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Thanks for the encouragement.. it’s hard but I’m giving it my all. I’ve lost 8 lbs since starting the nutritional visits. He doesn’t issues with insurance either. All looks good.

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Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend


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Thanks,

Everything went well, no ulcers or cancer tumors whatever else they were looking for. He did take three biopsies to send out for H-pylori (I’m hoping it come back negative) he said if it does I’d have to do antibiotics before he can actually give a surgery date. But for now he just wants me to concentrate on diet/ healthy changes, and he’ll have the office call patients about follow up appointments.






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Some other ones I have on my phone

I found this the other day when I noticed I haven’t been losing much but gaining.

Thought I'd just park this here.

That’s a huge victory! You look so happy! Congrats!!!!

Wow.. I’ve been MIA for awhile and just logged into check on my fellow sleeve members and have to say.. I am amazed!!

You’re all doing so 👏🏽

Personally, I’ve been struggling last couple months and have gained(not too much) but enough to make me sit back and re-evaluate why I did this to begin with.

So, I dug up some old pics and posted them in front of my treadmill as a reminder of where I DONT want to be.

I needed some outside motivation as well which is why I logged on to see how the rest of you guys were doing... definitely re-inspired me to get back on track.

..Keep up the great work !!!

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Wow.. I’ve been MIA for awhile and just logged into check on my fellow sleeve members and have to say.. I am amazed!!

You’re all doing so 👏🏽

Personally, I’ve been struggling last couple months and have gained(not too much) but enough to make me sit back and re-evaluate why I did this to begin with.

So, I dug up some old pics and posted them in front of my treadmill as a reminder of where I DONT want to be.

I needed some outside motivation as well which is why I logged on to see how the rest of you guys were doing... definitely re-inspired me to get back on track.

..Keep up the great work !!!

Update from me: I still feel pretty cruddy all the time, but better than I was a couple months ago. I’m traveling right now and (for better or worse) have figured out that I can eat more types of food than I thought i could. Pretty much only rice and fluffy bread make me feel worse than other things). The good thing (and, frankly, the bad thing) is that I’ve been able to enjoy the food in Portugal. Mostly eggs for Breakfast and seafood for dinner, with a coffee break during the day. I’ve had a couple half glasses of wine (basically one a week) and a couple mini-pastries (OK, more than a couple, but at least they make them small). I’ve still eaten far less than I would normally on vacation. I haven’t been on a scale in two weeks, but I feel like I might have gained (I’ve NEVER gained traveling, I always lose). I’ll have to see if its all in my head when I get home. Overall, I don’t regret the things I shouldn’t have eaten, but I have no desire to continue to eat like this at home. so, that’s good. It was also nice having some time off logging everything I ate (since I have no idea what I was eating half the time) - again, happy to get back to it once I’m home. I have another few days over here visiting friends, then back to the grind.

. It is nice to fit better in airplane seats and have no problem walking up and down (and up and down and up and down....) the MANY STEEP hills in Portugal, but it still isn’t worth feeling like crud every day. I still have a vain hope that one day I wont feel like total crap every day, but after 6 months, that hope is kind of fading. But, the more I think about it all, the more I realize I’m not converting to bypass. It would have been far too hard to get around and eat over here if I was in danger of having dumping - and that’s even if I’d skipped the pastries. And travel is far too important to me to make it any harder to do.

Hope everyone else is doing well 6 months out ( I suppose some of you are closer to 7 months now - I had my surgery in late October).

I meant to post a before and after/progress pic earlier but I just got around to taking a picture this morning. Here it is...same dress, different bod:

Are you getting all your Protein? My surgeon said my hair would start to fall out if I don't get the required amount of protein every day. So far I'm getting around 80 - 90 grams per day

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Hope your gallbladder surgery goes well. I had mine out 10 years ago, and haven't missed it a day since. I was in soooo much pain before it was removed, and it made a huge difference for me. I hope your experience is similar.

