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Thank god im not alone. I needed to lose 60 pds and have lost 45 but been losing and gaining the same 3 pds for 4 months mow. Was sleeved sept 2012. Ill get there someday but i have been under so much stress at work my daughter in Afghanistan job cut out ot so im bringing home 600 less a month and 2 kidney stones that im waiting to pass. Just need to get back on track. But this sucks

So in order to break my latest stall i upped my Protein by 25 gms or so for 2 wks. But the last 6 days ive not gone #2. So i took laxatives and so far not much luck. I average 60-65 oz Fluid daily but i guess i need to add Fiber right? What brand/type has worked for you?

I swear the clothing industry is a crock.. I was able to buy size 6 jeans this weekend even though I know at 155 pds I am NO SIZE 6 - but should be size 10 at this weight. Now mind you it was exciting to be in single digits again....but in the back of my mind I knew it was false. I can wear size 6 jeans from Lee, Levi's and Target brands - but designer jeans I'm still a size 8-10. Why can't all the manufacturers get it right... This makes me think that at my heaviest was a not a size 16 but a size 20 in reality???

So I guess when I can get into a size 2 in Lee, Levi's and such - I'll then know I'm back to my original size 6 ..

But i guess the vanity sizing worked - as i was at Kohl's and they are still having a 70% off sale - so as I perused the sale racks I found size 6 summer pants (lightweight pants not for winter) for sale for $7.80 each - so i got 2 of them, and found 5 medium tops as well and only spent $42 total - so their little scheme of making me excited at being in a smaller size worked....I spent my money.

Anybody else having these issues??

Just needed to vent.....

1. I love the fact that im comfortable tucking in shirts again

2. I love that i don't think about food 24/7

3. I love that I'm in size 6 jeans this weekend

I love this surgery!

Im 50 and i just don't want to be controlled by diets any longer. However my food choices and mainly meat some veggies but i just have no desire for potatoes rice or Pasta its a waste of space for me. I know my way is not for everyone but i only had 70 pds to lose. I swear this surgery is miraculous i am in awe of how easy its been.

I personally DON'T diet. Eat Protein first always then whatever. U eat butter if i have toast even eat sweets daily plus coffee and soda. Now i barely eat any of it except a bite or two but i am satisfied. No sugar free nasty products at all. I am 20 pds from goal and have now gone from size 16 jeans to size 6 in 5 months. I love my sleeve its fantastic plus i have not had fast food since before surgery and dont miss the crap food at all. Good luck to you.

Weight that is not cash

Down 34 pds and want to drop 15-20 by vacation. Gives me 3 1/2 months to get there. Im sure i can do it!

wow - what a controversy over sodas.... I'm so glad that my dr didn't restrict me from anything as long as it's tolerated. I'm not a big soda drinker anyway - so it's a non-issue - I do buy the little small cans of soda and have one about once a week - but i never even finish it. Just don't really care for it.

But the idea that it will stretch your sleeve is ridiculous - I've asked my dr about it and 3 other physicians who all say the same thing- it's impossible to stretch your sleeve out to be big enough to gain the weight back....over time they say that the stomach will stretch slightly and that i could hold almost a whole chicken breast, but by that time you'll be so used to eating 1/2-1/4 of everything it won't matter.

Guess long story short - everything in moderation - if you know that you can't have just one soda here and there then don't go down that road.

Im 4'11" 4 months out st wt 191 dr goal 145 my goal 120 im at 158 now. Size 16 to 10 jeans and some 8 pants. This surgery is magical. Lost 24 inches so far 6 in the last month!! Its crazy and so damn easy!

Anything i want. Love the little cheesecake bites from target. One and I'm done not worried about calories or sugar or stuff as its my only sweet treat for the day so why suffer with sugar free tasteless stuff. I'm still losing weight 4 months out and have 30 more pds to hit goal.

I try and order something high in Protein off appetizers menu and ask that it be brought out w others food. Don't even care what others order.

