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you all are doing so great, congrats!!!! I too was sleeved in June 2013, June 3rd. I have lost 71lbs so far. I am going to toot my own horn...
TOOT! TOOT! L0L!! IM SORRY, IM RALLY NOT A BRAGGING TYPE OF PERSON, IM JUST VERY EXCITED. I was 243 when I started and was about to bust out of my size 20 jeans and im 172 and wear like a 11/12 or 13!!! yee haw. =) I just hope and pray that God will continue to bless me down this road as he has. =) I will go on Nov. 19th for my "6mth" ck up. a little scared, only bc I have been a bad girl and haven't taken my Vitamins as im suppose to. it was very hard in the beginning, but ive started back. I also need to have more Protein in my diet, sadly enough my hair is falling out, somewhat by the handfuls and I had thick curly hair... =( I want my hair back, its shorter b thinner. =( so sweet ladies, please make sure that you get enough protein! you all take care. =)

Good Luck! *)

*!* cheers, to a new beginning!!! Good Luck to you all and God Bless!! )

Started at a high of 372; down to 353 on surgery day. Had surgery 8-20-12 and I am now 236. Weight loss was several pounds per week in the early months, now 1-2 per week. Good luck

I'm 6'2" and started at 333. I'm down to 295 on pre op diet with surgery scheduled for June 11.

6'-3" here and.....
Pre-op highest................./...320 ish
Day I started pre-op diet......292
Day of surgery.....................276
Post-op so far........................226
For the most part, people on here are very helpful, so just give a shout out and there are usually people more than willing to help, give advice or just listen to us rant. Good luck!

Great job Alex! I feel I need to go to the gym more a little weaker in strength then I used to be get that back and it will be great. Keep up the great work.

Post op life NOW is great. liquids sucked, but was manageable. After getting to soft foods this week, I've been happy, haha. Don't hope you can do something, make up your mind and leave no room for doubt. WIth pre op diets, and then the surgery, and the hard work you're going to put in to your new lifestyle, you'll drop those 100 pounds and reshape your body completely.

I was sleeved on December 11th and ive lost total pre and post op 56 pounds and ive notice that my penis is a little longer and thicker, i mean i can hold it with one hand now as before i couldn't so i help that gives you some hope

I was curious what kind of enlargements men on here have seen with weight loss. I am not asking anyone here to reveal penis sizes... I'm just curious as to what kind of gains people have seen with 50lb, 100lb, etc weight loss in terms of inches? Or inch? Is there anything else that someone's encountered that may be fun to look forward to or to look for? I'm 10 days post op and looking for various subtleties to look forward to....

You can expect to see about 1" more penis per 35lbs of weight loss. Of course this is limited to the the amount of fat surrounding yours.
I have lost just shy of 100lbs & can say it is verry noticeable. And with less fat around it, holding it up, it does hang lower (appear even larger) flacid.

I have had hard calloused feet as long as I can remember. I have tried so many different moisturizers. . If I use pumice or a file, it gets smoothe but comes back within a few days. Also if I get rid of the callouses, my feet get more sore from walking. So I am thinking the callouses are actually a defense against the weight. Have your feet gotten softer as you have dropped weight?
I also get blisters from almost any dressy shoes, on the sides of my heels because my ankles are so fat.

Last night for the first time in many years, I stood flat footed, clad in only bra & panties then looked in the mirror and didnt hate what I saw...
my pannis is still horrible but with the right cute panties it wasnt as noticeable....got me almost looking forward to going to the beach
Im a lil under 175 lbs, solidly in size 10....showing a whle lotta leg and happy about it....

I know what's with the coffee? ?? I drank it everyday BLACK loved it, I sit here right now drinking my coffee with sugar and milk....
Oh and the NPR for country?? I haven't fallen off the edge that far yet! *shivers* 0_o
But I've been really digging the rock classics lately (stones, zeppelin, etc)

Mine is running! Love to run 5k, 10k, HIIT and am now just starting on longer distances ( next goal is to do a 1/2). i hope another addiction will also be cross fit soon.
By the way, I love coffee also and like to have a cup a day during the week or a grande size latte on the weekend.

