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@proud grammy Anything we can do to support you through this heartbreaking time, Please ask. Praying for you and your family.

15 #tranformation tuesday Tops- XXL Now medium Panties - Got rid of the XL granny panties. Now small /petite Jeans 22 - Now 2 or 4 (depends on the designer) Dress size a 4 to a 7 (small to a medium)

Read embrace the stall below https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/351046-embrace-the-stall/

Ignore my last post until you progress to real food?

My instructions are four years old..Instructions seem to change. (1) What are your calorie, protein and carbohydrate goals ????? (2) How do you set your goals up in baritastic or myfitnesspal???? (3) Are you doing it by reading food fact labels and writing them down?

For food ideas this is my bariatric dietician recipe website. http://insidekarenskitchen.com/bariatric-friendly-recipes/

Real food stage - My instructions are four years old. Not all of our plans are the same. Can you eat lentils? My plan is low carb. Yes, if it fits your carbohydrate goal for the day. Eat your protein goal first then move on to your other foods. Know low carbs will be in weight loss mode. You will be adding more carbs in maintenance phase to slow/stop your weight loss. How do you know if you have hit your carbohydrate goal for the day? My instructions were to log my food in an app. People use baritastic or myfitnesspal. Log even if its a chore and inconvenient at first. It gets to be a habit. It made things much easier. Your goal right now is to get 60 to 100 gram of protein each day and to stay with in your carbohydrate and calorie goals. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.baritastic.view&hl=en_US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myfitnesspal.android Here is a link to my dietitians bariatric recipes website for food ideas. (note omit rice, white potato,bread pasta) Some of her recipes (Example clam chowder) has white potato but in minimal amounts. She is fine with. Most carbs come from plant based foods. http://insidekarenskitchen.com/bariatric-friendly-recipes/

Mine are tense and tight from activity. Stretching does wonders. Not sure if that was helpful.

I hope you don't mind but I started a thread asking for sleeve surgery instructions. the link is below. https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/422271-sleeve-surgery-instructions/

Mine is livable. I can't afford plastics. Boobs and butt are gone. *laughing* At my age never expected to be a bikini model.

Anyone willing to share your paper work on post op instructions and diet progression? We have a new member that had surgery in Mexico and only had verbal instructions. Hope this help's @lorraine#11

I had mine at 45. I am now 50.

With the sleeve I was told to expect to lose 60% of my weight. We all lose at different rates. Age body physiology, medical issues and medications can be a factor. I was a fast loser. I got to my goal in six months. I would have been fine if it took me a year or more. What is your age bracket? I wish I would have had this done when I was younger.

I'm also a sleeve.

I'm doing great. I had surgery years ago. Ask away it's what we are here for.

I hope your feeling well. Glad you found this site.

Would you be open to starting a thread asking for sleeve surgery instructions?

Wow, I am so sorry this was your experience. I'm sure there is someone here that would be willing to send you their surgery instructions and diet progression. What type of surgery did you have?

Are you post op? Can I ask why you have no contact with your surgeon or their office? Not drinking while your eating takes a bit of practice. It becomes habit.

Tension? Could you explain more.

I tried the root beer it was fantastic. 0 calories and stevia. Link below list all the flavors. Including cola. https://sweetleaf.com/stevia_products/sweetleaf-liquid-stevia-sweet-drops/

Also depends on the type of surgery you are having. I'm a sleeve. Like said above by @notmyname The norm is 60% Shoot for healthy make small goals along the way. I hope you get a surgery date soon. Just for fun, It's not accurate..Here is a link to a weight loss simulator. https://modelmydiet.com/

The goal is healthy. Whatever that looks like for you. BMI chart is not perfect. It will give you a guideline for a healthy weight. BMI Calculator https://www.google.com/search?q=bmi+calculator&oq=BMI+&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j69i57j69i60j69i59j0l2.3704j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

#14 My biggest NSV so far. Last Saturday, I discovered I can pass the Army PT running requirement. A group of military recruits were being timed on the same track I was running on. It was an adrenaline rush to see if I could keep up with them. (The average age 17 to 31) I kept up with the person in the lead. I was still on the track running after all the recruits completed two miles. Not bad for an old woman who used to be morbidly obese.

Congrats on your upcoming surgery. We understand your excitement but, will it matter when you start seeing results? Enjoy knowing you will lose weight and get your health back. Its work. Nothing happens overnight. ....Surgery is not the easy way out.