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Shadayo....I noticed your goal list and one of them made me chuckle- climb a stripper pole! You can get a few classes with a groupon and they teach you how to do that the first night. It's all about how you position your feet' date=' so it's not really arm strength. I bet you could knock that one off your list this month. [/quote']

Thanks!!

Congratulations on your weight loss. Did you keep track of your month to month loss if so what were you averages per month.

I am 7 months out and have only lost about 55lbs. I work out every day' date=' cardio 7 days and strength 3-4 days. I eat okay except for my recent love affair with ice cream.

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My weight loss was pretty steady. I think that I stayed at 180pounds for about 2 months then suddenly lost 10 pounds in a week. I didn't obsess. I had stalls. Some for 2 weeks. Some for 2 months.... I just kept looking towards the prize. The thing is, you have to stay positive. Keep working towards your goal. My personal goal was 175, and once I got there I knew I could lose more so I did.

Its really great that you have a good workout regime. That will help a lot down the road. Create a myfitnesspal account. It helped me tremendously! A matter of fact, you just inspired me to log my food today.

I am at month 2.5 and it has been far too easy ( I know heresy) sure it took hard work and focus and retraining' date=' but compared to the work i used to put into simply maintaining my high weight this is nothing. So my question is whether it gets harder? not so much to lose weight as I am nearly at goal now but to maintain the weight loss. particularly when the novelty wears off.

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It is very hard! Form all those healthy habits now because once your at the point where you're done losing the cheeseburgers, pizza, and days of resting on the couch will be staring you in the face. What I have done is maintain an active lifestyle. I don't go to the gym everyday, but I do walk to the store instead of driving sometimes. I also clean a lot, dance, and do anything to not get back into my lazy lifestyle I had before. Also, I try to adapt all the foods I love into the healthy versions. I don't believe in deprivation.

I am 4 months out and have lost 56 lbs. very happy with my weight loss so far. But I have been in a stall for a couple of weeks. I am so afraid this is all I am gonna lose. Did u have stalls that lasted this long? What did u do to break them? I have tried everything. I know u just gotta wait it out.

Do not keep a scale in your house!! I weighed myself about once a week when i visited my mom. That's it. It'll drive u crazy. At the beginning I did have stalls. The most important thing I did was not give up. Keep exercising, eating right, and drinking liquids. I celebrated what I had already lost and eventually a few weeks would pass and I would get on the scale and 5 pounds would be gone.

I m enjoying my 1 surgery anniversary..curious to know d portion of food u can tolerate

I m a ble to drink 200milk shake a time n can eat around 2 slices of brown bread

I can eat a whole sandwich, 1 quesidilla, large salads, but if its something dense like steak- 4oz and nothing on the side. When I'm a bad girl I can eat a small plate of Pasta, like chicken alfredo.

At the beginning I felt ostracized when I went to dinner with people, now I can sit comfortably. I can eat normal small portions and enjoy most of an entire meal.... one course. The biggest problem is grazing. I have realized that I could probably eat half a pie of pizza in 3 hours so I have to make sure I don't even bring things like that in the house!

Umm... My question? When are you going to answer these questions

Lol. Now :-)

I was sleeved jan 7 2013. Ive lost 60 lbs. havnt lost a thing in almost 2 months. I average 1000-1300 a day. I walk but no real cardio right now bc of work and school schedule. What is your everyday diet like? I need some ideas in what to eat to break this stall! Advice?

Honestly, I lost 90% of my weight in the first 6 months. I don't consider my current weight a stall. I am healthy and happy with my current weight. I know any pound that follows will be with strict diet and exercise. I eat a very bountiful, high Protein homemade salad everyday with minimal dressing for lunch. I try new recipes at night that aim to be 400 cals or less. I use tortillas a lot now... for everything from homemade pizza's to bea n burritos. My capacity is more than I expected. I can eat as much as the average skinny girl.

I just ask someone else this' date=' now I'm going to ask you. What do you appreciate most about your new weigh vs your old weight.[/quote']

The thing I appreciate most is the energy and ability to get up and go.

I am having trouble keeping up with the stages.. Ill be 2 weeks thursday! How did you do? in tired of liquids and pureed

I kept up with the stages for the first maybe 3 weeks. My nut wasn't too strict. I basically ate soft foods at 4 weeks. But eating wasn't enjoyable for me for about 3 months. Stick with the stages as much as u can to avoid the pain of stretching.

