DaisyAndSunshine

Same, every morning after I am done with my business. Weighing everyday is motivation for me for sure. And mentally I get the strength to keep going. Of course during stalls it can get a tad bit frustrating too but I don't beat myself up because back of mind I know that is to be expected and things will start moving again. So yes, every morning indeed works like a charm for me physically and mentally.

My hunger came back right after 1 month post-Op. So I do get hungry too, may be not as often as you, but every few hours I get hungry and I make sure to eat around there. At times, I don't make it to the food either cuz of my schedule or other reasons but I tolerate it fine. I have done intermittent fasting in the past and being hungry doesn't bother me much that I have to have to eat it. Yeh it may be bothersome and may intensify your cravings, but may be try eating to your schedule only and the amount you're allowed per your routine. Rest of the time, ignore your hunger signals by distracting yourself. Hope your surgical center and you find your way through.

Search up "three week stall" and you'll come across many posts by many of us having had such stalls right after surgery. I have had one a week after post-Op and stayed for some good 3 weeks before scale started responding again. My 5 month stall also lasted about 3 weeks and just few days back it finally broke.

Yeh I felt the same. I tried to increasing/decreasing calories and exercise routine but nothing helped. Similar routine and all of a sudden scale started moving. ??‍♀️ So it seems like such stalls will come and go and changing anything in your routine won't help much. At least that's my experience too.

Finally the stall has broken and scale started moving again. Hoping it continues to trend down and next stall is far far away ?

So I have hit a stall. It's been about 3 weeks and scale isn't moving. I know stalls are a norm but damn they are frustrating. ? I was just curious, how many such significant stalls did you come across during your weight loss phase? (Definitely more a question for those who are already a year or 2 post-Op).

@Spinoza @gmast99 I am right there with you two, in a stall ? This month was slow to begin with and now have stalled for the last 2 weeks bouncing up and down between 158 and 159 ? Seems like there is a thing called 5th or 6th stall ?? It's very similar to the 3 week one majority of us have had right after the surgery. Just waiting now for the damn scale to move and get the downward spiral to kick start yet again.

Xylitol is a natural Sweetener and many Keto folks use it as stage substitute. But for some, it acts like a laxative and not tolerable. I am one such person. A spoon of xylitol is all is takes for my inside to start running. I was super constipated and my daily docusate didn't help. I tried miralax but it ended up giving me cramps and felt not so good. So decided to try xylitol and bam it did the trick. I keep using fiber supplement, do eat veggies/fruits (mostly pineapple) but milk/yogurt/cheese high protein diet does it for me and I continue getting constipated. I don't know what else I can do to have normal bowel movements since I do all I can along with walking most of the days ??‍♀️ Any other means of solving this issue? Have you tried xylitol? I am sure daily use of xylitol isn't advisable but may be once a week use may be fine to get you the needed relief? May ask my nutritionist on my next appt but that's more than month away.

Yup, slow loser right here too or at least I do count myself one. 210 surgery date weight 1st month - 18 pounds 2nd month - 10 pounds 3rd month (Feb) - 7.6 pounds 4th month - about 12 pounds And in my 5th month now: Half way through and only have lost about 3 pounds ? (I have stalled for more than a week now). Let's see how this month ends. So yeh, more or less I do think I am slow loser with stalls here and there. And yes it does get to you but seeing many others talk about it, I am being hopeful that I'll eventually get there.

Damn these scars. Wish there was a laproscopic way for plastics too ? Oh well, tummy tuck scar can be hidden well but for arms, it'll always be noticeable eh ? Thanks for detailed description, may be if you're comfortable you can post pics under your profile or something one day.

@ms.sssSince you're most active here, thought to ask you here. I think it's been over an year since your plastics. I was just wondering how are you scars doing? Are they still noticeable or have they faded significantly?

Liquid diet, first 3 days are difficult or at least they were for me and had me browsing YouTube for various kinds of food recipes and food videos ? But beyond 3 or 4 days, it gets a lot easier. Tru flavoring your shakes. I used to use " instant decaf coffee, peppermint/spreamint extract" with my chocolate shakes. Vanilla I didn't like it much so I got less of those. With Vanilla you can try similar flavoring with coffee and/or orange, strawberry extract or try Crystal light flavoring with it". Shake, flavoring, ice and churn then all together and it's yummm. I still miss those shakes at times ?

When some of your favorite outfits, that have been patiently waiting in your closet, start to come out and enjoy life yet again right alongside with you ? ? I had forgotten how easy a task it is to put on the socks at this weight. The return of the same feeling of ease. The joy is something else. Can't believe I had to wait this long for so many such little joys of life.

4 months out and yet to try raw salads. I don't crave it nor am I huge fan of it. So haven't tried much. My program allowed it after 3 months mark as long as we are able to tolerate it. Only thing raw I eat are onions with my curries, that too just a little.

