chilo1

I stil have vey faded bruises around my abdomen nearly 5 months out, that on your lower abdomen is probably just from one of the laparoscopic instruments or even the surgeons elbow leaning on you during surgery

Well actually I started to lose again! I had to see my surgeon yesterday so I did try harder for a week and it payed off! How's it going for you still on a stall?

Oh and I forgot to say I'm going to cry too, that will be the first thing

OMG Coops you're so funny! I can already imagine you in those jeans and fitted t-shirt! saying Coops loves Robbie!

Hey Coops! I use either build up from nestle or complan (boots) they are cheapish and cost around 4 or 5 pounds i think, and come in a box of 5 sachets. I like the chocolate and vanilla, what I do is I make like a milkshake, blend with coffee, skimmed milk, and I bought a sugar free hazelnut syrup from starbucks and 1/2 or a whole sachet of the protein powder. I bought a strawberry one sculptress which came in a huge container, was expensice (about £17 1/2 price at the time) but i hate it!!

I won't mind being grey if it comes back cause I'll just dye it anyway! Do you guys take zinc apart from the zinc in your multivitamins? If yes how much? I started doing a protein shake daily again, hair is hardly falling out since I started, coincidence, mad or placebo effect???

Mini!!!!!!!!!! Put the scales away and enjoy yor slim self, last Christmas you probably didn't even dream of being the size you are now, so I agree with all of the above comments

Tiff muffin top will disappear at some point (at least after TT). I'm close to goal but keep changing it, as I stated on another thread somewhere, my surgeon will see me in 3 months again, and even though he will be happy for me to get to 154 (which will put me at a BMI of 26-because I have a big bone structure) I "dared" him that I would get to about 141 pounds that will put me at a BMI of around 24.5. Because of my stubborn nature I will probably try extra hard to reach the lower goal just to prove a point!

Definetly a lot of it is skin, but there is some fat around still, but as Sarah says it is difficult to lose fat around the tummy area especially at this age! I used to be a pear shape until about 8 years ago, when I started to develop a round shape and was on my way to develop Metabolic syndrome (started with insulin resistance) that's one of the reasons I decided to have this surgery, and whatever shape I end up having I will never ever regret having this surgery, rather be thin and have a bit of a belly than being obese as well as having a big belly!

1) Go shopping for clothes I've been wanting to use for years! 2) Go to the beach and feel great in a sexy bathing suit. 3) When I've maintained my goal for nearly a year get a tummy tuck and boob job

Low fat soy milk, I've had it in the past and it's not that bad, I can't give up my skuimmed milk though! Great for people w milk allergies, lactose intolerance and a good source of proteins.

great idea! I have a wrap or tortilla most days with my lunch,with beans cheese and tomatoes and in the grill, you can also buy the weight watchers or other lower calorie ones, I'm def trying that as of tommorrow, with some tomato sauce to make it tast like real pizza!

I went to see my surgeon today, and I'm down another 6 1/2 pounds in 2 weeks which is quite good for me, as I consider myself a slow loser. My surgeon is happy as well, to the point where he'll be happy if I lose only around 9 more pounds (which will put me at a BMI of 26) because of my big bone structure ( so my challenge is to get to goal by the next time i see him in 3 months-which is to loose about 18 more pounds). The funny thing is that even though I the last time I weighed this much (or little) was about 8 years ago, now I see myself fattish again, especialy my tummy seems bigger in comparison to the rest of my body. I s it that I haven't properly looked at myself in such a long time that now I'm noticing my fat tummy more than ever, or because of the distribution of my fat at 41 yrs of age? Has this happened to anyone else? Weird but still amazed with this miracle sleeve

