hmills653

I was stuck in a stall at 310lbs. I just finished my period today and peed. I lost Water weight because I am now 292lbs at 4 weeks.
My surgery weight is 339. I didn't think it would be like that. I was expecting like 20-30lbs the first month, not nearly 50lbs. 
Purple lipstick was a month before surgery. This the car one was just yesterday.

As far as driving a car it was 7 days, but I suspect it could of been sooner. As far as my wife, I was driving her crazy before I even left the hospital.

Right. Is it hard to believe that fat people can have better sex life's than some thin people. Or that fat people are actually mating lol

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OMG! If that worked there wouldn't be such an epidemic of obesity lol

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I got that from the girls I work with. It's like if they could spend one day onside my body. I hurt so bad from the extra weight on my joints I was getting injections and physical therapy for my knee. It's not all about fitting in those skinny jeans lol.

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I got that from the girls I work with. It's like if they could spend one day onside my body. I hurt so bad from the extra weight on my joints I was getting injections and physical therapy for my knee. It's not all about fitting in those skinny jeans lol.

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I think you look Amazing WOW

I got that from the girls I work with. It's like if they could spend one day onside my body. I hurt so bad from the extra weight on my joints I was getting injections and physical therapy for my knee. It's not all about fitting in those skinny jeans lol.

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I hate when my husband wants to go out to eat. I'm only 4 weeks out and he'll be like let's go to this Chinese buffet. So then I order a Water that I know I won't touch bc well leave before I can even start drinking it. I take 3 bites and I'm full just sitting across from him watching him eat a couple plates and apologize to me. It's not that I want to be eating more its just that it feels awkward. Have you ever gotten the small side at Panda Express LMAO. So he's got this loaded plate and I'm going home with this itty bitty box that fits in my palm that I couldn't finish eating.

HW: 280
SW: 231
CW: 203
GW: 140
Sleeved 5/31/17

So I took your advice on the food and it definitely helped with three pain. I also took my Premier Protein shakes that's you sweet for me now and blended it with a handful of frozen strawberry and drank the whole thing with no pain. This will definitely help me to reach my Protein goal. Thanks so much.

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I'm your height as well. I chose a number that I felt I would be comfortable at. In high school I was 120. I had a very poor diet then. I also am in my 40's and have had 5 kids. I fell like 140# would be good for me. I may change it when I get closer. I think you need to consider your activity level as well. If you are doing alot of weights and building muscle you'll probably be a little higher weight even with a smaller size.

HW: 280
SW: 231
CW: 203
GW: 140
Sleeved 5/31/17

while I was waiting for pre cert. I just made myself not think about it so that the time went faster.

HW: 280
SW: 231
CW: 203
GW: 140
Sleeved 5/31/17

So I took your advice on the food and it definitely helped with three pain. I also took my Premier Protein shakes that's you sweet for me now and blended it with a handful of frozen strawberry and drank the whole thing with no pain. This will definitely help me to reach my Protein goal. Thanks so much.

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I've got a new blog post up and I fit in my high school dress!!
Check it out http://sticksandstones.blog

You know, I have to be honest, as I look at these pictures, and I have been looking at a lot of them, it has not missed me that almost EVERYONE of you that have lost look at least 10 years younger in your after picture.

Yes, I want to be healthy. I want t o change my life and relationship to food, I want to be around longer for my daughter and I want to be fit.....

But there are also selfish reasons and dropping ten years in looks is definitely one of them...along with buying new clothes and just looking as good as I possibly can. Can't lie. 25% of the desire is selfish reasons! lol.

Am I wrong for that?

I just had my last nutrition consult today. So this is it, just gotta send info for the approval! I'm getting super nervous lol.
Any advice that you might want to share about your experiences?

Wow, you look great. Congratulations!

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That's why the suppositories. They can't cause ulcers

I was told no rice Pasta or bread for 6 mos because out can swell in your pouch. But I wonder if they just want us to reduce carbs. Not sure but I'll avoid then as advised. I do feel tired and weak but its only been 4 weeks post op today so that may have something to do with it.

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Hi all! Sorry it's been a few days since my last post! Been busy packing and cleaning! We met with our realtors this week and signed all the papers to put our house on the market! We'll be listing and starting showings July 8, while we're on vacay in California, visiting family. We figured that would be easiest since we'd be out of town and our three dogs will be out of the house. Fingers crossed we get an offer that first week! Meanwhile, my husband has been talking to a few people back in Virginia, so we're getting closer to having a placed to live lined up there [emoji1].

Post op wise, I weighed in and repeated my measurements on Monday, which was exactly two weeks post op. Here are the stats:

Weight: preop 169.4, 2 weeks 172.2 (she removed 7 lbs of skin, and a lot of fat through Lipo, so I still have a lot of swelling and Fluid retention)
Waist at belly button: preop 34", 2 weeks 37"
Hips: preop 44", 2 weeks 41" (this is where the bulk of my extra skin was)
Left thigh: preop 25", post op 24.5"
Right thigh: preop 25.5", post op 24.5"

I've definitely still got a lot of swelling. My poor feet look like balloons by the end of the day. I know this will just take time.

Pain wise I do great during the day when I'm up and movingly. My incisions don't hurt at all, and my muscles are feeling pretty good. I have a couple spots where I can feel what I think are suture sites in the muscle, but is a really weird tickle sensation, not pain, and only when I move a certain way. I still have a lot of numbness on my abdomen. I can feel pressure, but not light touch (around belly button and incision mostly). I also have a couple
Spots that are VERY ticklish. It's almost like a hypersensitivity where my skin fold was. I'm wondering if it's like a "phantom limb" kind of thing. Not painful at all, just weird.

I developed a rash on my abdomen that was soooooooo itchy. I seem to remember something similar after my sleeve. It was only on my abdomen, and I don't think it was allergic. I got some hydrocortisone cream, which helped. I also washed my compression garments and am trying to let my skin breathe more. It's getting better.

The hardest time for me is sleep. I cannot seem to get comfortable at night. I have still mostly been sleeping on my back, at an incline, propped by pillows. I wake up often with muscle soreness and butt pain. Last night for the first time I attempted to sleep on my side. It wasn't very comfortable. Not necessarily painful, but not comfortable. This morning I woke up with a lot of muscle soreness. It's a odd thing to basically have zero core strength, but feel like day two after a crazy workout!!! That's basically what it feels like. Crazy sore after a really good workout. I'm hoping this gets better soon!!!

I'm so grateful I was able to take 5 weeks off from work (I had to use all of my vacation time) but I can't imagine being back at work at this point! Not without being able to get a good night's sleep! I don't go back to work until July 17, and am grateful for the time off!

I will get some more progress pics soon! I forgot to get more on Monday!

Thanks to everyone for the continued support and reading my long posts!!

Have a great Wednesday!

[emoji173]️Jen

I'm scared of the thought of plastic surgery. Scared of the pain.

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for mine weigh in is optional but available if you want. It's very informal, ask any question about your weird bowel habits you want.

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My nut recommended Flintstone complete chewable. They're tolerable and cheap.

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I'm scared of the thought of plastic surgery. Scared of the pain.

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@hmills653
Thank you so much for your post. I too am a nurse in a procedure area. I can't see myself being able to push patients to recovery with all this pain. Everyone keeps telling me it will get better but I haven't noticed a difference yet. That muscle area hurts so bad that I can hardly move or stand. I feel like my insides are being pulled at from the outside of my body. My return to work date is july 10th but my second follow-up date is not until july 21st. I think I will call them.