FishingNurse

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thats where I was at for a calorie count at 3 months. I made goal at 8.5 months! Some bodies work better with more calories.

I honestly get hungry like before. I eat when I'm hungry. Big difference now is I am full and satisfied on (for example) 1 small slice of pizza not the entire thing!

I lost about 80lbs since surgery. 93 since my heaviest. :-) my goal was very modest but I'm happy wearing size ten and mediums

what a bummer, I am sorry to hear that. :-( My surgeon says that happens to him about once per month. good news is, you can shrink your liver, get sleeved and join us on the losers bench soon. Good luck!

hey ladies-- MN girl here. I am a nurse at Park Nicollet too. My surgeon was Thomas Jones. I hit goal at 8.5 months out and have been holding steady since. I am so excited for you all!!!! Let me know if you have any questions! Anybody go to the support group every other Wed at Methodist? I go about once per month.... Lisa

well- I am nearly a year out-- 10 months basically..... my day is as follows!!! breakfast: iced vanilla latte (not sugar free and made with 2% milk) 1 cheese stick, and a 6oz yogurt. snack: carrots and dip (not low fat) lunch:about 1/5th of a burrito bowl (3/4-1 cup total) with steak, rice, salsa, Beans, cheese and sour cream from chipotle. a few chips snack: 15 slices of turkey pepperoni Dinner: grilled chicken breast or fish (3oz)and a veggie. Snack: small chunk of cookie dough. :-)

I had quite a few stretch marks. Our BMIs were probably similar to start. I am 5'4'' and started around 260... and I almost 29. I basically have zero loose skin! If you look closely you can see the stretch marks but they shrank a lot. I can mostly see them on my hips and sides of my breasts. I am pretty happy with my results! I do have to say that I am still pretty "thick" but that helps the skin and it is easier to maintain this weight..... Good luck!

I am a little odd here. I had a weight loss goal of 170 or less...... Thats almost 100 pounds down from my heaviest. It is not "thin" but I am average and healthy. I wear a medium top and size 10 in pants. That is fantastic to me. I have zero loose skin at this weight. I look normal. I know that I can maintain this weight forever. Couldnt be happier.

I vote sleeve, but it depends on what your expectations are. I don't need to be 120lbs to be happy or healthy.

I noticed when I was losing weight fast I would see this or that sagging, and a few weeks later the skin kind of catches up. Keeping hydrated, getting your protien in, and working helps too.....

ugh I remember starting my 2 week preop diet. Not going to lie, it was rough and I was scared too. Here I am almost 10 months later below goal, in a size 10 and I ate Arbys yesterday lol..... Very excited for you!!!!

Congrats, keep it up!

the good part is in 6 months you can have 1 slice of pizza (and feel completely satisfied), and be very close to your goal weight and have a tool to help maintain the loss!!! In a way you can have your pizza and eat it too! The first few months of torture are sooooo worth it

Yay!!! Next stop 200's, very excited for you!

you look amazing!!!

Seriously 40-45lbs! (to go from a 22 to 20. But after that I changed sizes very frequently..... I went straight from an 18 to a 14 then to a 12 a month later. :-)

I drink 2-3 carbonated waters a day and made goal in less than 9 months. Didn't stretch my sleeve. My surgeon says that's bull and so do I.

I love the money I save. And I love going to t-bell for 1 single taco! And that's it! People I go with get 3-6 tacos or worse. Never going back :-)

I agree. Get to a psychologist or therapist ASAP. It's good that you are posting and recognizing you need help. You shouldn't be miserable! I hope you start feeling better soon! Keep us posted.

totally normal, don't worry its not fat gain, its definately water weight! I can gain 3-4 pounds everyy month!!! You'll notice after your period that you will be down a few more pounds more than likely!

This is my favorite thing about being comfortable in my skin now. Luckily I found the love of my life 2 months post op..... This girl is in love and has the sex drive to match..... LOVE IT

Sleevers in maintenance….. Any tips? This is the oddest place I have ever been. Not trying to lose weight (or knowing I need to try but am not trying) is a very odd place mentally. I am nervous about it. I have given myself the number of 170 pounds… If I go back above that EVER I need to alter what I am doing to get back to the 160’s again. Is that how maintenance works?? I need help from others in maintenance! Tips, stories, anything? Thanks!!!

lol my butt gets sore now too!!!

Sadly I have gone from a D to a B