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I took the Metro and then an Uber and I Ubered home. I had people who would have taken me. I think they all assumed someone else was taking me. I actually thought about it a lot. It felt like a meditation. My weight has always been a journey that I was alone in. It felt sad but appropriate that I should do this alone.

4 months post op - I've noticed that my feet have shrunk, I've had to buy new shoes.... also I don't have to squeeze into the chair in my bosses office.

Recent (12/12), but down 30 though not focusing on it. Pants are falling off. I've got a lot of clothes that didn't fit in my closet and now they do so I've suddenly got a wide selection of clothes. I've noticed a bit less back pain too

I had my surgery 12/12/17 and so far
My favourite coat now fits with room for a jumper under, I’m down 1 size in my jeans and my knee high boots are no longer a mission to zip up.

This week, my kid took off running across the park area near his after school care... and I ran after him and caught him. He was as delighted as I was. I don't think he had ever seen me run.

I'm about two weeks post op, total weight lost so far about 35 pounds (28 lost pre surgery).
I can fit in the chairs in the waiting room at my doc's office a little better.
I fit in the seats of my car better.
I'm wearing clothing I haven't worn in years (yes, it was still in my closet).
Parts of my body are getting a little squishier, not so painfully tight with fat.
My face looks thinner.

Sometimes NSV are the best victories! I've had quite a few in the last year but here are some:
I can fit comfortably in the chairs in our conference room at work, the arms used to dig into my legs and hips so bad.
I can shop in straight size stores only now, no more bouncing between plus and straight
I need new wedding rings, my fingers have gone down so much I can't even have my rings resized!! Yay new wedding set!!
Calf boots, I can wear them all. I also went down a shoe size so I need all new shoes on top of a new wardrobe.
I can see my feet again when I look down instead of just my belly, also my boobs are bigger than my belly again, thank god.
I can do 40-60 minutes on the Elliptical and not need a break. The first time I got on I couldn't even do 5 minutes.
I'm smaller than my husband for the first time ever.
I can cross my legs comfortably and love doing it.

Yes it happened to me and I’m post menopausal. It only lasted two days. Walk. Get out of your house. Get away from the television. Get some fresh air. I see walking as my meditation. It helps.

Stalls are crazy! I was stuck for a week and a half and overnight lost 7 lbs!!!!

This is the first time posting any pics. I am a couple days shy of 2 mos post op. Down 46lbs.

Omg! After a week and a half stall I lost 7 pounds since yesterday! Nuts!
Sw:215
Cw: 185.5
Sleeve 4/26
30 lbs in one month...

Omg! After a week and a half stall I lost 7 pounds since yesterday! Nuts!
Sw:215
Cw: 185.5
Sleeve 4/26
30 lbs in one month...

Omg! After a week and a half stall I lost 7 pounds since yesterday! Nuts!
Sw:215
Cw: 185.5
Sleeve 4/26
30 lbs in one month...

Yes it happened to me and I’m post menopausal. It only lasted two days. Walk. Get out of your house. Get away from the television. Get some fresh air. I see walking as my meditation. It helps.

So my recovery has kind of been a dream. I am exactly 1 week out, and consuming over 100oz of fluids, and 80-90g of Protein. Feeling great, pain is pretty much gone. So all in all, I really can't complain. EXCEPT I am apparently allergic to dermabond and my entire belly has broken out into an itchy-as-fu** rash! I am going CRAZY! Thankfully my surgeon said I could hope into a hot shower and peel off the rest of the dermabond but it will probably take a week or two for the rash to go away. I know its not really a complication... but guys I literally have 0 willpower when it comes to not-itching. I'm one of those people that every mosquito bite WILL become a cut because I itch and itch and itch! SO ITCHY!!!!!
On another note I was super excited to go to "soft" foods... but a lot of negative reactions from other members freaked me out and I chickened out. However I have been making my own shakes instead of doing the RTD ones. SO much better. Those of you struggling through the liquid phase, try making your own. I made a delicious red velvet flavored one that has 37g of protein that is delicious!

So I’ve been having trouble seeing the difference .... but others see it so my friend had me do a side by side.  .
I see some improvement. I know I’m loosing inches because my shorts are falling down
Melissa
HW. 285
Sw. 265. Sleeved 4/26/2018
CW 252
Gw 150ish
5’5”

I just finished the final clean out of my closet and I was super upset as I was loading everything into bags to give to good will (some things I just bought not that long ago). I seriously was mourning all of my old clothes that I just can not wear anymore. I couldn't believe that I had dropped so many sizes so quickly. As I was trying stuff on, it blew my mind how much smaller I truly am. I still don't see myself as being that much smaller, but while trying on the clothes in my closet, it finally hit me. I looked like a little girl trying on her mom's clothes. I love clothes and love to shop but seeing how quickly clothes are ending up in the donate pile, I am having to restrain from buying much. I have about a fourth of the clothes I used to have . Anyone experience something similar?

& 25lbs down! Excited to see where the next 4 weeks will take me!
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I just downloaded this app and joined this forum for this very reason. I’m 9 days post op and feeling very depressed. I’m single and live alone. I had friends taking care of me for the first 8 days and now that I’m alone I feel worse.
I realize now that I ate out of boredom. I feel like I don’t have food to comfort me. It’s almost like losing a friend.
I’m also not having a great deal of success getting my Water and Protein in. I just pray it gets better.
Thank you for your post and sharing. You can talk to me anytime

We often say on this board they operate on our stomachs not our brains.
Have you considered therapy to deal with the mental part of this?
Helped me a lot getting my head on straight before.

Slider foods scare the cr*p out of me. I'm also worried that they will turn into my new "cheat". This is especially tempting since I'm still not able to process solid Protein, so I'm pretty much on sliders 24/7. I do have an appointment with a therapist who specializes in eating disorders because I really want to make this work.