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Amazing! Thank you for all of this!

I'm 10 months out and here's a typical day for me:
Bfast: Premier Protein shake
9am: Greek yogurt with couple of grapes
Lunch: half an Atkins meal
PM Snack: cup of coffee
Dinner: 2-3 oz mahi and asparagus

If I'm low on Protein I'll supplement with a little GENEPRO. I always get in at least 125 oz (about a gallon) of Water each day. I'm still not hungry most of the time so I have to make myself hit the daily goals.
I'm currently down 95.5 lb and am losing 5-7 lb/ month. I have 30 lb to goal weight.
Stats:
Height 5'11" female
SW 295.5 11/14/16
CW 200.0 (almost there!!)
GW 170

I was sleeved the morning of 11/14 & went home that afternoon. I was worried, too, BUT! No complications and recovery had been a breeze. My surgeon tests for leaks 3 times during surgery so there was no need for a radiology exam.

I got a PM from OP complaining that I made her feel like <whatever curse word she used>. All because I told her the 3 week stall was normal and her Dr should have explained her surgery to her better.
THIS IS WHY VETS DO NOT BOTHER POSTING HERE ANYMORE.

Awesome topic! Thanks everyone! I thought I was eating too much compared to others on this site at about 3 months out (800-900 cal /day), but have been struggling making through workouts lately. Lots of reassuring info in this thread...
PS - I had actually stopped coming to the site regularly because it seems like everyone asks the same questions over, and over, and over again (search function anyone?). Big thank you to all the veterans for chiming in!

it's hard sometimes i feel i get so wrapped up in loosing and is it fast enough? i forget where i came from. 3/4 months ago, i was 47 pounds heavier. if you told me i needed to loose 47 pounds ever in my life i wouldn't be able to do it. yes i stall for a super long time. yes i so badly want the scale to say 199 instead of 200. but i'm also thankful very thankful the scale doesn't ever read my highest recorded weight of 255.
yes weight loss is confusing and always wondering why aren't i loosing faster? it took me my whole life to get up to 255. and in 3 months this surgery has got me to 200..
now that's amazing.
this tool is amazing.
sorry for rambling i just needed to say something, i know we all hate when the scale isn't going down as we think it should.
as long as it isn't going up i'm happy.

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My workout buddy of 5 years: "You should really just accept the way God made you" The whole time she was lecturing me, I was thinking "umm, no, a girl named Wendy and her double cheeseburgers made me this way" ????
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Have you hurt your lower back? Lifted something too heavy while twisting? It reads like a pinched nerve IMHO, but I'm not in the medical field.
Banded 10/12/16

My picture on Christmas 2015 vs my picture on Christmas 2016
Hw: 395
Sw: 356
Cw:286
Sleeved: 06/20/15
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Old Navy Diva or Sweetheart. Smaller waist, bigger booty, a little stretch and you can buy bootleg or straight!
I wear American Eagle jeans myself. Love their skinnys.

I had VSG on 11/14 @ 7:30 am. I dealt with quite a bit of gas discomfort and nausea in recovery. I received meds to treat that. (Keep in mind, I had to comprehension of time for several hours, lol) Also, when I got up to walk the first time, I was HORRENDOUSLY nauseated. Again, got more meds and that knocked it out. By 1pm I was up in bed eating ice chips and sipping Water. By 1:30 I was walking around the nursing unit. By 3:30 I was discharged and at 4, I was picking my kids up from daycare (with my husband).
After the initial nausea/gas pain was resolved, I had a text book perfect recovery. I'm glad I could sleep in my own bed that night! =)

Btw, my doc is the Medical Director of bariatric surgery at my hospital in atlanta. He came highly recommended and has been fabulous.

I had VSG on 11/14 @ 7:30 am. I dealt with quite a bit of gas discomfort and nausea in recovery. I received meds to treat that. (Keep in mind, I had to comprehension of time for several hours, lol) Also, when I got up to walk the first time, I was HORRENDOUSLY nauseated. Again, got more meds and that knocked it out. By 1pm I was up in bed eating ice chips and sipping Water. By 1:30 I was walking around the nursing unit. By 3:30 I was discharged and at 4, I was picking my kids up from daycare (with my husband).
After the initial nausea/gas pain was resolved, I had a text book perfect recovery. I'm glad I could sleep in my own bed that night! =)

100 lbs, gone forever. I still have 5 months til the end of my 12 month loss grace period. Really looking forward to seeing how far my sleeve can help me go!
Happy Thanksgiving, all!
HW: 293
CW: 193
GW: 185
Sleeved 4/14/2016

I was sleeved by Dr Johnson 2 weeks ago tomorrow. He's fantastic. I was discharged the same day. Zero complications and I'm down 18 lbs already!

So, not Dr. Macik, but I am in Atlanta and my date is December 19th! I'm going through Dr. Johnson with Atlanta Bariatrics.

Hello everyone!
I've been a bigger person for most of my life and I've tried nearly every diet on the market. I was 450 lbs when I got married and my wife was roughly 350 lbs. She eventually had gastric sleeve surgery and we divorced so she could start "her whole new life".
I, on the other hand, fell into a deep depression, became a recluse, and my weight exploded up to 660 lbs as I was heartbroken and emotionally eating myself to death. I was in so much physical pain I couldn't stand for more than 5 minutes.
Finally 3 years ago I started doing a low carb/high Protein diet, and 5 minute walks which eventually increased to over an hour.
Now my weight is down to 446 lbs. I feel a LOT better but I been struggling to lose more weight as I have been stuck between 446 and 470 lbs for close to a year.
My doctor recommended weight loss surgery and I'm now scheduled to be sleeved on December 14. Yay!
I must say I'm really enjoying reading so many awesome inspirational stories of everyone's success. I know Post-Op life will be a challenge but I'm only moving forward, and never looking back.
Good luck to everyone!
Don't look back, turn the page, and let your next chapter begin!

I had my surgery at Northside on 11/14

Dee Dee, I'm using Atlanta Bariatrics, Dr Johnson - what about you?

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I'm in ga
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Hi Jenrae1, I'm Nov 14th! Can't come soon enough!

I'm November 1st... Preying that I'm making the right choice.
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November 14th here!! I'm in Atlanta. Going to look for the FB group now! [emoji1]

Yay!!!!!