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I'm happy with even 1lb of weight loss. It's more weight loss than I would have had without the surgery. I'll get to my goal.... eventually.

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I just want to get off it so badly. I hate the stuff. I cannot stop eating. I snack all day which doesn't exactly help the weight loss! I'm also bloated and moody AF. It's really charming.

Rapid weight loss definitely has a lot of drawbacks. I have had a lot of health issues from my body being in shock. Feeling dizzy and light headed. I had psoriasis flare ups (in addition to a range of complications from my auto-immune disease).
I didn't mention this before, but it's very strange, psychologically speaking to lose 100 plus pounds in less than six months. It's very disorienting. You feel like a stranger in your own body. It's uncomfortable. You don't recognise yourself. I had a bit of depression (which may have been related to the illnesses), but it also was in part because I was really freaked out by all the changes. How do you stay mindful and centred, when you're dropping 6 dress sizes in 6 months? There's no time to adjust!
I am not complaining. I underwent this surgery as an investment in my future health and happiness. And frankly, I wouldn't mind some of that magic rapid weight loss again. However, losing slowly does have some benefits.

I think I had unrealistic expectations. I kept hearing about people who lost 90 lbs in 3 months sort of thing, but I forgot that they were starting from a place with much more to lose, which helps it fall off faster. I'm evidently going to have to be content with ~4lbs per week.

Wondering if people wanted to share their experience / success stories / frustrations with losing weight at their personal pace.
Some days i find it hard to not trivialize my success and i think its is because I am losing slowly, which can be VERY frustrating but i did not have any complications, a definitive goal set up yet or loose skin so i should learn to count my blessings. How do you maintain perspective?

Calories

Protein shake 160
Protein Water 80
Low-fat cheese stick 80

1.5 oz Grilled chicken breast 70
Wasabi Almonds 75

Sargento Protein Pack 180
2 oz Chicken thigh no skin 140

Mixed Nuts 1 oz 160
Premier protein 1/2 80

My fitness Pal says my macros should be:
Protein 45%
Fats 45%
Carbs 10%

I'm not sure what my macros should be but the picture I attached shows how MyFitnessPal has calculated them for me.



"Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying"

HW 237 SW 226 CW 204 GW tbd

Most things give me dumping. 8 months post op .. eggs won’t digest anymore . I recently started eating small low calorie Caesar salads with rib chicken bits. Fills me up nicely. I do sometimes indulge in Starbucks cake pop and Red Baron thin crust small slice of pizza. Super salty- but I can digest the strangest things!! Looking forward to eating Real foods. Healthier cleaner foods. I’ve been at 147 for 3 weeks now. I’m always within my caloric range no matter what I eat though! So... can’t wait for another nice drop!!

The biggest issue with fried chicken is that it has a crazy amount of calories. Often has too much salt and is a gateway food to biscuits/slaw/other high calorie foods that are not gonna work unless you eat a microscopic amount of them.
Will it kill ya once in a while if you eat 200-300 calories worth and measure it out? Nah...
But it's not a great choice.
(that said...I'm stupid and once in a blue moon will stop at KFC. I get the following: )
130 calories Original recipe drumstick 12 g Protien
120 calories Mashed potatoes and gravy 3g Protein
25 calories Green Beans 1g Protein
For 275 calories and 16 grams of protein.......I can get the fried chicken demon out of my system without crashing my diet.
I don't cook it at home...cause then there would be fried chicken in my fridge and my fridge would become the portal to hell. LOL:)

Never again. I have accepted the fact that I just can't eat fried food. Fired food, pizza, Pasta, beer, etc., brought me the point of being dangerously obese in the first place. Not going back there!

The way I see it, if they only offer garbage at an obscene price, I have no problem sneaking healthy food in in my purse. It's our health for goodness sake. I wonder if anybody will bail me out if I go to movie theater jail.

I WISH i could have gotten that low so quickly. Im still struggling to get to the 130s. You look great. Im totes jelly. But DEFINITELY make sure you're getting your Water if nothing else.

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I think you look just fine. I weighed right about that much when I was 26 and felt healthy--I was a critical care nurse working 12 hour shifts and never had weight worries. . However, if you are feeling weak and dehydrated drinking Water throughout the day is a pretty easy fix.

