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I hit major stalls at pretty much every "10 lb lost" mark. The longest stall was 2 months, and it made me so mad! My doctor helped me through it though - he told me to stop worrying about the numbers on the scale, and to use it to just make sure I'm not gaining in a significant way. And that's how I use the scale to this day. NSVs are way more fun anyway! OMG, I remember one week I went up 5 lbs, and it P'd me off so bad - I wasn't even eating solid foods yet. Granted, it was the week before the start of my menstrual cycle, but still. For the first year, the numbers on the scale didn't move to match the changes I saw in the mirror, and it was so frustrating. I had a lot of anxiety over my 2 month stall (at 214 lbs, I'll never forget it). I kept saying to myself, "IS THIS IT??" Long story short: don't worry!

My stomach didn't like pills of any kind for the first 3 months, so I did liquid, gummy, or crunched up tablets. I was a bit more sensitive than the norm in most ways until I was fully recovered at the 6 month mark. Now I can take my supplements in pill or capsule form, no problem. Although, when taking a handful of my herbal supplements, even 3 years later, I have to do it over the course of 30 minutes to an hour, just because of the large amount of Water it takes to get 10-20 caps down.

You can do it. Just try as hard as you can. It's been 3 years since my sleeve and I remember the misery of the pre-surgery diet more so than the post-op recovery, to be completely honest.

What amazing inspiration. Thank you for your post.

AWESOME song, Chuck, thank you for sharing, and contributing. <3

Some more non-scale victories: - Being able to run for longer than 30 seconds without thinking i'm going to die. - I can sleep so much better than before - my ankles are starting to look good in cute shoes - I treated myself to a thigh tattoo, because I finally like the way my thighs are looking

Vford70, you are an inspiration to me. Way to go! <3

ToDream, don't worry - the exact same thing happened to me when I first dipped into the 100s. I treated myself (indulged), then it took 5 days to get back down to the 100s. Like everyone says, Water. You got this! <3

When people judge WLS patients and say that it's the easy way out, it makes me want to scream. Because there's been no part of my weight loss journey that's been easy. Every meal is a struggle. Every decision is a struggle. Every night on the town is a struggle. And they all have dire consequences if you make a mistake, in the form of ALL types of inner digestive system pain, or the mental trauma that goes with doing the wrong thing. The decision to have WLS to force my hand is the only part of this journey that has been easy. I'm glad that I can say that after 2.5 months, i'm finally forming good habits - habits that will stick with me long term, instead of the stupid short term mental compulsions that come with crash dieting. It's kinda doing it on it's own, because of this mental conditioning and physical limitation I have placed on myself. I scour the forums and see that most people who have been sleeved for this long (and longer) feel the same way, and I remember when I was a newbie thinking, "man, i hope that happens to me". So to the newbs out there - It works, and it's worth it. But damn, it's a struggle. Peace and Love!

So my surgery went down on March 7, so I'm about 2.5 months post-op at this point. It has been hard (for sure) learning how to eat again, but it's working. I just passed the 50 lb mark. My weight loss has tapered, and even stalled a few times, but I'm still seeing downward movement on the scale. My blood pressure has returned to normal, and I'm finally getting the hang of knowing my portion size. I eat about 5 tiny meals every day, and just got to the point to where I can get steak down without any irritation. Some of my favorite non-scale victories so far: 1) realizing that I can cross my legs like a lady 2) donating 30 pairs of pants to goodwill, after even tailoring them to fit didn't last 3) wearing a dress to work for the first time in my life 4) boys are paying attention to me again I've treated myself by setting up an appointment with a personal shopper at Nordstrom to shop with me and help teach me some tips about how to dress my new body. I've been so used to wearing the same slacks and shirts for the last few years, that I realized that I don't know how to dress myself It's still the best decision I ever made, in spite of the overwhelming challenges the surgery has presented. There have been days where I've been so discouraged because simply going out for a meal is a difficult task. <3

Agreed - it happened to me for the first 2 weeks, in varying degrees.

awesome, looking good too! <3

Omg, after reading the OP, I tried it out myself, and realized I can cross my legs now too! Awesome!

I took 4 weeks off work and needed all of it. I am on week 6 and i still get tired pretty easily and stay close to home, in case I need to get there quick to lay down.

I've been keeping my WLS under wraps too, and I just tell people I'm on a strict diet, and that's how I've dropped the weight I've dropped recently. My people aren't too nosy though. That vague explanation is typically enough for them. Going out to eat is so hard - the waitstaff always asks if i hated my meal... and it makes me feel a little bad, until I realize that with my doggie bag, I have more meals in my hand than I'll ever eat.