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Just had my 4 month check up. Doc says doing good. I'm in a bit if a stall but I know it is because I've been snacking more than I should and have gotten a little cocky. So I am back to measuring again. Not going to get into bad habits again. Glad to see my November peeps doing well. Worm you are my hero!! You look amazing.

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Sweet....I'm at 4 mos (DOS 11/13/12) and down 73 pounds. At a stall now but losing inches.

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Rissa, I am only down about 54 since surgery on 11/19. So we are close since I have been slowing down. Dr. says about 2-2.5 pounds per week is about normal but that includes averaging in the big drop the first month.

EeyoreGirl, Thanks but my snacking has creeped up too. I hate the fact my Dr. told me to be around 900 calories. It was like giving me a license to eat. But I refuse!

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Thanks worm!! I just need to start working out and add more Protein to my diet. At least that's what im going to try....i haven't worked out yet cuz i had complications in the beginning.... so i had my first surgery nov 8th, got a blockage, they redid my surgery the 13th, then i got pneumonia and Fluid in my lung. I was in hospital for almost a month.. im feeling good now...i just get tired quick..

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Right there with ya. Trying to figure out what cup size saggy flat bags is.

Same here

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Sweetrissa, I'm at 900 calories a day with 70 gms Protein. I also exercise on an ellliptical 4 days a week minimum for 30 minutes.

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Thank goodness I'm not the only one. I'm losing hair in bunches! And I seriously look as if I now have a old mans balls hanging from my chest! I can't even begin to right the right bra. A boob job will be in order!

Just spit my drink everywhere! Thankfully it was Water. I never thought I'd consider getting boobs but the gals may need some renovation when I finish losing. I want to go to a store like Soma to get a pro to help figure out bra size but I don't want fork out big bucks for a bra I may wear for only a month or two.

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So I have new before and after pics to share! I am down from a 44 bra to a 37! But so far the girls are holding it together I have gone from a D to a C. My hair is falling out...a LOT! But I am just pretending that it looks like more than it is and since I still have some on my head it goes in a ponytail :) I have had a lot of stress this month so I am needing to go back to the gym. So far I am down 72 lbs! Feel good (now that I am over pnuemonia). Just watching what I eat while I couldn't work out. Trying to drink more fluids. Hope everyone is doing well!

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Anyone else have a pouch that is picky about the time you eat? The last couple of days have been hectic and I've been eating supper later then I like to... then about dying after... its not that I'm eating anything I shouldn't or haven't tried yet so the only thing I've been able to narrow it down to is that its a couple hours later then I would normally eat... thank God for papaya enzyme... they do help!

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Anyone else have a pouch that is picky about the time you eat? The last couple of days have been hectic and I've been eating supper later then I like to... then about dying after... its not that I'm eating anything I shouldn't or haven't tried yet so the only thing I've been able to narrow it down to is that its a couple hours later then I would normally eat... thank God for papaya enzyme... they do help!

I've noticed that too lately!! If I wait to eat then when I do its a little painful

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I would love to be on the Facebook group!!! Stardustjdb@hotmail.com. Jessica baker Thompson on fb. I've tried a couple times but can't find it and haven't been added. I am losing my hair like crazy. The past month has been awful. 11/27/12 down 60lbs 26" since I measured 4wks ago. I am at a stall or losing/gaining 3lbs. Frustrating. Hope I'm not done losing. Would love to be 160 but dr said dig deep and had me set goal at 140. 187lb today. I hate Protein Drinks. Getting all my Vitamins and really try to get all my fluids. It's a battle w food daily but I love the new me and am not going back. Everyone is doing well. Love reading your posts!

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I would love to be on the Facebook group!!! Stardustjdb@hotmail.com. Jessica baker Thompson on fb. I've tried a couple times but can't find it and haven't been added. I am losing my hair like crazy. The past month has been awful. 11/27/12 down 60lbs 26" since I measured 4wks ago. I am at a stall or losing/gaining 3lbs. Frustrating. Hope I'm not done losing. Would love to be 160 but dr said dig deep and had me set goal at 140. 187lb today. I hate Protein drinks. Getting all my Vitamins and really try to get all my fluids. It's a battle w food daily but I love the new me and am not going back. Everyone is doing well. Love reading your posts!

Hey girl!!! Your arms look fab!! 140? You will be a stick! How tall r u? My goal is 130 but im only 5'3...... I only weigh at Dr. Fs office, otherwise i will obsess!!!

xo Hilary

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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