So I know most people reading this will either be pre-surgery or just after post-surgery and probably can't fathom my current dilemma but I am 11 and a half months out and have literally lost half my weight from 243 to 125.
I am 5'6". I went from almost busting out of my size 16 jeans to an unbelievable size 00 and XS shirt.
I I'm not trying to sound like I'm complaining because the benefits have been substantial , though the first two and a half months I question all of my life decisions. But I have not had an appetite ever since the surgery and I have trouble remembering to feed myself -even when I set alarms three times a day. I'm getting thin to the point where I can see my ribs on the top of my chest and through my back and am starting to feel like a skeleton.
Maybe it's just that I'm not used to being thin and once I get muscle tone I'll look normal but having a thigh gap and deflated breasts and seeming so bony makes me worried that I'm borderline anorexic.
I know the first thing people will ask will be have I talked to my doctor - the issue there is that April 22nd I moved from Maryland for a new job in North Carolina and my health care in North Carolina only started this week and so I am in the process to find all new doctors and don't have my ID number to make appointments yet.
Thoughts? Ideas? I'm laying here just trying to suck down Premier Protein because I don't have energy from being dehydrated and not taking in enough calories

W O W ! That is,SO good- don't know if I could lose down to there but W O W, maybe I could!

Some people might scold me, but I still sauce things, especially meats. I use sugar free BBQ Sauce, low fat ranch, low sodium gravy, A-1 sauce, ect. It helps get the meats down. I say as long as you measure and include it in your calorie/fat intake for the day, its worth a shot.

We JUST had sex for the first time at the beginning of May. We were abstinent for 5 full months. I had to find a vaginal birth control, for fear that an oral contraceptive wouldn't be as affective with the mal-absorptive piece of the RNY. Then, I had to wait 2 cycles to make sure that I got my period and everything "seemed to be working". But I'm allergic to latex, and so condoms are just not an option. Plus, the alternatives are a joke. But my bill from the hospital and surgeon totaled over $87k. Not risking pregnancy for anything at this point.

There is such thing as too much, however that number is crazy high. 1 gram per pound is "max" "safe" suggested, so, if you are 300 lbs, then the max Protein you should ingest is 300 grams. So you can see that getting 100 grams is no where near the recommended max and certainly no where near any danger zones. For muscle growth, that 1 gram per lb is going to be optimal. More available protein is going to maximize muscle growth and efficiency. We want a high number because we don't want our body to break down our own muscle to support the creation of enzymes and hormones and amino acids required to support our functions while we are drastically reducing our caloric intakes. Plus, excess protein typically doesn't get stored as fat (Unless you have a very high caloric intake, in which your body will convert to fat)

Congratulations honey!! Welcome to the 100lb club! I’m also down the exact same. I shop way too much. Lol.

Congratulations honey!! Welcome to the 100lb club! I’m also down the exact same. I shop way too much. Lol.

I’m weighed in today and I’m proud and humble to say that I’m down 102lbs. It’s been the best 4 months ever. I’m so excited to continue to accomplish my goals. Thanks for being apart of my journey. Xoxo

I am ashamed that I even engaged in the first place.
I guess you win

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So here’s my take on it.... absolutely no regrets.. down 101lbs and feeling like a million bucks. 25 more to go... Shopping is amazing and I look quite sexy. However. I did get in bed with the devil... 8 months out and I still cannot eat most things. I’m the queen of dumping syndrome and and feeling sick and throwing up. I haven’t even tried most foods and I dump almost daily. I do have a structure- so until I get that opened up- I just eat what I can digest. I experiment all the time. I can digest thin crust pizza and cheese and crackers and berries- and cannot most healthy things. Very strange. For me? I feel like I have to learn to eat all over again. I don’t ever know what I can and can’t digest. I wish I could have chicken breast and salad. Or a balanced diet like we’re suppose to have... I do not. I drink shakes and things. Protein Bars and Snacks. I came from a huge family and my boyfriend is a foodie. I cannot join them. I’m OK with that mostly. I do taste or nibble sometimes to test the waters on digesting it.. so... I want you to see the rough side too. I know once I open the structure I can likely digest a lot more. But this has been my exhausting experience 8 months in... god honest truth. My positive outlook is my confidence and new quality of life. I’ll eventually be able to eat a balanced clean diet of real Protein and food. When?? Who the heck knows... lol.

The junky Bakery Aisle where Little Debbie, DingDongs and lunchbox sized pies live. It is just like funeral viewing hours. You pass slowly by, you remark how nice they look just lying there, you sniff, daub youreyes, look sad and then move along so someone else can have their turn.😪😪😪

The first few months were really hard, but I've gotten used to not being able to gorge myself. I still have my days where I want to overeat, but mostly those are gone. You get to a point where it's not worth throwing up over, and you find other outlets.