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Your brother is very blessed to have you there for him and congrats to him on his weight loss. I know you will get past your stall and how great you are getting the "eye" of a good kind!! Good luck

I was sleeved on Feb 7, 2012 and I have lost 79 lbs

Soooo happy for you. post a pic so we can see.

wow that is great! How much weight have you lost and when were you sleeved?

great post , congrats!

Congratulations!!!

Hey guys, I know what you are going through. Please, please do not stop eating! I did this and almost died. I was so nauseated all of the time and I would rather not eat than have to drink that chicken broth one more time. I stopped eating and STOPPED losing! My kidneys started failing, I could barely walk 2 steps and was in the hospital for 2 weeks JUST because I stopped eating. My body went into Metabolic death and I could'nt lose a pound. It took me 2 months of eating healthy, drinking the water and 75 grams of protein, extra vitamins, herbs and excercise to get back on track. Had my surgery in July 2011 and have lost 67lbs, I should have lost my goal of 100 by now but I am at a plateau right now and happy. I could have died, all because I wanted to do it MY way. Please, please stick to the diet, you have made an incredible decision to change your life and you will be so happy when you see the final results and how fabulous you feel. God bless you and keep eating!!!

I know how you are feeling right now. I am at day 11 and should be eating 4 T's of food at each meal. I got sick last night and just can't seem to eat anything.
But we did this for a reason, to be healthy, so we must do what we need to do.
Maybe eating slower, or smaller bites, going back to ultra soft foods (that's what I have done today and protein drinks), tomorrow, I will try to eat something more substantial like cottage cheese and some peaches.
Don't give up! I'm not and we're all kind of in this together rather we know each other or not. Hope you get to feeling better soon.

hang in there

I understand the thirst issue. If I don't drink enough during the day I sit on the sofa and drink water like there is no tomorrow!

This is so true. When I moved I missed my former workout buddies and eventually fell off.

I have a free membership to Curves, and yet I still lack the motivation to get there very often. Good for you. You are an inspiration!

Good for you! I've gone to curves before and the people sure make the difference between just going through the moves and actually having fun while you're doing it. Keep up the good work!

Today hasn't been bad. Thinking of rolling it into tomorrow too and doing a weigh in Tuesday am.
Congrats on your 11 lb loss ans good luck on surgery!!!

My surgery day is tomorrow and I just finished 10 days of Pre OP diet which includes Atkins Shakes, broth, one small meal a day (1 cup of salad w/2 oz. of deli meat), jello, etc. Lost 11 pounds. YEA
To be honest it wasnt as bad as I thought it would be. Not even hungry the last few days and really sick of the protein shakes.
What was tough was smelling the fam's lunches and dinners. Luckily my hubby cooked and was so supportive but it was still tough.
Good Luck and I am sure you will all be successful.

My liquid diet starts tomorrow! i don't know about you but I hope the adrenaline and nerves can help me get through my intense desire to eat everything in sight! The END IS NEAR our wait is almost over!

Thank you! I need to ease into it and get used to it and realize that all that food I want to eat will be there when I can eat it.
Good luck with your liquid diet... D-Day must be near for you!

Wow! You are very impressive. I think it's a great idea to practice the liquid diet. I am in total shock today because today is day #1 of my pre-op diet and I didn't practice. I wish I would have. I wish you the best of luck, 47 days will fly by!!!!

WOW! Thanks everyone for the comments. I'm actually feeling really nervous now. I don't want to loose my hair! I'm hoping I get lucky and won't loose any or not to much.

I've also taken Biotin.. and I started way before I had the surgery. Nothing helps.. but I will say that I have locs and that I've only lost hair along the right side of my hairline.Not much though.. But let me input that that area's always been a week spot/stress point for me. Sooo.. with me It seems I've only lost hair where I've had troubles in the past. Other than that everythings great.. That's literally the only spot where I've lost hair.. The rest of my hair/hairline is very thick and has stayed put... I wonder if I didn't have damage in that area would I be losing hair at all..hmmm lol

I am not taking anything and haven't lost a single strand at almost 5 months out. But, years ago when undergoing chemo I didn't lose my hair and it was because my hair grows very slowly and I think that's one of the reasons why I have kept my hair.

I am taking biotin, used the nioxin, taking zinc, etc.. nothing helps me. My doc says it just needs to run it's course. I believe everyone is different though.. you may be a lucky one.

Funny this topic should come up as I was getting my blood taken yesterday and ironically the person taking my blood had been sleeved as well and begin talking to me about losing hair and she said biotin was amazing so of course I ran out and bought it. Started taking it yesterday. It helps for nails too (my nails are a hot mess ) they break and crack bad. Best of luck.

I used Nioxin but it only stopped my hair from falling, didnt help with the hair that I had already lost. I'm looking into the Biotin. I've heard a lot of people talking about that. We'll see if it works.

So far the pre diet is going well. Worried about getting surgery before the end of year. Can't afford co-pay and co-insurance all at once in the new year. Waiting on surgeons reply on what he can do to resolve this. Keep praying it all works out.
Gave away all my big summer cloths, being positive no matter what.
I'm planning on visiting all those resale cloths shops after surgery, not gonna spend too much money on cloths I will shrink out of. Lol
Now I'm thinking of starting at Curves, there's one a block from my house. I'm motivated on diet but still not into exercise. I hope that comes soon, I know I need it but I guess I need a better attitude about it. Lord, please renew my mind!
All for now, oh I almost forgot, my rings almost fell off my fingers. Only noticeable progress but progress all the same.
Ok, done now.