6 and 1/2 months postop

I hope that everyone is doing great. I am 6 1/2 months post-op, currently at goal. I have lost 90 lbs and wear a size 10-12 down from a size 22. My labs are perfect. Continue to take vitamins, minerals etc. I am able to tolerate most things with the exception of milk and beef. Since surgery if I have milk or cottage cheese then I have the most smelling, noise gas. Quite disgusting. I am glad I had surgery, now for the hard part maintaining the weight loss.

Wow! You made goal by 6 1/2 mos out! That is awesome! I have lost 132 pounds but still have another 100 to lose to reach my personal goal of 175-180 pounds. I am at 278 now. I have lost over 100 inches as well. That is the most amazing part for me so far. This year (since Jan 1), I have lost only 21 pounds, but have lost 38 inches in the same amount of time! I could hardly believe it when I saw it! I was so depressed over only losing 21 pounds in 2 1/2 months when I'd been losing that much every month between July and December... Then I saw the inches lost and realized where my body's been focused this last couple of months! I have my share of gas, but it isn't all that bad and doesn't smell much at all. It seems to be more the air inbetween batches of food eaten instead of gas caused by some specific food item... It passes all at one time when I go to the potty usually (the gas that is). Then, the next time I go to the bathroom seems to be when I have a BM. Guess I've been lucky in that sense! And, I haven't been painfully constipated in several weeks now too. That is VERY good! LOL Best wishes as you enter the maintenance phase! Lea

That is wonderful for you to reach your goal so quickly!! Hang in there with the maintaining... it will be a learning curve for sure. I wouldn't be surprised if you continued to lose weight though. At 6.5 months, your body isn't through according to the post surgery reports. I think I read that your body would take 12-15 months to settle down and level off. Good luck!