RockDaisy

Meh.
Your new normal is going to feel great in skinny jeans. Trust me.

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
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Oh my goodness! Im 25 days post op and cant even keep down a piece of shaved turkey or shaved roast beef from arbys. Im pretty well living on Protein shakes and taco bell pintos n cheese....
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Old info but here is where I was. I'm 5'7" and my surgery date was 8/29/16.

Begin by telling him that you are following his courageous example of making a life change for the better. Thank him for showing you how to be strong and committed to do what is necessary to be a healthier and better you. Also remind him that you are his child, and this is how the determination that he taught you has bloomed in your life.
Remind him that he didn't ask your permission to become sober, but you are SO PROUD of him. Also remember that you are his "little girl" and he may be dealing with the reality that you are now a grown woman (not always easy for us fathers of you twenty somethings). Don't forget to thank him again for the courage to change, and give him a kiss no matter what.
BTW, my story for you - I has the surgery 14 months ago and I am down about 130 pounds, and pants have shrunk by 14 inches, and I am off of all diabetic medications. My shirts (were a 5X) are no longer "Big and Tall", and I can sit in a booth at a diner. I call that a success story for you to use as you see fit

I've lost 32lbs between pre op diet and surgery and I don't even feel like I can tell any difference:( it's discouraging for sure..
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Jerky, cheese, Sonoma Creamery cheese "crackers" (it's baked cheese/quinoa thingie, 10 grams of Protein per serving, nice crunch), nuts, KIND bars (smoked Jalapeño my fave), cucumbers and hummus, tuna salad, turkey or ham smeared with mustard and rolled around cheese... new favorite is Premier vanilla blended with half a banana and powdered Peanut Butter. Delish.
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Jerky.< /p>
Hard boiled eggs.
Dill pickles.
100 calorie packs of nuts.
Baggie full of fresh kale. I kid you not....stuff tastes like butter.....and it probably freaks people out at stoplights looking over at my big arse stuffing a paw full of kale into my mouth and chewing until after the light turns green.