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Thank you all so much. I plan to post 1 month surgiversary pics. So stay tuned!!!! I thank everyone of you that's given me a supportive and/ or encouraging post. This forum is full of awesome beings. Yay for us all for being brave enough to take control over our health and life. ????????

Fellow sleevers , I am pleased to announce I have journeyed to onederland. Yaayyy. I weighed myself this morning, after not losing a pound for four days, and the scale said 199 lbs. I have not been 199 in probably 15 years. Starting weight at beginning of this journey in July was 242 lbs, surgery weight 219 lbs and weight today....A gorgeous 199 lbs. I am so blessed and thank God for this opportunity to regain good health and a full life. So ecxited????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

You look great... 2montgs is a sort time. What have you done to get such great results? What were your beginning stats and your weight now?

@ ambernoel... they told me that I would lose slower as well but at my first appointment they said from one week before surgery I was 226 and preop I was 219 I am now 200.2 sand my dicess amazed. She said I am doing great so at some point it may slow down ( actually I have been at same weigh for 4 days) because my body has to play catch up but don't be discouraged at all.

Everything purée gets stuck with me or comes up.... I am trying my best but it's hard to get the stuff down. I am forced to get full liquids again

Congrats hun!!!! I'm 3 weeks post op and down 19 lbs down hoping for 25 by month anniversary

I'm 3 weeks out n I haven't lost anything in days..stuck at 200... starting weight 244 and surgery wt 219.8 current weight 200.2... I'm stuck here for last 4 days... bummer... but I know my body is playing catch up

Oh goodness... please take care of yourself... did they say how you attained a stomach infection?

You are a true inspiration to all on this forum... your results are mind blowing... beautiful scenery and you look great.

Queenbx are you okay? Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Great job ... girl you are rocking it!!

Your name says it all... Slay Kay.... in a couple of months you definitely will do just that .

I've never tasted cottage cheese, never wanted too really. But now I wanna try it ... maybe , lol. Can it be mixed with something

Glad to hear you are doing better@ sunsetsue... on the other hand, I ate 1 scrambled egg for first time last night. OMG IT TASTED LIKE A STEAK. However, my sleeve went into a violent uproar and up it came. I was like noooo. So back to Greek yogurt I go. I hope this will pass because I like eggs but my new baby stomach has said no

Oh so sorry @ Powells95. I know you are disappointed but you still have a date that's really soon so take this time to get better and you will be on the losers bench in a moment.

Congrats nursey402...you're losing weight really well.

@@coletteholm, how was your f/u appt.? How much did you lose if you don't mind me asking. Hope all is well.

Thanks @ littlebill... you are always so funny ????

Congrats coke gal. Look forward to seeing your progress. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Omg ... too funny...when your sleeve refuses to let anything down... I think you have my sleeve on that pic, lol cuz she is super stubborn , lol.

Yaasssss Girl!!! I ordered one the other day so it should be here within a week or so ... so right in time for my 4 week appt.

See that's great...,that's all I want to do, lol. But my appt is Wednesday and I will def let you all know what my doc says.

Yep hopefully so. I have been walking trying to have some type of exercise for myself, lol.

Awesome post... I'm not insulted because you came from a place of educating me and I appreciate it. I was in military for 4 years and I was a total gym freak so I am very familiar with squats. The post was really put here to be humorous but I was looking for suggestions to retain some of my lady hump. Yes I have had surgery already lol on dec 5. But I still appreciate you chiming in seeing that you are a very fit person and you are very educated in physical fitness so I respect and appreciate your opinion. I will definitely save the link as well. Thanks???? I know I am a little late to the conversation, hell you probably already had the surgery! I did want to address this point though for posterity (or is that posterior? ) I intend no insult nor am I trying to mock you, but squats are a very strenuous lift/movement. The only exercise that competes with it is the Deadlift. Don't get me wrong! The properly performed squat is a wonderful lift that works the entire posterior chain, loads the skeletal system and stresses the central nervous system to it's limit. It improves strength as well as balance. It does so much more than develop your glutes; but make no mistake, it will give you better glutes. If you have never done a proper squat, I do not recommend just jumping in and doing them. Backward lunges and ball squats are a good way to get started. You may find that you never need to do low back back squats with the ball squat: http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/exercises/how-to-do-ball-squats.html I'll be doing those today and I can squat 200lbs, so don't feel that those are the equivalent of a "girl push-up". You have a butt now? Awesome. You want to keep that butt? Even better. I am all about women keeping their curves! I have had the quintessential no-butt-itis all my life. Since I started squats though, my jeans are finally (for the first time ever) no longer sagging in the back. Best of luck to you on your exercises.

@therealrox.. I so far have lost 18 lbs and I still have a nice smaller butt... I had surgery on Dec 5....I'm like God it's going away.. so ready for 6 weeks when I can exercise... But it was really big and now it's like nice and medium , lol. My husband said it still looks good so I'm hoping to be able to save my girl, lol. My f/u appt is Wed so I will def ask my doc at that time for sure when can I do squats ... I need them in my life, lol.