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Well these pictures are a couple months old, but I started at 284 pounds and I’m 5’4. I’m now 181 in a little less than 7 months post op. So 103 pounds lost!

I've lost 101 pounds now, so I cant complain. Getting protein is a breeze now. Easily get 70-80 a day. My 6 month checkup has been delayed twice now, once for a doctor emergency, and then my reschedule for this week was rescheduled because I got put under a health department quarantine order. Yay. So I have no idea where my levels are. My doc did tell me that I could switch to gummy vitamins at 6 months, so I'm (being the forever child) much happier with them now and it helps me to remember to take them.

Have any of you gotten a tattoo in celebration of your weight loss? My first “reward” was getting a tattoo when I hit 100 pounds lost, so I went and got this yesterday. Lemme see your ink!

Yes, January 7th. It’s such an INCREDIBLE journey! You got this! Good luck!!

Thats amazing!!!! Congrats!!!

I wasnt really nervous until about the day before. I was just EXCITED!! Its not always the easiest journey, but it is fun and WORTH it!!!

Thank you! My mom actually made it for me ?

I stepped on the scale today and...

Ok so I’m not really...but I was wondering if you all watched your sodium intake, and if so is there a general range you try to stay in?

Now that we will all be hitting/have hit 6 months, where do you find yourself falling in calories per day? I usually get on average 600 with 60-70 grams of protein. I'm not sure if this is quite enough or not.

You really flubbed up by giving the doctor's name ?

Umm there are plenty of us that dont have issues...this was rude. She is excited and here you come to rain on her parade about a MAYBE issue.

I can answer for me...I am 4 days away from being 6 months post op, and I am down 96 pounds. I had the sleeve. I think if you dont have issues with reflux, sleeve is a wonderful option. My restriction is great and I dont feel the need to snack.

5.5 months post sleeve. Down 90lbs in this photo. I’m getting there! Sw/hw 284. Currently 193. 5’4

That's pretty much what I go with. Some variation of "Thanks! I'm getting there"

More and more, the people around me have been calling me "skinny", "skinny Minnie" "slim" etc. as nicknames. ("Hey skinny!", "How you doing slim?") I know their intentions are good, but it almost feels like a mockery as I am clearly still obese. I get that I have lost a large amount of weight but I am FAR from being what one would consider skinny. It also leaves me in this weird place where I feel I have to tell them that I know I am not and that I have a lot more to go still.

you are doing GREAT!!!! Congrats!!

Updated picture ?

Hey everyone! Just checking in to see how everyone is doing. I'm now 24 weeks post op and down 90 pounds! Was so happy to get to ONEderland, now I can wait to hit 100 pounds lost. I went from size 22 pants to size 14. 3XL shirts to large. I'm getting about 500-700 calories most days and hitting my protein and water goals MOST days.

So I am now down 90 pounds in 24 weeks. ANY issues have been totally worth it. I have had no vomiting since the stomach bug in the end of January. Occasionally I have some acid reflux, but when I take my Prilosec like I am supposed to, its not an issue. Its never been terrible though. As for food, I DEFINITELY still enjoy food! I don't eat much, but I am always satisfied. 95% of what I eat is what people consider healthy food, but I occasionally splurge, like I did last night when I had a bit of cake for my husband's birthday. I honestly never feel deprived or starved. I have been out to eat a handful of times and I am always able to find something acceptable (and yummy!) when we go out. I just ask for a take home box as soon as I get my food, and put most of it up, then eat what I can. No one really pays me much mind to be honest...and I save money by eating on that meal for a couple days! It has not hindered my social life AT ALL.

This is literally me. Its...bizarre.

Show me your face to face pictures! I love seeing these!

I had the sleeve 1/7/20. I am 4.5 months post op, and I am down 80 pounds!

Tried on my old jeans. These were tight in January!

I'm 32 and had the sleeve 1/7/20. Down 77 pounds. My first two days were very difficult, but mainly in the sense that I could not get my water down, and I was so nauseous that I was even throwing up my anti-nausea meds. I had a few hiccups, including 5 weeks post op, landing back in the hospital for dehydration but that had nothing to do with the surgery (although I am sure it was exacerbated by my recovery), and everything to do with the stomach bug my family was passing around. I got a couple bags of fluid, and was let go the same day. So far I really don't have too much excess skin, but it is early. Ideally I would like to lose another 50-60 pounds. Not sure how my skin will be then. Socially, my situation is probably a bit different than most. I work at a hospital, and my best friends all work with me. They knew about the surgery and have been 100% supportive since day one. They are used to patients of all kinds, so my being a bariatric patient was no big deal. They do razz me occasionally about how little I eat before I get full...but it is kind of comical at times, and its all in good humor. This was by FAR the best choice I have ever made. No regrets at all, never have had any.