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2 weeks and 2 days...I am barely seeing a loss but the scale says otherwise. I can barely believe my eyes as I look down. Others tell me "Oh My" What a difference in such a short time. Don't worry you will see. I decided to stay off the scale except to weigh on wednesdays. No weights but once a week. It makes you nuts watching it. I broke down the other day cause I don't see any change and I miss eating so much. I went to lunch with my sister and had soup. Cream soup. It was so hard on me I had to go home and make myself throw up. My sister took a picture of me on her phone and I when I saw it I cried...I am slowly losing and it will continue to come off. It took me 27 years to be fat and stuck. Now I know that in less than 12 months I am going to be a size 4-5. My father cried when he saw me and told me he see's his baby girl again. It is working, we can't let our minds control what we have gone through or make us give up. 123'rs it's only been 2 weeks tomorrow. 2 weeks. I have had to make myself throw up twice because a couple things I ate hurt so bad... slow process...patience is a virtue.

Hi Deborah, so sorry you are having a rough time, hang in there. i had my surgery 1/20 and am very lucky I haven't been sick. Are you eating 3 small meals and 2 protein shakes? It's hard, I am full all the time but my friend in Florida who had her surgery in July said getting in your protein and all your liquids is the key to losing the weight. Good luck to you, and you are right, patience is a virtue. Rosemary

Deborah, You'll see it, I promise! Maybe you are scared to see it, or maybe your old self image is there. I say at three weeks, get your hair done, put on some make up and get a new blouse or pants, then look in the mirror. You have to see the whole picture and get behind yourself. Allow yourself to like who you see in the mirror. That's right it took you 27 years to put it on, so give yourself some time. Tell people thank you. Don't let the internal dialogue add, "but I don't see it". The more you accept the compliments without the extra internal dialogue the easier it'll get. ::hugs:: Cyndi

Hey Deborah!!! I have been looking for you!!!! It sounds like you are having a hard time mentally...remember take one day at a time. Believe me if you are down past 185 already..there is a change. I hit 191 yesterday and my face is so much thinner, it is weird looking in the mirror. I am still not eating a big variety of things. On the 20th I am cleared for eggs, and yogurt. I tried some lactaid yesterday, not a lot, and it stayed put, so I think I am gonna make some sf pudding with it and hope for the best. On an up note, I went to Walmart the other day and tried on clothes, I could wear a misses XL top!!! I tried on an 18 pant, in misses, but they just didn't fit yet. I was wearing a woman's 22/24. Scott bought me a new pair of yoga pants the other night there and they were and 18/20W and they fit wonderfully. So don't worry, you are smaller than me already, you just don't see it yet...it takes awhile for your brain to catch up...It took mine a long time to realize I was fat Love ya, Nicole