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It has been awhile since I've posted a before and after. Hope it inspires anyone newly sleeved as to what is possible. Preop I was a size 22 now I wear a 4.  

You look fabulous! It is inspirational to see you do so well. Congratulations and thank you
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It has been awhile since I've posted a before and after. Hope it inspires anyone newly sleeved as to what is possible. Preop I was a size 22 now I wear a 4.  

Losing 7.5 pounds in a month is not a stall. If you are not eating the quality of food that you know you should and are concerned with a lack of weight loss. Haven't you answered your own question?

The obvious answer is go back to basics.....original protein/fluid/carb goals. Go back to measuring and tracking if you've stopped. Basically whatever you did to lose those 164 pounds the first time is what you have to do again.
I was run over by a tractor and shattered my pelvis and femur when I was just shy of 3 years postop. Was in the hospital for a month and gained 10 pounds on the carb heavy food they served. Went home in a wheelchair and transitioned to a walker over several months. I was extremely depressed over being so helpless. I had stopped seeing my therapist about 6 months earlier but went back to regular visits to help me with my depression so those 10 pounds didn't turn into 100.
So if you aren't seeing a therapist, I suggest finding one. In the meantime work on finding your motivation. Dig up old photos of the "before" you. Sit down and make a list of your NSVs. What can you do now that you couldn't do 164 pounds ago? How do you feel? If you don't want to go back to the old you, pull up your skinny girl panties and do what you know you need to, and can do again.

Thanks ladies! Love seeing the numbers with you ladies weight loss. Nice Job!

I started going to the gym finally. My first time going in YEARS. I've already lost almost 5 pounds. I've been going everyday for about an hour. I feel really good when I go to bed and when I wake up the next morning. I'm so ready for my new journey!  
And I think I'm going to use this phone as one of my "before" photos.

Stay motivated and positive you guys!
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Same with mine.

It's fairly standard not to hit 64 oz the first few days, you're still very swollen internally. Ideally if you are at 24 oz now, then tomorrow shoot for 30 oz and then add more and more. The good news is that for at least the past couple of days, you were still hydrated from the IV you had. So just make sure you keep increasing a bit more each day. You'll get there.

My surg said 2 years min b4 getting preg
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I don't think the 2 week pre-op diet got any easier. I just had to stay home and keep myself busy trying not to think about food. The only thing that made things easier was being post-op! Stick it out, it's not forever!!!
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About a week in. Good for you on toughing it out.

About a week in. Good for you on toughing it out.

In week three I had nine days at the same weight. It's normal.

Wow @@BigViffer! That's very impressive

And here I thought I was fancy in Excel with my Monte Carlo simulations...

Well, @@2babutterfly - it sure is good to hear from you!!
All is well here. Had a meeting at church last night and they fed us, which can be a trigger for me to eat the wrong things and/or too much. Thankfully, it was BBQ and I was able to eat reasonably. I stuck to small portions of two sides and about 4 oz of meat. Calories, carbs, and Protein - CHECK!
My positive is that I made thoughtful decisions in that situation.
I've switched over to only eating out of a one cup Pyrex bowl, and using only my mini forks & spoons, here at home. I'm still surprised that a cup of food satisfies me for about three hours. It keeps me from overeating and bingeing, which is a win all in it's own.
How is everybody??? What positive choices are you making each day???
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Awesome inspiring
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You're stunning!
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I love this thread. It is always so inspiring. I realized I haven't posted here for awhile. I hit goal a week ago. CW 139.

I found very few true haters along the way. Turn the tables and imagine if you saw someone drop weight at an incredibly fast pace beyond the usual lore of 1-2 pounds per week. You would probably comment as well because our transformations are shocking. Everyday on here people post things like, "5 months out and 70 pounds gone forever!" That's not typical for most people and if no one knows you have an extra tool to attain rapid weight loss, why does this surprise you? In the end, I got my fair share of "you don't need to lose anymore" comments but it was never with any real malice, there was occasional jealously once or twice, but mostly just curiosity and true amazement at such rapid change.

If you are 8 week out, then your surgeon should have cleared you now or will very shortly. When do you see him/her again? I was cleared at 6 week to resume exercise.

When you are cleared for regular diet by your surgeon

I'm with you erp! I think I look younger. And I work on it.... lots of options with Botox and fillers .

This is not an easy stroll. I think it takes a tremendous amount of dedication and mindfulness almost daily( no one is perfect)
My take is to try to have the good, healthy days continue in a row .... yes. They get disrupted by life, but in general... I start to try to string together the compliant days.
( banded12/06). The longer I do this. The more it becomes habit
I fight some demons at the grocery store. If it is not here. I don't eat it!!!
It is still a struggle. Mostly in the evenings.
Good luck to all of us trying to maintain a healthy weight. It is not easy most days!!

I'm up 17 lbs at 29 weeks. Started at 130. Apparently that's right on track for a normal pregnancy. Obviously having had the sleeve I was hoping I would be under the average, but as long as the baby is healthy and I'm not gaining more than the recommended I'll take it!