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Thanks girlie! I must have given my 22s away... I do have big bones. I did one of the tests where you measure the bones in your elbow and I was in the "large" catagory. I have never been 125 in my adult life... I would def look like a bone rack... Im 5'9" and at my skinniest (I thought I was fat, but that shows how screwed up my head was then) I was 145 and wore an 11 (30 yrs ago). I am size 13 now and 30 pounds heaver...but in better shape. Whatever! I'n not going to let the numbers push me around, It all good and getting better!

Enjoy!

You are a dynamo!

Fantastic!

All I can say is WOW! And happy next beautiful THIN 44 years girl!

83 in 10 months. 9.6 to go. Thanks all! I am thrilled!

You will NOT lose weight every day or even every week... later on maybe not even every month! Just stay on track, and your body will lose weight in its own time.

Are you taking a PPI? I had chewable one prescribed for me. My doc had me on them for 6 months. Also... is the vitamin water a little sour? I would stick with plane water, warm peppermint or camomile tea....early out... good luck with that...

I have always LOVED the photos of people standing in one pant leg of their "fat pants". I never thought I would be able to do this... but tonight for fun I got the pants out (I can't find my 22s, so I used my 20s) Here goes! I took my measurements at two weeks after surgery... and from then till now I have lost 11 inches off my waist, 7" off my butt and 5" off each thigh. Here is also a photo of my 20s under my 13s. I still have 10 pounds to go, so maybe I will take photos then too.... I LOVE fat pant photos! How about you?

Hahaha! I also have to practice artful letter replacement Wh0re! Lets see if that gets though... Almost all of my closet has been changed over... except a few WAY oversized sweaters, socks, a jacket or two that were tight before... the rest is gone. I gave a bunch to my co workers and students, then the rest went to Goodwill. I still get that feeling from time to time..."what if I gain some of the weight back and have to buy all new clothing AGAIN?" Scary. I am even giving my in between sizes away.. Im in a 13-14 pant, and have given away most of my 16s... Im showing faith! I do have a couple of 22s for the "big old clothing try to fit in one leg of your fat pants photo" I still dont know if I will be able to do that, but I would love it if I could!

I see people every day on this site post that they are going CRAZY because they are not losing weight "fast enough" or are on a stall... What am I doing wrong? What can I do to start losing weight again? What can I do to lose faster? ...and generally feeling out of control of their bodies and life experience. The sleeve does help us to lose weight and if we follow the rules, and have faith in the process, and develop patients and a long view, it works. If you have a chronic go-to like purging or starving or overexercising or using sugars as a sedation drug... the temptation to practice them will still be intense! This is not to keep you away from researching the sleeve, but to really understand that it is not a quick fix! It is not brain surgery. Best of luck to you, and surgery may be great for you to lose weight... just make sure you have the other stuff in hand first.

At a year you are still losing 5 pounds a month, that is great! That will take the weight where you want it to be. I am losing between 2-3 pounds a month at 10 months...(January 18th will be my one year ...I have lost 83 pounds so far) I will get there too. You have done great, and will be there sometime this next year. In the meantime, enjoy your new life. You are so close!

Fantastic! Enjoy!

This experience can really be a roller coaster ride! It is hard not to be pushed around by the number on the scales. Do measure other ways, tape, how the clothing fits and how you feel. All these added together make for a more accurate measure of where your at. I decided to weigh and log it everyday, and really work on not letting it make me sad or high. After almost a year, I can do this pretty well. It is just a tool as well... not who we truly are...or a measure of our true worth.

Some people have shorter or longer stomachs too... so the sleeve can hold more or less....

Feels good huh? Happy Thanksgiving to you too.

slow and steady wins the race!

:^) keep up the good work! Awesome!

Stop worrying ladies! All is fine. Drink your water... get in as much protein as you can. RESTRICTION does not happen for real until weeks later... everyone stomach had different swelling and such, so you just cant tell how things will go until they actually go for a while. Enjoy your Thanksgiving.When I eat out now, its all about the company, not the food. I am thankful for that!

Love your icon! It sound normal to me... just take it slow, sip sip sip. I kept baby sippy cups full of water...with 48oz measured out so I could tell when I had had the bare minimum.Warm peppermint or camomile tea were nice. Your insides were cut and stitched... and don't know what to think of you right now! The good news is it gets better every day. The chest pains could be gas... they fill you up when doing the surgery to keep everything open and not all squished up inside... the gas pains have the tendency to be felt in the chest or shoulder. Walk asap.... even a little every hour or so. My doc said walk to the mail box. Things will get better soon... welcome to the losers bench!

Lots of cute shoes out there right now!

I think the powders are better than the premade for the most part. You can use water, milk or soy milk to help change the flavor or up the protein with the powder. You can also mix flavors or add extracts or PB2 to mask the whey flavor, which can be strong sometimes. I started out with milky flavors, but now use only fruity non milky... just like them better. I use 4-ever-fit and really like it. Not tooo strong. low cal, low carb.

:^) :^) :^) :^) :^)

You do not need to buy into her sickness. She is good at pushing your buttons, unless you just don't let her. "I'm not interested in playing your competitive games" Who knows what she is actually doing to get her weight off.... ... I don't wish ill will on anyone but you know, she probably will not keep it off for long.

What the heck? 5'10" and 125 lbs?!! I'm 5'9" and Im shooting for 165... 125 would be underweight according to the charts... 145 sounds PERFECT!