Hi I'm schedule to have surgery April 25 and I just wanted to hear how everybody weight loss us going. So if possible can y'all tell me about y'all experience and your weight loss. THANKS

Way to go Anjela!! I want be there soon

Thank you! Rooting for your success

It has been 7 and a half months and I have lost 95 pounds. The weight loss has slowed down and I get hungry now where before I didn't seem to feel hungry. I am scared I may start gaining back but I am determined to not go backwards!!!

AmyRae I'm at about the same point post-op that you are. I adoped a rule right after my surgery that I have followed religiously all along. I never eat less than two or more than four hours apart. The pre-op information that I got said that you should never eat less than two hours apart. I added the four hour rule to avoid getting overly hungry and creating a situation where I would be more likely to over eat. The result has been that I eat at least four and sometimes five times a day. To be sure, those are not all large meals. But if it's been four hours, I eat something whether I'm hungry or not. I also drink two to three cups of coffee a day (at least 30 minutes after eating and usually an hour or more) which I have found to be extremely valuable in keeping me from getting overly hungry. I keep the pantry well stocked with healthy options for light meals - nuts of all kinds, fruit, vegetables, protein bars, protein shakes, light cheese, turkey jerky, low cal/low carb crackers (I love crunchy) and I'm always looking for new options when I'm at the store. And last but not least, I have an app on my phone that I use to log everything I eat. Regardless of when I might get hungry, I know exactly where I'm at calorie/protein/carb and time wise at any point in the day. I think getting hungry is a natural, healthy thing. As long as you have lots of options for addressing it, it's nothing to fear.

I've lost 35 lbs in four and a half wks

Alright

It has been 7 and a half months and I have lost 95 pounds. The weight loss has slowed down and I get hungry now where before I didn't seem to feel hungry. I am scared I may start gaining back but I am determined to not go backwards!!!

Alright! Try to control your self eat in portion (going according to papers) I'm still waiting for my turn.

Great advice

Great advice

This was to the post before last.

What kind of app is it you use?

I use my fitness pal

Anjela I use my fitness pal too!! I love how it always tells you eating only between 600-800 can cause your body to starve lol!!

Ikr.....trying to be so careful what to eat and what not to I nearly sent my body into starvation mode! Vamp its been difficult but I'm sure it will all be worth it in the long run

Anjela most definitely worth it!!! If I had to do over again I would in a heartbeat! I couldn't imagine loosing the weight I have without my new weight loss tool! I'm just getting frustrated because I weighed 180 got up to 190 and I feel smaller but it's not coming off like I want it to!

I haven't weighed one anything since I was a teen...or even 2 anything....man I can't wait to see those kinds of results. I'm hoping I don't have a lot of loose sagging skin though

I know there are a lot of folks that use My Fitness Pal and highly recommend. I didn't know about it when I went looking and started using Tap and Track from Apple's store. It's easy to use and does everything I want it to do. Can't compare it since I've never used My Fitness Pal. I'm sure there are other good options as well. I know some folks just maintain a handwritten journal. Whatever you use, I think keeping some kind of log is an absolute must. It's an incredibly important tool for managing your weight loss journey.