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At my 6 month visit to the doctor they said to try to keep between 800-1000.

We are getting warm here in the south so I tried on a pair of capri/crop from last summer. This is what happened.

My 6months is coming up on the 29th, decided to show full body pics for the very first time. The top pic was my heaviest at 277, the bottom pic is now at 187. My pre-op weight was 244 on august 29 before i went into surgery that day. My goal is 145, so a little over halfway there! 🤗😁😀

I think you are correct with the correlation between tracking and the fastest weight loss.

Tracking is a great tool to use if you are not losing or to find out the nutrition content of food.

However, the idea is that, we of all people, have proved that dieting doesn’t work. So if you are treating your life right now as if you are on a diet, eventually you will tire of it, stop tracking, and start gaining. I would bet a very large percentage of people on these boards have been on a low carb diet before and yet here we all are having bariatric surgery. Hence, being on a diet, tracking and eating low carb is not the answer.

I think we all need to take this year not only to lose as much weight as possible but to learn how to eat all kinds of food in balance and in the right portions. To get to a weight where we feel good working out and feel good enough about ourselves to eat food that is good and good for you.

I tend to watch my skinny friends and family. They do not track everything they eat. They do not avoid carbs. They indulge once in a while. They work out and move a lot. They make good choices like “I had a big weekend so this week I am eating lighter”. That is the life I want. Not one tied to a tracker and having my brain dominated by thoughts of what I can and cannot eat.

Thank you for this. I feel very disappointed in myself...feeling like I should have lost so much more by now. Reading this helped. And you're right. I am winning. I never gained back so I didn't really get out of control...and now I'm losing again so that's a huge improvement from what I've done in the past. I'm making progress.

Started at 304 got down to 283 before sleeve on 8 August. Lost fast a beginning around 30 pounds first month, then it slowed down, nearly 6 months later I have lost 75 pounds. Now 229 and losing on average 2 pounds a week. Sometimes the scales don’t move but the tape measure does, I have gone down more that 5 dress sizes. I used to dread stalls, drove me mad in the beginning now I just follow the pattern and wait for it to pass. Its years since I have been so happy within myself. I feel normal, wear wonderful clothes and am so much healthier.
I want to lose more, and stick religiously to Proteins and very few carbs, I struggle with Water and never quite make it. However, if I didn’t lose another pound I would still be so much happier than this time last year.

My surgeon thinks I'm halfway; I think I'm a quarter of the way. I'm on my way, anyway.
I'm at a transition point--I moved two days ago, out of a very kind friend's home and into a sublet apartment. Part of this transition is the opportunity to get back to the way I should be eating--I've spent the last four months surrounded by temptations of every kind--white bread, rice, potatoes, Pasta, sweets, you name it. So I did my first shopping for the new apartment very mindfully and didn't buy any of those things (except for a small loaf of pumpernickel bread).
I've also (somewhat reluctantly) taken an apartment with a flight of stairs outside--boy, do I hate stairs. Especially outside in the winter. But so far . . . knees still don't hurt. This might actually be good for me.
I guess what I really have to share is this: It doesn't matter if you slip or make some bad choices along the way. Every day, every month is a new chance to do better. That's where I am now.

I’m too cheap to pay for the gym and it’s too hot to walk outside (summer in Australia). So I just do the odd YouTube yoga video. Sometimes I just dance around the house. Sure, the dog gets scared but it seems to work.

Yesterday was a rough day. We went to another couple's place for brunch, and while they had mimosas, I had two and a half glasses of wine. I spaced them out over a few hours, drank Water in between, etc. I was never drunk or even tipsy and felt fine. Then 5 or so hours later, other friends came by our house and I had two more glasses of wine. I got shaky and ill and had to hurl. I ate some carbs and was able to feel better, but I was still totally spent and had to go to excuse myself and go to sleep.
So it turns out that even having a long break and sobering up in between doesn't change help me stretch my tolerance for the day. I can only drink what I can drink. I haven't really tried to go beyond that before (and I don't even drink more than one glass very often) but it looks like I have learned I just can't.
The real bummer is, I blew my diet for the day yesterday (I didn't eat anything ridiculous, but I passed all my numbers for calories and carbs and then some) and I'll have to be extra careful for a few days to make sure I'm back on track. Live and learn and all that, I guess. Can't be perfect every day.

Hi guys! 6 months post op. Highest weight was 228 a week before surgery, current weight is 175. Before surgery I felt hopeless, I thought, "There is no way I can lose 80+ lbs." I was so unhappy in the body I was living. Couldn't look at myself in the mirror, ashamed of how I let myself go, disgusted by my food addiction. I hated myself. I was at rock bottom and completely depressed at my highest weight. I'm about 52-53 lbs down and think to myself "only 25-30 more lbs to go" that is so much more achievable than 80+lbs was. I feel, hopeful that I can lose the 25+ lbs by July "my surgiversary". I'm just getting happier and happier every day and gaining my confidence back. Here's a progress pic from right before surgery to me currently.

