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Starting weight: 241

Current weight: 170

Total loss: 70 pounds

I have lost 16 inches in my waist, 14 inches in my hips, 8 1/2 inches in my chest.

I am actually at my goal weight but would like to lose 10-20 more pounds because we all know there is regain. I have been yo yoing for the past couple weeks. Just kinda checking in...

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I'm here. You are doing awesome. Our starting weight and surgery is the same but, I am only down 37.5 lbs. Any tips?

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I have been sticking to about 60g a day and 500-800 calories. Drinking my water... This last week I have been naughty because I started my cycle and was craving chocolate and salt. Over the past 3 weeks I have been bouncing between 170-173 pounds

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How have you found is the best way to track you calories? My Dr told me not to worry about counting calories only grams of Protein and Water intake but, I'd like to ramp up my weight loss. That might just help me do so.

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I use my fitness pal. My doc didn't tell me to track either... I just do. Mainly started tracking for Protein but obviously it does calories too.

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ok, I'll try that. Thank you.

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I had my surgery on September 25, 2013.

Starting weight: 263

Current weight: 179

Total loss: 84 lbs.

I've been in a stall for about a month. While the scale isn't moving, I seem to be losing inches. A shirt I bought at the beginning of last month is now too big for me!!! I've been so frustrated not losing weight, so I've stopped weighing as frequently so that I don't obsess over it. I'm eating between 500-850 calories per day and keeping carbs at 30 grams or less per day. Hopefully that scale will start moving down again soon!

ETA: When you're craving chocolate, Power Crunch has a chocolate bar called "Choklat" that is delicious! It's like eating a Crunch candy bar. One Bar is two servings. It's 100 calories per serving, 8g carbs, and 5g Protein. It is so good!

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I had my surgery on September 25, 2013. Starting weight: 263 Current weight: 179 Total loss: 84 lbs. I've been in a stall for about a month. While the scale isn't moving, I seem to be losing inches. A shirt I bought at the beginning of last month is now too big for me!!! I've been so frustrated not losing weight, so I've stopped weighing as frequently so that I don't obsess over it. I'm eating between 500-850 calories per day and keeping carbs at 30 grams or less per day. Hopefully that scale will start moving down again soon! ETA: When you're craving chocolate, Power Crunch has a chocolate bar called "Choklat" that is delicious! It's like eating a Crunch candy bar. One Bar is two servings. It's 100 calories per serving, 8g carbs, and 5g Protein. It is so good!

That power crunch bar sounds good! Where do you get those?

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I'm still here also.( September 24th) Doing well , feeling great. Down 60 lbs and 5 pant sizes. I made my 5 month picture yesterday and can not believe the transformation in that short time. I wish I kept it track of the inches, though.

I must admit that this has been so much easier than I expected, and I actually enjoy the eats things are now. Keep checking in September buddies!

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Hello I'm here too.. SD 9/30 SW 209 CW 149 so officially down 60. Woohoo!! Everything has been great only issue is had to have my gallbladder removed 3 weeks ago and was in hospital a few days due to loss of blood. But I'm getting better slowly.. Def taking my Vitamins and Iron to get my blood count up.. But loving my sleeve so far. Started at a size 15-16 and just bought my first size 6 pants.. That alone was a great feeling.. Honestly don't remember the last time I was in the single digits.. Glad everyone is doing great!

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It sounds like everyone is doing good overall. I am 5 pounds out from when I was the smallest the last time about 12 years ago. Started in a 20 and into a 12 right now.

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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.

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