Does the carbonation not bother you? And Yassssss to having lost similar and similar remaining goal #. Hope we get there without going too crazy ? And 10 to 11 pounds for remaining time sounds goodie good at least till we reach the BMI of 28ish. I am sure it'll slow down as we crawl closer to normal BMI.

I think I mentioned this on another thread, but surgery has helped a ton with my binge eating habits. Yes, it's a lot to do with your mental health and your head needs to be fixed but surgery is a huge add-on fighting this battle. For personal reasons, I never opted for any therapy and as I mentioned previously I still had binging episodes right before starting my pre-Op. So for me to say out here that I am in CONTROL is very significant. I have yet to have food or restaurants call me out for some midnight tours. I of course don't want to undermine the significance of therapy, but at the same time I also don't want to say that surgery won't help. At least it did in my case. It can either be due to the hormonal changes or your mindset rewiring around a new lifestyle, but it surely helps.

And we had no clue of your bias ? Complications for MGB and RYN may be similar since they both deal with bypass aspect. MGB may be more cuz of higher amount of bypass? As for reversible aspect, surgeons don't advise reversing any such procedure unless of course needed. Even with RYN, reversing is possible since your bypassed stomach is still within you. As for higher weight loss, I think it comes from the fact that more intestine is bypassed than RYN. But eventually they both do provide substantial weight loss overall.

I am only 4 months out so not sure if my take counts per se. Of course it's a long run battle but so far the journey has been pretty darn good and not at all concerning. Only regret, as mentioned by many others out here, is NOT getting it sooner ?

LMFAO Noooooo! ???? I would be dead with that kinda # ? May be I worded it wrong lol. I meant I am down to 161.6, that's my current weight. You can see my #s in my profile. Heighest weight 234. Surgery weight 210. And at the end of 4 months 161.6. I had only lost about 7 pounds in the month of Feb and basically was on the slower side of weight loss hence 13 pounds last month has been pretty good for my pace.

And it's the end of month 4 for me ? Last month was so much better in terms of weight loss and finding out the kinda schedule that works for consistency. I clocked in 13 pounds last month and I am down to 161.6 - Still a long way to go, but couldn't have been happier with what I have achieved so far. I hope everyone else is doing just as good or even better. ?

Yeh it makes sense that your scale won't move much, so if one is focused on those numbers it may seem counterproductive. But when you build muscles, you still lose fat. It's just gained muscles balance it out hence scale stalls.

Yeh I believe he exaggerated right there. Weight training doesn't need to be waited until you hit your normal BMI. But I believe he was making a point about post-Op diet and calorie deficit. A lot of us are on major calorie deficit until we hit our goal. So I wonder with such reduced calorie, is it enough to build muscles if there is sufficient protein intake of between 60 to 80g? ?

As an overweight individual, I always felt trapped. So my desire was to get a tattoo that celebrates my freedom from this chronic weighted cage. Theze are some of my ideas for a tattoo. Quite generic and many have had it, but it truly calls me out ? I am not a fan of tattoos but want to get something similar when I achieve my goal, but that decision will truly happen once I cross the bridge.

Dr.V, another bariatric specialist on YT has many such videos and here he suggests working on getting "lean muscle mass" once you hit the goal and in the normal BMI range. Do you agree with his take? I know many here start their weight training quite early during their weight loss phase. So what's your opinion on his take? I would love to hear some input and opinions based on your personal experience. https://youtu.be/Sb63zPQxk0o

Fat shaming happens in almost all cultures. Some culture more than others. I grew up in India and even normal BMI back then, I was called fat ??‍♀️ (I am short so even little bit of weight and it would show up). Mom faced similar trajectory too. She was always called chubby even when she weighed 47 kilos at 5'0. Again normal BMI ??‍♀️??‍♀️ For Indian culture I suppose anything more than 19 or 20 of BMI and your chubby/fat ??‍♀️ Plus the first thing family (close and extended) would comment is on your weight no matter where you go. Happened a lot to me growing up. And after PCOS, I blew up and comments everytime I visited India were around my weight than my achievements ??‍♀️ Similar weight culture can be found in other Asian countries too. And Yeh, some people can slid it off but it's difficult to do so when you're only judged constantly based on your weight all your life than your success in life. Aka life took a deep blow and dive over chronic piled on years of criticism. It affected mental health dramatically and results have been disastrous. Still trying to climb up through the rabbit hole. Hopefully after WLS, life will take a different turn. So yeh, criticism/suggestions from parents or siblings or even your doctor doesn't bother much, but constant weight related remarks from every tom d**k and Harry does pile up. It's easy to say ignore and move on but quite difficult to practice. Though truly, best practice is to ignore and do your thing that is best for your health. Social media also has this "If one is fat, what else are they supposed to be called?" Or that "calling out fat people will help them lose weight ??‍♀️" All that is nothing but a way to mock fat people and take out their frustrations on others.