Almost 10 weeks post-op and exactly 30 pounds down from surgery day and 40 down from pre-op.

I am really grateful to every single person that was a part of this process and couldn’t be happier with my progress.

I lnow some of us lose faster than others but we all must be very proud of how far we’ve come and how far we’ll get!

Enjoy your weekend 😊

This happens to me every month when I start my period. No getting around it. It comes off plus more the following week...or at least it has so far..

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I use Unjury unflavored protein powder fwtw.
I had my check up yesterday and have also lost 37 pounds. My doctor said I was losing a bit faster than average which shocked me because it seems so slow in here. That will teach me to compare myself to other people.
No Hair loss. I do get around 100 grams of Protein + about a third of the days. We talked about dropping my Iron and Vitamin D supplements based on my bloodwork.
I need to drink more Water, other than that everything is fine.

This is what I am using 2-3 scoops in my teas daily 4,4 grams of Protein in every scoop. I am ordering it online

I had my 3 month post-op last week (even though I'm not at 3 months until the 29th). So far, I've lost 64.5 total, 57.2 since the pre-op diet, and 43.2 since surgery. Averaging 3.1 lbs weekly - including the week after surgery when I lost 8 and a coupe weeks when I lost 1-2. Lost 34.2% of my excess weight. So far, I'm pretty pleased with my progress.
I have reflux (not a big surprise, but sucks anyway) and my hair has started to fall out (I have curly hair and I've lost a couple of complete curls). But, other than the fact that I can't yet eat cruciferous veggies, I'm doing well. I miss eating more veggies (I'm a pescatarian and my dinners used to be huge stir fries), but I'm slowly able to increase my veg intake. So, all in all, so far, so good.
A couple weeks ago a friend asked if I was happy with my decision. I had to answer that I really won't know for a couple years. For me, it's pretty easy to be happy with these early easy losses. The proof will be if I can use this tool to keep it off.

Saw the Twix commercial during my pre-op and had to decide between left and right side.. (I chose the left) it was delicious ☺️

Saw the Twix commercial during my pre-op and had to decide between left and right side.. (I chose the left) it was delicious ☺️

Would anyone be interested in joining myself and a large community of other weightloss surgery patients in a jump rope challenge starting Jan 1st? it’s free and is being hosted via Instagram..



Ps. This is me at my current weight 218


My starting weight was 289.. my surgery weight was 242.3

Would anyone be interested in joining myself and a large community of other weightloss surgery patients in a jump rope challenge starting Jan 1st? it’s free and is being hosted via Instagram..



Ps. This is me at my current weight 218


My starting weight was 289.. my surgery weight was 242.3

Please, please, please find yourself a good counselor or therapist to talk to about your regrets, worries, and fear that you won’t be able to change. I only say this, because we are not equipped or able to walk you through what sounds like an extremely difficult emotional time for you. I don’t want to see you ruin or waste anymore of your life caught up in these worries and regrets, so please seek help from a qualified professional! ❤️

So, I'm 8 weeks out from surgery and I've lost 34 since surgery/48 since pre-op/55 total. Nearly 27% of EWL since surgery. Lost 8 points on my BMI and am now "only" obese. Wow! I'm super pleased. Sure, I'm still in a @#$@#$@# size 24 jeans (22 in other slacks), but that'll come. I do miss Soups - they used to be my go-to lunch in winter. Now they just fill me up and don't have enough Protein. But, other than that, all is well. I was even able to go out to dinner with a friend the other day. Great conversation and we shared shrimp and asparagus tapas. Just enough food, tasted great, and got my protein in. Excited for what 2019 brings. Merry Christmas to all who Celebrate. Happy Monday to those that don't.

I did it!! Hello onederland!!! I’ve lost 58lbs since Oct 1 when I had my surgery. I have been having a very hard week and this gave me the boost I needed to get through it. Thank you all for your support through this.. it makes all the difference.