Winningbylosing

You look great!

Congrats to all February sleevers. Everyone is doing and looking great. Today is my anniversary, I am down 78lbs from surgery and 83 from my heaviest. Its been a slow go but a go none the less. I have watched everyone who lost 100 and above and been jealous but it will come for me in due time. People see me and can't believe how good I look. Strangers that see me workout tell me I'm looking good. [ATTACH]41977[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]41978[/ATTACH] HW 331 SW 320 GW 246 The compliments keep motivated. I workout 7 days a week for 1 and a 1/2. Some days I go twice. I can run on the treadmill without being winded. I climb stairs without being winded. I run upstairs without being winded. No need for a seat belt extender. My shoes feel loose. I can see my collar bones. My clothes dont fit. I have been wearing 3 pairs of jeans that my daughter gave me and those are getting loose. plan to go shopping in the next 90days. Today my ego took a hit, got fitted for a bra; was wearing 46dd she measured me a 40ddd or 42dd. I fit the 40ddd, it was tight with lots of extra skin hanging over the top. I was hoping for better. I guess I have some work to do in the next 90days.

Tod

I want to pamper myself for my progress. I wanted to buy myself a Pandora charm for every 10lbs I've lost. For my 1 year I'm going to treat myself to a new wardrobe and shoes (including work out gear and sneakers). I don't want to go crazy because I am not at goal yet. Still trying to figure out what I will do when I make it to goal.

This was so encouraging. I thought I was the only slow loser. I had surgery February 28th ; I have lost 80lbs and am 50lbs from goal. The weight is coming off slow and steady. In October I started exercising every day but I can't seem to find the right foods.

I work out 7 days. I workout hard and sweat a lot. I sweat in my head. I need advice what I can do to keep my hair. I don't want to make my hair my excuse not to workout(which I've done in the past). I also want to be able to swim when the weather permits or on vacation. I need to keep my hair up for work and just daily maintenance. I used to wear a doobie but with my intensity it doesn't keep. I've worn Senegalese twist but my hair grows very fast and after a month I looked like a chia pet with twist. I have sew-in now and I hate it. I am leaning towards dreads but am nervous. My hair is a decent length and I worry about having to start all over if I don't like the dreads. What does everyone do about hair?

I am happy i found this thread. I am a ssssllllloooooowwwww loser. I was sleeved in February and the scale just got to the 60lb mark. I get so jealous of the people who lose much faster. I think I held myself up not getting my protein like I should. I started the atkins diet hoping to improve my weight loss. I go to the gym 7 days a week. If Im going to struggle to lose the weight I may as well be well toned as I do it.

Congratulations on your weight loss. Did you keep track of your month to month loss if so what were you averages per month. I am 7 months out and have only lost about 55lbs. I work out every day, cardio 7 days and strength 3-4 days. I eat okay except for my recent love affair with ice cream. I do notice the inches melting away.

Sorry hit send to soon. I noticed you have a large tattoo on your forearm in your before pic. In your after pic its not there. Did you get it removed. If so was it because it changed after surgery?

You look great. I have a question

I am in the same boat. I've only lost 47lbs. I've done everything and decided to stop and let nature take its course. I eat right and exercise 3 times a week. I get all my Water and then some. The measuring tape is moving well and I have challenged myself to build more muscle and lose more inches. I am willing to be a thick woman but I need to be a fit woman.

Thank you for posting. I never had reflux or gerd prior to surgery. I am almost 5 months post op. Lately I've been waking up choking on acid. Last night it was so bad it went into my nose. It burns so bad, I'm afraid to clear my throat. When it was in my nose I thought it was bleeding. I almost afraid to go to sleep; as it only happens when I sleep.

It great to see everyone's progress. All the losses are aamazing. My scale moves like a tire with a slow leak. I have no big loss to report but the inches have been good. I'll post cuz I'm thrilled Neck from a 17 to 15 Shoulder 56 to 51

I am 4 months out and I am sick. I was in Jamaica until the 2nd and I started feeling sick yesterday. I had no appetite, today I threw up in the morning and have been suffering all day with diarrhea. I get a stomach virus yearly. When I started the process I was diagnosed with and treated for h. Pylori. I figured that's reason I was getting the annual virus. Should I be worried or is a case of this to shall pass

Don't feel bad. I haven't hit the 40lb mark yet. I was sleeved 2/28. I used to get discouraged when i read what some have lost bu not anymore. I'm just happy to be losing. I worked with my trainer last night and its the first time in a long time that I looked in the mirror and saw a shape. My kangaroo pouch is going away. I'm thrilled

I am going to visit my mil, I am worried about eatting. There are items I can't and won't eat. My mother in law feeds me like a cow but mostly starch, the Protein is very small. On the positive side she lives in the country so I will get tons of exercise.

For me there is no truth to larger people loose faster, I weighed 320 @ surgery and I'm losing at a snails pace. I figure we are all different and will loose different.

I haven't lost 50lbs haven't even got to 30 yet. While its discouraging at times I'm going to keep trucking on. I also workout 3days a week. Sunday is zumba for an hour, the treadmill and elliptical for 20 minutes each. The other 2 days I do 45 minutes on the treadmill and 30 on the eliptical. I do some strength training my trainer taught me every night at home and when I go to the gym. I eat 800 -1200 calories in a day, drink my protein and my water. On the plus side I am easily down 2 sizes I tell my kids the fat is shifting. Lol

I'm a slow loser but I am okay with that. Have only lost 27lbs but the inches are working for me. I don't look like I am past my due date any more. When I did weight watchers I lost the same weight in the same time frame (3 months).