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Starting weight was 294 but surgery day weight was 255. Was at 100 pounds from the highest weight in 5 or 6 months. 100 pounds from surgery date was about 7 or 8 months. Total lost 174 pounds. Sent from my SM-G935V using the BariatricPal App

Lost 174 pounds by my one year anniversary. Sent from my QTAIR7 using the BariatricPal App

I am lucky but I work out hard too. Everyone is different. I wore a binder after surgery for a month. It helped with pain and I think it helps with skin. Doctor said it doesn't but I did it anyway. Sent from my QTAIR7 using the BariatricPal App

Your taste buds do change. I hated onions and peppers before surgery. Now I love them. I hated fruit now I love it. I try a new food every couple of weeks. Sent from my SM-G935V using the BariatricPal App

I had surgery on Monday was back at work in Thursday. Sent from my SM-G935V using the BariatricPal App

[img][/imgI have attached some sagging skin photos to give you an idea of what a real person looks like. I was 294 now I am 121. I am 39 years old. Pardon the ugliness this is what it is and I took it before my 4 am run. Sent from my SM-G935V using the BariatricPal App

I drink 1 cup of coffee a day. I get a skinny iced vanilla latte about twice a month. I budget those calories though Sent from my SM-G935V using the BariatricPal App

I did. PCOS SUCKS! I got pregnant naturally before surgery. Had surgery 6 weeks after delivering baby. I got approval to start TTC at 12 months out. I was training for my first half marathon and now my 2nd so we will start in January. Sent from my SM-G935V using the BariatricPal App

I never had the honeymoon phase. I've been busting my button in the gym since week 3! I am 17 months out and struggle also. I am somewhere between 121 and 127. It depends on what week of the month it is. I don't change my diet or my exercise but I can gain 4 pounds overnight. I like to stay around 125 or less. I eat 1200 to 1400calories a day. I run 25 miles a week, walk 6, Zumba an hour a week, and weight training 2 hours a week. Beyond that I am extremely active. I have an 18 month old, work full time, and am a grad student. Sent from my SM-G935V using the BariatricPal App

I am 17 months out and can eat more now but still small portions. Don't do it often but occasionally get a chicken biscuit from somewhere. I throw out the biscuit and eat about half the meat. Sent from my SM-G935V using the BariatricPal App

Surgery on 4-27-15Starting weight: 294, day of surgery: 255 Wright now: 121 Total pounds lost: 174 17 months since surgery Sent from my SM-G935V using the BariatricPal App

I had my baby 6 weeks before my surgery. I was put on birth control 2 weeks after surgery. Been off metformin since 2 weeks before surgery. My glucose is perfect Sent from my SM-G935V using the BariatricPal App

They tell us not to drink for several reasons. One is because alcohol contains calories and we shouldn't drink our calories. Two, we are lightweights. Three, most of us were overeaters. If you haven't found a way to deal with why you ate your feelings then you are trading one addiction for another. I am almost 18 months out and still no alcohol. Sent from my SM-G935V using the BariatricPal App

Starting weight was 294, 255 on day of surgery, and 121 now. I am 39. I started working out 3 weeks after surgery. My doctor tells me that I have very minimal excess skin. It really just depends on where you store the weight, genetics, age, etc. Working out (weights and cardio). My workout routine now is: run 25 miles a week, walk 5 miles per week (this is exercise walk not just walking), zumba once a week for an hour, and 2 hours of weight training a week.

I started at 294 and I am now 121. I am 39 years old. I started working out 3 weeks after surgery. My loose skin is extremely minimal. There is really no way to determine how much saggy skin you will have. My recommendation is to start working after as soon as you can after surgery with a combination of weight training and cardio.

So, I am almost 18 months out from surgery. I have lost 174 pounds (from 294 to 121). I went from a size 28 to a size 2 or 4. I ran my first half marathon last month, I am running a 15K this weekend, and another half next month. I run 100+ miles a month, do zumba weekly, and weigh train 6 to 8 times a month. None of these are things I could do before surgery. I have been deemed "extremely healthy" by multiple doctors in different fields. When I told my surgeon that I would like to get plastic surgery one day, he laughed. He said that my skin was so minimal that it would be a waste. I don't even know if plastic surgery would help, and it is not in the budget right now anyway. I know that I am thin now. I know that I am healthy now. I just still struggle some days with how I feel about myself. My weight fluctuates about 5-8 pounds during the month. What I eat and what I do makes no difference, it just fluctuates that much. On days where it is high, it messes with my mood. Does anyone else feel this way at times?

I want to have another baby as well. I am 17 months out from surgery and down 173 pounds. I got the OK from my surgeon to start trying at my 12 month check up. I had committed to running two half marathons before the end of the year. Happily, one of those is finished! We are going to go to my reproductive endocrinologist in December. That will be my last month on the pill and then get all the tests in January and then officially start tying in February. Good luck.

I used to miss soda, but don't any more. The thought of it actually makes me sick now. I don't miss sweets or chips. I do eat them occasionally, but prefer fruit now. I don't ever deprive myself.

A few awkward moments: My OB/GYN didn't recognize me until he started reading my chart. He thought I was a new patient. That awkward moment when you are eating out with people who didn't know you had surgery...they just go on and on about how little you eat. Or when you are out to eat, you and your husband share a meal (he had surgery too) and you eat so little the manager comes out to make sure there wasn't anything wrong with your food. We then spend 5 minutes explaining that we had surgery and cannot eat. Then spend another 10 minutes answering questions about our surgeon, the process, etc. Now what I mostly get is "are you done losing weight? You are so skinny." or "Are you sure you didn't have plastic surgery, I don't see any skin?"

Thanks for the article. I was actually pregnant when I decided to have WLS. It took us a year to conceive and went through multiple medications. Ended up conceiving naturally, but knew losing weight would help us for #2. I was approved to start trying at my 12 month check up. Waiting a little longer because I have committed to 2 half marathons later this year so we will start trying in January. I just saw my OB/GYN and he told me that I am in fantastic physical shape. I will be 39 when we start trying and told me that there are some risks, but said that my risks now are no where near what they had been when I got pregnant in 2014.

I never order them out, but make them at home. Bake some skinless wings in over and toss lightly with sauce when they are done. I can eat one to one and a half.

I don't do buffets. They are an absolute waste of money. I've had Chinese food since surgery, but was 9 months out and at goal weight. I ordered a small meal and ate on it for a week. As a rule of thumb when dining out, my husband and I share a meal. We always have leftovers. I refuse to waste food. If I can't re-heat it, I won't order it.

No real difference right after. I mean, I had a baby six weeks before I had surgery. I am now 15 months out. At my 12 month check up my Iron was still really low. I've always had low iron, but supplements weren't helping. I went to a hematologist and ended up having an infusion. At the infusion they asked me, well, don't you feel tired with iron this low. I said, "ma'am, I work full time, have a one year old, am in graduate school, and training for a half-marathon. Who knows if it is life or low iron?" 3 months after the infusion, I am not nearly as tired. I feel great. I have even upped my running. I do have to eat enough though.

That helps. Sometimes my surgeon and NUT are so far off from each other. Well, they were in the beginning. I see such ranges. Like some people are only eating 600 a day even a year post op. I average about 1200 to 1300 a day. I don't want to gain weight, but I don't want to lose either.

Yep, we usually call it the 3 week stall. Sounds like you got an extra week! Stalls are just part of it. You will hit many. Hopefully, it won't be as many as I did. Just keep doing what you are supposed to be doing and it will come off.