Im a 2 cup of coffee each day with coffee mate vanilla Creamer NOT sugar free. Doc said fine after 1 month out. No acid issues ever as i have never taken acid reducers. Yea me!

coffee a scrambled egg w cheese 2 pcs bacon and wheat toast w butter and jam. Thats when im at work. Weekends vary. Im down 30 pds w 40 more to go and loving my new life. No diet food for me EVER again, its wonderful

Wow. Its just hair get a grip. Guess going thru 8 yrs of chemo has given me such a different outlook. Its a temporary thing theres so much more to you than your hair. As well as so much more to be thankful for like your improved health now that we are losing those pounds

Thanks. Down 24 pds and 23 inches size 16 to size 10 jeans. I am a very slow loser but its ok cuz I'm not gaining. If it takes me 9 months to get to 110 pds its fine with me. I enjoy my life and eat whatever I want of course Protein first but im enjoying christmas treats as well. So very happy i never have to diet again

My nut and doc said its fine every now and then and it doesn't stretch the stomach. According to my doc its almost impossible to stretch the sleeve unless you overeat heavily for 6+ months. All docs are different

I'm 4'11" = start weight 201 - surgery weight 191 - today's weight 170 and lost over 17 inches.....I may be slow loser, but least it's coming off. enjoying the holidays with my family and eating all sorts of bad stuff and having a blast eating only a bite or two!

For being the 'slowest' loser? I am finally down 20 pounds since surgery - 30 total. Last week I was NOT eating enough and I know it.....I thought I was coming down with something and just wasn't hungry - but I'm now back on track and forcing (yes, literally forcing) myself to eat. I am NEVER hungry - which is good and bad. I have not taken my measurements as I do those on Fridays - but I am down 2 dress sizes and went from a size 16 to size 10 (squeezing, but in them) jeans. I just hope that I can be close to target when I take my daughter on vacation to Cozumel for my 51st birthday first of March....I did buy all size 6 shorts, but in order to get into them I need to lose another 30 pounds....geez I hope i can get there. At the rate I'm going it will be cutting it close!!!

Hitting 800 calories most days is really hard, hitting the Protein goal is pretty easy. I use Muscle Milk shakes on the weekends when I'm not eating enough.

Never thought it would take away my hunger 100%, but it does. Glad I don't suffer from head hunger....

My daughter and her husband are both Army and will be shipping out Dec. 4 with my beautiful little grandkids to Germany for 3 yrs....so we are doing Christmas on Thanksgiving...it's ThankMas at my house!! And I'm cooking a huge meal for everyone and lots of sweets - and YES I will indulge myself with these sweets, as it's not an every day thing and I'm not going to beat myself up over it....after all I AM NOT ON A DIET....if i put on a pound or two it won't be the end of the world...it will come back off so I'm not worried.

Good luck to everyone, have a wonderful holiday, and for those who are NOT eating the goodies during the holiday...more power to you.

Im at 2 months and have no issues w Protein since wk 4 i eat chicken steak fish pork eggs and sometimes when im just not hungry ill have cytosport clear Protein Drink. My doc said at my 4 wk visit to get my protein from food and not to rely on shakes. But everyone is different.

I still have the pills - but I have to remind myself to eat as I'm hardly ever hungry...which is good and bad - if I didn't track everything on MFP I'd think I'd eaten more than I have for the day....I'll get the hang of this one day.... so I have no 'hunger' issues and no reflux at all - quite happy.

lucky me...never had reflux - 2 months out and stopped taking the ppi about 3 weeks in.....didn't need it!!

Wow. I still enjoy eating and cooking. I don't eat much but thats what i was hoping for and im very happy. Sorry you guys are having issues. Glad i dont want nasty fast food anymore.

Yes, but the "30 minutes to eat 2 oz of meat " IS the extreme case, not the normal case. Not after you're fully healed. I can eat a 6 oz bowl of chili, or a 5 oz ribeye no problem. I can drink a 16 oz bottle of Water in 5 minutes comfortably. My starting stats were very similar to yours. Now I eat 1200 calories a day, and it seems like I eat all day long. I don't go hungry, and my food doesn't get cold waiting for me to eat it.

I'll tell you what is extreme.....extreme is dying of a heart attack when you're 40 years old.

I am only 7 weeks out - but I eat really quick - it takes me about 10 min to eat my meals and I can pretty much gulp any drink down - I have had absolutely NO issues and with the hunger hormone gone I have to remind myself to eat. But I still get in the required amount of Protein without shakes - all from food. I know that my sleeve is pretty small as I've seen it on the X-Ray when I had to drink that nasty barium stuff - however I am completely SATISFIED with the amount of food I take in - I was shocked as I thought I'd be starving 24/7 compared to how I ate before....but it's all good. I would be afraid of failure if I only had a little more than 1/2 removed and maintenance would concern me down the road if I had more of a stomach than I currently do....

it's your decision and one not to be taken lightly - do your homework!! Good luck to you.

I know and earlier this week I was having my own private pity party.....until OTR showed me my stats in %.....

I hope I uploaded this correctly.....I couldn't notice that much of a difference until I placed these two photos side by side....my oh my.....