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Thank you for participating!! It really helped me stay accountable and I hope it helped you too! As stated at the beginning of the challenge I used a random number generator to choose 2 winners of gift cards from those who posted every week! The winners are... @@cajrich85 and @@goplay94123 Congrats! Just IM me your name and email address and I will send you your prize! Also...is anyone else interested in another challenge?? I was thinking of starting another one if enough people are interested! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I definitely appreciate the vets with snarkiness. I also appreciate the wisdom and experience you all have. So, thanks! Also, people can be idiots. :-I I don't know how some people expect to succeed if they don't follow the plan. They put themselves at serious risk. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@CStoned Thanks!!! @@Butterflight Aww! Thank you so much!! @@LittleBill Thank you!! I'm working hard! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@bitingcat Thank you! I was so worried I missed my honeymoon period because of all the complications. I had a lot of trouble losing while on the TPN infusions because they were infusing 1200 calories each night while I couldn't eat. Then when I was finally able to eat a little (300-500 calories) a day I started to gain weight because they were giving me the 1200 on top of that. I was in and out of the hospital with blood infections and extreme nausea and pain. I also had (and still have) pretty bad anemia. The weight wasn't coming off like I thought it would. It was VERY frustrating. Thankfully I am feeling 100% better and am able to work out and eat all my calories on my own. Everyone loses at a different pace, when you have injuries and illnesses it just further complicates things. You can do it! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@reallyrosey it's such a strange transition! I can't seem to change the number in my head! I'm sure you'll get back there! Prednisone is the absolute worst. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@jwinters19 Aww thanks! @@The New Kel Thank you! Haha, I finally have something to smile about! ☺ @@amandask Thank you so much! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App @@LaurieQue Thanks! @@Kumbaice Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@OutsideMatchInside I can understand where you are coming from. I am still about 135 pounds from goal still, I'm only 7 months post op, but once I'm there I'll have lost 340 pounds. That's more than some people who get the surgery even weigh. The hanging skin is going to be terrible and I am starting to save now for plastic surgery. I also feel alone in this a lot of the time. Even on here because many people here have 100 pounds to lose. That's not to say what they go through is any less but it's a different experience than what I am going through. I'm happy with my decision to do the surgery and I'm so much happier with myself with hanging skin than the extra weight, at least with clothes on. I didn't really feel self conscious about my body when I was so overweight during sex in the past. This is an odd feeling for me. I think it may also be because I took a 5 year break from dating and sex before getting the surgery. I also feel like dating now is so much worse than it used to be. It's hard out there. I feel like internet dating has made it both easier and harder to meet someone. Easier because you can meet people who you wouldn't normally interact with and harder because there are so many options people flit around from person to person as if scared there might be something better out there and not wanting to settle. I hope you can get the money saved up for surgery soon so you can be more comfortable, physically and emotionally. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@larry971 Thank you, that is very sweet of you. I am also sorry you have had to go through so much, I hope things are getting better! @@FunkyMunkyBrat it's true, gaining self confidence is hard. @@AvaFern I really appreciate your input. I guess very few women (if any) are comfortable being naked in front of others. I have been overweight since I was 3 years old, I know my extra skin situation is just going to get worse. I guess it's just a battle I'm going to have with my self confidence. It's true that the more confidence you show, the less others will care about the "imperfections" you see in yourself. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I definitely have this same problem. My top size has dropped 3 sizes but my pants have only dropped 1-2. I think it's because I have so much extra skin already hanging around my stomach that I need a bigger size. Highest weight: 540 5/29/16 Surgery weight: 480 Current weight:335 Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thank you everyone for all the input and suggestions. I do think it's probably more of a *me* thing than what a guy would think. @@theantichick that's true about lingerie, that's a good suggestion. I will look into some. @ Thank you for the compliments, that was sweet of you. @@larry971 Thank you, I am trying to find someone who will love me for me. It's hard to get over my own insecurities though. @@MindyMe congratulations on your soon to be nuptials. I understand part of your anxiety. @@Dub hahaha! That sounds so romantic. @@The New Kel I am trying to take it slow with the guys I meet up with. I'm not looking to rush into anything sexual but it's a big concern for me so I wanted to hear other's opinions Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

