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Congrats! You're doing so well! [emoji122]

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Prior to 20-May I couldn't feed the end of this belt through the buckle. My thumb references where the end of the belt now ends.
Fortunately I had a couple of pairs of uniform pants tucked away from before my huge weight gain. These are now getting to big. I see new uniforms and belt in the near future.
I'm kinda liking the new me.
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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 !!!

Good morning everyone

I just took my 6-month pics (although I’ll be 6 months on the 30th) and wanted to share my results with you all.
I lost a total of 71 lbs and 69” overall. Down from size 20 to 12 and pretty damn happy I had this surgery! I still have 47 lbs to lose and intend on reaching my goal weight by October. Even if I don’t reach my goal I am still happy with my results.

Have a great day y’all

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:

Not sure if your program allows beans...but vegetarian refried Beans (lower in fat) with red enchilada sauce and cheese melted in. My fave soft food stage meal! Also Soups were great...I tolerated split pea and broccoli cheese well.

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Not sure if your program allows beans...but vegetarian refried Beans (lower in fat) with red enchilada sauce and cheese melted in. My fave soft food stage meal! Also Soups were great...I tolerated split pea and broccoli cheese well.

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You look AMAZING!

I’ve recently started eating edamame spaghetti. Ridiculous amount of Protein per serving, and tastes like real Pasta to me. I have a shake for Breakfast once or twice a week, usually when I’m in a rush. I usually eat a cheese stick during the day and then nuts in the PM. I also eat a fair amount of lentils but need to get more creative with them.
I’ve been doing a thing where I don’t buy meat at the supermarket, I only buy it st restaurants. This is partly because I was buying and wasting too much meat, and partly because cooking it for one person was a lot of work for such a small meal (or I’d have to eat it for days). It’s worked out much better for me, and all of the plant-based Proteins I use somehow seem to get eaten faster or go off more slowly than animal protein.

You know our bodies go at their own pace and you're doing fantastic!!! Thank you, I'm glad it's working for you. Slow and steady wins the race, they say! Proud of you girl, keep it going!!! ❤️

Slowly but surely, it's coming off. I am impatient and it's slow, but it's definitely working. I love seeing so much success. When I get on here and see posts like yours I'm reminded how this is really life changing. [emoji175]

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THe sofritas at Chipotle are good, but salty.
Some people don't love tofu. I'd start with the baked/flavored types. Sometimes I stir fry them in a bit of some kind of sauce - curry, soy sauce, etc.
But you can also bake your own. At its core, its easy to do - press the Water out, marinate for a few minutes-an hour in something (soy sauce, thai chili sauce, BBQ Sauce, any one of a number of recipes on the internet), the bake for 20 minutes at 400. flip and bake for 15-20 mn more. Toss in whatever. Super easy and good.

Also, if I found myself at the end of the day needing a bit more Protein, I'd make parmesan crusted fish/shrimp - helps with the protein. Or, I'd figure out how much protein I needed and get that many ounces of milk.

This is a great tilapia recipe, and really easy to cut down to small portions. I just froze the excess tomatoes in small portions and defrosted it when I needed it. https://www.bariatricfoodie.com/one-pan-cooking-tilapia-fire-roasted-tomato-sauce/
Also liked egg salad, sometimes tuna salad, parm chips with hummus, etc. The baked tofu you can get at the grocery can be eaten cold, so that's easy to take to work.

I'm a pescatarian. Before things went to **** (I felt great the first 2.5 months, the last 2.5 months I've been really sick), I was able to get all my Protein without land-based animals. I was routinely getting 70-80g protein/day. Some of my go-tos (again, when I was feeling well):
greek yogurt
cottage cheese (there is one that is higher protein)
ricotta bake
beans/lentils (although not a lot of protein here)
fish/shrimp
tofu

So, for example, I'd have the following:
B: egg (7g), small veggie sausage (9g) (sometimes with some salsa, guac and cheese)
L: ricotta bake (19g) with spinach
S: cheese or almonds (appx 7g)
😧 2-3 oz fish/shrimp (10-15g), about 40g of veg.
S: Fairlife Milk (13g)
Total: 65-70g (not including incidental protein from veg, etc)

You look awesome!

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You look awesome!

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Woohoo, that's great!! Keep it up!

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I can't necessarily tell you from experience, but before I was sleeved I did try something called a "nutritarian" diet by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. It's largely plant-based and similar to a ovo-lacto pescatarian diet although his diet encouraged entirely plan-based and allows for occasional fish. I suppose you could take his basic premise and make what you need of it in terms of eggs, dairy, fish.
Sadly, I reverted back to some bad habits, hence the sleeve. BUT, while I was on it, I felt great! I highly recommend Dr. Fuhrman's books and nutrition plan. The one that got me started was "Eat to Live". Good luck!

I was waiting for my doctor's appointment to post my update. This is what my doctor put in my notes.
"Jessica is 6 months following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. She has lost 57 pounds or 58 % of her initial excess weight. This is ahead of schedule for typical weight loss at this time following surgery.
She denies any nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain and is working to maintain a healthy balanced diet. She should continue to focus on Protein intake and hydration." I am very, very happy with how things are going. My doctor has a higher goal (175) than I do because once I saw I could do it, I thought I could lose more. So we will see. 😁

I’m over half way there!!! Yes!!!! Had to take progress pictures because I was getting super frustrated with the scale!

Thanks for all the support you guys ️

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Not big on selfies but here i am lol

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Tuesday y'all !!!!

I really doubt you stretched it. Forgive yourself and move forward.