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My NSV....I am wearing a sweater that I have not worn in about 3 years and I have had 3 people who have told me that I look smaller!!!!!! I still have a long way to go but it is a great feeling to hear someone say that you look smaller and that you are in inspiration for them to lose weight.

Awesome!!!

What kind of Chicken Fingers are you eating?

Congrats to you. My suggestion is to WALK, WALK and WALK!!!!

My suggestion to you is to shake things up. Try eating different foods and trying different exercises. Focus on getting all your Water and Protein in. 65 lbs in 4 months is AWESOME. Give your body a chance to play catch up with all the weight that you loss. Most importantly, keep your head high. I wish that I will be in your shoes at 4 months out!!

I like it and BRING it on!!!!! I made my other little mini Valentine's Day goal also this morning!!! So for this challenge I have lost 15 lbs!!!!!

I think that it is perfectly normal for you to have those thoughts at the same time. For the month of January, I was under a huge amount of stress. Pre-surgery how I would handle this, would be for me to eat. Being that I am sleeved, I couldn't do that and not being able to handle eating what I wanted was just as stressful as everything else that was going on in my life. If anything, it made it more stressful. I am still seeing my counselor because I am choosing to. I do not know how this tool that I now have is going to affect me in the long run. For so long we have been programed to expect a gain when we go on vacation, eat when we are stressed and then in the same breath, worry about not eating enough and being a size zero. I think that you perfectly normal. People may think that just because we have the sleeve that it is going to be smooth sailing but in reality, I think that we have it harder. We have to totally reprogram ourselves and totally change our lifestyles.

For the first 2 weeks, I averaged 1 lb a day and then it tapered to a stall and then I was back to .8-1 lbs. Some days it averages only a .4 loss or something like that. Since Dec 8th I have lost 30 lbs, so some days are better than others and some are not!!!

Good Morning!!! I was off on Thursday and then Friday we had some nasty icy weather so I did not do much of anything. Made it thru the weekend and the only day that my eating was not so good was yesterday. I have got to work on that. My Water intake was not so good either. Here is my plan for today: B: Peanut Butter Protein shake L: Canned chicken breast with a little cheese sauce. D: Not quite sure being that I have to bring my kids to gymnastics tonight and it is going to be a long evening. Vite- Got them down. Exercise- Probably not going to be anything being that I have a long day ahead of me. Have a great day!!!!

I agree that you need to call. I had similar pain on my left side and I called. Luckly it was only because I was healing and moving around more and doing more. My dr told me to take it easy and keep pushing the fluids. Keep us posted on how you are doing.

CONGRATS PATTI!!!! Good Morning!!! We have rain and wind here today. Suppose to turn COLD for the next few days. Did not get to get my exercise in yesterday. When we got home, had to get the kiddo's ready for gymnastics and then the hub and I had to go run some errands. Today the menu is kinda blah: B- Protein shake L- turkey roll with cheese D- spaghetti meat Snack- chicken Jerky and string cheese vites- yep exercise- heading to the gym today for some work out time I hope that everybody had a great day and that we can all stay out of the weather that is headed our ways!!!

I made my Valentine's Day goal and I set another one for 3 more pounds and I am .2 away from that goal also!!!

How much diet soda are you drinking? and when did you start drinking it?

Oh No!!! I hope that you feel better soon. I had a terrible headache also on Saturday. Doc said that all I could take was Tylenol. What has yours told you that you could take? He told me that I could have a little caffeine but I was scared to. I was also out last week because my son had surgery. He is all better now. Here is my menu: B- Protein shake L- Grilled chicken breast D- ???? Snack- string cheese. vites are all gone. exercise might be 15 minutes on the elliptical tonight. Have a great day!!!!

I would love a copy of your book.... kristy.gremillion@rpsb.us

It is cold and Sunny here in Louisiana!!! I am ready for the spring. Summers are a little too hot here. But this year for summer, I will be sporting some cute sun dresses!!!!! WHoo HOO!!! The menu today is a lot like yesterday. B- Protein shake L- Spaghetti chicken D- ??? not sure what DH wants for supper tonight S- String cheese for on the way home and I have a boiled egg Exercise is going to be 15 minutes of cardio and 45 minutes of weights. Vites are taken..... Have a great day!!!!

Congrats to you!!!!

I was sleeved on 12/14/10 and currently down 26.8 lbs. I had been at a stall for the past two weeks or so. I do also love the list that have been posted. I have gotten many ideas as I have been eating the same things over and over but not getting bored with them. In my fridge you will find: FF mayo chicken broth (yes I do still have some) FF ham/turkey cheese sticks cottage cheese eggs canned chicken breast ricotta cheese (ff) I do have some refried Beans but they are full of carbs and I am trying to limit my carbs right now. I find that I do well with my liquids a day (about 64 oz per day) but I find that I am slacking on my Protein. I do manage to get the protein in but the shakes are not really appealing to me. I am going to have to try the Peanut Butter one.

Hello!!! So yesterday was a wild day...got off of work, got the kiddo's, got the nieces and the nephew and headed back to Alex for gymnastics. Picked up pizza on the way for them and fed the kiddo's and the hub pizza for supper. I was suppose to have a repeat of lunch but landed up having a ham and cheese roll. So today this is what I am doing: B- Protein shake L- Spaghetti chicken (a little combo that I made up of canned chicken breast with a little spaghetti sauce and some ff Parmesan cheese) D- Baking pork chops for the hub, So I guess that I will have a bite of that and I will do some green Beans for the kiddo's and have those left over for a while. S- String cheese Exercise is going to be an hour at the gym. I need to feel the burn today!!! liquids is in the form of my poweraid zero (the taste of Water is getting better but still taste nasty for me) Vites are down! Have a great day!!!

Thank you!! I am 6 weeks out today and for the last two weeks, it has been hard. I needed to hear some good news today!!! And for something to look forward to!

AWESOME!!!!! I am soo happy for you!!!

Some foods. However, when I drink milk, it is like my gut is the Indy 500 with all the noise that it makes and let me tell you when the urge hits, look out. Milk is the only thing that goes straight thru me. Milk products are okay. At one time chicken salad did the same thing. I have not tried that again. What are you eating for you to get to this state?

I am so happy for you!!! You have done an amazing job and you are an inspiration for so many of us on this board. May all your weight loss dreams come true..... And thank you for always being there!!!

I am also doing low carb this week also. I was not as good as I should have been over the weekend. Today I am having: B- Protein shake L- Tyson chicken with a bit of cheese sauce. D- Same thing S- Cheese stick.

By no means am I a Dr. but I was more sore about that time also. My Dr. told me it was because I was moving more and doing more things. Just watch how you get up and what you are lifting on. The one thing that got me thru this was that I kept telling myself that this too shall pass. It did and I am 5 weeks out and feel great!!!!