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I just got the okay to move onto puréed earlier this week. One scrambled egg with fat free mexican cheese felt like the best thing I’d ever eaten [emoji1373] I’ve also tried light laughing cow cheese, PB2, sabra hummus and fat free refried Beans. It’s been a revelation from all the yogurt and sugar free pudding. I’ve also heard skim milk ricotta cheese is a good choice!

I’m three months since surgery now. And in the last two days, I’ve had two Non scale Victories! One, I went to a grocery store and two of the checker women hadn’t seen me in a couple months, and were so nice to me, and fussing over me, and telling me how good I look! Have I lost weight?? So I told them I’d had the sleeve in July, and yes, I am losing some weight. Finally people are noticing!
Here is a small but very meaningful non scale victory: the other night I took my child to the movies, and I did something I couldn’t believe. I crossed my legs. What? They actually fit! Not forming the letter 4 shape perpendicular to each other. Crossed over each other, nearly parallel. What a trip! I remember being able to do that once!
Cheering all the little victories along the way.

Hi everyone!
Not sure if I've posted here yet but I was sleeved on June 16th. It's crazy to think it's almost been 4 months! I've lost about 60 pounds and I fit in XL clothes (almost L) and size 14 pants after being a size 22 almost 24 and wearing 2XLs. It's been surreal! The before picture is actually after my surgery in Mexico and I was already about 8 pounds down... sadly I don't really have a true before picture.
I honestly haven't been the best about keeping track of my Protein and calories but I'm pretty sure at first I wasn't doing so well maybe 500 a day now I think I'm at about 1000. I was originally very low carb but am now whole food plant based and have found that I've actually lost weight on it and really enjoy what I'm eating rather than always doing 'protein first' and basically only ever being able to eat meat.
Anyway I'm still working on it! I have to say it was a shock when I tried on pants and was a size 14. I mentally really thought I was the same size and was putting off shopping until the very last second.
But it's really cool to see where everyone else is at! Although it's been hard, I don't regret this decision for a second.

Ok, I am a couple days short of my third month surgiversary, but it's the weekend so I took the measurements today. I started at 205 lbs, in a tight size 18, low obese BMI for years, couldn't lose anything. (The pituitary tumor prolactinoma does NOT help! They are highly correlated with obesity). I lost about 13 lbs on pre op diet and now I am down 22 lbs since surgery. Total weight loss has been 35 pounds. I'm no longer obese, just overweight. Can almost get into a size 14 but the thunder thighs still won't let me.
So, my measurement losses today after 3 months:
arm: lost 1.75"
under boob, smallest "waist": lost 6 inches
belly button waist: lost 12" (what???? Had to measure three times to check for errors!! Wow)
hips: lost 6.5"
thigh: lost 2.5"

so happy to see progress like this. Hope it continues.

I'm 13 months out and about 15 pounds from my goal.
I drink flavored no calorie seltzer periodically.
I drink wine/bourbon/vodka perdiodically
I eat a bite of cake/sweets/chocolate/ice cream occasionally
I Eat bread occasionally
I live a normal life.
I've been drinking caffeine (with the blessing of my team) from the first day after surgery. It ensures that no felonies are committed.

Australia here too. I'm the 20th.