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I went through a long stall right after losing the first 2 weeks, but finally starting to lose again.

I did measure and have lost between 2" and 2.5" off of each area. That's exciting at least. Anyone else going through that ? Slow loss, but inches going away?

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I'm one day preop but I've read that so many people have stalled early on so I'm anticipating that happening to me. Good job on doing measurements - seeing that progress has got to be so hopeful when the scale is looking a bit disappointing. I'm also considering getting a scale that measures body fat based on some other poster's recommendations. I bet even when the scale doesn't change, your body fat is dropping. Exciting times!

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And it's your Surgery Eve N.G.G., I hope you are spending healthy, happy and hopeful of good results. Be sure to update us tomorrow after the Dirty 😷Deed is done.

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This is exactly why I keep saying that tracking body fat is just as important as monitoring you weight. You can actually "gain weight" but lose body fat. Esp if you working out. I've had it happen a few times, scale says the same total weight or a slight gain... but my body fat % drops. It's called "Weight Loss Surgery" but it really should be called "Fat Loss Surgery" because that's the ONLY part of our body we really are trying to reduce!

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3 hours ago, Matt Z said:

This is exactly why I keep saying that tracking body fat is just as important as monitoring you weight. You can actually "gain weight" but lose body fat. Esp if you working out. I've had it happen a few times, scale says the same total weight or a slight gain... but my body fat % drops. It's called "Weight Loss Surgery" but it really should be called "Fat Loss Surgery" because that's the ONLY part of our body we really are trying to reduce!

Yes, Matt! It was based on several posts I've seen from you that I decided to order the scale for tracking fat loss. Thank you for that!

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3 hours ago, Frustr8 said:

And it's your Surgery Eve N.G.G., I hope you are spending healthy, happy and hopeful of good results. Be sure to update us tomorrow after the Dirty 😷Deed is done.

I'll be here ASAP!

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On 8/14/2018 at 12:26 PM, FLREDHEADMOM said:

I went through a long stall right after losing the first 2 weeks, but finally starting to lose again.

I did measure and have lost between 2" and 2.5" off of each area. That's exciting at least. Anyone else going through that ? Slow loss, but inches going away?

I am 10 days post op saw doctor yesterday only 7lbs loss. I measured yesterday I hope I lose inches how often should I measure?

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On 14/08/2018 at 9:45 PM, Naughty Glitter Goddess said:

I'll be here ASAP!

Hope everything went well for you and you are recovering nicely x

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29 minutes ago, Neversaynever said:

Hope everything went well for you and you are recovering nicely x

Thanks for asking I'm doing really well. I had surgery Wednesday, came home Thursday, and now two days later I'm feeling as well as can be expected I guess! As long as I keep up on my Tylenol and Oxycodone my pain is fairly minimal. I'm able to move around quite a bit, showered today. I'm also having pretty good success with keeping up on my Water and Protein intake. It's been slow but steady and nausea and vomiting have not been a problem. So far I'm really pleased 😃

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Glad to hear it x

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Being someone who has lost 60lb twice, the number on the scale really does not matter. It is better to have muscle and be a little heavier on the scale because then you look awesome! Best of luck! :)

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