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Thanks everybody! That is what I’m hopping for @336Mike! We are 3 months out from a beach trip. I am hoping some smaller sizes are in my near future.

@frust8 Yep! That’s one of my little gremlins.

Was sleeved on 1/10. I started my 6 month pre-op journey in June at a weight of 368. My next visit was at an all time high of 370. That is when it hit me that I wasn’t mentally ready and I knew that I had to mentally prepare before I would truest be ready. The next visit I had dropped some weight and then some more the next. I was feeling good losing weight and I slow came to realize that I was truly ready. In my December appointment I was down to 360ish and I was excited to get my surgery date for January. Surgery day rolled around and I weighed in at 340 (after an awesome 2wk pre-op diet). Over the last 2 months I have experienced two stalls and many mini-victories. My first stall lasted 5-6 days at around week 3. My second stall lasted a little over 2 weeks, I just overcame it two days ago and was getting very frustrated. I was at my 300 pound brick wall. I weighed in at 301.6 everyday for two weeks straight! I thought my scale was broke, but no matter where I moved it to on the floor in the bathroom, kitchen, bedroom.... garage, it didn’t make a difference! Still 301.6.... Finally, two days ago I crawled on my scale and BAMM! I beat down my brick wall and seen a beautiful 299.5 and this morning 297.6. With this accomplishment behind me I am excited once again and am looking forward to my next mini goal of 280. I find it mentally satisfying of setting small realistic goals and reaching them. If my only goal is to reach 200, I will have a long miserable journey. But, if I set small goals I will enjoy my journey and not be discouraged as easy. So here I am, 9 weeks 2 days out and a total of 72.4 pounds lost since my July 2017 weigh-in. i have read so many encouraging stories on here. I hope that mine may bring some comfort to somebody that is discouraged due to a stall or even had a bad weigh-in during their pre-op phase. Good luck and have fun on your journey to a better life!

2 months out and 40 lbs down. I am starting to see a slight visible difference. My clothes are definitely starting to fit better.

This is the system that I have.

I am 9 weeks post-op and down 40 pounds and feeling pretty good. The last two weeks I have been stuck. I dipped to 298 pounds one day but have maintained 301.6 for two weeks straight! I am wanting to beat 300 so bad!! I am getting my protein and getting 700-900 calories per day so I am not sure what the heck is going on. I have been going to the gym and doing cardio and light weights for about 4 weeks now. I was hoping it was just water retention, but for two weeks straight? What have you done to beat multiple week stalls?

I have used my ninja to make a couple of puréed foods. I have the food processor attachment and have used it for bean purée and have also made applesauce and carrot purée. It works well for making a chicken pate as well When I made a 3 week out version of chicken salad. So yes, a ninja will work for you.

Awesome progress! What is your daily calorie and protein intake?

That sounded like a horrible experience! I’m glad that you are feeling better @MsTipps.

Has anybody else gotten lightheaded easier after surgery? I’m 25 days post-op and have noticed that I get lightheaded a lot easier if I stand up quickly or from a squatting position.

Congratulations! I’m just now starting out ,17 days post-op. Started out at 369, surgery day I was 340 and today I am 317. It’s exciting seeing the clothes sizes change. change of subject... I’m assuming you are a firefighter, when we’re you able to resume your job duties? I am volunteer and was curious to see how long I can expect to being out of service.

Dido brother!

Do you snack in between meals? Do you have 4-5 small meals throughout the day? Or, do you just have 3 meals a day?

Premier sells clear protein water. It is in 16.9oz bottles and is Tropical Fruit flavored with 20g of protein.

Premier sells clear protein water. It is in 16.9oz bottles and is Tropical Fruit flavored with 20g of protein.

I had Thrush on my tongue, which is pretty common after a surgery. This is pretty much a yeast infection on your tongue. My PCP prescribed oral Nystatin to swish and spit (can be swallowed). You may want to ask for a second opinion.

I have always been a big dude all my life. I have also always been the dude that works outside and never wore a jacket until it got below 40 degrees and was always hot even when the AC was spitting out popsicles. I am now 13 days post-op (down 20lbs btw) and have found myself to be unusually cold these past few days. My wife always complains of being cold when I was either comfortable or feeling a little to warm. Now she is looking at me like I am going crazy and turning into a weenie. A few of my compadres experienced being more sensitive to temperature, but this was after they had considerable weight loss. Has anybody else experienced a reversal in their temperature tolerances this early in the game?

I have BCBS and also live in Kentucky. The 6 month wait was mandatory for me but I had to meet with my Nut once a month. The wait for me wasn't an issue as I found it to be very informative. It allowed me to ease into a better diet and relearn how to eat after the procedure. I wouldn't look at the 6 month wait as a "problem" but another tool to ensure your weight loss success.

You could ask your physician to request lab work to be done and do a full panel. You may be deficient in some key vitamins.

Thank you everybody for sharing your advise and experiences. I feel much more at ease knowing that I have a support community that I can turn to for advise and thoughts.

I am 8 days post-op. Since coming out of surgery I have been told to take in 30ml of liquids every 15 min to reach my goal of 64oz per day to stay hydrated. The first 2-3 days this was uncomfortable but doable. The next 2-3 this wasn't a problem and I found that 60ml wasn't uncomfortable. Yesterday and today I'm beginning to think that I mentally feel that I shouldn't increase the amount without speaking to my surgeon for fear of stretching or causing damage to my healing ouch. When did you increase fluid amount and intake frequency?