JLilley417

Houston...down 96lbs since February 3rd

299

Been in a stall for about 2.5 weeks now. 303 today.

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310 this morning

Your body is changing and it seems your significant other is trying his best to help. That being said, many of us are in the same boat. There is a reason bariatric surgery in one partner has a 56% divorce rate. He was there for you before the surgery and through it...don't lose sight of that if you can. So long as its support and not jealousy or any other negative changes in him as a result of your self improvements, I'd say you're in a winning position.

312 for weekly weigh in

Checking in. Current weight 315

Sleeved feb 3 hit 75lbs lost today [emoji51]

So I know some will come in here and say "no, stay away!" But I'm not one of them. I'm a traveling salesman and I had my first cocktail about a month post op. Empty calories? Yeah, but we all know that. Stay away from beer, gas pain will hurt and it's like drinking liquid bread. I haven't had wine...but I stick to 3 cocktails since I entertain clients often (and the 4th meal drunken eating has completely stopped for me). Whisky Sours, Long Island's without the coke (tastes like lemonade), and hurricanes are my chosen poisons. Let's be honest though, alcohol can be a slippery slope (transfer addiction). As with everything post-op, moderation is key...if you let history repeat itself and alcohol contributed to your weight gain then the surgery was all for nothing. If that's not an issue...cheers!

When I went in for my surgery the girl in the hospital bed next to me had changed clothes into her gown and laid down for her pre-op routine. She had put on 5lbs since she had seen the doctor last and swore up and down she lost weight on her liquid diet. The doctor sent her home and said "we will reschedule your surgery for when you want to take this more seriously." I guess what I'm saying is don't go overboard. I'm two months post op (70lbs lost) and I've dabbled with things like ice cream, Taco Bell, chick fil a, whataburger, alcohol, etc. You must realize your relationship with food moving forward is not a "never again" type scenario but is most certainly a "in extreme moderation" one.

Everyone loses differently, there really is no formula. I had a lot of muscle density (ex-athlete, football lineman) even though I started pre op at almost 390lbs. Because of that density I have a daily maintenance and break even point of 3800 calories. I lost 70lbs in 2 months post op and I'm still losing fairly rapidly though it has slowed a bit. My doctor said the expected loss on average is 8-10lbs per month.

CW: 319 GW: 295