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Thanks for sticking around and giving those of us who followed the benefit of your experience :)

What you are experiencing is recomposition - the shift in muscle/fat ratio. When you are lifting, you have to IGNORE the scale, and pay attention to lean mass instead. Muscle is much more dense...

I use a whisk - way less foam, no lumps. The first time I used a Nutribullet, it almost exploded :) I make an iced cafe latte with protein for my evening snack to make sure I push my protein up...

Way to go! I love how you focused on becoming lean rather than just weighing less.

I'll add my vote to the unflavored protein. I added it to chicken broth, coffee, iced coffee...
I am STILL tired often, and I am over 7 months out. I just make sure that I do good self-care and...

I'm a recovering alcoholic. I don't drink. Very few people are rude enough to ask. You can either tell the truth (my response, since I have no filters), or you can simply say, "I'm just not very...

I'd bump my calories UP a little and see what happens. I stall if I go under 1,000 calories for too long. I think changing it up in SOME way is the answer, so if you want to try the five day pouch...

We're very close date wise. I eat pretty much what I want. Protein is always first - chicken, meat, yogurt, eggs. Then vegetables or fruit (go to lunch is 1/2 cup of cottage cheese or plain yogurt...

I still eat too fast. Now, though, I get incredibly uncomfortable if I take a bite too much, so I've gotten really good at measuring my portions out so that I don't eat too much and get...

First, congratulations on not caving in to the head hunger. Without the crutch we used to use, we have to learn that it's okay to have feelings, that some of those feelings are uncomfortable, but...

Haven't been on much - end of the school year busy-ness and a vacation to the Grand Canyon. My hair has been thinning so I cut it short, and I LOVE it.

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Painful AND pukey.

1. Three week stall.
2. If you MUST weigh everyday, get an app that shows your weight loss TREND over time. I got stuck for almost all of month six - up and down the same two pounds. Finally out...

Glad to hear that you are in recovery and that all went well.

GREAT job!

I used to take Maxalt and four Aleve. Now I take Maxalt and two tramadol. Works about the same, just takes a little longer.
Definitely speak to your doctor and get migraine specific meds. I'm...

You don't have to do it post-op either. I drank protein drinks (including mixing plain protein powder in broths), I ate plain greek yogurt as soon as I was cleared, and was encouraged to drink...

Please stay. I haven't been around all that long myself, but it is the advice of veterans that has kept me sane. I get snarky too - I don't think people should get judgmental about other people's...

My total carb intake is usually around 100. Much of my protein comes from dairy products. I eat vegetables, and I eat fruit. I eat oatmeal for breakfast. I seem to be losing at a similar rate to...

I had a piece of pizza last week - five and a half months out.
In the beginning, there is some huge adjustment going on in your head. Recovery is tough, and the self-doubt creeps in (WHAT DID I DO...

It will be your turn soon enough :)

..and it feels GREAT.

Thanks for all of your support along the way :)

I feel this. Deeply. I am only grateful that I live 3,000 miles away too.

Glad you are doing well.

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