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I’m in a pretty big stall/plateau phase right now - my February total weight loss was a whopping 1.6 lbs - but overall I’ve lost just about 80 lbs and I’m currently 7 months out from bypass surgery.

So, I’ve lost 80 lbs and despite a monster stall keeping me from breaking through the barrier to wonderland, I’m wondering whether it’s time to update my passport even though it’s valid for another six years. I’m traveling to Sri Lanka this summer (woo hoo!!) and debating updating my passport in time for my August trip... wondering if anyone has any experiences either using their pre-weight-loss passport successfully/unsuccessfully, or having decided to update it early…I also cut off my hair so I look extra different! Thanks!

It’s not yogurt, but I swear by my cottage cheese with pineapple in the morning! I do Kemps brand or “good culture” brand! https://www.goodculture.com/pineapple

I messaged my team SEVERAL times in my first few weeks out of surgery, sometimes several times a week. I know they probably thought that I was an annoying hypochondriac but they were kind and patient and helpful every time I got in touch, and I felt better keeping them in the loop and checking in rather than worrying on my own with dr. Google telling me catastrophic news. Never hesitate to be in touch with them and ask!

I’m so excited about your plateau breaking! And you and I had similar benchmarks - 217 was the smallest I’d ever been as an adult (after an entire summer of being a counselor at a weight loss camp). It was so exciting once I cleared that hurdle! It’s also when I cut my hair off because that summer was when I originally did the short hair thing and I’d always told myself if I ever got to 217 again I’d do it! I’ve been moving from plateau to plateau. I was 216-213 for a month and a half and then magically I dropped to 205-203 over the next month, and now I have a feeling I’ll be here for a bit (I weighed in at 204 this morning). If I can somehow get to 199 before my birthday (3/6) that’d be amazing, but it’s starting to feel unlikely...we shall see! Thank you again for your support, and sorry for dragging this thread into a self-indulgent pity party for a bit!!

I was cleared to drink things with caffeine after 2-3 months (can’t remember exactly when it was).

Thanks for the support! I am trying to focus on being proud of myself for not ordering pizza/going the emotional eating route. I ate what I’d planned to eat and then went to bed at 8:30. Here’s to hopefully going to the gym this weekend! Also trying to refocus on the fact that my last weigh in was 202.2. That means I’m less than three pounds away from being under 200 for the first time since middle school!!!!

I am having a really crappy night, and I’m trying not to beat myself up and to just really take care of myself. I am in the process of separating/divorcing, and although Valentine’s Day was never that big a thing for us as a couple, today is hitting me really hard. I am just one solid ball of anxiety and sadness right now, I canceled my personal training session because I just want to be home and in a ball and eating all the pizza and chocolate. I feel like an idiot for canceling it because I know that working out would make me feel better, but I just can’t get into a head space to be up for that right now. I need to remind myself that this is a pretty uniquely hard time for me, and just because I’m not working out when I’m going through this doesn’t mean I’m going to not work out regularly when things are normal… Right?

I think a lot of the time the stats include pre-op weight loss as well as post-op, so the “100 pounds in under a year” could really be 25 lbs before surgery, and then 75 lbs over the first 10-12 months post-op. My starting weight was 282.4, but I was 269.5 on surgery day because of my brief, two week pre-op diet. A lot of people have much more extensive pre-op diets and have to lose significant weight ahead of surgery. I am now 6 months out from surgery and just over 75lbs down overall. Weight loss has slowed significantly so I’m not really sure whether I’ll hit 100 by my anniversary counting from my highest weight, and I definitely don’t think I’m going to get to 169 by then. Just an added ingredient to think about! I also did RNY, not sure which surgery you’re doing!

I need to get back into cooking, I do the same thing sometimes which is when I get into a rut of I guess I’ll just have a cracker and cheese. My husband and I are separating; we are two weeks out from the big decision and while we’re taking the process slowly it’s been a wake up call of all the things that I stopped doing because I just counted on him to do it. Cooking is a major one of those, along with doing dishes. So I need to start getting motivated to do that regularly again, which is exciting but also somewhat daunting. I don’t want to resort to cheese and yogurt and live off of easy, prepackaged things, or worse off of take out which is just bad for me all around!