So this may be tmi but my doctor pointed something out to me the other day and I wondered if anyone else had this issue. Even though I'm not anywhere close to goal I have a bunch of hanging skin since I've lost 200 lbs. I just turned 30 and just started dating again. I don't feel comfortable being naked with someone because I feel disgusting. My doctor pointed out I was fine and didn't care about how my body looked when I was much heavier. It really made me stop and think. I don't know why I was more okay being naked when I was heavier than I do now. The only thing I can think of is that I didn't care at all what I looked like before and now I do. I wear make up and I dress nice now. I don't know how to become comfortable enough with my new body and hanging skin to be intimate with someone. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

This has been my progress: Start 10/30/15:540 Surgery 5/29/16:480 (-60) 3 months 8/29/16: 418 (-62 since surgery, -122 total) 6 months 11/30/16: 354 (-126 since surgery, -186 total) Currently at a little over 7 months 1/6/17:335 (-145 since surgery, -205 total) Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

That's great!!! Enjoy!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@Stephanielp it really does!! @@cdsjjotn Thank you!! @@recreatingcate Thank you so much!! I am much happier with everything now! @@HanSolo1977 Thank you!! @@mrsbeckham2017 Thanks!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@thatmeanone That is so great!! Congrats! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I made regular food and just puréed it in my magic bullet. Things cooked in a slow cooker are great to puree because they are very soft. Make sure you purée the meat with enough sauce/broth. I also ate refrigerator Beans with some shredded cheese, egg salad puréed up, and Greek yogurt. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@stevecfo Thank you!! @reallyrosey Thank you! It has been somewhat difficult to adjust. Anytime I'm about to say or even think my current weight I automatically put a 4 or 5 at the beginning instead of a 3. :-P @@chuswysly Aww! Thank you so much! You all help me out a lot! @@mylighthouse Thank you!! I'm more than half way there! @retee6898 Thank you!! @@Fit4HisGlory Thank you so much!! @@kj4 Thank you!!! @@kharenzhee Aww!! Thank you! That is so sweet of you!! @@lalame Thank you so much!! I love this board because we can all motivate and support each other! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@cassandramarie93 aww! Thank you! @@jhemp85 haha Thank you! It's been hard but it's so awesome! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@HiltonHead2010 it's okay! Yes there will be! I was thinking of starting another one very soon! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@ that is great you inspired him to lose weight! Unfortunately you can't force someone to lose weight if they aren't ready to. I wasn't ready for a long time and only really started to care when I got so heavy I needed oxygen and was too heavy for the tables for the tests they wanted to do. I realized I had gotten too heavy for doctors to even treat me. It was a scary thing! Feel free to show her my thread! Also, thank you very much! ☺ Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App @@sasharbinx Thank you so much!! @@#BirdDog Thanks!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@Thick2Thin2016 Thanks! I really feel sooooo much better! I love everything about it so far. I still have a ways to go but I'm happy with my progress! @@chickee aww thanks! I definitely smile more now! @@msw Thank you!! @ Thanks! I am happy! @@360lyMe Thanks so much! @@larry971 Aww thank you! I try to stay positive! @@midia Thank you! I had the sleeve surgery. @@Suaniya Aww, thank you so much! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@theantichick Thanks!! @@Montana Gal Thanks! I am much much happier!! @@SeahawksFan Thanks! It was really hard but even with everything that went wrong I would do it again in a heartbeat! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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So I started my journey on October 30th 2015 at 540 pounds. This is the highest I've ever been. I had to be on oxygen because I was so overweight it was pressing against my lungs. I had to do 6 months of a supervised diet and lost 60 pounds before my surgery and had my surgery weighing 480 pounds. I had a horrible time after surgery as some on here may remember. I was in extreme pain for 3 weeks then extreme nausea for 5 months. The nausea was so bad I didn't eat or drink for over a month and had to get a picc line and give myself infusions overnight to get my fluids and nutrients. They removed my gallbladder in October of this year and I started to feel much better. I now feel great and am finally starting to be able to enjoy my smaller size! I'm having fun working out at the gym and I'm starting to feel pretty and trying to date. I now weigh 336 pounds! That's 204 pounds down from my first weigh in and 144 pounds down since my surgery May 29th 2015! I'm so excited to be going in the right direction! I just turned 30 in November and I can't wait to finally start living my life! Here are some before and after pictures! This is me July 2014 March 2015 March 2015 November 2016 November 2016 January 2017 Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

My weigh in this week is 336.2. I didn't quit reach goal but I'm down 16.6 pounds over the challenge. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App