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haha,,I think the what the plate does is creates a rapid muscle response from certain areas of your body depending on how you stand on it. If you bend your knnes for example it targets a different set of muscles than if you stand upright. My biggest problem is, those butt contractions that the average person can do,…

Yup!

I also had very slow loss holiday period, started way back in October really and just ended. Only lost about 15 pounds since October. October/Nov travel os, Dec Christmas, January my daughters wedding preparations. Just an insane 3 months. But clothes size still moved for sure so not beating myself up too much. However…

I am 10 months out, eat lettuce almost daily. I choose either baby spinach or baby cos leaves. I don't recall any issues with it. I started to eat it about 2-3 months out I guess. It wasn't on my list of 'not to eat'. Nuts I started about the same time but I rarely eat them due to their high calories. However if I am…

Well done!! I too have gone down a size. I told my family my shoes were too big and they said even losing weight doesn't change the size. Well it really does!!! I am definitely down a size and those pre-surgery shoes are all too big. Great NSV!

hahahahaha 'little bubble butt'. I want one of those. My husband commented the other day that I actually may not have any butt muscles left at all (nicely). But (t) I would like to tone it if it is still possible. I have vibrator plate. Would that help do you think? I ask because I have hip and back issues and sometimes…

Rob that is hard work and rewards at it's best. Totally inspiring.

Fantastic!!!! Looking great.

It's a great milestone isn't it! Well done!!!!!

This for me too.

Look at your NSV's for moral support during these times. I promise the scales will move as long as you do. x

OP I remember pawoodhull (I think it was) once advising someone to pre fill out your food diary and follow it like a menu for the day. I know when I have struggled at times, I've remembered this and put it into place, even if only for a few days. It helps a lot.

Agreed. Anywhere healthier than where we started is success.

Having watched your journey pre -op Rob I can fully appreciate how the long road worked so well for you. Always in awe of the work you did.

We put a lot of emphasis on pre-op preparations. Because my surgery was os I was not required to do any pre-op preps such as psych meetings etc. I did have to do bloods 4 weeks previous of course. My journey was just over 6 weeks from contacting my surgeon in India to surgery date. However, I can also see the benefit in…

I'm still a 31 bmi but only a few more and I will be joyfully overweight,,yay.

+ Hi, happy to be your friend. I am only 10 months out but have met my share of stalls and struggles along the way. Happy to support in any way. I am also aiming for another 30-40 pounds in 2015. I agree with weighing etc,,,logging my foods is my best friend. Forgetting to do this for a week can mix things up too much for…

Thank you. 121 pounds so far. Hoping for another 30 or 40 before maintenance. We'll see. Things are much slower now :-)

Belledebut. I am only 10 months out but I have struggled when things got hectic this last two months before my daughters wedding and Christmas. I allowed myself to binge on sugary foods much more. Enough to gain a couple of pound but not enough to feel failure. So I have reset things. No more sugar!! That is it really. If…

Definitely. Like being kicked in the rear every day.

Hmm,, this is a hard question to answer accurately. I am 9 months out. I think within a few weeks I felt genuine hunger but only when I should have been eating anyway. It took a long time for me to recognise that even though the hunger feeling was identical to pre-surgery when it was meal time, my portion requirement was…

It took losing 119 pounds to understand what my skinny husband had always complained of. Our town is cold!!!!! In fact I even wore a jacket in Thailand recently,,,only once but still.

I feel every pang of your worry. I too am struggling with staying on track since I went os. But I have still lost slowly so I am not facing big consequences,,YET. I never promised myself to be perfect Christmas day or my daughters wedding early January because they are rare days. But it is all the other mad days in between…

Every bodies responses have been good and honest here. It is true that it is a small time period in a much larger journey. But it is probably the hardest in my opinion. As i was travelling during my 15 day pre-op liquid diet, I was able to supplement a little with porridge type foods if no other options were available.…

Rob how much stock do you add to this recipe and is it generic stock or something light? It is harder here in Oz to get some of the lighter versions of products you guys seem to get in the US. Thanks

This is very similar to one of the recipes on my original nutritionist list. I had my surgery in India so they all had some form of dahl and vegetables etc. My diet chart did not have meat in it. But I am just not a vegetarian, so I haven't looked at it in ages. But seeing your recipe here has made me think about some of…

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2behappy2 your nutritionist should have given you a calorie goal for the early stages. I was under 800 for the first 6 months. After that however I have slowly increased to 1200. I rarely get to 1200 but that is my current limit nearing 9 months out (plus anything added for exercise). Here is a…

Momsnewride. I am worried you/your surgeon might be expecting a bit much. I know that we lose quicker early on but it all averages out. I was similar, lost a big amount first few weeks as you would expect after any major surgery. A stall which is typical after a few weeks as the body tries to recover from the massive…

It is a hard stage. Some folk I read ate refried beans or I actually had some corned beef from a tin which is almost mush anyway. But basically I lived on baby food. Some of the newer stuff is not too bad but yeah it's not exactly meat. I wonder if your craving is for solid food as opposed to protein? I found even if I had…