OutsideMatchInside

I too have wondered how can I keep dressing slutty fun, now that cold weather is upon us. Over the knee boots (you are short so that might be an issue for you, I dunno I have long legs), body con dresses, and dusters/blazers. Or skinny jeans, bodysuits, satin jackets. Once I hit my first under 200 pounds goal, I'm getting a fur.

I am very sorry you worked at this so hard and didn't get the outcome you wanted. I belong to a lot of keto groups, which is how I eat currently post-op. I have a facebook friend that lost 250 pounds on keto, has kept it off and had their excess skin removed. Lots of women see PCOS improvements. Look into it, do your research. It is a way of life though, not a diet. You can't think of it as a temporary solution but a way of eating. There is a lot of scientific research, so just make sure you do your research. Even with the sleeve, I kept gaining and losing the same 3 pounds for weeks until I went back to strict keto. It works if you follow it and you like it.

@@cyndi990 I had a little GERD the first 9 months if I didn't take my medicine and over ate. I don't have those issues now and I take no meds at 15 motnhs. 60% is their estimate. You can exceed that 60%, if you work hard. You can lose 60% just with the sleeve and minimal effort but if you want to exceed it, you have to make life long changes and stick to them. Northwestern has amazing results. You will lose a lot of weight in just the 6 month program. Most of the people that I have seen on forums that go through NW, get to 100% easily.

@@annagene12 Right now I am thinking about Dr Timothy Fee. He has done some work on someone I know after massive weight loss and his work and technique are like nothing I have ever seen before. http://www.coastalcosmetic.com/

@@Serenity141 I could feel them because of swelling, but no issues with swallowing them. Luckily thanks to surgery, I was able to stop all the big pills pretty soon.

They are kinda low Protein for immediately post op. I have 15g Protein drinks but they are just for like when I am running around and I am a year out, and eat over 100g of protein a day. You need something with meal level protein replacement, closer to the 30 range. Just because post-op, you might only be able to have 1/2 a shake and that might take a while. Save those shakes for when you are further healed.

@@Hiraeth When the weight comes off I feel like you naturally become more active. I do jumping jacks now just because I can and I am bored. I run when I don't have to. I don't try to bring everything in from the car in one trip, I don't care if I make more trips up and down the stairs. The more you lose the natural it becomes. Also being active is useful just because you center of gravity changes and you have to learn your body over again.

It is hard to answer because everyone is different, clothes fit differently depending on your build, and it depends on you start size. I have always like my clothes fitted, so I started swapping clothes out soon and often. I will not wear something that is too large. My suggestion is to only shop when you need a size, and plan on wearing it immediately. Do not shop for the future. You can skip sizes or move through a size very quickly. Just shop on demand.

You can lose weight just walking 10,000 steps a day.

@@chycky Thanks for the suggestion. I am looking for something that is sheer to the waist though. I am looking to wear something short and I need that inner thigh control near the top.

Well if you had time to order these would be perfect. http://www.eatmeguiltfree.com/collections/brownies/products/birthday-cakev Since you dont have time to order. Google low carb cheesecake, and use a recipe that has to be baked with an almond meal crust, those taste the best. At 18 days I still suggest you skip it though. If you were further out you could have a birthday cake Protein bar. Let everyone else have cake and you have a Protein shake.

I am looking for some sheer pantyhose or tights with some compression on the legs to hold my thighs a little tighter. Any brand suggestions that you have used since surgery and you have loose skin on your legs? Cost not an issue if they work.

I am in the minority here but I think practicing tiny bites pre-op is pointless and a waste of enegy. You learn real fast, like day one, how to take small bites and sips. The swelling from healing will teach you real fast. It also changes, and you adjust. You can NEVER know pre-op what post-op is going to feel like. If you want to do something now that is going to help you post-op, weigh and measure all your food. That skill is doing to do a lot more for you long term than fake practicing small bites when you have no idea what a small bite is really going to be for you post-op.

@@suzzzzz Volume and Weight are two totally different things, so it does matter how you measure.

@@doxaholic vitacost, or Amazon, Netriton

Find a dermatologist, hopefully a good one with an esthetician. Almost nothing you buy over the counter is going to give you the results that a good derm, some creams and a few chemical peels or microderm treatments can do.

@@ella37 With a low BMI and weight under 200, what it takes to lose is a completely different ball game than for most people.

@@cheryl417 Why did you pay $12,500 to lose 40-50 lbs? Any Dr in the US willing to do surgery on someone at that weight is a red flag anyway. I thought Dr Umbach was better than that.

St Vincents DePaul. http://www.svdpchicago.org/index.php/thrift-stores/chicago-thrift-store They randomly have very high end desginers. You never know when someone will go through a divorce and donate all their soon to be ex-husbands clothes...

@@BigJohn58 I started with a BMI of 60 but I was 20 years younger than you and relatively active. The sleeve worked for me. However if I was older or if my sleeve stops working for me int he future. I would go with the DS. At your age and with your issues you need the weight off ASAP. I would go with the DS.

@@Armygalbonnie If you drink Water, and I mean guzzle it all day, you won't have that noise problem. Drink water, all day, non stop.

Gas pain in the shoulder was the worst part of the whole thing. Oh and the useless morphine in the hospital, it cause more pain than it solved.

@@mallnut Basically anything that isn't a dense Protein. When you are eating meat, I seriously doubt you will be able to eat 4 ounces. 4 ounces is an expected amount to be able to eat according to my booklet, 2-4 ounces. Don't listen to all the people that talk that 2 bites BS. We have no idea what 2 bites is, and it is useless anecdotal information, not a scientific measurement.

No idea, I was no asked to provide one.

@@doxaholic Honestly no one can tell you because it is different for everyone and people feel differently about it. I notice different things every day and how I feel about it varies from thrilled to please to annoyed.