Melissa Carter

Luckily for me, the first couple of weeks post op, the smell of food made me very sick. I only wanted liquids and was scared I'd never want real food again. My body naturally craved things like yogurt and oatmeal during week 3, so healing & transition was easy.
By week 4 I was ready for real food again - namely MEAT!!
Now I listen to my body and let myself have what I crave, I just only eat1/4 to 1/2 cup now and my hubby finishes my plate

Okay here goes.... Like I said sleeved June 19th by Dr. Barker. I have lost 81 pounds since surgey plus another 7lbs on my pre-op for total of 88 lbs gone. Before I would fluctuate between 245- 247. I had a goal of 170 but my body apparently has something else in mind. I was 156 on the scale this morning! God is good. Girl it only gets better from here. Good luck. I know you will do great.

If you think you're going to lose weight daily, you're gonna get depressed a lot!! You're doing fine, no worries!

I've found that I stick to a weight for a few days to a week and then get on the scale and a little block of weight comes off (3-5 lbs) all of a sudden. I am a slower loser too but the inches are coming off like crazy. Smaller sizes are now baggy and the things that fit 2 weeks ago are starting to look gross. Hang in there - it will happen! You don't see anyone on this site 8 months down the road going I've only lost 15 lbs!! ))