LifetimeLoser

if you dont mind me asking, which cleanse did you partake on?

10 day transformation celebrity cleanse. I have just started my 2nd 10 day cleanse today.

Thank you

awesome lady. It is always surprising to go into a store and find out I wear a size smaller than I thought.

congratulations!!

Its cute! I LOVE short hair. I just chopped mine off too. a line bob to be exact a few days ago.

I told the world also and anyone who asks. As I've lost more and more weight I have gotten more and more comments so I don't tell everyone right away. If they probe me and want to more about my journey, then I let them in on my secret...which is no secret.

I guess I feel as if having surgery is just part of who I am and part of my life. I am not ashamed of having surgery or I wouldn't have gotten it done in the first place. I think those feelings of negativity or even trying to hide something so big in my life is such a burden. I don't need anything else weighing me down...I've got myself to do that!

Telling everyone was part of letting go for me. It was freeing I guess. I didn't have this secret to hide. I didn't have to wonder if people were going to find out or figure it out. It was relief for me and freedom to walk my journey the way I wanted to walk it.

As for those people with negative or judgemental comments, I try to educate them. If they don't listen, then I don't listen. We have a choice as to whom we let into our heart. I don't have the room or the energy for people who try to bring me down.

I've discovered I love to order food..but not eat it.. it's almost like shopping...it's a weird addiction.

Interesting! How far along post op are you? What do you do with the food you order?

I hope you are so pleased with your progress! Keep up the good work!

I am very pleased with my progress. I know there are still aspects of my "diet" I need to work on, but such is life. Things can never be perfect 100% of the time. Thanks!

I weigh myself on the scale everyday. I used to get discouraged in the very beginning, but I don't anymore. As long as the scale doesn't go up, I am pretty happy. Of course, I am more happy when it goes down. I think the scale helps me get really nitty gritty about this whole process. If I do gain, for example, I try to think about what is going on. Did I eat something salty? Did I really eat enough calories to gain (this is never the case)? Am I getting my period? In the first couple of months after surgery, I was very discouraged and obsessed about the numbers on the scale. I even wrote about it in my blog. Over time, I was able to wrap my head around certain things like...I can't possibly gain a pound in a day (of real weight anyway). I could be getting smaller despite the numbers on the scale. I know you are aware of all these things because you are informed, knowledgeable and intelligent. With that being said, it is a process. Just because we know something doesn't mean we actually believe it yet.

I tried weighing myself once a week in the very beginning, but that didn't work for me. Seeing the daily fluctuations actually helps me understand what is going on with my body.

Thank you everyone!

I hit my first and only stall so far when I was about 6 days post op and I freaked out! I was on this site reading for months before I had surgery so I knew what to expect. It does not change how you react to a stall though. I think for the first couple months our bodies are going through so many things it is really hard not to get emotional about things especially weight.

Fast forward 7 months, I have wrapped my mind around the numbers on the scale and why all the fluctuations. I weigh myself every morning and sometimes a couple times a day. The difference is that it is just a gauge for me. I don't take it to heart if I weigh one pound heavier one morning. I have seen myself gain a pound by exercising more intensely or eating something salty.

Stalls suck for sure, but no one weighs herself as much as we do so any other person would never even notice the stall.

Your intelligence will eventually win over the emotions.

wow. sorry to hear. why does a leak occur at 6 months out?

6 months out and sometimes still do this. I don't expect to be a pro at this. I mean 32 years of stuffing my face vs. 6 months of trying to eat slow. No comparison there! Lifestyle changes don't happen overnight just have to keep on truckin.

welcome to the dark side...bwuahahahah

thanks for sharing...even though embarrassing I'm sure there are many out there who go through similar things. I had my own bathroom issues when I was extremely overweight...female issues. It feels awesome to go to the bathroom like a normal person.

wow. it has been that long already? wow how time flies. I think that is the greatest thing to come out of having surgery. I feel, for the first time, that my weight goal is attainable and maintainable.

Keep going sistah!

*claps

Are those protein milkshakes that you are drinking? Because for about two months after surgery I was lactose intolerant, but I'm back to normal now.

oh no. this was a full on real baskin robbins milk shake.

Your milkshake experience sounds a lot like dumping syndrome. Probably too much sugar for your system to handle!

yes I totally agree! I have read that it is very rare with the sleeve, but can happen.

thank you everyone! I have one more to add! 12% body fat lost!!!

almost 6 months out and haven't touched it. I can't imagine drinking it because of the way I think it will make me feel. Too scared to do it. I don't like the uncomfortable feeling or feelings of acid reflux.

you go girl!

preach on girl! instant gratification...yeah I have issues with that and I am highly impatient. You are doing great!!!

yes. actually a lot of photos people post of their before and afters...I usually think they look much older in their afters. Of course, they are older!!! I think it just comes with the territory you know? We have fat in our faces that fill them out and make us have less wrinkles. As we get skinnier, it unfills showing our wrinkles and probably sagging a little. Saggy skin will also come with those of us who have a lot of weight to lose which causes the aging look.

I wouldn't worry about something you can't control. Just know that even if you do look a little aged...your body will feel 20 years younger with the weight off.

you are doing wonderful! you should be proud of 20 pounds in a month. I only lost 19!!! As far as the sugar goes, I had a cookie yesterday and immediately felt sick. I've felt sick before, but never from sugar...I think its the combination of sugar and fat??? I've found that I don't like to eat bread. I am also starting to notice myself shying away from dense protein and going more for things like tuna or soft fish. I just don't like the discomfort I feel when it goes through my chest. I am 5 months out and still have trouble eating every two hours...and by the time I eat...I am famished. I really hope I can kick this habit!!! Well, I eat to fast sometimes when I am hungry and those dense things just feel so yucky in my chest...one of them being bread. I used to try bread every once in awhile when it looked good, but I don't even try anymore because I know how it feels.

I know what you mean about people noticing something different, but can't put their finger on it.

Post pictures woman! So I know what you look like.