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So i started my pre op diet this day last month. I took measurements before and today. So far

Last Month THIS MONTH

Neck: 19" 18 1/2"

Chest: 53" 50"

Bicep: 18" 17"

Waist: 53" 51"

Hip: 58" 56"

Thigh: 37" 35"

Calf: 18 1/2" 16"

WEIGHT: 317lb 285lb

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Congratulations! 13" and 32lbs gone in a month! How are you feeling?

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Wow that’s great. I never took measurements and now at a year out I wish I had at least taken pre op measurements.

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24 minutes ago, Christina1985 said:

Awesome!!! I'm new here. Any advice 😬🙏 thinking about getting the surgery. Hows the diet? How are you holding down food? ?

Hi. So first two weeks after surgery i was on a liquid only diet. (this varies greatly from surgeon to surgeon) Getting in the Protein was easy. the fluids are difficult. I started eating solid food yesterday and so far no problems at all. I have had eggs, tuna, Salmon, chili, ect... no issues at all.. Now it does take me about 45 minutes to a hour to finish a small 4oz serving. only thing that sucks about that is food gets cold.

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1 minute ago, acopas said:

Congratulations! 13" and 32lbs gone in a month! How are you feeling?

I am actually feeling great. I am actually going to start riding my bicycle hopefully in the next couple weeks. Just gotta get it tuned up. I stopped riding over a year ago due to the weight gain and i was beyond the capacity of the bicycle lol. Sucked too because that bicycle was expensive lol.

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That's awesome, great job!

I took measurements the night before surgery and haven't measured since. Now I am curious!

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3 minutes ago, kcuster83 said:

That's awesome, great job!

I took measurements the night before surgery and haven't measured since. Now I am curious!

lol yea i am doing mine monthly. I have a food log book i got on Amazon and it has a section for measurements for each month.

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Just now, liveaboard15 said:

lol yea i am doing mine monthly. I have a food log book i got on Amazon and it has a section for measurements for each month.

I wasn't really sure how often I had planned to measure. Probably every few months, I can already see a drastic change in face in my body when I am naked. haha

I even said to my wife the other day "It's kinda sad to be so fat that you can loose 70lbs and not one person even notice that you have lost weight".

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Just now, kcuster83 said:

I wasn't really sure how often I had planned to measure. Probably every few months, I can already see a drastic change in face in my body when I am naked. haha

I even said to my wife the other day "It's kinda sad to be so fat that you can loose 70lbs and not one person even notice that you have lost weight".

Some people may have noticed and just not said anything. It is becoming less acceptable to say it because someone may be losing because of a medical issue or just uncomfortable with the attention of someone noticing.

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4 minutes ago, ShoppGirl said:

Some people may have noticed and just not said anything. It is becoming less acceptable to say it because someone may be losing because of a medical issue or just uncomfortable with the attention of someone noticing.

I can understand that, but not even people who knew I had surgery.

In their defense, my clothes are so loose and too big that they really might not even be able to tell. haha

Like I mentioned, I only notice it in my face and when I am naked. 🤣🤣

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32 minutes ago, kcuster83 said:

I wasn't really sure how often I had planned to measure. Probably every few months, I can already see a drastic change in face in my body when I am naked. haha

I even said to my wife the other day "It's kinda sad to be so fat that you can loose 70lbs and not one person even notice that you have lost weight".

I measured every Wednesday and it was one of my favourite pastimes back then, lol.

And yeah, nobody noticed (or at least didn’t say so out loud) until I lost about 50-60 lbs. Which was fine because soon after that everyone and their mother would say something or other Every. Single. Time. for the next few months. Which got pretty annoying.

Im 3.5 years out now, and me and my weight loss are now old news, thank goodness.

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20 hours ago, liveaboard15 said:

So i started my pre op diet this day last month. I took measurements before and today. So far

Last Month THIS MONTH

Neck: 19" 18 1/2"

Chest: 53" 50"

Bicep: 18" 17"

Waist: 53" 51"

Hip: 58" 56"

Thigh: 37" 35"

Calf: 18 1/2" 16"

WEIGHT: 317lb 285lb

Awesome! Congrats!

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