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Post op 9 months here and spoiler alert: this is literally the best feeling ever, I can’t wait until you find out yourself!

Lol @FluffyChix, he’s still my best friend, we just didn’t work as a couple. So it’s still a good memory aside from being obese then!

My surgeon said to wait one month before restarting the pill. I’ve posted on here before about it. My only negative comment is post surgery I have a lot of breakthrough bleeding even though I was sleeved and absorption shouldn’t be an issue. A substitute GYN I had at a recent check up told me there was one more pill option to try. But 9 months post op and no baby so ??? I’ll take it!

Thank you ☺️☺️☺️

5 pounds until I reach my goal weight of 127. Surgiversary November 28th 2018 so plenty of time left to kick these pounds to the curb. And as always I thank my ex for allowing me to keep using this before photo since it’s the only one of my almost highest weight I have! ?

9 months post op and I’m still cleaning a wad of hair out of the shower drain at least one shower a week. When I get irked about it I try to remember I’m 5 lbs from goal and it’s just a pesky side effect that comes with the territory ??‍♀️

5lbs from final goal of 127!

Jillian Michaels 10-Minute Body Transformation Second Edition. All the workouts are 10 minutes My kind of work out! And I have the Cize DVDs (Shaun T dance workouts). Those I don't love as much but when I'm tired of Jillian I switch.

I was 27. Contemplated for a year before committing.

I think my doc said that after I lost whatever percentage of excess weight they can "guarantee" (I forget if it was 60%?) I would be 160lbs. I'm 133 and still losing. So yes. It's super possible! You just have to be determined and follow the plan!

And Pinterest. Just search for “bariatric” or “gastric sleeve” recipes. I don’t save it unless it has nutritional info posted (too lazy to calculate myself and find out it isn’t in my macros) and I’ve pinned a fair amount.

It will likely take longer to consume post op.

I had general dizziness around post op month 5, lasted until middle of month 6. Doc said it was “normal” and to increase my water. All lab work came back normal. ??‍♀️ None of that now though at almost 9 months!

I would love to lose my period most months. But I imagine that would make it a monster to deal with the months it did show up. My appointment is coming up soon so have a lot to ask about. Nexplanon, IUD, and maybe even depo...because I don’t want kids. So that side effect mentioned above doesn’t bother me. But the weight gain possibility does. So many choices! ?

I mean I’m 9 months out and eating max 550 calories a day, avg is 400. 90 pound loss so far. @GreenTealael is right—it depends on what the food is. For me, I don’t snack so it’s a protein shake, high quality protein meat with veggie at lunch, and typically seafood for dinner like tilapia. It’s not about the calories it’s about the macros you consume. At least to me.

Right?! Me too. I take other pills, it’s easy to remember and take and it doesn’t need to be inserted in my body for however long. My gyno office actually told me today on the phone there’s a higher dose pill than I am on, I’m going to ask for that if it doesn’t stop soon.

My surgery was November 2017 (VSG) and I've had issues with breakthrough bleeding on my usual pill, and still despite changing pills about 3 months ago. My provider thinks it could be an absorption issue, which I don't know if I necessarily agree with considering I had VSG and not bypass, but anyways... Has anyone gone to the Nexplanon (arm) birth control after surgery? Thoughts on it? I'm half a** looking into it (aka kind of not really) but wanted to see if anyone had personal experience on here going from pill to arm implant.

I had this issue up until 6.5 months post op. They said it was common in “some folks” and to focus on staying hydrated. Thankfully it went away about a week after that conversation ?

5 days. Because I too couldn’t give myself the lovenox shots ?

8 months. Down 90lbs

Pork loin in the crockpot is good. I usually mess it up in the oven, but I think that’s user error ;P I’ve had it a few times but prefer fish/chicken

This was somewhat common for me during early post op too. If it continues, I’d chat with your bariatric team. I only get this feeling now with ground beef so my team tells me it’s likely a food I’ll just have difficulty with. And if I want to avoid the feeling, eat something else! ?

8 months. 500-600/day.

96/4 with salt, pepper, and a “all purpose” spice I use in everything. This happens any time I try ground beef so I shouldn’t be surprised! I just thought after many months of other protein sources (and a sale at the store!) I could try again. But fish and chicken are good enough for me!

I’ll just throw this in as well, it turned out to not be an issue with my group of coworkers as much as I hyperprepared for it...many didn’t ask questions until the weight was falling off...like my pants haha. I always needed new clothes early in. I told the truth about a month later to everyone but I got much fewer comments on the size of my meals than I thought. People care a lot more about themselves where I work at least ?