I am hooked on spinning right now. I wish I could run.... Ruined knee.
The difference is I can go a few days without cycling....lol.... coffee NOT

I had some anxiety over the surgery i had booked for May 9 - tomorrow, but what tipped the scale is my support person going "off the rails". His brother is near death and the whole thing was just too much stress. Lets be honest, i had big time anxiety and realized that it wasn't actually entirely about the surgery, but my anxiety triggered some past traumas to rear its ugly head.
I decided to postpone by about 6 months and spend the summer enjoying life! And I am going to do EMDR treatment again to deal with those old traumas a bit more.
I hit goal back in February and so have been toying with the idea of trying to lose another 5-10# over the next 4-5 months since my plastics are delayed. Sounds easy, right? sheesh. I don't track food but just have been cutting back a tiny bit and man am I hungry! LOL apparently a small change makes a big difference.
I also started crossfit and that seemed to have triggered appetite.
I had been at a good equilbrium and maintaining so that is my top priority. Dropping a few more is a "nice to have" and more important for me to keep a good stable maintenance. I wish my good nutritionalist was still around - she moved away - as I would like to have a sanity check with someone I trust. When I saw her replacement (once) nice lady ended the meeting by saying "I have learned so much about sleeve patients from you!". I was thinking... i should be the one learning here.... so didn't go back.
I don't really need to lose more weight, I just sorta hoped that the problem areas (inner thighs, belly) would improve in spite of surgeons telling me I just need plastics...sigh

You have your mind in the right place. I think you're so in tune with what's right when it comes to what and when. I admire you a lot.. I hope you think the same of yourself.

I'm sooo glad I was told about this app, lately i have been feeling like a failure with the surgery because I have been stuck at a 65lb weightloss for the past 5 months and This Thursday December 13, 2012 will be my 1 year anniversary of course I know I have not been eating the way I should but reading your stories have been such an encouragement & Thank you.. I am no longer that scarde to go to my 1yr weigh in..... Lol I'll keep you all posted

6month before & after

11month before & after

Hi ladies!!! What you are going through is perfectly normal....I was sleeved exactly a year ago and the first 4-5 months the weight came off at a steady rate...I was INVINCIBLE!!! Then just when I thought I had a good system down of eating more or less the right things (I've never been really good at getting my Protein or Water in and I have a cookie every day, cream in my coffee and a glass of wine a few times a week), but I was consistently exercising and then it all stopped. I think I lost 2-4 lbs in 2 months....but I was so happy to have lost 50+ lbs I was in a good space, didn't indulge any more than the stuff above, kept exercising and enjoying it more, and then I started losing again. I reached my goal weight a couple of weeks ago and am now 139 lbs, 2 lbs below goal weight. So don't freak out, enjoy the ride and remember how far you have come. If you start to gain a lb or 2, you need to really think about how to counter act that one; do the usual things, up the Protein, cut the carbs and exercise more...time goes by so fast and if you just hang in there, before you know it you will be the weight you were meant to be!
BTW, just in THIS THREAD ALONE, between the 6 of us WE HAVE LOST OVER 400 LBS!!!!!!!!

Hi,we were sleeved 3 days apart.
2 months ago my weight loss stopped.I was eating good and exercising.But the weight wasnt coming off.I sulked and complained about it for a good 7 weeks weeks.
When my rebellion about this surgery that wasnt working (lol) subsided I gave myself a good talking to and realized
1.I wasnt really tracking carefully.(the little bits and bops that went with the food,or the quick bite before dinner,or the extra milk in my tea,they all added a good few calories every day that I wasnt counting)
2.I had to drop my carbs and up my Protein.
3.i had to eat different foods.Was repeating the same foods all the time.
4.The choice was to do these things and work hard or stay at that weight,but I had a choice.
5.That I really was the only one to help me and being so mad about it want going to change it.I had to take responsibility.
Since then I have lost about 15 pounds fast.It may be my plan,I want to believe or It might have been a mighty stall, which would mean your weight loss will start up again.
In the mean time,maybe you should just work out your own plan.It does make us feel much better to be proactive about things.That way the weight will start coming off sooner rather than later again.
Good luck and if sulky me can do this,so can you.You are getting closer and closer to that elusive onederland and it does feel great.Hope you join us there soon!

Seems like that's your answer. :} I'm still pre-op myself' date=' but I anticipate having those moments once I get below my lowest adult-weight (236), as I'm sure I'll try to get too comfortable. Sometimes it just helps to get back to square one & start again as if it was a new program all over. You got this! :}
347*294/285/135 (*347HW/294SSW)

I am 18 months out and tan weekly. My scars don't look bad, no worse than all my stretch marks anyway.

me too! should be sometime in june. i have my endoscopy and heart doctor appts set for april. i have already lost 15 lbs. i am getting excited because things are starting to happen!