I agree with @fluffychix about variety - the drinks and meals you post about in the before/after food thread are #goals for me...I live on wasa and low fat provolone a lot of days. It’s so frustrating that we live in a society where paying attention to and picking apart what others eat is seen as an acceptable past time. I know it really rankled me a lot before surgery, where I always felt ashamed and like I had to rationalize a “treat” even if I was losing weight and had planned for the calories, etc. It’d be hard when it comes from a place of genuine care and concern, like it seems to be in your case, but still frustrating. It’s enough work to be mindful about what you’re eating for yourself that adding on a layer of feeling like you need to justify/explain would be really frustrating!

Yay!!!! Thank you!!!!

Are the sophomores threads no longer a thing? I’ve been eagerly awaiting my six month mark (TODAY) when I could join the club!!

Welcome and good luck! Today is my six month surgiversary (RNY) and I’m also in MN! Best of luck on this exciting journey and stay warm!!!

Wow, congratulations! You look gorgeous and happy!

Wow, you look fantastic! Congratulations on all your hard work! I’m six months out from RNY and 70lbs down. It’s amazing how much has changed in that time!

February 2nd 2018 was my first meeting w/ docs, surgery was July 30. I could have had surgery a month or so earlier than that but I had travel already planned that we had to work around. I have health partners.

I forgot to take after pics the first day, but I ate this for lunch over the course of two days (container is 2 cups). Quinoa with black Beans, kidney beans, diced tomatoes, diced green chilies, enchilada sauce, onion, and a lot of seasoning (cumin/chili/paprika/garlic/etc). So delicious and very filling!!

Thanks!! and thanks again for the inspiration to go for it!!

We love love love our instant pot! We have a six quart for our family of 2. We use it all the time, nice to be able to cook a few things that we can then have as lunches for the week!

Also best of luck with the moving and debt goals! It’s amazing how much working on those two things can improve quality of life! Even just to chip away at the debt makes such a huge difference!!

Forgot to say on this thread: thank you for inspiring me to just go for it and rock the pixie!! I style it a little differently vs how it looked at the salon, but I like the before and after pics she took for comparison!!

Omg I need to copy your resolutions. I self-sabotage by snacking and by buying yummy cheese and crackers to have in the house. WHY WOULD I BUY A TWIN PACK OF GOAT CHEESE AND BREAD AND/OR CRACKERS FROM COSTCO WHEN I KNOW I’M JUST GOING TO EAT IT ALL?!?! I also need to do a derm appointment, or at least think about getting a nice facial and having them teach me some sort of regular skin care routine. I’ve never been good about taking care of my skin and it definitely shows. I’m with you also on figuring out next step in my career and schooling, though I’m in a different field. I’ve been circling around trying to figure this one out for so long and I finally want to take a step toward an actual decision! Sorry for poaching all your resolutions and making them about me, they just super resonated for me so much that I wanted to incorporate them as well! One thing I’m doing for the workout routine is that I make a schedule for myself on Sunday and I email it to myself and my husband. That way I’ve stated my plan and I get encouragement to stick with it. I missed a few nights this past week but I did get to a group fitness class I otherwise wouldn’t have gone to! I also signed up for a couple 5K races coming up in the next few months to work toward!

Same here. Make an appointment to follow up with your surgeon to determine TOGETHER which surgery you will get. I changed my mind from sleeve to RNY between my first appointment and when I was approved for surgery, just had to make sure to advocate for myself and communicate! Maybe they’ll have some good reasons for keeping you with sleeve, but you want to make sure you’re fully in the know and empowered with what surgery you’re getting and why.

I’m about 6 months out, and I weigh 2-3 times per week but only record it once a week on Monday mornings.