Amie

I highly recommend Orange and is the New Black!

Pregnant. Seven and half months post-op. Paragaurd IUD failed me. So I guess Ill be updating as things develop! For now, best of luck on your weight loss journeys. I have to note focus on getting enough nutrition to sustain this developing life.

Today makes 8 months. I've slowed way down and I'm okay with that. I hit my clothing size goal but I'm still 30-45lbs from my weight goal.

Portland Oregon

Checking in with everyone. I am 33weeks out today (the 14th will be my 8th month mark) and I am down 121 pounds. Things have been pretty smooth for me, thank goodness. I have taken up running (yes, omg running!) When walking used to get me winded at my peak weight the fact that I can run a couple miles without dying blows my mind. Yay for our new and healthier lifestyles!!!!

I'm losing a steady 10 lbs a month. Total loss 133 lbs. total since DOS 93. I'm 7 lbs short of onederland. Hoping to see that by Nov. and my Drs goal for me is 170. So only 37 lbs to go

I think as months go on its natural to 'get in with your life'
I've been busy today- I was sleeved 2/25/13 and so I'm a lil more than 7 mo and almost to 100 lb loss
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I'm glad it's not our Drama Free group carrying on. Lol
PS: I also recently started the 5:2. I started last week on Wednesday & Friday. This week switched over to Monday and Wednesday. I feel like it is really working for me. No movement on the scale until this morning (but I was in full blown PMS though!). scale normally drops at max 3 pounds overnight & today it dropped 5 pounds. Fingers crossed. My body has been fighting me tooth & nail over these last 21 pounds. Grrrrr.

My surgery was February 19th. Did get a small leak and then needed to have my esophagus dilated. So things have not been easy for sure. I AM 7 MONTHS FRON MY SURGERY AND TODAY I HIT TOTAL LOSS OF 125lbs. I think that is great considering I am 54 years old. Even though I have spent many days at hospitals and doctors I would do it all again.

Just discovered this room!Gay male in Albany New York and just got my official sleeve date yesterday, it will be October 9th!!! Can't wait!!!!!!

Oregon
Pronounced Ory-gun.

Feb 13th was the date and now down 70lbs. 15 to goal, but I want to stay here. The loose arms, and legs are getting too much and I'm in a 10/12 and loving it at 5"8. Congrats everyone!
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I did not post that looking for "permission" to eat junk. I was sharing my struggle and hoping for some encouragement to get back on track. And partly I was posting just to be accountable to myself by making it public. I was being honest.
I really find that there is a lot of negativity and judgement on this forum.
The best advice I've gotten so far was the suggestion about a therapist. The rest is just nasty and judgmental. And to the person who said "stop eating ****"... You are about 4 days out, right? I hope for your sake you don't struggle like I am at 4 months, but at 4 days food made me sick. That changes over time and it does get harder. I'm not making excuses for my choices. Just being real and looking for some help.

Pushing to get the losing ball rolling again. Would like to see 10 lbs per most again so I've started running and hiking and doing liquid diet 1day per week. Looking to get below 150 is my current goal and ~135 is my target
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Just wanted to check in on everyone and see how everyone is doing? Hope everyone is healthy, happy and doing well on their journey. TJ

Hey Fiddleman and Butter the Bean, I want to be like the two of you fitness masters when my sleeve grows up. Between the workouts regiments and the 100 miles in 30 day runs, you guys rule. All hail the fitness chiefs!!!!

Just hit my 6 months. Down 95 lbs. 30 more to go.

So today is my official 6 month Surgiversary and I am so happy to report that I am down 71.8 lbs! So this week, not only did I lose the 3 lbs I gained on vacation I lost 2 more! I worked for it because of the gain and the past month has been more of a challenge as I am able to eat more and want to eat more and my weight loss has slowed. I am enjoying exercising so much more now though as it is so much easier than before and I want to start setting some fitness goals for myself. My experience of this surgery has been so easy compared to some of the horror stories I've read on this forum. I am very thankful to have had such an easy ride. But I now am in the nitty-gritty and will need to work at it to keep losing and reach my goal. Have a great day everyone!
pre-surgery weight 325; surgery date 2/28/2013; surgery weight 307; 8 weeks past-op weight 281.4; 12 weeks post-op 274; 4 month post-op 266.2; 5 month post-op 262.6; 6 month post-op 253.8

<-------------Looking for a dark corner to hide and cry in.....

I think I lost my sex drive when they took my stomach out. Lol well I guess it could be all the stress I've had since my surgery. Either way, for me so far sex was better before. I hope that changes and I'm sure my wife does too. Glad to hear everyone else is having amazing sex. Keep it up.
I'm 6 1/2 months post op.

I truly don't believe there are any in the long term. Even the grape skins aren't a problem after you heal despite what some say. I am 9 months post op and can eat anything I choose to, the key is not to choose to eat some things.

I am 6 months and 11 days past surgery - lost 60 pre-surgery and as of this morning am down another 82.4 for a total of 142.4 lbs lost! 7.6 more pounds and I will be halfway to my goal of 300 lbs lost!

Yesterday I hit my 6mo mark and have lost 76.8lbs! Feeling amazing. That's a 65% loss of my excess weight. I have 42 lbs to my personal goal.

Thanks guys... it's been a pretty interesting journey so far. I live in Atlanta, Georgia. I havent been sleeved yet but I have been approved and my surgery date is on Sept 10th. Im pretty excited and nervous all at the same time. I am stoked to find a LGBT section to spend some time in. I've been in the mens forum and all they ever want to talk about is their weiners, which dont get me wrong I am okay with but honestly I think those guys are just baiting the horny women that lurk in the mens section (which I find a little passive agreesive/creepy) but to each their own. lol