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Why not PM one of them if the question is that important? And may your question not be regarded as "dumb ass stupid" or something... There are plenty of people on here I talk to outside of this forum on facebook/text etc, so I could ask them but I would rather it be a topic of discussion, than just ask people one on one. Especially since the vets I know, I pretty much already know their opinion and my question would help other people. Thanks for popping up with your winning personality as usual! It wouldn't be a thread without you.

The process with them is really fast. The drs make you jump through more hoops to qualify than they will.

There is this guy but his work is lack luster to me http://www.thedoctorstv.com/videos/woman-who-lost-180-pounds-undergoes-skin-removal-surgery I live in Illinois and I plan on traveling for plastics, either florida or out of the country. I want to recover at a recover house where I can have people take care of me, and those are in Florida and outside the US.

I mean my best friend knows. Last year when I had surgery it kind of made me rank friends. She isn't really your best friend if she can't know about this, think about it.

OMG what did I miss? LOL another low BMI anorexic flipping out and flouncing.

Well it probably won't happen in the next 6 months. It is going to take me 18 to 20 months to lose 185-200 pounds. Not 12 months. Once you get that initial large amount off it slows quite a bit. I basically lose 5lbs a month if I am lucky now but I am down 150 in 15 months so that really isn't anything to complain about. Sleevers can take 18 to 24 months to lose all their weight.

Umm a lot of us never asked the kinds of questions people ask. I didn't, I did my research and actually picked a decent Dr. So I can't relate to people asking dumb ass questions or people that don't understand science or basic math. I skip a lot of questions because I am annoyed with them and I don't want to be snarky. Besides there are plenty of people here that are still pre-op or barely 3 months giving out advice like pros so YOLO. pizza, tacos, steak, and all the liquor people want, don't let that expensive major surgery hold you back from the life you deserve. This is the rants area people can complain all they want. I'm riding out the next 3 months until I can post in the Vets forum the best way I can. I have a question I want to ask but I only want input from Vets so I'm waiting. It is a long hard wait...

@ I was on a date last week and I kept crossing and uncrossing my legs and he watched every single time. We had a blast that night, lol

@@mobella No idea about HMO. I didn't get a referral, I just went to see the Surgeon. The place my Dr was going to send me to wasn't even a place I could go with BCBS. They were clueless about the whole thing so I just took control. I didn't want to waste a bunch of time.

Myself really. I find it is easier and more reliable to self motivate and encourage than to depend on other people.

It depends on how spicy and how much. It is just easier to take an antacid before eating and eat what you want. At 9 months, I didn't have to worry about it anymore.

@@NJ Mom Never had it before surgery. The first time I had heartburn I thought I was going to die, lol. I was taking my PPI and antacids not very seriously, once I took them regularly It wasn't an issue. I stopped having any issues around 9 months and I don't take any meds for it now at 15 months. No GERD. Over eating was really the only thing that ever really triggered it for me. I would go out, not have a weigh to measure my food, accidentally over eat, and then be really miserable the rest of the day.

@@KaiserKid Go for it! I think you should be fine as long as by like the 20-25th you are meeting Protein goals and fluids. I would ask for skycap assistance in the airport because walking through the airport will make you tried at that point and you don't wan to risk missing your plane because you have to take a fatigue break! Just make sure you have a plan for Protein shakes etc, check that there is a place near by you can buy them, or ship some to the hotel before you get there. Call the Hotel and ask them how you need to address it, to be sure. They will hold them for you at the front desk.

@@Omieliz I think your Dr is right about the 50-70% being a better goal, at least at first. Just because once people have been morbidly obese for so long they have more muscle mass, so they are going weigh more. I weigh more than I did in college, but I am smaller than I was in college, because I have a lot of muscle mass. I am smaller than I was in HS, but I weight a good 20-30 pounds more, but I am physically smaller. I have exceed my 60% excess weight loss in a year (the amount for a sleever, bypass is 70%, band is 50%), that amount was 143 pounds. Now I am working towards my goal of 85-88%. I am at 72% right now, which is 156 pounds. When you look the pounds beyond just percentages, it makes more sense. If I lost 143 pounds and never lost another pound, no one would consider me a failure. I'm at 72% which is 156 pounds lost, no one would consider that a failure. Yeah I guess 215 pounds lost would be awesome to lose all of my excess weight, but the 86% I want to lose puts me are 185 pounds lost. No one is going to consider 185 pounds loss a failure either. So honestly once you get past a certain amount in excess, getting to 100% is just gravy. All of my health issues are solved. Other issues I didn't even know I had are solved. I don't even want to hit 100%, but I might just accidentally slowly over time just because of how I eat and live. If you really make a lifestyle change, you can easily lose all the weight you want.

@@GSleeve822 I never crossed my legs really, even when I wasn't large. Now all I do is cross and un-cross my legs to the point I am annoying myself. I love it, It is comfortable and when I do it with a dress on I feel super sexy.

@@skinnyjeansatlast Early on there is basically nothing you can do to make it faster if you are following the rules. If you are eating carbs, stop. That is about the only thing you can do.

I really hate Halloween, but I am going dress up. I dress slutty bodycon every day now anyway, so no reason to miss out on being slutty fun on Halloween. Going to try and hit up some singles parties.

What do you eat? Do you track it? Do you measure?

@@xoxococojay I only told a few friends, no family. My friends that I told are all normal size and supportive. I don't tell people because like @@LipstickLady, I really don't care to know their opinions. I still have a clean criminal record and I would hate to ruin that at this age by punching someone in the face for running their mouth.

After 6 months, Keto Krate if you eat Keto, but honestly. I think it is a waste. Like my tastes are so varied yet specific, there is no way I can roll the dice on people sending me random stuff. What I want to eat changes from day to day. It would take me months to get through one box.

@@tanya0974 Nope, it is a waste of money. All the stuff is loaded with carbs and you are going to end up wasting money.

@@smg I'm not going to argue about it, but being in Ketosis has a diuretic effect so people need more sodium and potassium. Research it. If people are really on a low carb diet, which admittedly most people that post here are not, they need to watch their salt intake and make sure it is high enough. If I am preparing food for myself at home, and not eating prepare and packaged foods, I have to be very careful to get enough sodium in.

When you low carb and do it for a long time you find you need more salt, so the sodium in them isn't an issue for me. I think cold cuts are good early on, I like boars head. The only thing is long term, they won't trigger restriction because they are processed. I could probably eat a lot of deli ham, there is nothing to it. I don't even want to try but I know it won't trigger restriction at 1 year so I don't even bother.

The only one I know that will really tone you is Aqualogix, because it uses real resistance, not those foam things. https://www.aqualogixfitness.com/

Most of them have simple scientific claims that do not defy physics as we know it. If someone claims that 30 grams has 30 grams of protein, there is little reason to doubt them. Claiming 15 grams has 30 grams of protein does not seem possible or logical. I don't understand why this is still a debate here. I seriously think the site has been infiltrated by some shills for the company. This wouldn't be the first time they have pulled that on a forum to sell their "scientific" break through.