GivinItMyALL

I'm not telling my mother. I'm not telling a lot of people. I'm just a very private person. I'm not telling my mother for many reasons. If your dad is pretty laid back, then tell him if you want... or don't. It's not a requirement Best of luck to you in whatever you decide!

I have a super hard time with it as well... used to eat my food in like 2 min flat because of my former career (nail tech... I'd eat between clients real quick). Max I can ever go is about 15 😕 I just do that and call it good.

Maybe just tell them your tummy is still really sensitive from the hernia surgery? They don't need to know you did stuff in addition to the hernia repair.

When I am down 100lb, I'm having a mini spa "day" (may be more than a day depending on when I can get appointments). An esthetician friend of mine said she would gift me a facial, waxing, and pedicure, and I also plan on getting a massage and a haircut.
My goal is 120lb down... I'm not sure what I'm going to do at goal yet.
31lb till -100... 😁

I have only had those who know I had the surgery (not many folks, and only the family I live with) ask me, and I just go ahead and tell them. I don't get out much though. If anyone else asks, I may say I dunno... that I don't weigh myself (lie). Those I definitely do NOT want to know about the surgery will get the "I am on a medically supervised diet" line, along with an "oh, I think it was about X lbs down at my last appointment."

I have only had those who know I had the surgery (not many folks, and only the family I live with) ask me, and I just go ahead and tell them. I don't get out much though. If anyone else asks, I may say I dunno... that I don't weigh myself (lie). Those I definitely do NOT want to know about the surgery will get the "I am on a medically supervised diet" line, along with an "oh, I think it was about X lbs down at my last appointment."

Milestone today! 30 lbs lost after surgery, 87.8 down since I started my weight loss in July, and I am now officially more than halfway to my goal weight! I just have to do this all one more time, haha. 😅

Also two people I work with actually commented this week that I looked like I’d lost weight. I never bring up dieting or weight loss so I was wondering how long it would take for someone to actually comment. The answer is darn near 90 lb loss!

I am a slow looser, but I really enjoy the journey. I can't wait for the summer, I am pretty sure it will be great!
Do any one want to show before and "during" photos?

Attached is a photo of me the day before surgery and one 2 months later.

today is my 6 wk post op date and I am UNDER 300 lbs for the first time in years. 298.6.

I have hardly been on the forum since my surgery! So I have so much to read and catch up on! Hope you are all doing great!

How cool! I think I am going to have to take a long, hard look at my body, and see just where some of the weight is coming off, because I have lost nearly 60 lbs and only went down one pant size... Seems like it should be a little more, but... it isn't. I think I have lost some back fat (yay), and I HAVE noticed the underarm and pubis thing, so that is good... I HOPE my hooded eyelids become less hooded like yours!

I love this SO much!

Hi, fellow November buddies! Wanted a bit of a snack today, and needed more Protein. I scooped up a bowl of vanilla Two Good yogurt (I can't do the other SF yogurts for some reason, but probably any vanilla one would work), added a scoop of unflavored protein, and then a tiny squirt of orange tangerine Mio. Was like a melted creamsicle. Really yummy! Just in case anyone needs something different ☺️

I never *started* sharing with some people... like my mother. I know how she would react, and am not willing to deal with it. If I get asked, I'm on a medically supervised diet.

Hi, fellow November buddies! Wanted a bit of a snack today, and needed more Protein. I scooped up a bowl of vanilla Two Good yogurt (I can't do the other SF yogurts for some reason, but probably any vanilla one would work), added a scoop of unflavored protein, and then a tiny squirt of orange tangerine Mio. Was like a melted creamsicle. Really yummy! Just in case anyone needs something different ☺️

Oh, please don't beat yourself up. You're doing fine. I'm not even walking that much and I'm over a month out. I know I should, but... Life. I'll exercise when I can.
Breathe, and just work at your own pace. The stress won't help. Breathe ♥️
What helped me with sleeping was a wedge pillow I got on Amazon to have my upper body elevated a bit, and a firm pillow to press on the front of me when I would try to lay on my side (I'm normally a side sleeper). Now I don't need those things anymore. You'll get there!

I never *started* sharing with some people... like my mother. I know how she would react, and am not willing to deal with it. If I get asked, I'm on a medically supervised diet.

Thank you so much for helping me, and yes I haven’t tried Protein Powder but I will try to buy some and see if I can tolerate it. 10 minutes ago my mom forced me to eat a small banana and thank goodness I felt so much better after eating it 😊, again thank you for helping me!

Just remembered that Moms used to say, don’t go into the Water for 30 minutes after you eat... now it’s don’t drink water until 30 minutes after a meal

The stitches finally dissolved yesterday. I have a physical job and it been rough this week. But yesterday, all of a sudden, no more pulling and ripping. Ahhhh. Now I'm feeling great.

Hello, Jori!

990ml isn't too bad to start out with, but really try to get in more so you don't become (if you're not already) dehydrated. Try room temperature, a little colder, and ice cold... see which you tolerate best. In the VERY beginning, I could only tolerate absolutely ice cold Water, otherwise I would get terrible hiccups. That has changed and I can have all temperatures now with no problems.

You definitely need more Protein than what you're getting from one container of FF Greek yogurt, though. Have you tried Protein Shakes (that would help get in more liquid as well!) or adding some unflavored protein powder to your yogurt?

If walking is really bothering you, I would maybe suggest holding off on that for now, until you are getting in more calories per day.

I don't think your weight loss in the first month is *too* extreme for having had the surgery. It will slow down

All the best to you, and keep us posted!

Maybe just tell them your tummy is still really sensitive from the hernia surgery? They don't need to know you did stuff in addition to the hernia repair.

I use the free app Baritastic, because I like how you can put in really small portions (1oz, 1TBS, etc) of your food. It does the net carbs mentioned above, tracks Water, supplements, etc. I like the recipe feature, and the barcode scanner has only NOT found one item so far (it was something sent to me from Puerto Rico). When it didn't find it, it asked me to add it by taking a photo of the front of the item and the nutrition label, and they would add it to their database in a few days. I thought that was nifty.

Plus... free

Thank you!! Yeah thats exactly what i did. I got down under goal and I was running a lot at the time. i did a half marathon and then switched my focus to crossfit. Im loving the process. Im sure you will enjoy it too!!

So looking forward to when I will start some weight training (I am one of those who is going to wait until I am mostly to goal -- when I am actually putting more food in my body to sustain the extra energy output). I don't care if I gain a few pounds from it. Those pounds will take up less space I always like the visual of a pound of feathers takes up a LOT more space than a pound of Iron.< br />
Looking great, man!