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First time wearing a shirt from wet seal. Its a large!bb

3 months 70 pounds

well i had surgery the 5th and have "only" lost 15 lbs. I think if you are doing all the right things, then the body is going to do what it wants, when it wants. All you can do is keep working the guidelines and know it will
come off. Perhaps some kickboxing of the nurse would have been a good workout. *halo*

You can fix this TODAY. Pick up a nice bottle of wine, if you need to. :ph34r:

I am so blessed today! I finally made it into Onederland! I never would have reached this goal if not for my sleeve. I'm even surprised I made it with my sleeve! I haven't weighed in the 100's for 25 years. So happy and grateful! Here is a pic of my scale at my weigh in this morning. Total lost 95.2 pounds with 48 more to go! 95

In July 2011, I was 255 pounds. Now, I am 172.
Here's a side by side picture:

I had my surgery 4/19/12, so December 19 was 8-months post-op. I started at 241, and today I weight 138. I am only a few short pounds away from being "normal" weight for my height (5'1" tall)
Here are a couple pics, but the full-body ones are about 7 pounds heavier than I weigh now.

My surgery date was May 18 2012. Starting weight 246. And at 7 months I now weigh 177. My goal is 160. The last picture was from a week ago. Best decision of my life!! Good luck!

This is my before and after , first pic is in my sirgery room the day of surgery, the after is on New Years, something I never ever worn before!!

Glad you enjoyed your holidays and so happy that your family was excited for you. Doesn't it feel great?!! Dancing is the best exercise, you should do it more often and you'll end up a pro. Congrats!

Thanks! I'm still convinced that I look more like a fish out of Water when I dance, but at least while country dancing in MN I look like a coordinated fish out of the water!

I went back to Minnesota for two weeks over Christmas and New Years and did good eating healthy at most meals, but why are there so many snacks! I had way too much sweets, snack foods, and alcohol, I fell of the wagon hard. I am a strong willed person though and snapped right back into VSG mode as soon as I got home Tuesday afternoon. I will say that I still used Portion Control and kept semi track of calories in my head and I did lose 5 lbs since leaving 2 weeks ago.
Now for the fun part! All my family and friends were blown away by my success and everyone was so proud of me! We went out dancing at some of the country bars and I brought my newly learned Texas two step skills and a lot of people wanted to dance with me. I never could get attention at bars before. My favorite part was when the band played Copper Head Road and 4 great looking girls started doing the line dance and while all the guys stood around watching them my new confidence had me right in between them rocking out (Thanks Texas for teaching me to dance lol)
The point of my message... Were all human, we make mistakes. I have worked very hard to get where I am today and for two weeks I let lose again and embrace my new self. It proved to me that all the hard work I have done is paying off. We just need to be strong enough to know when enough is enough and get back on plan.
I missed my goal of 100lbs by NYE because of the decisions I made, but the smile on my face and the happiness in my heart meant so much more than any number on a scale could ever mean!
My NYE Picture!

Congratulations!

It is, huh? I'm checking off the first 2 when I fly out to mx!!! SO UNBELIEVABLY insanely excited. Man I hope it all works out. I'm hoping to go feb 18th but I'm not able to make the deposit until income taxes get here. I'm doing a lot of praying. His will be done.
In a couple years I'd love to get plastics so I can wear a one piece. Or heck, maybe a 2 piece at home. (Bashful)
Thank you for the kind words

I'm with you, Kyllfalcon! I'm 55 and just looking forward to doing it again! Haha!!

when i got on the scale this am and saw 207.8 i nearly flipped !!!!Ive been at a stall of 208 for like the past 12 days !!!! maybe now the scale can get moooooving again!!! Iwas seriously beginning to think about buying a new scale !!!!! LMAO!

I was sleeved on October 9, and had been in a stall for just about a month-like the scales would NOT move. Happy to say that I have broken the stall with a 3.4 pound loss this morning, for a total of 47.7! Most importantly, my blood pressure is down significantly and I have so many non-sleeve victories. My husband actually complimented my butt last night! To be coming out of the holidays at the same weight was a blessing, but to now have a loss is just great!

My doctor's office had a ChefDave.org recipe out called "Smooth Albacore tuna Spread." Tried it last night. pureed 7 oz albacore tuna, 1 tsp hot sauce, 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, 1/4 cup light mayo, 1/4 cup light sour cream, 2 Tbsp fresh dill and 1 tsp garlic, minced. This makes SIX two-tablespoon servings. 8 g. Protein, 90 cal. The only thing I will do differently next time is omit the garlic. It's a little much for my stomach right now. I was skeptical that 2 Tbsps of tuna would be "satisfying," but it was.

it's hard not to compare you success to other's :/ but, do you feel better? and hey, you CAN walk on the treadmill, could you before your 75 lb loss?
the stall will break soon,keep your chin up!

The number one thing I have made sure to do is WALK everyday! Today I did 3.56miles. I am finding I am super hungry (probably due to high calorie burn). I
am doing three shakes a day and get to start weight training tomorrow (2wks post-op, only allowed to loft up to 25lbs for next month). I am also doing creamy Soups (strained). And K2O Water Protein mixes.
I am trying to keep the weight loss momentum moving forward (praying for no stalls!).
You will get there! Just takes focus and movement.
Good luck
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Also tastes divine with crab meat instead of beef and soy sauce instead of worcestershire sauce and those teeny tiny little salad shrimps mixed in. I buy the fake crab and mince it up really small and basically just use the cheese to hold it together. SO YUMMY

cheese? Its fatfree lol I needed something since Implies not eating sweets. This is my treat to self lol

Homemade Veggie Burger
1 cup canned black Beans drained
1 carrot grated
1-3 medium potatoes grated
4 scallions chopped
1/2 onion diced
1 cup of frozen corn thawed
Salt and pepper
Mash the black beans, add the veggies and mix well. Wet your hands and form into patties. Black beans hold it all together. Grill with a little olive oil or non stick cooking spray. They are awesome, a ton of Fiber.< /p>