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Fantastic job! thanks for sharing.

I bought a super accurate/heavy duty scale for exactly this reason. I'm the kind of person who likes keeping records and seeing the way things change on a daily basis. My scale hasn't even fluctuated more than .2 pounds let alone 21 pounds. That's crazy! Here's the link if anyone is interested. I took a bit of a chance wasting $40 precious dollars on it (I'm a college student) but I am really happy I did because it's a super good and accurate scale. http://www.amazon.com/My-Weigh-XL-550-Talking-Bathroom/dp/B0014ZQH84/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447832155&sr=8-1&keywords=550+pound+scale

I chose only to tell some very select people too, and I don't regret it, honestly. It's a huge change in your life but after a couple weeks have gone by post op, and you're healed enough that no one could tell you even had surgery, then you just keep working hard and losing and no one has to be the wiser. I, too, wanted to avoid the judgey or "well-meaning" ignorant people who think they know everything about WLS because their coworker's sister's daughter once had a lap band and she's gained it all back. It's been wonderful not dealing with that, and that would have been inevitable if I had announced it to everyone. You do what feels right to you. You have all of us here to support you, which does help. This site has been so good for my anxiety and excitement pre and post op. The people here are generally very kind and understanding, and they will laugh with you, cry with you when things really suck (and they probably will at some point, but it will pass) and Celebrate your huge victories with you. They understand what you're going through more than anyone else would. Congratulations on all the hard work you've done, and the super exciting times ahead. Feel free to friend me if you'd like. You'll probably be seeing me around.

Mellie May on youtube! She has a LOT of videos, documenting every step of her journey in a really kind/candid way. It was so helpful to me and really calmed my anxiety about the whole thing. I would highly recommend checking her out.

you can't really do anything to stop it, unfortunately, but if you keep hitting your Protein and Water goals, you will grow it back quickly once the fastest weight loss phase is over.

you'll do great! keep us posted and take good care of yourself.

Yeah, I honestly think I could only ever join secret groups, like the one run by my hospital's support group. If your whole friends list gets a notification that you joined "bariatric surgery patients" or or whatever you might as well just tell everyone anyway.

Congrats! Thanks for sharing. I'm three months out and this was inspirational.

There are actually a HUGE number of wls patients who develop gall bladder problems after surgery, and those problems are usually worse than a non-wls patient would have because of all the changes to our digestive system. Odds are, if you hadn't had your gall bladder taken out during surgery, you would be in a similar situation now, and/or had serious pain and problems not long after surgery anyway. There are some people who are lucky enough not to have these issues, but the chance is so high and experiences with this sort of thing so common that it makes sense to take the gall bladder during surgery. I'm sorry you've had these problems. If the scans were all normal, are you sure it's a gall bladder issue? There are many things that can cause digestive problems in the average person, and even more things that can cause them in a wls patient. I hope you get it resolved soon.

Tomorrow?! Exciting! Congratulations. The first day was terrible for me in terms of pain but I was so out of it that it barely even registers in my memory anymore. Make sure you get up and walking asap after surgery. Everyone says that, and there's a good reason for that - it's truly the fastest way to start feeling better. Much of the pain is gas pain, and lessening that quickly will go a long way. Good luck! Take good care of yourself. See you on the other side.

I still have not said anything on any social media besides this website. I, too, just don't feel like having to explain and defend my choice to a bunch of "well meaning" but utterly ignorant people. I'm pretty sure no one would be malicious to me, as I simply don't have friends like that. But in my opinion this is the kind of thing people already have preconceived notions about, and it's hard to change those opinions even with education sometimes. Education may change their minds logically but I can say almost for certain that there will people people - even close friends and family maybe - who have already decided to believe that wls is the easy way out, and I just don't want to deal with it. Got enough on my plate (hehe). All in all, the support from your friends and family can be great, but it's up to you if you want to take the chance. I personally chose not to but not everyone has the luck or the sensitive nature I have.