Good Luck!!! Best thing I ever did. Had mine done August 9, 2017.

Just got registered. Waiting to be taken to the back. I am set to start my surgery at 10:30. So far my Drs on time with his surgery crossing my fingers it stays that way. I'm so excited.
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My BMI went below 30 this morning. My pulmonologist said if I went below 30, I can probably get rid of my CPAP. I'm also now the lowest weight I've been in the thirteen years my wife and I have been together.

While I am truly jumping up and down for all of you who are being successful, I am only down 40 pounds since surgery (8/25), and have been stalled for 2 months. I knew surgery was not a miracle answer going into it. I hate the gym, have bad knees, and have a sedentary job. I have tried all sorts of exercise, and have never found one that excites me except kick boxing - which caused me to have back surgery...... I really need to get back on track. I definitely eat less than I used to, but am eating what I want. Soooooo, its all on me to turn it around. Owning it is the first step right?

Just catching up on this thread and I thought I’d let you know you aren’t the only slow loser! I’m down about 55 lbs as well but I’m in the 180s! And fitting in clothes I wore in my mid 20s. I see bones and muscles and it’s insane. I bet people have noticed just haven’t commented. I make a point never to comment on weight because in the wrong person can trigger or enforce an eating disorder. The only people who have commented are at my gym or the place I’ve been shopping for workout clothes at for years. My mom doesn’t say a word and neither did my dad when I saw him for Christmas.

My mother in law is Italian, straight off the boat and she has always talked about my need to lose weight and how beautiful I would be if...(all while making me delicious food and cocktails). She also told my husband last week that I do not need to lose anymore weight. 🤣😂 gotta love them.

Well its official...I'm in onderland, woohoo

Sure... my kids are back at college so dinners are easier now. My husband and I eat together, but not the same foods. Haha
fir Breakfast I have a Premier Protein shake which i think is 6 carbs?
lunch a 4oz hamburger or turkey patty
low fat cheese stick 0 carb
dannon light n fit 15 carb but you can subtract the Fiber the nutritionist said??
dinner 4oz chicken or steak, nothing on it, maybe some more non fat cheese, some almonds
thats about it
im down 97 lbs since 8/15
was 356 pre surgery, 342 surgery date
currently about 258 give or take a bit
Good luck to you on your journey!!!

First time checking in to this post and I’m so glad I did! Sleeved on 8/10 here. I’m 8 pounds from ONEderland and “surreal” is definitely the word for it! I’m still kind of in denial about my weight and size. I still feel (mentally) like the same fat girl that I was before surgery. Physically, I feel amazing. The holiday season went downhill for me. I kept losing, but I still snacked on stuff that I shouldn’t have...cookies, chocolates, etc.. I had been having some dizzy spells and I’ve been in a depressive mood since before the holidays. Doesn’t make it acceptable! I’m still a little ashamed of myself in that, but thankfully I still managed to stay on a downward trend with my weight. I’m proud to say I’ve recently joined my local gym (after my last gym closed last year I never signed up for another). I look forward to going to the gym. I’ve been under a lot of stress and it has been helping so far, even though it’s only been a week. I’m also in a bit of a stall right now so I’m being extra careful to track my food intake also. Trying to be more positive though! I’m so much better off than I was last year.
I’m so proud of everyone here! Reading about all of your victories is inspiring to me!
HW: 315
SW: 292
CW: 223
GW: 180
Sleeved 8/10

Today, my Eastern European mother-in-law called my wife to tell her I should not lose any more weight.
For those of you unfamiliar with Eastern European mothers/mothers-in-law, they are famous for constantly telling you if you're fat, telling you what you should not be eating because it will make you more fat, telling you that you would look nicer if you were not so fat, and in general, finding every possible reason to call you fat.
So this was a milestone that goes into my calendar.
I still have plenty more weight to lose though, she just saw a flattering picture of me. I still have a gut and love handles.

LaLaDee I did 100 sit ups this morning and thought I was gonna die!!
but I i didn’t

Overall, I'm pretty happy though. 111 pounds down so far. My wife posted a pic of me today with our kid. It was the first time there'd really been a picture of me on FB where you could see what I look like anymore. People were very nice. Here's another one I took just now.

Anyone who thinks getting half your stomach cut off and pulled out a hole above your belly button and then be told "now get used to eating like that" is EASY can kiss my once fatter ass.

Surgery Date August 9th
HW ever 359 December 2015
When I started this new program May 9th I was 326
Pre-op Weight 311
SW 301
CW 249
GW 185

Down 68# in 10weeks