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HW - 324 SW - 297 CW - 256 White shirt - day starting presurgery diet - 324 Red shirt - one month post op - 270 Black shirt - two month post op - 256

Five months post-op. HW - 324, CW - 214, GW - 274

I should have mentioned that with my meals I eat in total about 90g of protein. My nutritionist advises that I target 75-113g of protein. Good luck!

If you do what your nutritionist and surgeon advise, you'll do fine. Just be patient and plan ahead for your meals. I eat pretty much the same thing for breakfast and lunch every day. Dinner varies but it revolves around lean proteins and fruits or veggies. I eat three 4oz meals a day with one 8oz protein drink before my breakfast. The protein drink is one scoop of Allmax Isoflex zero sugar chocolate peanut butter and 8 oz of soy milk. The powder is 27g of protein and the soy milk is 8g, giving me 35g of protein. It took a lot of trial and error to find the right combo of protein powder and milk to drink but this one is pretty good. For some reason, I can't drink cow milk any more. I can eat all other sorts of dairy, just not milk. I can drink it, I just don't like it. Lastly, I drink 100oz of water a day. I hope that helps. Good luck!

Haha. Thanks. They're part of a family pajama set. My wife is a Disney fanatic so she keeps trying to put me Disney related clothing (hence the toy story shirt). My pajama pants are grey with black stripes and hers are grey with red stripes. Our daughter's are grey with one leg of red stripes and the other leg with black stripes.

That's awesome! Keep up the good work!

Thanks, Nina. How are you progressing? You're about two months out, right?

Thanks. You can do it. And good luck with your surgery.

Thank you, AZBlackhawk. Whoops. GW is 174. Too long referring to my weight as in the 200's or 300's that the 100's sound completely foreign to me.

Congratulations! You're well on your way. It gets much easier as you go. You'll be amazed at how quickly you recover. Just remember to heed your surgeon's directions and take your time. You'll get there. I can honestly say that I have not encountered any major hurdles. After the recovery from surgery, it's all downhill from there, at least until where I am now, which is the honeymoon phase of Bariatric life. The tool of surgery has been nothing but amazing for me. I feel so much better. I have more energy, confidence, fun, life.... more everything. Just less of me. You can do it.

Thank you! In two weeks I'll be 3 months post op and I'm just thrilled with the results! I'm officially down 75 lbs since the day I started my pre-surgery diet on 12/6. RNY on 12/27. My starting weight on 12/6 was 324 lbs and my current weight is 249 lbs. My dream goal is 174 lbs, or 150 lbs lost.

Thank you.

Thank you, everyone. Feeling pretty good.

I'm one month post-op and I'm thrilled with the results thus far. HW: 324 SW: 297 CW: 270 Total weight lost: 54 lbs! Lost since surgery: 27 lbs! Here I am two days before starting the pre-surgery diet weighing in at 324 (I was down to 314 only two weeks before this was taken, but I gorged on all of my favorite foods in those last two weeks). I was just cleared from my 10lb lifting restriction and started P90X this morning. To prevent injury, I'm easing in to it for the first few weeks until I get my endurance and strength up to where I can really push it. I've done the program a few times in the past and have been very successful, but the weight came right back on as soon as I stopped, and then some. That's how I ratcheted up to 324 lbs. The surgery is going to help me keep it off. Inches lost: Chest: 6 inches Belly: 7 inches Waist: 7.25 inches Butt: 7.5 inches Thighs: 1.75 inches each

Thanks for asking. Hockey went as well as could be expected for not playing for 10 years. I didn't fall on my ass when stepping on to the ice, so that was good. The bad part was I tore my adductor before I even faced one shot (I'm a goalie). I bent in the wrong way while stretching and it 'popped'. I was in pain, but I played regardless. I just had to take it easy. I knew I should have listened to that little voice in the back of my head and done a few weeks of physical therapy. I've had a chronically torn adductor since I was 18. I tried stretching for the week before I stepped on the ice, but it clearly wasn't enough. So it's 3-4 months of physical therapy for me and hopefully then I can get back on the ice. Congrats on the successful hike. Keep it up. How's the rest of your progress coming along?