I'll be three months out on Tuesday, and honestly, I don't have a lot of energy for workouts yet. Then again, I've been sort of constantly tired since surgery, even though my bloodwork was normal. some people are able to workout no problem within like a month of surgery, and I have to admit, I'm a little envious of them. Some people, like me, have metabolism issues. I hope I'm able to go a day without needing or desperately wanting a nap soon.

it depends. is the weight a requirement for insurance or your specific surgeon? If it's insurance, there may be issues. If it's your surgeon's requirement, they may decide to be lenient.

I'm only about three months post-op, so I'm still in the mindset of "measure and record absolutely everything" on Myfitnesspal. There have been a few times now where I started planning a crock pot batch of soup, or chili, etc only to remember that I have no way of having exact measurements of every ingredient and I sort of give up. I suppose, for now, I will be sticking to convenient, measured (healthy!) food.

Hello, Leanne. Welcome. I had my bypass August 17th, so I'm very close to three months out. I'm doing really well, no complications, and about 60 pounds lost since surgery. Feel free to friend me or message me anytime.

@@Julie norton I'm so sorry for your loss. You're a strong, admirable person for still being able and willing to take such good care of yourself and others after going through that. Stay strong and inspiring. <3 @@skinnyrita what works for me is substitution. If I know I'm going to smell brownies or pumpkin pie or anything that looks amazing but I can't eat it, I try to have a substitute on hand that will satisfy the craving. Pumpkin pie quest bars are AMZING for this, and I also enjoy the cookies and creme muscle milk pro series shake for when I have a sweet craving that won't go away. Met-rx protein bars are great too because they are really tasty and low in sugar. Salty cravings aren't usually a problem for me because I eat so little salt daily now that I don't feel guilty for spicing/salting my food as much as I want.

Keeping track and measuring everything on mfp has honestly helped me so much. I have a really hard time keeping myself accountable with everything but especially food. But I've noticed a huge improvement in how easy it is to set a goal and keep it everyday when I track it. Making the measuring itself easier just improved the whole experience.

I think we are already friends on there (I'm Twasarunbyfruiting) so you are welcome to take a look at what I've been eating. I find eating pieces of a meal one at a time to be much easier. For example, I'll eat a turkey meatball and a colby jack cheese stick for a meal, then in a few hours I might have the second turkey meatball (a serving is two meatballs, 12 grams of protein) and an ounce of fat free cottage cheese. Then later perhaps a coupe slices of an apple with a tablespoon of Peanut Butter. It's so much easier for me to just eat very measurable things.

I had similar issues on and off basically from the beginning after surgery. Turns out my gut bacteria was off, most likely from the hardcore antibiotics used during surgery. It can really mess up the flora of your intestines. I started taking a probiotic and things have gone back to normal.

That method works for me too, @

I get the hiccups and the bloaty/gassy feeling that would usually have meant I had a big burp.

I'm almost 3 months out, and I have this same sensation when I eat certain foods, namely heavy Protein shakes and ground meat. Are there certain foods that do it more than others? Are you eating very, very slowly? Some people need to eat even slower than is recommended. Usually the full, uncomfortable feeling is either from foods that your stomach just does not like or from eating a little too fast. At least, that's what I have experienced. Hope you feel better soon. I know how frustrating it is to feel sick every time you try to eat.

My high weight was 442, surgery date 387. I'm less than three months post op and I was 331 when I weighed this morning. It will feel like nothing is happening until suddenly one day you look in the mirror and barely recognize yourself. I don't even look like the same person, and I'm less than halfway to my goal. You will get there and you will feel incredible when you do.

Either I will get up early or stay up later than I should so that I can take a nice, long, HOT shower. If I can just have like 20-30 minutes in the quiet of a hot shower to decompress, I'm a-ok for the rest of the day.

impatient, excited beyond belief, and a little nervous. Mostly just impatient and excited.