through the 300's pretty fast. I was over 400 pounds as recently as June. I am started to notice some loose skin even at nearly 300 pounds. I also still have a lot of bulging veins in my legs. Do these eventually go away?

I wear these as well. The sleeves are actually loose on me. It tight around my stomach.