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THIS. ALL THE THIS. Also 3 months out and I feel like I'm tolerating fish way better. I can eat ground beef and chicken, I just don't enjoy it or feel good after I eat it. And I definitely don't want it the next day. I think some of it for me is mental (the chewing up of chicken specifically), but I do feel a difference in my pouch when I eat seafood vs. meat.

Can't wait to fit into my White House Black Market size 8s again....and then hopefully a few months later be too small for them

Also can't wait for the day BF picks me up and I don't immediately cringe and say "PUT ME DOWN DARNIT" because I'm self conscious...

Can't wait to buy a bra from Victoria's Secret again...or just any bra without the thickest straps in America. Sheesh.

Can't wait to fit into my White House Black Market size 8s again....and then hopefully a few months later be too small for them

Also can't wait for the day BF picks me up and I don't immediately cringe and say "PUT ME DOWN DARNIT" because I'm self conscious...

Can't wait to buy a bra from Victoria's Secret again...or just any bra without the thickest straps in America. Sheesh.

Starting BMI was 32. Sleeved 11/28, down 52lbs. Don't regret it for one second!

I had 2 month blood work last month and had high liver enzymes. My doc said it was because of the rapid weight loss and the liver is working harder. Doc said it was normal at this stage.

Can't wait to fit into my White House Black Market size 8s again....and then hopefully a few months later be too small for them

Also can't wait for the day BF picks me up and I don't immediately cringe and say "PUT ME DOWN DARNIT" because I'm self conscious...

Can't wait to buy a bra from Victoria's Secret again...or just any bra without the thickest straps in America. Sheesh.

I've had this issue before where I felt really bloated after eating really small amounts of stuff.

TMI: Needed to poop! Are you constipated at all? I took something to help that issue and the next day all was well

I've had this issue before where I felt really bloated after eating really small amounts of stuff.

TMI: Needed to poop! Are you constipated at all? I took something to help that issue and the next day all was well

I had 2 month blood work last month and had high liver enzymes. My doc said it was because of the rapid weight loss and the liver is working harder. Doc said it was normal at this stage.

Can't wait to fit into my White House Black Market size 8s again....and then hopefully a few months later be too small for them

Also can't wait for the day BF picks me up and I don't immediately cringe and say "PUT ME DOWN DARNIT" because I'm self conscious...

Can't wait to buy a bra from Victoria's Secret again...or just any bra without the thickest straps in America. Sheesh.

Sleeved 11/28. -50lbs today and realized all the pants in my "those don't fit" closet now DO fit and I did much rearranging tonight to make room for the 10 pairs of pants I can wear again! Only a few formal dresses and 2 pairs of jeans remain in the "don't fit" closet. Getting closer....

Barely making over 500 calories...mostly I hover in the 400s somewhere. My nutritionist says as long as I meet my Protein goal (60-70g) and Water goal (64oz) in a day, calories aren't important. She said 800 cals/day is a good goal to work towards. And then there was that whole thing about "don't drink your breakfast" aka protein shake--eat an actual meal. Well, I don't eat real food that early in the morning so HMPH. The Protein Shake stays.
Hopefully by 3/28 I'll be in the 160s! Gosh that'd be amazzzinggg.

I took anxiety meds before and still do after surgery. My only complaint is in addition to the Calcium and the Vitamins, it's a stupid amount of meds to take in a day!

Small price to pay for a healthier life though I suppose

I relate to this so much. I'm so pleased with my progress so far and I noticed recently I talk about it A LOT to my boyfriend and mom. And God bless them...they haven't told me to stuff it or talk about something else because they KNOW how hard I'm working. I'm 2 pounds away from that -50lbs mark and I mentioned that yesterday to both of them separately and got a "good job" (half-hearted).
I had to place myself in their shoes for a minute. I realized they are both so proud of me, but neither one of them understands exactly what the process is and how much it means to me. They're just happy I'm happy. And because I like to talk about all the new things I'm learning after my sleeve, all they hear about is work and sleeve, rinse and repeat.
So sorry this happened to you, but I agree with some other folks that posted, they might not get how BIG of a deal this is to you, how happy you are, how proud you are, etc because it's not their journey--they're just along for the ride.

I walked and walked and walked some more after surgery to get the gas pains out and keep my body moving. I wasn't allowed to do any sort of work out including weights or ab focused exercises until 8 weeks out. Every program is different though! Now that I'm almost 3 months out I'm walking outside when it's nice and doing Jillian Michaels DVDs or riding my stationary bike when it isn't I'm not super into weight training yet, but baby steps. I hated exercise before my surgery so this is huge progress for me.

Surgery was 11/28, started at 225 and now I’m 182.

My first big goal is to get to 170 and have a sip of wine as a treat since it’s been over 2 months out and if it goes horribly wrong, I can still dance around and be happy about the weight!

I took 3 weeks because I had the hours accrued, but surgeon said I could have gone back at 2 weeks post op. I felt I needed a little more time.

Surgery was 11/28, started at 225 and now I’m 182.

My first big goal is to get to 170 and have a sip of wine as a treat since it’s been over 2 months out and if it goes horribly wrong, I can still dance around and be happy about the weight!

I took miralax in Powerade zero on post op day 3 to avoid problems. I had a history of Constipation before surgery so I’m sure not trying to make it worse after! Also have MoM on standby since that seems to be what works quickly for a lot of folks on here. The miralax made me feel gurgley and a bit bloated so MoM might be the way to go for awhile.

I’m a miralax every other day person until I can add Fiber back in my diet. My plan actually says “low fiber stage” until the beginning of week 8. I’m on week 3!

My surgery was 11/28. I was told to do my best to get to the fluid goals but if I didn’t make them it wasn’t the end of the world, but they cautioned me against dehydration so that was a good motivator. My goals started at 24, then 32, now I’m at 48 (end of week 2). Keep sipping! It’ll add up. If it doesn’t, a sugar free popsicle is 3 easy ounces I lived on popsicles the few days after my surgery.

The emotional bit I didn’t have past day 3. But I cried at random times day 1-3. But I hear any emotional swings are normal early on, but keep an eye on it!

I’m a miralax every other day person until I can add Fiber back in my diet. My plan actually says “low fiber stage” until the beginning of week 8. I’m on week 3!

My surgery was 11/28. I’m meeting my Protein and fluid goals fairly easily, but this exercise thing has been killer! I walk at least a mile a day, but any slight hill I’m huffing and puffing! Can’t wait to have a little more energy [emoji5] but I’ll push through it until then and give myself some grace.

Oops. Might help for me to reply instead of quote I have no idea what the answer is to the low BMI question, but I will say my BMI was 34 and my surgeon told me that made me a “perfect candidate” and I would do “exceedingly well” because of my lower BMI. Surgery was 11/28 and I’m down 22lbs. I think that’s pretty darn good for a “low BMIer”

I liked this recipe for advancing slowly. It’s a bunch of cheese and sauce basically but it’s good! This lady’s whole blog has been helpful to me.

http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2007/08/pureed-foods.html?m=1