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That is awesome Diva! Well done. I am 4lb from 'goal', and am really pondering how you begin to move from a lifetime of trying to lose weight, to acceptance. I really hope to join you there soon xx

I really feel for you, when I first looked into WLS a few years ago my hubby went mad at the prospect, tore up the forms and refused to discuss the topic again. I let the matter drop, and continued to be deeply unhappy, and continued to look into wls solutions, in the end I booked my consultation, then sat my husband down and told him I WAS going to see the surgeon, I'd rather have him with me, but I was serious, and would do it alone if I had to. That was the moment he realised how serious I was, and that for me this was the only choice. By my surgery he was fully on side, and loves it now, boasting to his friends about how well I'm doing! I guess my point of argument was that I have a family history of obesity, and obesity related health problems, by 30 I'd spent enough years unhealthy and unhappy, and if I'd got an illness which needed surgery to fix it, nobody would question the op. The sleeve for me was preventative medicine, I am much less likely to get ill now, and I think the sleeve has saved my life in many many ways. Good luck C x

Thats astounding - well done, and dance away!!! :not_ripe: :purplebananna:

Finally lost my first lb in a month today, which felt Good, then updated my ticker and realised I am now just 5lb from goal, which felt GREAT, and that my BMI is now in the low 24's which felt REALLY GREAT, and then it hit me, I'm in the 150's, which sounds like a normal, and really reasonable weight, and that felt AMAZING!!!! So so pleased and I still LOVE MY SLEEVE!!!!!!

Been a bit blue recently (gosh, I seem to come here and say that s LOT! - Sorry) I have however had the most amazing NSV at the weekend. I had to take my kids to a park opening event for work, and when things got a little slow we decided to try out some of the new play equipment, yes I mean we, and not THEY as it would normally be. I now fit on children's play equipment, and not only that, but we ALL fit on it comfortably! It felt great! Randomly I am also getting to one of those points where everyone notices, and comments on your weight loss 4 people have asked me a variety of the "are you going to stop now" question this week (well one asked if I was ill, although I'm taking that as a compliment!) All in all a satisfactory week :smile1: :smile1: :smile1:

Coops - that is fantastic, I wish I could also get to that point!! Chin up mate - you are doing brilliantly - be proud! xx

I am with you on this, my year anniversary will be 5th January, and my goal has always been to be at my weight goal by christmas. I've had a 3.5lb re-gain (no idea why!), and have now stalled here since halloween, I really could just weep. I have tried varying my food, eating more, eating less, cutting carbs, adding carbs, eating different things at different times and NOTHING has changed. So I've decided to go back to liquid only for a couple of weeks, and hope that will get things moving. I just feel like I've plodded around in a big circle though, this time last year I was doing my liquid pre-op, and looking forward to getting off the 'diet' band waggon, and now a year later I'm back on it!

I hate to sound long in the tooth, but I guess all of us on here as life long dieters have developed a mixture of scepticism (nothing else worked -why should this?), and low self image (I've messed up every other form of weight loss, eventually I must mess this up too), which have been ingrained and reinforced our whole lives, sometimes for me certainly, the biggest chalenge is my stomach was sleeved, but my mind wasn't. Good luck on the journey x

Fingers x'd it passes quickly for you. x

This is really interesting, I have a REALLY sweet tooth, so have had a LOT of sweetner my entire life to help cut calories, and although I still have 4 sweetners in my coffee (yes most peole wretch at that too), I have to be really careful about the brand now, there is a commonly used type of sweetner (not sure which one) because it makes me so ill. I have given away a small fortune in Protein shakes which make me feel like I'm possibly dying! Not nice, but a small price to pay!

Yes, both sound normal, acid was my main post op struggle, so the sooner you can get a prescription to deal with that the better. Fingers x'd for you. x

In my experience, yes, and yes. I hit my first looong and frustrating stall at a couple of months out, and sadly have frequent stalls and fluctuations! It is so upsetting, and I'm also in the middle of a horrid stall (3.5lb gain, and no loss since halloween), and it never gets easier when the scale stops responding despite your best efforts. What I can say from experience though is that even if its a slower journey than you hoped (not that you are going slow in my honest opinion, I'd only lost about 30lb by your stage post op), you will find you wake up one day and realise you have achieved things you never thought possible (for me it was getting to a normal bmi, and realising I am trying to lose weight now because I want to, not because medically I have to), and it'll hit you like a brick just how worthwhile your sleeve has been. Also, I beleve I read somewhere on here that hormones can be stored in body fat, and so as we burn that at am unusual rate, we can have hormonal issues because we are releasing more into our bodies inadvertantly. Hope that helps, and good luck, you will always find support on this site, especially when the journey is getting tough. x

