kymmi12

I JUST JOINED THE GROUP AND LET ME SAY ... THANK YOU LAWD.. I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS GROUP .. I WAS SLEEVED ON APRIL 14TH 2010 IN FT .LAUDERDALE FLORIDA.. BY DR BARON @ THE FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTER .. I HAVE LOST 60 LBS TO THIS DAY .. I STARTED @ 289 AND NOW I AM 242. I GOT DOWN TO 237 BUT I GAINED SOME OF IT BACK FROM EATING SNACKS ALL THE TIME.. (SLIDER FOODS) . I WAS 2 A PLATEAU FOR 6 MONTHS. THEN IT HAS RECENTLY STARTED MAOVING AGAIN.. I HAVE UPED MY WORKOUT GAME .. I TRY TO EXECISE DAILT .. I ATTEN THE YMCA DAILY .. EITHER I ATTEND ZUMBA , YOGA , ON THE BALL ., FIT- FUSION , HARDCORE ABS,, ANYTHING THEY OFFER .. I AM THERE.. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT I MUST WATCH WHAT I EAT .. AND BEING FROM A BLACK SOUTHERN FAMILY (SARASOTA FLORIDA) .. WE EAT VERY POORLY ... FRIED CHICKEN IS MY FAVORITE , BUT NOW I HAVE FRIED CHICKEN FROM BAKING INSTEAD. I ALSO EAT PLENTY OF FRESH OR FROZEN VEGGIES .. I READ ALL LABELS NOW . I HAVE EVEN GOT MY FAMILY TO EAT HEALTHIER. WHEN I GOT THIS SURGERY I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS WAS GONNA BE MY CURE ALL FOR MY WEIGHT LOSS. WELL ITS JUST A TOOL AND YOU STILL GOT TO DO YOUR PART AND EAT RIGHT AND EXERCISE ... ATLEAST I DO! MY HEALTTH HAS TURNED AROUND FOR THE BETTER . I HAD A STROKE IN 2008 AN MY KIDNEYS WERE DAMAGED FROM THE STROKE (thats when i gained all the weight ).. BUT NOW THAT I AM TAKING GREAT CARE OF MYSELF , MY KIDNEYS ARE 100% BETTER .. ALSO I WAS TAKING OFF MY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDS LAST WEEK .. ATLEAST ONE OF THE PILLS.. I STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO BUT I AM READY TO DO THIS.. I'M OFF TO THE GYM NOW .. I DO NOT REGRET HAVING THE SLEEVE.. IT SAVED MY LIFE .. THANK YOU LORD FOR THIS BLESSING.. HAVE A GREAT DAY AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME VENT THIS MORNING ..

I feel your pain .. The same happen to me via c-section 5 years ago. I have also tried everything but the big azz belly is still there.. I work out daily and i've changed my diet significately and in time I will have a tummy tuck ,, but my tuck (and yours) is medically needed.. its time for me to tie my show without giving oout of breath. I had the sleeve done 4/14/2010 and i have lost 60 lbs so far ..i struggle with the weight ..i know that i have a addiction to food and I must deal with that as well .. I still have to eat right and exercise to stay healthy.. this is no game .. i will have my tummy tuck in November /december .. I saw the surgeon and he said loose some more weight first .. so he can do an amazing job.. i have alot of viseral fat with the apple shape body...(all messed up) well I wish you well ..

i am going through the same addiction .. i am a mother of 2 and wife .. so i am always cooking and feeding my family ..its so dam hard to say No to my kids when they want junk food. i have to say no .. i have began to walk when i just want junk food.. and i Pray.. watch oout for slider foods.. I had surgery on my foot and i gained 10lbs from sittng around and NOT being able to exercise.. I feel awful .. I can't believe I gained weight .. Now I want to eat because of depression..lol its a vicious cycle and I want OUT... I want to loose another 75 lbs... Today I am 250.......(again) lol i had got down to 239....... I am Pissed at myself ..

Well , well well . I have been @ a stall for 6 months and its frustrating .... I have naoy gained any weight but i have not lost any either. I exercise atleast 4-5 times per week . i mix it up by doing a variety of exercises. ie; swimming , yoga, spinning ,weight lifting , Zumba .. I do it all . I have a memebership @ YMCA and I use it faithfully. I know its my meal plan b/c I still want that junk food .. I take vitamins (multi, vit d and b-12) I need help with my meal plan..

Hi. I am also 7 months oot and My sleeve does this all the time... I laugh at it because it is so loud and funny ..my family tells me that they hear it also. I guess its air ..Maybe we both are eating too fast and gulping alot of air. it feels like air to me , but lots of it.(LOL) I see my Doctor in 2 weeks for my check-up and I will have a list og questions.. but everyone is different . I love my sleeve , but sometimes I manipulate it to eat more.... i got alot to learn and I will get this weight off. Its a journey.... So far I 've lost 58lb since april 2010. I have atleast 75lbs more to loose..

