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So awesome!! Congrats on your progress!

I didn't have a clue what my goal should be either, for similar reasons. The lightest I've been at my current weight was around 155 and I was still overweight. But I was 14 then and even though I'm the same height, hello puberty, you know? At any rate, the nutritionist with my surgery practice analyzed my muscle mass and…

Thanks for the kind words everyone! I forgot to mention the non-scale and non-pic-capturing progress: - No more GERD (off all acid reducers!) - No more pre-diabetes (off all related meds!) - Cholesterol is normal for the first time in 10 years (no more meds!) - Less pain from exercising (and just living), especially in my…

Awesome sauce!!

My goals this week are to get back on track with basics (again): 1. Water x8 per day (track this). 2. Track food every day this week. 3. Protein - 60gm daily minimum. 4. Do some sort of exercise three times this week.

I also weigh 1-2 times per day but I only log my weight on Sundays. There are times when I have to take a break from daily weighing, though, and those stalls are a prime example. I always try to keep in mind that the fluctuations from one day to the next are impacted by water levels and other mysterious body things as much…

I had RNY 2 months ago. I took my first walk outside at 4 days out and I did 2 blocks (smaller neighborhood blocks - not city blocks). It was slow-going and painful but I was ok. My partner had her surgery 2 years ago and she couldn't walk that far for a couple of weeks because her response to anasthesia is really intense…

Wow! That is a really crazy thing to say! I've mostly heard the "I thought about doing that but I didn't want to die" and the "didn't you want to lose it on your own?" stuff. Irritating but teachable moments.

2 months out and My GERD is gone. I think my sleep apnea has improved since I have fallen asleep without my CPAP and managed to sleep through the whole night. My clothes are starting to look ridiculous on me.

Welcome! To echo what others have said, deciding which surgery to have really goes back to which your surgeon recommends for individually. My surgeon recommended RNY for me because I have chronic and severe GERD. (wait a second --- I HAD GERD, as in past tense, as in gone since my surgery!!!!) RNY is favored over VSG in…

Way to go!!

Great job! You are looking good!

Great job! Keep it up!

Six weeks out. My program recommends 600-800 cals & 60gm protein at this point. I'm usually where I need to be.

I'm so excited for both of you! I can hardly wait to join you in one-derland!!

Great job!

What great progress!! I went with bypass but feel free to add me!

I had the option but chose bypass because I have had acid reflux my whole life and I wanted to make sure I didn't have that post-op. I also like that the bypass is reversible where sleeve isn't. I know it's rare that it would need to be reversed but I still wanted the option. As for cravings, I've noticed a decrease in…

Thanks everyone. I feel so much better hearing that this is normal. It was feeling like yet another failure even though I know logically there's no way I could really maintain my current weight considering my intake. The 1.5 pounds I've gained in the past month came off over the weekend and I'm hoping that means the stall…

I hate walking on a treadmill because it hurts my knees and ankles so much. Maybe that will change as my weight goes down but for now, the pain is just not worth it. If I were going to buy one piece of equipment it would probably be a rowing machine. It's easier on my joints, doesn't make me dizzy like treadmills and…

Holy Shishkabobs!!! Great job!

I get some exercise in at work - or at least I did prior to surgery (I'm waiting for clearance to resume anything besides walking and easy hikes). It's pretty easy for me to shut my office door for 5 minutes a few times a day and do some squats and push-ups and tricep dips from my desk. I can't bring myself to get on the…

Thank you so much for posting that - it is so helpful to know that this is temporary and normal.

Wow - that is so helpful to see. Thank you so much for posting this, it is so encouraging right now!

OMG, thank you for this awesome post -- I will be laughing about this all day!

Thanks for the encouragement. I was prepared to have stalls because I saw my partner go through them. Here weren't so soon or this long (and she didn't go up) so I'm really blown away by this. Blairmundy - I'd really love to see the graph you posted. Where can I find that?

I'm just over one month out and went out with a couple of friends over the weekend. I was worried, too, but I cut very small bites, put my silverware down, chewed everything down to nothing, then talked for a minute before my next bite. I was finished after them. Also didn't get sick or eat too much because of it. It was…

Amazing! Thanks for sharing this!

lisainpa :-)

I'm going super-basic here: 1. Water - get 64 oz/day 2. Protein - get >60 g/day 3. Walk - get at least 30 minutes at least 3 times this week