BigDaddyJoe

I'm at 3 months also, and have been stalled for a week now. I had a 2 week stall a few weeks ago also. They happen, it will end. After my 2 week stall, I started losing almost a lb. a day for almost 2 weeks.

Exit 117 here.

I never had any issues with eggs (thank God, because we have chickens, and it would have killed me if I couldn't eat eggs!). The only foods I had an issue with when I first tried them were tuna fish and tilapia. Not sure if they were too dry, or if I ate too fast or what. But now, at 3 months out, I can eat pretty much anything I want. But that's the thing - I don't WANT to eat anything anymore.

I was sleeved on March 8, 2013, just over 3 months ago. I am at 74% right now. I wasn't a high BMI'er to begin with, my BMI was 36. I started at 274, and am now 212. My doctor's goal is 190. That still puts me 1 lb. above the normal range on the BMI chart. I'd like to lose maybe 5-10 lbs more than that. I've been 190 before, like 15-20 years ago, and was very happy being that weight. All of my health problems were weight related. I've gotten off the BP medication within 3 months. I won't know for another couple of months whether I can stop using my CPAP machine for sleep, because insurance won't cover another sleep study until then.

I don't know for sure, but since it is just going to be like Medicare for everyone, then I would assume very little would be covered. Even the author of the Affordable Care Act is now saying that it is a train wreck.

This is a tough one. My wife worried about this a lot. We have personally seen weight loss surgery destroy relationships of people we knew. Mostly because one person had newfound confidence, and ended up going out with friends a lot more, which led to adulterous situations. My wife and I were both sleeved, exactly 6 weeks apart (me - 03/08/13, her - 04/19/13). Our relationship is solid, but it hasn't been an intimate relationship for some time, for whatever reasons (3 kids and being too tired all the time being a major one). I am hoping that we can somehow get our 'groove' back, and improve that aspect of our relationship. The desire is there, at least on my end, and I believe on hers, but it just isn't as easy as it should be. Things have been the way they are for a while now, and it is hard to just flip a switch and change them. I don't even know how to initiate things anymore. I'm keeping my hopes up, and we'll see how it goes.

I worry about this constantly. I am 3 months out now, and it takes work for me to get to 800 calories a day. I'd like to be able to eat more, but just can't.

Wow, I was doing a search on the maintenance phase, and what to expect, and came across this thread. I've lost weight rather quickly. I started with only about 85-90 lbs to lose, and have lost 62 in 3 months. I'm barely eating any food. I struggle most days to get to 800 calories, unless I have a snack of some cashews or something. I was concerned with how I was going to stop the weight loss and avoid from becoming TOO skinny. I wasn't expecting to come across this issue. I don't see how I would ever be able to gain it back. I don't enjoy eating anymore. It is easier for me to eat the right things now, since eating is no longer enjoyable it is easier for me to concentrate on eating the 'right' things. Maybe this will all change in the future, and I will better be able to understand this post. I think my wife may have issues down the road. She was sleeved 6 weeks after me, about a month and a half ago. She is down about 30 lbs now. But she is constantly talking about what she'd like to eat or wishes she could eat. She will have a small bit of ice cream occasionally. I don't even like the taste of ice cream, or really any sweets, anymore. I think she has a lot more issues of head hunger than I do. So she may have a harder time in the long term than I do.

It's great that you'll both have each other for support and understanding.

Hi there, my wife and I were both sleeved, exactly 6 weeks apart. We wanted to do it closer, but she had problems getting off from work, so had to do it later. We submitted to insurance at the same time, and had no issues, were approved very quickly. I was sleeved on March 8, and am now down 60 lbs. I only had 84 to lose, so now only have about 25 more to get to goal. I was taken off my blood pressure medication yesterday (yay!). My wife was sleeved April 19, and is down 27 lbs now, I believe. She also had about 80 to lose.

I am celebrating 2 things today. First, I weighed in this morning and am now down 60 lbs! I weighed 214, down from 274. In not even 3 months! I can't believe it. Second, my doctor took me off of my blood pressure medication yesterday! This is huge! He had cut my dose in half a few weeks ago, and this visit was a follow-up to see how I was doing on the half dose. They took my blood pressure when I first got in, and it was 120/70. He was happy with that and was willing to keep me going on the half dose for now, until I mentioned that I've been getting light-headed when playing the trumpet while standing up. He had me stand up to take my blood pressure, and it was 108/70. So he told me to go ahead and stop taking it. He wants to see me again in another 3 weeks to see how I'm doing off of it.

I've finally broken my stall after almost 2 weeks, and have lost a lb. a day for the past 3 days! I knew it had to end eventually, and tried not to stress about it, but it was hard! I'm now 224, 50 lbs from my top weight of 274. So excited!

I've sent invites out to both of you. Should be in your email.

Fariethin, now that I am on my computer and not on my iPad, I can see your profile and see that your surgery was March 6. I have sent you an invite.

Are you a March sleever? If not, I'm sorry but the decision has been made that too many non-March sleevers have gotten into the group and that goes against the original intent of the group. There are other Facebook groups for people not sleeved in March.

I agree, Serendipity! Almost like our mind is doing it to us. I know it will come off eventually, just seems like it's taking forever to start moving again. Before this past week, I was losing .5 to 1 lb a day for a little while.

OK, I guess I jumped the gun a week ago when I said I was no longer obese because I weighed 227 and my BMI was 29.9. Ever since then, I've been fluctuating between 227 and 229. Guess I'm in some sort of a stall. Oh well, I'm not really stressing over it. I know I'm still doing all the right things and it will move when it wants to.

No, it doesn't have to be me. I'm not sure if it would let someone else do it either, because the message I get says that 'this person has already been invited', not that I have already invited you. The only other option would be to add me or another member as a friend on Facebook, then we would be able to add you without an email address. If you'd like to try that, look for me Joseph Stahl. If you can't find me or too many turn up, put my email address joe_stahl@msn.com into the search box and I should turn up.

I did send it, GrammyViv, and it won't let me invite you again. The email is done by Facebook, so I have no idea what it looks like. Maybe one of the people who have received the email will see this and answer your question.

I'd be interested to see people's answers to this also. I've looked at it as being its own reward. I've cut the BP med dosage in half and will hopefully be off it soon. What more reward do I need than that?

Subtitle: I'm no longer obese! I'm no longer obese! I never in my life thought I'd be so happy to utter these words! I weighed in this morning at 227.0. That calculates to a BMI of 29.9, and I'm no longer considered obese! I was 227.6 yesterday, so I knew it would be a matter of days. In less than 8 short weeks, I've moved from obese to overweight, have cut my blood pressure medication dosage in half, and stopped taking my prescription Prilosec. Next goals: I'm 3 lbs away from losing 50, getting off my BP med completely, and getting off my CPAP machine (AKA the medieval torture device). Another (perhaps less realistic) goal is to lose 7 lbs by May 13. May 13 is my 13th wedding anniversary, and I'd love to get down to the same weight I was then (220). It will be hard, because my weight loss has slowed this past week or so, but I know it's possible.

Yes, Hwynbrwneyes, the Facebook page is secret, you can't even find it if you aren't a member. I've sent invites to you, duckie913, jkfletch82, and GrammyViv.

Ok, I have sent invites to sunflowers and bostonhok