You are sooo right!!! I thank you so much for all of your comments. I really listen to your and others advice but you make so much sence. thanks !!! I know that its holidays .. I weghed myself today and i'm @ 237 again..thhats my lowest since surgery . it went up and now back down... I have had NO SWeets today and I am going through the motions...LOL I have done good! ..

Now I feel "Normal" LOl My calories intake I think is high because i was eating all high cal foods like cakes , donuts , cookies , chips and pies. they go down very easy .Now I love chickenb and turkey and most of my meals contain some sort of protein but I never craved sweets like i do now. It takes everything in my power to NOT buy chocolates and donuts @ walmart.(grocery stores). i know that I have to work for success because I found my self thinking that all I would have to do to loose weight was to have surgery and it will just drop off, BUT thats not true .. I cannot eat anything bad. I am going to at a meeting tommorrow morning and i will post the results when i return.. Its also true that I can't eat more that 6-7 oz in 20-30- min. But i have learned to manipulate my sleeve to consume more. Ive lost 52 lbs since surgery, I have atleast 75 lbs to reach my goal of 165lb. My nut said I'm doing great but i feel that i should be smaller than I am .. Oh yeah , I stopped exercising like i was in the beginning. i have become so lazy but I know that I have to work for this success.. thank you everyone.. it really means alot to have you all understand what I am going thru mentally as well.

Thank you again ... I can sometimes eat the mushy foods with ease . BUT sometimes I can't eat and i get so frustrated because i can't really enjoy food like before. Also when i had my 6 month check up with the nut , he said I was doing really good .all my blood test were excellent . especially my protein level ..They were impressed but since thanksgiving , i have fallen into a rut. I eat every 2 hrs , nothing really big but my husband says "baby , you are eating too much."" Then i log the food in fatsecret .com and i only consume around 1500-1800 cal daily. sometime my carbs are too much , my fat is good and my protein is always 90 and above. i really believe that its the carbs and my addiction to food. thank you for sharing all of your advice , i actually feel better. I know what i got to do , now I have to do it! I will join overeaters support group asap.. (like today!)

Thank you so much for clearing that up . so what can I do now is start from the basics again.??? I feel bad because I really don't want any more weight gain .I have gained 3 lbs since thanksgiving. i can't drink anyy plain water w/o feeling full fast. sometimes I overeat and vomit .. Its a strong addiction to food that I have to work on . any groups you can recommend? I had surgery in April and I have lost atotal of 52 lbs but I gained 3 lbs last 2 days . It could have been cookies and cake foir the holidays .. I was eating all bad things .. now i got to get back to that basics and loose this weight .its so hard because i love to cook and I am a mother of 2 small kids that have to eat .. I have to try harder for that maximum weight loss.

I agree with all of you and I thank you for your imputs..

i am always hot .. i thought it was from pre-menepause..lol but i too have been sweating like its crazy .. i am in florida but its been cold here too . i have my air on ...my family is complaining about the cold and they want the heat on ..

I would like to know if a sleeve can be stretched within 7 months??? I can sometimes eat alot of soft foods , . i get full but i will wait a few minutes and I can eat again .. its so frustrating because i have not loss any weight in 37 days.....HELP!!!!

Ok ok: .. I'm really worried now because I can sometimes eat alot of food (2 cups) or more ... I have not lost any weight in 37 days . In fact it says I have gained 5 lbs ..(hmmm) I would like to know if a sleeve can be stretched..?? or damaged within 7 months???. I have lost 58 lbs since surgery in April 2010.. But I have been able to manipulate my stomach to eat more .. I think that I will have to address my addiction to the food .. My problem is not just with surgery, its also mental.. I got to jooin a group to deal with food addiction.. I go up and down .. The lowest weight so far is 237.. from 289 ... I feel great but I have stopped exercising all together.. i just do my housework and shop alot. So I get walking from that. and I find that I crave sweets alot. HELP!!!

This is awesome . I had my sleeve done in April 2010 and I just had my 6 month doctor visit ..My blood work was on target , only low iron because i am anemic. I have lost 51 lbs since surgery . i sometime feel bad because i think in my mind that i should have lost more.. I broke my hand and had a set back in june and the weight did not move up or down.. I found out that i was eating too much carbs.. I now eat only good carbs and the weight loss has began again. i know that it will fall off with more exercise but i find it hard to get back motivated. i try to do something daily (walk, dance , swim, etc) I am very happy with the sleeve and I will look marvelous next year. I havent found the right protein shake yet. anyone , anyone ???? have a blessed day and thanks for the post!