SN..............Starting Wt........Current.......Goal.......Lbs to Goal Avilda .................270.............196..............184............12 (12-9-10 191 down 5) Back on track!!! BlackBerryJuice...........208...........155...........155..............0 (Dec. 19th goal - reached a week early!!!!) Brendasgonnalose 335......244.............235............9 ( 12-2-10 241 down 3) Chilo1.............216...................169..............154................15 (down to 160- so back to original goal of 154!!!)) Dansha...........220..................220...............195................25;) DJackson........246.................236...............220................16 Filosophia Scandinavia...205...205.............187...............17 (Will be sleeved on the 30th November) Fit ..................290.................250.8..............235.8............15 GayleSBennett ....232.................201................189...............11 Good Luck everyone! =) Juliarh............303.6.................236.6..............225................11.6 Kgremmy........225..................221..............199................22 (being sleeved 12/14/10) Labrys............238..................208.................193...............15 Laylasmojo......242.................200.6.............185.............15.6 LilMissDiva........247...............237.............226.8..........10.2 Lisalu..............210..................137..............130.................7 livelovelaugh....236..................216................196...............20 Maddie............257.................167................147................20 merieri............240..................206...............190................16 Mini-Me...........203...................126..............125.............1.0 Mommy2Girls....275..................256.............240...............16 mp8btpc.........199...................160...............145...............15 pattimomof3NJ.....203.4..........175.3............170...............5.3 to go! (start NY on an even number!) Pumpkin97....220...................150...............143...............7 (this is my goal for Jan 1 2011) Sleeve 4 me ...204...................170..............164...............6 Stacy160.........258..................174...............148...............16 StaySea........299...................299.................275.............24 twoboysandagirl..226..........212................199..............13( made goal 8 days post op) NEW GOAL 185

or rather 24.5 as you can see on my ticker

That's fantastic BBJ! My surgeon calculates the excess weight as the weight you agree to be your goal, which is usually a healthy BMI. i'VE been to see him today, and i've lost 70% of my excess weight, but because of my bone structure he said that he'd be happy if i got to a bmi of 26, so i'll see how a feel, for now a set myself for goal a bmi round 25

Sarah, believe me, i know that for you it's a huge deal (telling her i mean) but it's not something she hasn't heard before. Just tell her the truth, the sooner the better, or else your surgery will have been for nothing, the best of luck!

I started adding a protein shake a day again, I just blend the chocolate or vanilla flavour into my coffee. My nails have always been thin and break and peel easily, and they continue the same. I take all my vitamins suplements and I know that even though protein on it's own isn't proven to help with the hair issues (or even the nail issues)i just figured that as CLK said not having a full rounded diet for the time being, I would add protein, cause I'm getting enough diary, carbs (more than enough!!) and fats and enough of the micronutrients from the supplements I'm taking.

I'm loving the positive attitude, we will get there in due time

I did the same as Julia, I don't think I'd want to go any lower ,as my body shape changed so much since I was this same weight about 8 years ago, now my middle (tummy especially) is a problem while the rest , my face and limbs are nearly where I want them to be. My nut said that my body would stop losing at a weight that it felt comfortable, so I'll just take it as it comes really

That's fantastic Tiff and exercising definetly helps, I know for a fact, my heart beat used to go easily up to the 160 mark when exercising to 100%, so I continued to exercise (that was when I was still fat) and took it down to 140 BPM when exercisng to 100% which is around the normal range, so continue the good work, I would say!

Love the Ritalin for the boobies comment! I'm getting my tummy done even though I know I won't have a particularly sexy tummy either, it's just that even now that I'm still about 15-20 pounds (depending on how I feel) to reach goal,I have loads of excess skin hanging, not a pretty sight, I just want to be able to wear jeans or even a bathing suit comfortably without feeling and seeing my dangly tummy!

These" little" NSV are great, I love your story! (Hope your patient is OK)

I sometimes feel my bad habits creeping back in too, so today I really concentrated on what I ate to see when I felt full. This helped. I had a big skinny latte for breakfast, 1 small boiled egg and a small lettuce carrot cabbage low fat mayo (just a teaspoon)for lunch. In the afternoon had a skiiny coffee and blended in 1/2 a serving of protein cause I'm trying to up my proteins, and for dinner 2 small pork ribs and a tiny portion of the same salad (added raisins). I feel fine with the amount I ate today, I'll have a cup of tea with a splash of skimmed milk before I go to bed, and this is how I intend to continue until I reach goal

yesterday an hour of cardio at the gym, today at home with sick baby so I did about 20 minutes of weights for arms and abs (feeling proud of myself)