Christina760

I agree with you... I dont want gossip and thats why Im not telling a ton of people. I try to stay away from drama and like I said before, I just feel like its not anyone else business.
I dont think its a cop out at all. Its not that I dont want to give credit to it, its that its such a drastic measure and a lot of people dont agree with it or think its too extreme. Dont wanna hear that negativity to bring me down.
And if anyone who is morbidly obese were to ask me, I would definitely tell them about it and answer any & all questions they had. I would love to help someone else. Thats the reason why I have decided to do this, because someone that I knew had the surgery. But I dont think everyone on my FB friends list that I went to high school with needs to know or other random people like that and word spreads (especially in the small town that Im from).

Hey!! I was panicked about the lengthy stalls as well. I went from 312, down to 280 in 6 weeks. I exercise like a mad woman and work 6 days a week!! I was being tough on myself. 32 lbs was a great amount of weight for that time. I finally promised myself I would only step on a scale at most 1/week. It's helped me emotionally. You will loose the weight!! At least you're skin will bounce back a little better with slower weight loss!! You are right on track. Just think about how far you have come in such a short time really . Wish you much success!!

I was sleeved on 11/7 & have lost 23lbs. We all wish the weight would come off faster, but at least it's coming off! I'm just happy I'm going down rather than up! Keep up the great work & put away your scale for awhile...

Sounds like you're doing amazing

Are you kidding? I have been in a stall for at least 5 weeks! I was sleeved 10/22/12 and lost 24 lbs in the first month. Since then I've lost one. One!
I'm not putting on muscle either. But here's the thing...it's different this time. I'm not real happy about the stall, but I'm not panicked either. It has to change eventually.
And I feel like a new woman! Hang in there.

I was sleeved on 11-9-12 and have lost 21 pounds. I am thrilled with the 21!

I agree I think that's great!! Stay positive and be proud that you are loosing! I know sometimes we get caught up on the number and see others lose faster but I think you are doing perfect!
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I was sleeved 11/26 and have only lost 14 lbs since surgery.

What was your pre-sleeve weight? I was sleeved a day before you and have lost only 4lbs more than you. I am also training for a half marathon and run every day so without clearance to exercise yet you are doing fantastic!! You don't want it to fall off overnight anyways .... less skin problems!! Be patient

Girl YES!! That is amazing! Pre-sleeve I would gain weight while I was trying to lose, so every pound gone made me super excited. LOL. Just do what you know you are supposed to do, and that weight will come off.

Hey chica I was sleeved on 10/25 and im down 23 lbs. :-)

Hey , I wouldn't worry yourself . We all loose differently , I just had my 2nd office visit yesterday , I'm lost 25 lbs since surgery , that was on 11/14/ 12 .. I walk a lot as well it's important . My Doctor also said I could work out , I mean it's already been a month . Like I said dont worry it will come off

Yes it sound wonderful. Think about it u are 21 pounds light. Last month you were 21 pounds heavier. So I think that's amazing.

It's 21 pounds since I was sleeved on 11/7. Does that sound good? lol

Your results sound awesome to me

Why on Earth would you be bummed about losing 36 pounds in 5 weeks? Stay positive!!

This is typically what happens. We get in a stall so that the inches can come off to catch up with the lost lbs......Don't worry, you will be losing lbs again really soon. You are so not done.........Be patient and enjoy the ride. Change old eating habits and recognize ways you might sabotage yourself later on.

I lost 22 pounds my first week. Then 8 lbs my 2nd week. The scale hasn't moved in about 5 days now, though, so I think your experience is not too far from normal. I got really excited when I lost so much the first week. I was on the scale everyday watching it go down 3 or 4 pounds. Now with it not moving in 5 days I am feeling pretty depressed. So, be happy with what you do lose. Just don't count on losing at that rate for very long. Best of luck to you!

So, here's the deal with that. The first week or so, with such limited intake, your body is going to burn through the glycogen stored in your body. If you don't remember what glycogen is from high school bio class, Google it. Glycogen is initially stored in your liver, hence the reason for the pre-op diet most surgeons put us on, to shrink the liver. After the liver's glycogen stores are depleted, the body moves on to the glycogen stored in your muscles. In order for the body to store glycogen in the muscles, it must be bonded with Water in a 4 to 1 ratio, meaning 4 grams of Water bonds with 1 gram of glycogen. When glycogen from the muscles is used, both the glycogen and water are taken. So, you burn through 1 pound of glycogen, you also use 4 pounds of water for a total loss of 5 pounds. Depending on how much glycogen your body has stored, you could drop 10, 15, 20 pounds very easily and quickly. Something I always did when doing an Atkins like diet.
So, this is a bad news, good new kind of thing. The bad new is you haven't been burning very much fat at this point. Yes, you weigh less, but it's the fat burning that we really want to get to which leads to the good news. Once your body has depleted the glycogen stores, it must turn to your fat and muscle reserves and convert them to glycogen for your body to use as energy. Notice I said fat and muscle reserves. Your body will burn muscle as well as fat and this is one of the reasons why it is so important to get your Protein in. You want fat burned and muscle to be replaced.
So, rejoice in the loss of 20 pounds never coming back, but this will not last. You are at the point, now, where the weight loss will not be at the same rate, so do not get discouraged. It will continue and you must remain steadfast following the guidelines your Dr laid out for you.

I was sleeved 11/7. I've been doing fantastic!! I've lost 28 pounds already that's Pre & post op. So I noticed my mouth is all blah n I brush n brush n rinse n floss. My dietician said its fat burning n I'm breathing this out my body. I guess it's all the protein!! Has anyone experienced this? How long does it last? Where are the experienced sleeves?

I was prescribed protonix to prevent that the first 3o days after surgery.

Ok here I am 3 weeks post op today!
Down -33 pounds!

I had vertigo like 7 years ago only. My doc gave me some excersizes to do to align the crystals. I'll message u the excersizes. It's better now, I only have the dizziness now when I turn my head left or lay down on my left side. I'll send u te info k.

Go to Mybodygallery.com and put in your stats. You'll see pictures of what real people at certain heights and weights look like. I plugged in 6 feet and 180 lbs and teh women looked good! Most wore a size 10 and medium top.

before

Down 72 lbs! Whoop whoop!
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