kijohns3

Thank you all so much! I have worked my butt off. It is still so easy to get discouraged.

Ok....I had surgery on 4/24/12 and have now lost 81lb since pre-op diet. I still have 56lb to go. I started at 297 and am now 216. I am 5'8". I started at a 24 and am now wearing a 16. I have been in a stall for the last 2 weeks with minimal inches lost as well (1/2 inch off hips only.) However, I have not been to the gym in the last 2 weeks due to shcool starting and all of that stress. I will be going tomorrow and resuming my 4-5 times per week. Hopefully I will start to loose again. I get about 800-1000 cal per day. I was really hoping to get down to under 200lb before our vacation at the end of the month, but I am thinking that I will probably not happen. I have not had any complications and have a sleeve of steel that tolerates everything. I don't eat everything though.

Check in..... Sleeved 4/24. Sw297 now 217. Down 80lb! 50 left to go! Have been stalled For the last two weeks with only ½ inch loss in one place. I have not been to the gym because of school starting. I am starting back tomorrow! Hopefully The scale wil start moving again.

start - 4/11/12 - 297.4 surgery - 4/24/12 - 282.6 14.8 1 month - 5/24/12 - 258.8 23.8 2 months - 6/24/12 - 246.6 12.2 3 months - 7/24/12 - 228.4 18.2 4 months - 8/24/12 - 217.6 10.8 5 months - 9/24/12 - 205 12.6 6 months - 10/24/12 - 196 9 7 months - 11/24/12 - 190 6 8 months - 12/24/12 - 181.6 8.4 9 months - 1/24/13 - 177 4.6 10 months - 2/24/13 - 172 5

I will take people asking if I have been sick over are you pregnant (big Belly) any day!

My husband said that is is for girls. I dared him to try it. I don't think he would last 10 minutes.

I went to my first exercise class yesterday and chose yoga. I have been exercising for almost 2 months on the treadmill and with weights. However, today after that yoga class yesterday morning, I am sooooo sore. My back, arms, shoulders, arm, and even lower abs are really sore! The weights have nothing on this! I will definitely be going again! Though probably not today.....

congrats!

Thank you! My calories range from 600 to 1000 a day, but I always get my 60gm of protien. I think it is good to varry the calories so that your body does not get in a rutt. I have been luck to not have stalled more than 4-5 days in a stretch and there has only been 2 of those. As far as exercise, since about month 2 I have been on the tredmill increasing the walking speed for 30 minutes and weight training for 30 minutes alternating upper and lower body by the day. Today I did yoga strenthening (which was really hard). Again, trying to mix it up.

I am 3 months out as of yesterday. I have lost 69 pounds! I am delighted with my sleeve! I have more energy, I eat better, I exercise 3-5 times per week, and I don't regret it for a minute. My skin is loose everywhere. My husband says it is like I have a fat suit. I am sure that this will tighten up as the weight loss slows down. I know that I will have to have a tummy tuck as I have had two pregnancies and one of those was twins and I went full term. I am able to eat everything (though I don't) and have not found anything that I can not tolerate. I watch my protien, and keep carbs low, though I am not a fanatic about it. I can't wait to see how much I loose and how long it will take. I am halfway to goal. sw 297 cw 228 gw 160 Sleeve 4/24/12 Height 5'9" inches lost hips 8.5 waist 6 neck 3 thigh 5 BMI from a 44 to 33.5