PhilyNurse

Today is four weeks for me!! My stall officially broke!!! Down ten pds in a week! Total loss from pre op 34lb!!!!! Tears came to my eyes after I got off the scale. I AM DOING THIS...... GO ME!!!!

Pregnant. Seven and half months post-op. Paragaurd IUD failed me. So I guess Ill be updating as things develop! For now, best of luck on your weight loss journeys. I have to note focus on getting enough nutrition to sustain this developing life.

Today I turn 32 years old! What a difference a year makes! 90 pds lost, no hyptertension, no high cholesterol, no depression or anxiety, I went from a size 22/24 to a 14, & I am happier than Ive ever been!!!!
HW 320lbs
Cw 230lbs
Height 5'9
Happy Birthday to me!!!!

Pregnant. Seven and half months post-op. Paragaurd IUD failed me. So I guess Ill be updating as things develop! For now, best of luck on your weight loss journeys. I have to note focus on getting enough nutrition to sustain this developing life.

Pregnant. Seven and half months post-op. Paragaurd IUD failed me. So I guess Ill be updating as things develop! For now, best of luck on your weight loss journeys. I have to note focus on getting enough nutrition to sustain this developing life.

Pregnant. Seven and half months post-op. Paragaurd IUD failed me. So I guess Ill be updating as things develop! For now, best of luck on your weight loss journeys. I have to note focus on getting enough nutrition to sustain this developing life.

Pregnant. Seven and half months post-op. Paragaurd IUD failed me. So I guess Ill be updating as things develop! For now, best of luck on your weight loss journeys. I have to note focus on getting enough nutrition to sustain this developing life.

Today I turn 32 years old! What a difference a year makes! 90 pds lost, no hyptertension, no high cholesterol, no depression or anxiety, I went from a size 22/24 to a 14, & I am happier than Ive ever been!!!!
HW 320lbs
Cw 230lbs
Height 5'9
Happy Birthday to me!!!!

Hello all! Man have I been slacking on here. I am so busy its hard to keep up with everything. I am 7 months out and down 74#(total) I think I should be a lot further along but I know why I am not. I keep going off track(not bad but more than I should) and I just pick up and get back on track. I am happy with where I am and want to loose about 100# more. I will start getting on here more and tracking my food as I see myself sliding back to old habits and I refuse to end up where I was.

Today I turn 32 years old! What a difference a year makes! 90 pds lost, no hyptertension, no high cholesterol, no depression or anxiety, I went from a size 22/24 to a 14, & I am happier than Ive ever been!!!!
HW 320lbs
Cw 230lbs
Height 5'9
Happy Birthday to me!!!!

Today I turn 32 years old! What a difference a year makes! 90 pds lost, no hyptertension, no high cholesterol, no depression or anxiety, I went from a size 22/24 to a 14, & I am happier than Ive ever been!!!!
HW 320lbs
Cw 230lbs
Height 5'9
Happy Birthday to me!!!!

Month 7 for me and I am finally at 175 lbs. it's 95 lbs now and size 11 junior jeans!!! 15 lbs to go!! I am almost home!

Today I turn 32 years old! What a difference a year makes! 90 pds lost, no hyptertension, no high cholesterol, no depression or anxiety, I went from a size 22/24 to a 14, & I am happier than Ive ever been!!!!
HW 320lbs
Cw 230lbs
Height 5'9
Happy Birthday to me!!!!

How is the liquid diet going for you? Are you seeing a greater loss? I' ve been increasing working out also. In terms of diet, I noticed that simple carbs from juice and candy were creeping back into my diet. I've eliminated that and I saw an increase in the losses. The liquid once a week sounds like a great idea also. You look great by the way!!!

I think almost everyone's rate of weight loss starts slowing around 6 months post-op. Our metabolism has adjusted to the lower calorie intake and thus slowed to a crawl. Weight lifting which builds muscle and also perhaps having a mixture of high-calorie and low-calorie days like the 5-2 diet may help from what I have read on the forum and elsewhere. Stepping up my activity level has helped me but I still have a long way to go. I find it interesting how impatient we all seem to become with the process when our weight loss slows or stops. And yet this is the most weight I have ever lost and the fastest I've ever lost it. I would never have achieved this without the sleeve and now I have to work a bit harder to keep going and reach my goal. Sometimes slow and steady wins the race. Hang in there every body!
pre-surgery weight 325; surgery date 2/28/2013; surgery weight 307; 8 weeks past-op weight 281.4; 12 weeks post-op 274; 4 month post-op 266.2; 5 month post-op 262.6; 6 month post-op 253.2

Pushing to get the losing ball rolling again. Would like to see 10 lbs per most again so I've started running and hiking and doing liquid diet 1day per week. Looking to get below 150 is my current goal and ~135 is my target
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Wow...I am feeling a little deflated this morning. I guess I have hit the infamous stall or plateau. Even though I have increased my recumbent bike rides and walking, I have gained 4 pounds this week. I am getting in a minimum of 70 grams of Protein each day and a minimum of 48oz of Water in daily. I know this is normal at some stage but just a bummer after putting in so much hard work. That's ok, time to push thru it and get past 50 miles and things will turn around.
Have a great day everyone.

You look great! Keep up the great work!

Morning weigh-in 249!!!! I've lost 76lbs! Holy crap! This is the lowest weight I've ever been since about the age of 14! Loving my sleeve, and filled with gratitude for my new lease on life!
pre-surgery weight 325; surgery date 2/28/2013; surgery weight 307; 8 weeks past-op weight 281.4; 12 weeks post-op 274; 4 month post-op 266.2; 5 month post-op 262.6; 6 month post-op 253.2

Hw 320
Height 5'9"
Dos 2/14/13
CW 240
Goal by my 32nd bday 9/17/13: 220
Goal for 1/1/14 : 200

Weight at start of six month pre-op diet (required by insurance): 484. Lost 112 pounds during pre-op diet. Sleeved 2/25/13. Weight on date of surgery: 372. Current weight (as of 9/10/13): 247. Weight lost since surgery:125 pounds. Total weight lost since 7/25/12: 237 pounds.

Well Done everybody!! We are all well on our journey to a healthier, smaller version of ourselves. I was 397lbs the morning of my op, 2/16/13 - no pre-op diet required by my consultant and my most current weigh in, last week, I was 293lbs!! That's a loss of 104lbs. So super pleased with my journey although I still have a 'weigh' to go ????

It's amazing how much weight ages you. Everyone looks ten years younger in their current photos. I'm very proud of everyone and motivated by all of you!