I felt like I was super informed going into the surgery. I just knew this surgery would be the tool I needed to change my life! My life is a lot different now in many good ways since the weight loss. I am married with 1 child and in my late 20's. My heaviest was 272. I lost naturally and went to 230. Then a had a baby and was 244 a year later on the day of surgery. Today I weigh 160 in a size 6. I'm 5'6". My lowest was 155 but only for about 2 weeks. Big boobs and butt... are gone sadly. Lol.

Does anyone have any questions? I'm an open book and here to help.

Its normal. I was terribly tired for 2 months.

I drink soda... but rarely and MUCH less than I did presleeve. I don't ever tell myself NO any particular food or drink but I do limit my quantity. So far so good. Over a year out and I haven't gained a pound... in fact I'm still losing. Btw I had a half cup of soda today.

Horrible. Plus I'm virtually blind without contacts so I was in a foggy hell. But it got better. I am brutally honest because of you turn out like me don't worry. Everything is normal. Whether you feel tired or horrid as I did, it will pass.

Maybe people are tired of vsg. Less comments nowadays. But don't worry about ur intake. Eat enough to keep yourself from being lethargic. Your eating will increase.... believe me.

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Happy happy happy! This was me last week at the pool.

So its been one year. I'm so thankful that I was able to have this surgery! I'm almost in tears thinking about the difference it has made in my life. I am not that woman that lived life and then gained weight. I was the teenager and adult that felt like she was always working backwards. I didn't gain weight... I always had the weight. This surgery gave me a fighting chance. I have a normal size body that I can maintain or destroy.... and I am worki g on the former. I have so much energy and I can get out and live life without my weight holding me back. Losing weight was something I prayed for. My entire teenage years and adult years I was stuck in this body that was unhealthy and at its highest 272 pounds. I walked into surgery a year ago 244 pounds. I never hated my body... in fact I was probably overly confident in my looks. However I knew that I needed this surgery because of vanity, because of health, because I was tired, and because I wanted to live a healthy life. It was a long HARD journey and I am still in a constant battle with food but here I am 158 pounds (everybody thinks I weigh less.) I know some of you are aiming towards 120 pounds at my height of 5'6" but hey, i'm a bodacious, curvaceous, black island girl and besides the extra skin on my belly I'm a goddess!

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What? That sounds like a boring eating life. Eat a better variety. Give your body some nutrients and stay active. Clean as littlr more, take the stairs, get it yourself. I eat whatever I want... but always keep health in mind. Its worked for me at 11 months out.

11 months

I had the kind of hair that people of all cultures jist had to stop and compliment me. It was long thick and curly.... and healthy. My hair now is thin broken, a little shorter and limp. It also is much straighter :-( I can't just jump out the shower anymore. I actually have to wash my hair less and just try not to touch it.... its very tempramental. Lol. Its not falling out anymore but I wish it would return back to what o knee my whole life

Gingerale won't help anyway. I've been drinking it since yesterday. Sounds like you have the novovirus like me. I feel HORRIBLE

I have one and it was hard but I cheated early and I think most of us with toddlers did. I mean I took care of an infant immediately after a c-section.... and physically that was a harder surgery

I was sitting at the table last week with 7 ladies. After being called too skinny I tools them that I was 160 at 5'5" and a half. Suprisingly 3 of the other ladies were withing 2-3 pounds of me and we all looked ao different. My hones protrude and I easily wear a 6 pants and small top and they arw not tight. I say this because another woman who weighed the same as me at mh height I considered overweight and another I thought way boney. BMI is a very loose guide. Find ur own perfect weight. 150-160 is perfect for me. Stop obsessing.

Sure does. So' date=' if it lies about what my weight will be, do you think it's lying about a spicy chicken sandwich from Wendy's having 270 calories with no bun or mayo? I will kill somebody, as I have been craving one since my pre-op diet, and told myself I could have ONE at 6 months if I was a good girl. SIx months is here and I have passed my surgeons 18 month goal (by 1 pound lol)

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I can't eat it anymore... and I'm one of the people who can eat anything

I tried the sex in the air and against the wall.... its overrated. Lol. But to be lifted and carried to the bedroom- now that I love.

I've stretched mine so it can happen. I don't mind though because I like to eat around people without feeling self conscious about only fitting 2 bites. I'm still skinny so I can appreciate a little stretch as long as I am eating healthy foods