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Two month update - Spirit of 76! -  I'm a few days late, but here is the update two months out from WLS: On the scale, I'm down 76 pounds from my highest weight; 63 from my pre-op, and 46 since my day of surgery....

6 weeks out and just now starting to get sick -  Just wanted to compare to others' experiences: When I was considering WLS, one of my buddies who had been very successful told me, "you will throw up." But a co-worker said she...

Tie a 50-pound bag of dog food around your torso.. - ...and you get the idea of the impact of weight loss. This weekend I worked in my yard with no pain in my back for the first time in recent memory. I am down over 40 pounds sin...

Semantics question - how do you count your weight - Just curious - how does everyone count their weight loss? From your high weight? Pre-op diet weight? surgery weight? I know different people do it different ways, but I was just...

4 weeks post-op - So today marks 4 weeks since my surgery. It honestly seems like longer, I must admit. I can't seem to remember the time and how I ate before my surgery. Funny how that works. St...

Plateau already? FRUSTRATING! - Hi everybody! I am three weeks out from WLS and have already hit a plateau. Talk about frustrating! I was steady at dropping about a pound a day for the first two weeks or so...

One Week In - Today has been one week since surgery so here are some updates: I have remained remarkably pain and discomfort free, except for some occasional positional discomfort. I have tra...

Hope everything went great for you!

Can I hurt myself sleeping on my side? - Hi everyone, I am 5 days out and have had very little problems with my surgery. The only issue that is a struggle is that I am a side sleeper and have not been able to sleep on ...

Surgery Review -  It's now 72 hours post-op and probably time for a review: No complaints on the surgery experience, especially given I had never had any sort of major surgery before. The hopsit...