I just had my six-month appt, and I'm officially down 104 lbs! I can't believe it. I'm about 50 lbs away from my goal of 175 (I'm 5'8"). More than anything, this process has showed me I don't have to be perfect. I've hit a couple of bumps during my journey, but instead of feeling discouraged, I just kept moving forward.

My nutritionist also gave me some guidelines. I can eat up to 40g of carbs per meal! I was doing that per day! Now she did say that was the max, but it'll be nice to loosen the reigns a bit (think sweet potatoes and fruit, not French fries and fettuccine lol).

I don't go back for another six months, which is a little scary. That will be the longest I've been "on my own" so I will have to keep myself in check and be honest with myself. Especially since we're getting into the winter holiday season. But my stretch goal is to be below 200 by the new year so I will stay focused!

Couldn't figure out how to edit, but I meant "reins" lol. I hate making spelling mistakes!

@@rp1980

Congrats! Celebrate big on 100 pounds down. WooHOO

Thats AWESOME! Congrats!

Congrats on your amazing progress! You have a lot to be proud of and I'm sure there's nothing but more success in your future! Enjoy!

Great work @@rp1980

Well on your way to goal!!

That's awesome! Congrats!!

Wow ! Amazing result! I am very sure you will reach all your goals. You should be very proud of yourself

How wonderful. Any issues or complications?

Thank you! I'm celebrating with some new gym clothes lol. My old ones are so baggy, and I love the cute spandex and top combos lol.

I didn't have any issues, it's been relatively smooth sailing. I had to figure out when I was really full and had a couple times when I pushed it too far, but my sleeve has tolerated everything so far (starches, alcohol, sugar) albeit in limited quantities. The worst issue was constipation despite drinking 75+ ounces/day, but my nutritionist gave me a probiotic to try so I'm ordering that tomorrow!

That's so great. I hope I have smooth sailing also. I'm having my gall bladder out at the same time. I will get my surgery date in a couple of weeks. Thanks for your quick response and I'm very happy for you.

down 104 lbs

@@rp1980

you are terrific!!

sounds like NUT/you work together nicely

i asked the nurse if i could see her again in 3 months

felt like it would help ME to be more accountable

are you keeping a daily food diary like MFP

you said NUT told you that you could have 40 carbs a meal

you mean 40 carbs a day, right?

playing devils advocate

you've lost a lot of weight in 6 months

weight loss "might" slow down "a little" now

never ever get discouraged!!

people have been shot for less!!

do you go to a support group

can you find one??

this probably would help your "accountability" issue

keep up the good job

i know you will

104 lbs down!!

you are aces

kathy

congrats

Good luck @@dsparks2024! Wish you all the best for your upcoming surgery!

Thanks @@proudgrammy! I do use MFP and my NUT added me to her monthly support group so I can get extra encouragement if I need it. They also said I could come back in three months if I felt I needed it, they just didn't want to force me. I'm expecting the weight loss to slow, but I will be sad lol. And she did mean up to 40g per meal. I did a double take! But most days I won't reach that since I eat Protein first, and I get full off of that. Thanks! You're a peach :-)

Congratulations on reaching 100 lbs lost......what an accomplishment. I don't have a date for my surgery but thinking Dec/Jan. May I ask what does MFP stand for? I've seen it several times throughout posts.

MFP is my fitness pal - it's a great app for tracking your protein, calories, water, etc. it has a huge database of food, so there's not too much guesswork. Thank you and I hope you get your date soon!

That's awesome! Congrats!!

CONGRATS!!!!!