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Don't let yourself get discouraged! 30 pounds is a big chunk of weight loss. Just remember - slow and steady wins the race. Log everything you put in your mouth (my fitness pal is great) and get in plenty of exercise.


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I had my surgery March 8. Best day of my life. Thirty pounds is great. Just think, you could have gained 30. Just keep working. Like K said be sure to log everything you eat. It will come off. Best of luck.

HW 330
SW 306
SD 292
CW 238

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Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum as I'm realizing I need support of others. I had my surgery on 3/15/17 and am headed towards my 3 month post op visit. I know I'm making great progress but I'm so BORED with the limited foods. I started at 298lbs, was 275lbs at my pre op appointment and this morning weighed in at 213lbs. 85lbs since the biggining is amazing being that it's only need a short time!

It's hard for me to remember that everyone is different and on a different track, I constantly find myself comparing to others....anyone else have this problem now??

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I had my surgery on 3/13, only down 30, started at 232 and now 202...how is everyone else doing? I am feeling discouraged


I have surgery 3/9/17
We are all moving along a diff ENT paces. You've lost and will continue. You will get to your goal. Track everything and make sure you're getting the Water. I was not drinking the 64oz. And was starting to stall. Once I concentrated on the water I started losing again. Good luck


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I had my surgery on 4/10. I am only down 29 lbs. since surgery. I'm drinking all my Water and I'm tracking all my food on My Fitness Pal. I'm being incredibly compliant plus I'm exercising like crazy. I tried out Orangetheory the other day -- too competitive and intense for me. I'm leaving in a few to try a Barre class. Yesterday, I did 30-minutes of intervals (walk/jog), on my home treadmill and then I went for a swim. You get the picture. Not a day goes by that I don't do some kind of exercise. Earlier today I was outside, digging in the dirt (I'm a big gardener).

So what gives with the slow like turtle weight loss? I'm beyond frustrated. Could it be that I'm not eating enough? I'm eating roughly 700 calories daily and I'm hitting my Protein mark. I'll admit that I'm having issues with Constipation. I try and only eat fruit for Breakfast (plain yogurt with fresh blueberries and strawberries), because of the sugar content in fruit. Should I be eating more fruit? The experienced dietician at my program left 3-weeks ago and the new dietician is as green as they come -- she has zero bariatric experience. So, I'm on my own here and I hope I'm doing the right things.

Help!

Bunny

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I too am struggling with this. RNY 3/6/17. I've only lost 49 pounds since surgery. I'm very active at work, and at home walking around 4+ miles a day. I have never been sick once! never dumped, no pain, no food intolerances. I even questioned the surgeon if he actually really did the surgery. it really bothers me that I see some that loose a 100lbs the first 6 months, and I'm just sitting over here like, "WTH?!"

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I could swear that it was me writing your post -- except I had my surgery on 4/10 and I'm a band to bypass revision. Nevertheless, like you, I too wonder if I had the surgery. I've not experienced dumping (admittedly I haven't eaten any sweets or pushed any envelopes), I feel good, I seem to be able to eat anything, etc. And I've only lost 30 lbs. to date -- so you're doing better than I am. If I lost almost 70 lbs. like you, I'd be jumping for joy. I don't mean to make you feel badly about your complaining about your weight loss. It's just that my weight loss is so slow and I don't understand what's up with that. Someone? Anyone?

Bunny

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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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      1. summerseeker

        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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