Oh coops, so glad you found a good style for you, I totally feel your pain with the first pair though, I am always stuck between sizes! I tend to always wear, compression stuff too as it gives a smoother outline, my wardrobe essentials are a couple of elasticated body suits from M&S, and an elasticated under-dress from la senza. I think they were around £20 each, but I feel under dressed without one now, so worth every penny to me. xx

LBD phase 2 for most recent date night with OH.

Cludgie......SW 163.......CW161......GW154.......lbs to GW 7. Such a relief to see a loss, managed a 3lb gain upon starting the Christmas challenhe, so fingers x'd I am back on track, all I really want for christmas is to finally be at goal!

Well 2 days ago, and 9 months post op I finally hit a "normal" BMI of 24.8 - Yay! I have been longing to see that number for so long, and it just seems insane to actually be there, but I found a massive peak of euphoria for a few minutes, and then found the old voice of "well its still not good enough!" creeping back in. So to echo another thread, how do you know enough is enough? I have 10lb to what on paper is my "dream" goal, and its is reasonable - at 5'8 154lb is a sensible weight, but I can't see it being enough. Does anyone else feel like this? I am incredibly grateful to be a WLS success, however there is still a pshychological itch to scratch somewhere!

I completely agree with everyone, other people can struggle to watch the changes, the thing I wasnt prepared for was that some people think its a great idea until it actually works, but get threatened by the reality. I know I have always been the fat friend, amqd in some of my social groups that is kind of my role, so I can see why others struggle when that changes, I just tipped the status quo! I guess all we can do is seek out the company of those who wont be venemous! xx

Ok, I am totally in on this, the halloween challenge was the first I managed to hit, I also need to succeed at this one because it takes me to my final, ultimate GOAL!!! The finish line is in sight and my christmas present to myself is to get there! SN: Cludgie, SW: 163, CW:162, GW:154, Lbs 2 Go:8

I totally agee with Diva, I seemed to make a lot of mistakes initially, eating too quickly, eating too much, eating the wrong things for my stage of healing etcetc etc. Everyone's journey is different so what works for one may aggravate another person, it is all trial and error, but it gets better, and becomes second nature eventually. Good luck finding what works for you, and try not to worry, that stage isn't always fun, but it really is short lived in the grand sceme of things!

Wow, what a wonderful journey - well done, and good luck with those last few lbs to goal xx

Sn.............start weight........current..........goal......lbs to goal Cludgie......235.....................163...............163........0!!!!! I finally (after 9 months) hit a challenge goal. To celebrate my husband and I are going on date night, and I just bought a fitted black mini dress for the occasion - eeek!!!!!

I completely agree, today I hit 164lb, and a normal bmi for my height, and although that feels good, it is pretty much undone when i look at myself, there still seems to be so much to do. My ultimate goal would be another 10lb, but I can already see that wont be enough! I sometimes wonder if it is just because i am so used to dieting and fretting about my weight that my perspective is skewed, and if that is the case will I ever reach a point of satisfaction? Ah well, I am sure we'll all find out soon enough! Good luck xx

Cludgie.........235............164............163.........1 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!! Just 1lb to go in 1 week, really no idea if I can do this, but giving it my all! To be honest that extra lb will be the cherry on the cake for me, today I hit a "normal" BMI, when I told my DH that I'd achieved it he said "well done on getting back to that BMI, baby I am really proud of you" I didn't have the heart to tell him that this is the first time in our 13 year relationship that I have been this weight, so its something new for both of us! God luck for the final week of the challenge folks!!

Cludgie.........235............164............163.........1 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!! Just 1lb to go in 1 week, really no idea if I can do this, but giving it my all! To be honest that extra lb will be the cherry on the cake for me, today I hit a "normal" BMI, when I told my DH that I'd achieved it he said "well done on getting back to that BMI, baby I am really proud of you" I didn't have the heart to tell him that this is the first time in our 13 year relationship that I have been this weight, so its something new for both of us! God luck for the final week of the challenge folks!!

Brilliant!