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I had surgery 2/18. I am losing weight but I feel it is all in my legs. I think I have lost two pant sizes in my legs but my stomach is still the same size. I can barely button my pre surgery jeans but they are sagging in the butt and legs. I have to keep the top button unbuttoned. Is this normal? Is my stomach still bloated?

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Yes, you may still be bloated. I had a similar loss pattern to you. (Are you an apple-shape too?) I lost weight in my face, neck, shoulders and arms at first. My gut seemed to stay the same. It is definitely smaller now, but it took a while for my pants size to drop.

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Mine went:

Chest - Legs - Arms - Face - Chest - Legs - Hips - Belly - Ad infinitum

Belly appears to be the last thing shrinking. I'm all good with that if it catches up with the rest of me!

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My stomach was swollen and sore post op for more than a month. I didn't even wear pants around the house. Just a gown and robe. I did wear stretchy pants outside ;-)

Lynda

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Jujube, I was sleeved on Feb. 10th and my weight loss has all been from the waist up. I can't tell that I've lost anything in my behind or legs. I'm ready to quit losing in the chest... omg, I hope I'm left with something there!!! I've just recently started exercising so maybe the bottom half of my body will start the weight loss process too. Good luck.

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I was sleeved 2/3 and have noticed my thighs and but are def losing the most weight/ inches! Hopefully it will all catch up and even out! Also, my abdomen still feels bloated and I'm a month out, not as much as before, but not soft and squishy like before lol.

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Picture an Apple on toothpicks. That's how I feel like I look. This stomach of mine is like steele on the outside and mush on the inside!

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Yeah I'd agree you may still be bloated/swollen. Your body will hold Fluid the fluid as its way of healing. Just give it time. Congrats on your success thus far :) enjoy the journey.

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I went legs boobs face back butt legs belly back face legs face belly face- not really sure where the loses are going from now as I haven’t noticed whats smaller so maybe a little all over maybe more belly I don’t know lol
I was a major apple allllllllllll belly boobs back smaller legs only towards the end did I have a bit of a butt I think I had very little place to keep gaining so my thighs and butt seemed to gain more towards the end for me.
It’s a little funny because if your legs are not very big to begin with suddenly the weight going form them makes the upper body look so much bigger!
Kind of like a fun house mirror effect!

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