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It helped me with the movement of my body, and the flexibility. I started out at 280 on 8/17/16 and I am now 221. I will say that it does tone up your muscles, and your muscles burn the fat... But muscles weigh more than fat. some days I get sad because the weight doesn't feel like it's coming off but I am losing more inches and I guess the weight will follow suit at some point.
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I had a hard time telling at first, until I had to do this collage... I had surgery in August 2016, and was very discouraged because I didn't feel like I was losing enough or what I was supposed to be. But just keep going, it does happen and you do but we are extremely hard on ourselves, our own worst critics... Hope this helps.
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My weekly weigh in, so last Sunday I was 227.6 and this morning I weighed 222.1..... Yay! That is a good 5.5 lbs down.... And I am sure everyone knows as the day goes on, when you eat you gain weight just until it comes out again. Lol I am excited and hope this continues! Good luck!
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My weekly weigh in, so last Sunday I was 227.6 and this morning I weighed 222.1..... Yay! That is a good 5.5 lbs down.... And I am sure everyone knows as the day goes on, when you eat you gain weight just until it comes out again. Lol I am excited and hope this continues! Good luck!
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I'm in.... I haven't seemed to loose one damn pound in almost 2 months... Need to kick start something!
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If I see another post in a group where someone is lamenting their 10-25lb am month weightloss as "disappointing" or "slow" I am going to lose my mind! Seriously, saw a post on another site where someone has lost more than 20lbs a month and feels like it should be more. Why? Where do people get this information? I truly do not understand.

I feel like many people who are researching weight loss surgery cruise around boards and only really absorb the stuff they are inclined to absorb. That varies from person to person. Some people may be more optimistic, and focus on posts from young men who weigh over 600 lbs and lost 40 lbs in their first month and then they expect they'll be the same. They just gloss over everyone reporting in maybe a 10 - 20 lb weight loss. Those overly optimistic people who focus on the best outcomes may also be the ones who are, post op, posting things like, I'm two weeks out of surgery, why am I tired? Or, I'm five days out of surgery, why do I still feel pain?
On the other hand, there are people who are perhaps more pessimistic or cautious by nature, and they are the ones who focus on what they read about complications, re-gain, etc. and they come back after surgery and post things like "why am I able to drink stuff, does this mean my sleeve doesn't work?" or "I'm not throwing up constantly like I thought I would, what is wrong with me?"

I had a hard time telling at first, until I had to do this collage... I had surgery in August 2016, and was very discouraged because I didn't feel like I was losing enough or what I was supposed to be. But just keep going, it does happen and you do but we are extremely hard on ourselves, our own worst critics... Hope this helps.
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I had a hard time telling at first, until I had to do this collage... I had surgery in August 2016, and was very discouraged because I didn't feel like I was losing enough or what I was supposed to be. But just keep going, it does happen and you do but we are extremely hard on ourselves, our own worst critics... Hope this helps.
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I'm starting in the morning. I had gastric bypass on 5/18/16 and weighed this morning at 202.4 lbs. I would like to lose at least 25 lbs to reach my goal weight. My goals are to drink more Water, get more Protein in and walk at least three days. I have been stalled for over a month.
SW 279
CW 202.4
GW 175

I had a hard time telling at first, until I had to do this collage... I had surgery in August 2016, and was very discouraged because I didn't feel like I was losing enough or what I was supposed to be. But just keep going, it does happen and you do but we are extremely hard on ourselves, our own worst critics... Hope this helps.
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Just wondering what everyone is eating for fruit after their bypass. I am about 3 months out and I eat about 3-5 strawberries a day sometimes or a apple with about 1 teaspoon of Peanut Butter. Is anyone eating anything like this? It doesn't hurt my stomach or anything.
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Aren't we supposed to be walking 30 mins a day? At least that is what my Dr. Told me.... that's why i go to the gym so much! I work next to it and we get a membership for free, so I go right after work. Sent from my XT1080 using the BariatricPal App

I have also lost 25 lbs, and now I am in a stall - my first one at 6 weeks. From what I've read on here, they can take anywhere from 3 weeks to a couple of months. Like you, I'm still struggling to hit my Water (and protein) goals. I'm going to focus on that, as well as increasing exercise, and hope I can break the stall that way.
Also, I just noticed you said you are working out 4-5 times a day. That seems like a lot, so if you are not hitting (or exceeding) your water goals, that may be part of the problem. I'd focus on that. I hope it helps!

@@whit110 It's normal. Be sure to meet Protein and Fluid goals and just keep going. Stalls are common.

Yes most people stall week 3 and I've seen it last up to 3-4 weeks.
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