Lissa

Aprildawn, I'm 9 months out and still losing. Like others have said, it's not at the same pace, but I'm now seeing the results of my workouts more than I did before. I weigh now what you weighed at surgery day, so my BMI was quite a bit higher than yours...which means I've lost weight very quickly. I too stalled/slowed down for all of months 7 and 8, but I've added more exercise to my routine and the NSV's just keep on coming. I lost 3 pants sizes during that stall, lol. Good luck. Just keep exercising and following your plan and you'll get to goal much more quickly than you could possibly dream you will!!

Inline, If you're insane, I must be too, because I felt the muscle a long time before I could see the muscle. To me, your routine looks pretty good. I just have one question, caution. And, remember, I'm a girl, so my goal is different than yours. Adding one weight a week seems a little ambitious. I personally think I get better results by keeping my weights low and doing more repetitions. For instance, I do biceps curls with 25 pounds of weights on the machine. The first few (15 or so) are fairly easy, but I do 45 reps per machine. By the time I get to 45 reps, I'm feeling the (good) burn in my biceps. I had NO muscle tone and started my exercise journey with 2 pound, then 5 pound, weights. I'd do 10-20 reps to start with and really hurt. Now I'm up to the 25 (which is 12.5 pounds per arm, right?) and doing 45 reps. I see definition in my arms and my batwings are starting to reabsorb some. I CAN lift more, but I'm choosing not to because my goal is to end up toned, not bulked up. What I'm suggesting, then, is that you add more reps rather than more weights. You probably have more muscle strength than I do just because you're male, so your starting weights will be well above mine, but the concept is the same, IMO. The only other thing I'd do to tweak your diet is to eliminate the bread from your Breakfast routine, or at least only eat 1 slice rather than two. Those carbs aren't going to anything positive because it looks like you're working out around dinner time. I think you're doing great!

I'm loving the results I'm getting from the recumbent bike. My legs and tush are looking pretty good if I do say so myself.

No, not really. Pre-op, you could use them without worries, but post-op, you want to avoid them for the same reason we're told to avoid gum. If you accidently swallowed the hard candy, it could require an endoscopy to remove it from the top of your swollen sleeve. NOT a pleasant procedure and it could cause a tremendous amount of pain. Good luck!!

I second dinner and a movie! Lol I like my fit bit and I use it along with my fitness pal to track exercise and food. Lissa

drink more water, make sure you're taking an acid reducer. I'm assuming you are post-op, correct?

I'll look next time I go to the store. I didn't buy the Mio iced tea because it had caffeine in it, if I remember right. I saw where the website said it didn't have caffeine as well, but it also says that none of their flavors have caffeine, and all of the energy ones do have it. That's really tough for me, because I won't touch caffeine to save me at this point. I went through 9 kinds of heck pre-op to get off the caffeine! LOL

Rainydayz, IIRC, the iced tea flavor has caffeine.

I either have a premier protein bar or a banana on my way to the gym. If I ate a banana on the way there, I make sure I put something high protein into me asap after working out to prevent muscle loss.

Mio Orange-Tangerine is my favorite. It has aspartame, but I love it anyway.

Looking fantastic!!!

Hey Me! I reached 100 pounds gone in May as well! YAY Me!!! Great for you as well! I'm starting to think that, no matter how fast or slow we start out, eventually it all evens out. I'm working out daily, with a rest day here and there. I'm seeing a whole lot more toning, but, like you, I'm seriously starting to think there may be plastics in my future as well. My tummy isn't moving as quickly as I'd like and my legs look GREAT, until you get to my upper thighs. Size 16, down from 24/26 in shirts and work pants, size 18 in jeans (still tight though), dropped a cup size, maybe more, in my bras. I am still amazed at how fast the sleeve works!!

Awesome! You look terrific!!

Oh, this is wonderful news! Not that you have problems, but that you know what caused it and are on your road to recovery! YAY!!

I'm just now starting to tolerate jalapenos again. They were one of my favorite spicy things pre-surgery, but they've make Rex unhappy every time I've eaten them post-op until this week. I'm 9 months out.

Don't insult yourself. You're cute!!!

Teach, I've been slowly letting go of my clothes, but just this past weekend, I finally went through and was ruthless about it. I had kept some of the bigger t-shirts and stuff, but they are all in my Goodwill box now. I didn't keep mine as much because I thought they'd ever fit again, Heaven forbid! But because I thought they'd make great junk t-shirts or sleep shirts. One of them fell off me over my shoulders last week while I was pressure washing the house and eliminated that thought! I'm 9 months post-op, if that gives you any idea of how long it has taken my mind to catch up to my body. And, I'm still waiting for security to come escort me back to the plus size section every time I go clothes shopping!

Sometimes we just have to DO IT!!! Good for you!

BBJ, A little humor during sex can be fun!

Shannonk, I don't know anything about Macs or apple. I email my pics to myself from my phone, d/l to my desktop, then upload to VST in the message box. HTH Likasulema, It's been a long time since I was serenaded, Thank you! Thank you to you all for your compliments! I felt awesome all day!

Add a whip and cuffs (for him) to the outfit! He'll either be amused or run.

If you woke up without your ring, then it's probably in the covers. Good luck finding it!

Thanks, HadTo! I can't wait to see everyone else's pictures, so I figure I'd better put mine up too! I'm getting there.

I fed the puppy right before I took this picture! LOL Thanks, Petal!

So, here's my 9 months picture. I'm FINALLY seeing the loss. That's my NSV for today!