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.2 lb is 3.2 ounces. You really shouldn't be stressing over 3.2 ounces. Our bodies can vary by 4lbs any given day just on the content of our intestines and Water in our body. Your intestines are 25 feet long, think about all that can be held in 25 feet. Maybe weight once a week?

You can find a ton of rashguard/sufer type stuff on amazon. LL Bean actually has some cute stuff too. If you google rashguard you can find all kinds of cute options. When I am at the Water this year I will be boating mostly so these options are perfect.

I dunno about whoosh effect but I have noticed that I drop pounds, then I don't drop pounds, I drop inches, then I drop pounds. Now that I know what to expect it doesn't bother me. I actually love the inch loss in the "stalls".

When I was first going through pre-op testing I told one of my closest friends I was planning to have surgery and told her not to tell anyone. Then not even a week later she told me she told 2 people "that I didn't think counted". It really hurt my feelings and basically changed our friendship forever. As a single person I know you can't trust married people to keep their mouths shut, but I thought she and I were better friends than that. I have kept plenty of her secrets. In that moment I realized that if I wanted to keep any control over who knew about my surgery, I had to keep it to myself. It sucks because my friend could really benefit from surgery, but she isn't mentally ready for the changes, so there is no point in trying to have the conversation with her. The fact she blabbed my business like it was her story to tell, removed all guilt for me, and I learned my lesson. Don't feel bad.

I have had guys try and hit on me at the gym regardless of my weight. A lot of those meathead, bodybuilder guys love fluffy chicks and they will be all over a big girl in the gym. Then some guys in the gym like to see any female in the gym trying. Then some guys are watching you to make sure you aren't doing anything wrong and they are willing to offer advice.

@@ssflbelle No I don't have that pain but I wear sports/leisure bras around the house. I randomly workout around the house during the day, so I just wear workout clothes all day. When I get dressed to leave the house I wear underwire bras.

This is a good time to learn some substitutes for things you like that are healthy. Protein shakes and Protein Bars can satisfy cravings for sweets, and there are plenty of low carb Snacks and sweets available. I have lot of options in my home, so if I want something, there is something healthy immediately available and I don't have to leave the house and be tempted by other things.

I only regret not doing it sooner. I have low carbed off and on for about 16 years, so no one really cares that I am eating low carb again. If you live a healthy life, people don't ask a lot of questions.

@@theantichick Has your therapist had WLS? If not she doesn't have an idea what the lifetime commitment is. Long term it isn't as dramatic as you think. You go through the stages in the beginning so you can learn to eat again. The surgery helps you with learning to eat again, by forcing you into basically being a baby learning over. If you actually follow your plan and do it right, you relearn to eat. You don't have to think about it, because it is a way of life. @@VSGAnn2014 really hit it on the head. I am not as far out as her, only 9 months out, but I don't have to really think a lot about what I eat, it is a pretty natural thing because I have completely changed my attitude about food. Even when I go out to eat, it is easy to pick out what I can eat, because it is a natural thing.

If you don't need a lot of pre-op testing, you can probably go from visit to surgery in a month. I did it in about 8 weeks with insurance. The pre-op testing can drag it out.

Also people should cook healthy food for their families. You don't have to feed your kids fries. They can have baked/grilled chicken nuggets and brocoli. Same thing with spouses and everyone in the house. Most American do not eat healthy and just because people aren't morbidly obese doesn't mean they are healthy. This is about a lifestyle, not a diet plan. If you think about it that way it is much easier to follow. Please people stop feeding your kids trash like kraft Mac and cheese

That is just healing. Give it time.

I'm not going to scold you, but you have to think of this as a lifestyle. This isn't a diet, this is a way of life. When you are further out, there are going to be times you have a more indulgent meal, dining out or at a party. Normal sized people do this same thing, but they let it be a one time thing, and they go back to eating normally instead of starting a binge. You have to change your attitude about food, that is easier said than done, but the first step is not thinking about this as a diet but a way of life.

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Yes and no. I was a full D cup at 150 lbs at 14. I used to be a 48DD before weight loss. Now I am a 40F/G depending on the bra. Most women in my family have large busts and all my aunts had breast reduction surgery. If you really have large breasts based on breast tissue and not just fat, they aren't going to get too small.

As others have stated, you should just eat your portion, not eat as much as you can eat. With the sleeve you will find that you can be satisfied (not necessarily full) on very little, but if you push yourself you can eat more. You don't want to get in the habit of eating more. Enjoy your tool and work with it, eat your portion and not more.

You can't depend on dumping. You might not ever dump, and even if you do, you might only dump in the very beginning. The reason your Dr said they are the same, is because long term, they basically are the same. You have to do the work, you can eat around a sleeve or the bypass. If people don't change how they think about food and your eating habits, people can fail with either. Long term it doesn't matter what you have.

If you had GERD already bypass is the better option for you than the sleeve. Your doctor doesn't offer the bypass?

Yeah I mistyped. I meant to say that someone can be the same size as me and I will always be heavier mainly because my bones are so dense. My bones are 2x as dense as an average person. This is what a DEXA scan is. Most universities have them in the US. Some health clubs and private places have them also. They accurately measure your bone density, body fat and muscle. If you are really heavy and have hanging skin etc, this is the only accurate way to measure your body fat percentage. http://www.wsj.com/articles/too-much-fat-try-a-whole-body-scan-1439828879

9 months out, eggs are still a toss up with me. They were the first thing I had after liquids and it was painful. They give me a lot of gas and it seems to be right in my stomach. If something bothers you just skip it, there are other food options

@@Catmom you have some great bone structure. you look great!

I have one like that, it came free with my scale on amazon. It is great for measuring yourself.

I had a knee that ached constantly, it was a soft ball injury to start with, then arthritis. Once I lost like the first 60 the pain almost disappeared. Now I have no knee pain at all. I was so used to it, it still surprises me. It used to creak and crack all the time and it never does now.

Get a 2nd opinion. Once you are healed you control your calories, there is no malabsorption. So you can control your weight loss with your calorie intake. Dr sounds like a Quack.

Are you pre-op? Post op? How far out from surgery?