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You look great, what a huge difference, well done!

Oh my God that video is very disturing, I can understand people who decide to become vegetarians

True, I didn't realise this. I'm your same height and am now around 157 lbs (need to weigh in tommorow) and I still have around 16 lbs to lose to be a normal BMI, your BMI is 30,9 whice is still in the obese range???

Oh how I wish I had this problem, just add a drink, nice coffee or something a day!

I'm exactly the same and I couldn't even bear the thought of not drinking ever again. At 3 months out I had my first glass of wine, and since then I enjoy wine (mainly rose because red wine now seems a bit to "strong") or other drinks(i love cokctails even though they are very high in calories) nearly every weekend. It's hard at least for me to have wine with a meal at this point, because if I do I can't eat, so I have a glass before and/or after, but I'm fine with that for the time being. I have to say my weight loss is much slower than a lot of people on here, but I decided I'd rather have my social life and risk losing a bit slower. I LOVE my sleeve, it has helped and is still helping me to learn to eat and drink in moderation

You know you've been sleeved when your 42nd birthday is coming up and you can't wait to go out for a meal and a few drinks with your friends, and for the 1st time since your 9th birthday you feel fabulous and not fat and old and frumpy and forty but actually excited that it's going to be your birthday!! I HEART my sleeve!!

Not easy at all, apart from what everybody else said I'd like to say that I still feel bad sometimes and even guilty of having put my family through this ordeal of having 85% of my stomach taken out. We put on hold buying our house for me to have this operation, and my mum flew halfway round the world to come and look after my children while my husband was with me when I had the operation. I actually think it was one the best desicions of my life and I have never had any regrets!

I was worried about the same, and I told the nurse she said not to worry and I woke up with a huge pad inbetween my legs, the nurse told me it was just in case, no big deal from them!

A bought myself a few pair of jeans and leggings from the sales, and I bought them a size smaller so now they fit. I find leggings very useful and flattering, and I use them with boots and those biggish tops that everbody's using now. I have been wearing the same leggings for months .I used to hate leggings but now that I can show off my slimmer legs I love them!

Wow you look great, what a huge change!

Thanks for sharing, love it, i think we should get as much fresh fruit and vegetable as we can. It makes me feel fresh and healthy, as opposed to a lot of cheese and processed meat!

Loved it!

Can't find it???

OK I have to say this outload, I'm taking the bull by the horns, I started tracking my calories again today, (I put in for yesterday what I was eating on any given day lately) and just as I suspected I was having way too many carbs (around 130 a day) no wonder I've been stalled for more than a month!!! Thank God for exercise because I think that was what saved me from actually putting on weight, as I have been on around 1300 cal a day plus the high carbs! Anyway, at 7 months out and just a bit more to go I need to get rid of the rest of my weight. I realise as many of you said in other threads, I will never get rid of the food demon 100%, but I have this wonderful tool and I need to work it to its max!!! Any thoughts or anyone going through similar, or am I alone here, I feel like I am so weak

I sound like my 10 yr old

How unfair (I said like my 10 yr old daughter) We get none of these here in the UK!

I can understand where you're coming from, I'm a Doctor, and what's even worse I did a masters in Nutrition and Psychological Sciences! I've been sleevd 7m onths ago. Good luck, you won't regret it

Just let the coke zero go flat, i have it once in a while since around 3 months out

I bought a bunch of reeses snacksters, they are delish and have 100 calories per portion (1 little bag) and it does the trick for me. I'll have weeks when I have them for a couple of nights in a row, and then I'll forget all about sweets for a couple of weeks.

No extreme is good, I know by experience. My mother was obsessed with her diet and weight, and as soon as I was 9 put me on a diet. I am sure that all my issues with weight started then. I have 3 girls 12yrs,10yrs and 16 months, and I try to get them to eat the healthiest diet possible (even when I was fat) with the ocassional treat and trying not to make a big deal about it. The food for kids here in England is also crap, even though now restaurants are adding healthier choices to their kids menus. If there is nothing remotely healthy I get them something from the adult menu to share, and even the baby enjoys healthy "adult" food, like salmon, stir fries, cous cous. I just don't want my girls to go through what I went, and I'm sure all of us with children feel the same!

I've never had it done but I do know that it's the most effective way to measure body mass, especially percentage of fat. I f it's available to you I would have it done, it really simple as you can see on the video and only takes a few minutes.

Amazing story Julie, it brought teats to my eyes for many reasons. Congratulations on this HUGE acievement!!

That said, my workouts - now that's another story all together! I can be very obsessive about those!! Can't stop, won't stop!!! Love that Diva, I'm working out 3-4 times a week now, no excuses anymore! How many times a week do you work out?? ! am aiming for at least 5 times a week from next week

Love the positive atitude, will be praying for you, hugs!!

I exercise 3-4 times a week, weighttraining, cardio (aerobics,step), much more intensively than I used to (I'm nearly 7 months out) and I definetly am hungrier