I have to travel for work this week. How did you take your Protein powder with you when flying? I've finally found a decent protein that I like but it only comes in bulk powder form. I'm planning on putting it in a ziplock bag and putting that inside a shaker bottle. Carrying on a bag with a powder may be an issue so I'll be checking my bag. I'll pick up some milk when I land. Any tips? P.s. I'm anxious to see how I fit in an airplane seat now that I'm almost half-way to my goal weight. I fit before, but I was not comfortable at all. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thanks for the responses. I'll proceed as I planned. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I live in the Chicago area. The winter has been very mild this year. Compared to where I grew up, it's like summer here Keep up the good work on your end, too. You can do it!

Thank you, healthyliving23. It does feel pretty good. I know what you mean by feeling "blah." It gets better when you start the pureed foods. The first week was okay for me, as far as pain management. I went in on the afternoon of 12/27 (a Tuesday) and was released in the late afternoon on 12/28. I took my Norco until 12/30 and just pushed through the pain after that, which wasn't bad. I started walking the morning after surgery on the hospital floor and the day after I was released I walked about 1.5 miles over three walks around my neighborhood. By two weeks out I was averaging between 5 miles a day, with highs of up to 9 miles a day. Every day I have felt better. Week three was a little frustrating (the week 3 stall), but I tried to keep it all in perspective and look at the total weight lost. The only side effect is from the anti-ulcer medication or the anti-gallbladder medication they make you take for three months, which causes me to get slightly dizzy if I'm squatting, like when looking in a lower cupboard for 30 seconds or more. At least, that's what I'm hoping is causing the dizziness. Both meds have dizziness listed as side-effects, but there are a lot of variables at play here. I have lost 28 lbs since surgery in five weeks and total of 55 lbs in 8 weeks since starting the presurgery diet. Here's the rate I lost it: Three week presurgery diet: 27 lbs one week out: 13.5 lbs two weeks out: 4.5 lbs three weeks out: 2 lbs four weeks out: 4 lbs five weeks out: 4 lbs

Here are some other pics. The pics on the left are the day before I started the presurgery diet. I was 324. My surgery was on 12/27/16. The pics on right are from today, 1 month and 4 days after surgery. I am currently 269. My goal weight is 205. But with all the jiggly parts, especially my upper legs, which I always thought were more muscle, I'm thinking I can get below 200. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I'm a goalie. Never one for the violent aspects of hockey. The injuries were a result of lack of stretching. I tore my adductors. Goalies have to be flexible. I started stretching this week to limber up before the ice time. I'd love to hike the mountains in Tennessee. I've always wanted to walk the Appalachian Trail after reading "A Walk in the Woods." Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thanks, hikerdog. Your numbers are impressive, especially the presurgery numbers. My daily commute gets me a minimum of 2 miles in a day. I walk another 2-3 miles during lunch and a mile after dinner. It's been 10 years but I'm going to lace up my hockey skates and have a go at some pickup hockey this Friday. Cross your fingers I don't hurt myself. I played competitively growing up but an injury and the weight gain that ensued has mostly kept me off of the ice for 19 years. I played in few leagues off and on but I re-injured myself 10 years ago and haven't gone back. The new me is inspired to try it again. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

This is where my belt was on December 6th, the day I started my presurgery diet, and it was tight! Now it's just hanging. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I've lost a total of 45 lbs since starting the program. HW - 324 SW - 297 CW - 279 I think that pic was taken at 284, ~40lbs down. I'm three weeks out from my bypass surgery (12/27) and I think I'm in the middle of my three week stall. I've been stuck at 279 since 1/9. I've heard the three week stall is pretty common so I'm not concerned..... yet I really need to hide my scale though. The inches are definitely noticeable. I went from a 53" waist to 45". I'm staying 100% compliant with the nutrition and exercise guidelines. It's actually going quite smoothly. I just can't wait to start doing real exercises. I'm only walking right now. I'm averaging about 5 miles a day. February 7th is six weeks out and I can start weight and cardio training. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

This was published the day of my surgery. I found it incredibly accurate and informative. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/health/bariatric-surgery.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App