Reigo

Love love love NOLA! You did great! I might have had to eat a few fried oysters off a poboy!

Great job. More leftovers!

I am sorry you aren't getting the full support you need. Maybe get someone in the gym who works there to show you some techniques. They may have affordable sessions with a trainer too which solves both problems bc you will have an appt and know you need to go. I just a precor elliptical so I can do cardio from home! I need to push myself bc I need to and can't rely on others whims. Glad to hear your are already getting geared for the journey. Don't let anyone get ya down

Can you call your doc? Is that normal? Does it happen with liquids too?

Good luck!

Where in broward are you? I am in Davie. Had my procedure with dr Sosa

I just googled "slimming" because I had a different procedure and don't experience ths...let's just say, there's lots of different definitions of slimming which are NOT wls related tat I could have lived without every knowing!

That sounds awful for you to deal with- call doctor.going back to liquids to tolerate food might be good until you are checked out.

Awesome! Congrats on the new you! Your doc did a great job. Are you 5 months out from the tuck or from wls? Thanks for sharing pics

If you search here for stalls, you are not alone! It is normal and it is frustrating for sure! Been stalled for a few weeks now myself

You look healthy and beautiful. The last pounds off are the hardest! I am not far enough out to give great advise but some longer out are doing a 5/2 diet. Google it if it sounds like something that could work for you. Increased exercise is always good and lower carbs as general rules.

Glad to see you going strong. How was your weigh in today?

Thanks for all the honest responses. I enjoyed the perspective provided. I can see how all the things that are frustrating would be just that! This is why I asked because while I haven't been here long I observe patterns (I am an auditor so that might explain it). Just a thought but can you create a private vet forum or some other area that is private so you can vent in a productive manner? I certainly didn't post over here to kick the sand in the sandbox but the question I had was geared toward the small group who have hung around here after a year plus so I thought it was the right place to post logistically speaking. Thanks again everyone for weighing in.

Very interesting article which have answered my other question of weight loss plateauing at 6 months. Maybe that's the approximate amount of time fr the body to adjust to lower calorie intake. This portion of the article: This means that a given reduction in caloric intake (let’s say eating 500 calories less per day) will only result in weight loss for as long as it takes the body to decrease its daily caloric needs by that amount. Unfortunately, this generally occurs within a few weeks of starting your diet (as the body loses weight and hormonal changes kick in to reduce energy metabolism). This is when you stop losing weight, despite still eating 500 calories less than before. To start losing weight again, you would now need to reduce your calories even further, but even then weight loss would once again stop as the body adjusts to even fewer calories. (This is why people who have bariatric surgery, despite consuming far fewer calories than before, don’t simply continue losing weight till they disappear).

Getting close to my first trip post op and getting together my rations! Kashi, Protein bars and Protein drinks and oatmeal packs. Will get fresh fruit in the hotel. Just leaves 1 meal a day out hopefully. I have never been to Madrid so I am hoping I have ample healthy options available. I just do so much better from home than when I travel (pre-surgery) so still stressing...

I hadn't really tracked my calories before surgery (unless I was hot and heavy on some diet) but not immediately leading up to my surgery. Looking back, I was probably averaging 2500 calories a day with days topping 3000 and other days closer to 2000 (when I cook more and don't eat out). Now I am between 1000-1200 at 7 weeks out. What about you?

That's awesome! It sounds like you are close to goal and hit the time mark close together! Will be interesting to see if others slowed at 6 months even being further out from goal

Sorry for posting here as a newbie. I was just curious how you feel seeing the same types of posts over and over but you have experience long term.

Dr Jorge Sosa. Also very happy but wish I had more restriction.

I have read many posts which sound like the weight loss tapered off around 5/6 month range but I was wondering if the results are different depending on the total amount of weight loss you need and where you are relative to goal or if it's really just time driven. In other words, do people slow down weight loss because they are closer to goal or because after 6 months, your body adjust to the new caloric intake? I have read people who are less than 50% to their goal and stop losing even with 50-100 pounds left to go. That makes me wonder if time is the bigger factor and if so, are you more likely to reach goal if your total weight loss target is less. Thoughts? If you hit the preverbial wall, where were you in your weight loss journey- how many months out, how much weight loss and how much left to go?

Great responses and perspective. My topic actually was more about feeling jaded as a "vet" and listening (reading) all the honeymoon posts and realizing that it's not all roses and sunshine but listening to others who can't believe how the weight is just melting off them. And not really about how you feel about your sleeve journey. More just wondering if the inundation of newbie posts get old.

So what scares me is I am 7 weeks out and can eat 6-8 ounces easily! Big congrats on 100 pounds gone!

I felt like telling her that she can't starve herself to become pretty! Her face is a bit rough but with makeup and her T&A poking out, most. Men don't care.

So having been there and done that with the bright eyed bushy tailed (or honeymoon syndrome) and now realizing what the real constant struggle is, how hard is it not to be jaded here? Most people posting are newly sleeved and are so fresh and eager with the easier road still being travelled. While its great that their outlook is positive, it must get a bit difficult to read all these types of posts. Just curious when the rose tinted glasses came off for you? I am only 7 weeks out and realize I. Am facing an uphill battle for life. Wanted the solution but realize I only got a calculator! Still up to me to solve the problem...

Lol! Now you will be up 3 times for the bathroom!