Hi to us who've made it!! Officially post op and feeling great!

Im down 55 sleeved 1/7 and have stalled since that number but my inches are getting smaller, stay focused on the small victories

@@Aprilhoffman78 Wow!

You all are doing great. Sounds like we all lose and stall, lose and stall. More inches than pounds

I am so glad I had the sleeve. I feel victorious.

I had Surg Jan 28 and am down 42 pounds definitely notice more inches when I'm in a stall so thankful for the surgery

Well I think I had DUMPING last night...lesson learned!

I have not had hair loss, I started taking biotin before my surgery and continued after. It was not on my list the Dr gave me but it dissolves under my tongue so I sneaked it. I must say my skin and nails look great.

If the acne is hormonal, then so must be the hair loss. Testosterone can be blamed for acne and hair loss among men and women. I'm not a doctor but that's my logic.

Zzzombrie, My oldest daughter dealt with the acne with hard notts under the skin. Her hair dresser that was also a makeup artist told her to put Calamine lotion on it , That it would kill the bacteria . It worked and she no longer deals with it. She suffered for years. I just thought I would share this with you

Today and the last few days the scale has not moved, but it is ok. I can tell the inches are coming off. I passed the mirror and was so surprised to see a girl I had not seen in a long time. I smiled and she smiled back.

My batteries are dead in my scales but I'm pretty sure I've been stuck at 248 for a couple weeks. 30 lbs list since Jan 15th but I couldn't eat for a couple weeks which I'm sure caused the stall, picking up some batteries tonight, lol

Got new battery, they are fried

Out of no where I have what reminds me of that horrible trapped gas in my chest n collar bone like after surgery? Anyone have this? its painful, post op three month. Hurts w deep breath, when I drink or eat anything

Edited April 4, 201511 yr by Aprilhoffman78

I'm on vacation right now and don't have my weight scale, food scale, gym or many of the things I've come to count on. In one week I'll be home, and hopefully pleased with my status. I rented a bike on vacation so every day I'll go for a ride to make sure I get exercise. I'm a little nervous about not being able to see my weight change daily.

@@winter1023 Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try. At this point, I'm considering Accutane.

My batteries are dead in my scales but I'm pretty sure I've been stuck at 248 for a couple weeks. 30 lbs list since Jan 15th but I couldn't eat for a couple weeks which I'm sure caused the stall, picking up some batteries tonight, lol

Sorry to hijack this thread (I'm a December 2013 sleever), but It astounds me how many posts on here are about the scale and stalls. You guys are all doing great postop, but you are obsessed with numbers! The batteries in my scale went dead right after my last fad diet....HCG. That was almost 3 years ago. I've never replaced them. I managed to go through the preop diet, VSG surgery, lose over 100% of my excess weight, and keep it off, all without the "help" of the scale. Dropped from size 22w jeans / XL-XXL tops to size 5 jeans/ M tops.....without owning a working scale. I weighed myself maybe 6 times at the doctors office during the first 4 months. After that it was once/week on the scale at work (fully clothed with boots on and after breakfast) so I had something to put on my ticker. Now I might remember to step on the scale once/month. I actually have no idea what I weigh naked first thing in the morning,,because the number doesn't really matter. I feel fabulous, I am out of pain, I have normal BP, and can do whatever physical activity I want without restriction. For me, that's why I did all this. You all may want to try it. It's very liberating and made for a relaxing, stress-free, NSV-filled weight loss adventure!