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Well, after 3 years on my own following the break up of a 30 year relationship, at the weekend I finally got naked with someone I have lusted after for years....
He didn't run away screaming at my wrinkly, saggy bits. I took my clothes off - ALL OF THEM!!!! And the world didn't end, he didn't laugh and I didn't die of embarrassment.
Something for me to add to my list when people ask how my sleeve has changed my life - I can do naked :-)))))))
Sorry if is is tmi, but I actually never thought at 52 that I could throw my clothes off with such abandon and without stressing -oh how I love my sleeve!

Hey! Well today is my one year surgiversary from my initial sleeve surgery last year and I have to admit for the very first time in forever I feel so much better! Even with the Addison's disease and the thyroid disorder and taking more medications than any person has a right to, I actually feel like I may be coming around to myself. I'm down to 119 again, which I'd be happier at 125 or 130 but I'm eating like a horse and feeling great about it! The kink in my small intestine must have really been the answer! I don't have to go back to my bariatric doctor for a whole month! That in itself is a minor miracle!!
Thanks so much for asking!!

Ppl are so hing up on outward appearance. I had a lady at work, I'm presleeve, ask to see a picture of me and my hubby I was showing off. She looked and said THIS is your husband? He's nice looking? In a question form like why would a nice looking man be with you. Smh. Yep. My husband loves me for ME. This surgery is also for ME. I include him in all my major decisions and when I said won't you be glad to have a skinny wife, he said I'm glad to have you as my wife.... Sigh.
Ppl with that amount of small mindedness will never know true love.

215.1 today. Finally lost all my Thanksgiving pounds!

I think the same thing all the time. Do you weigh and measure? Unless I'm eating out or something I religiously weigh and measure. This way you know exactly what you're putting into your body and it may help you snap that stall you mentioned! Good luck!

Back in July when I started this weight loss journey I was 282 pounds and wearing size 22/24 pants. They were really too small but I was shoving myself in anyway. Now the 22's are so big they are ridiculous, they literally fall off! I went to the thrift shop to buy some in between pants. I thought the 20's would be good. Nope, huge! I bought two pairs of size 18 and drumroll please, size 16 ! I could not believe it ! Now if that was not good enough,I wore a pair of the 18's yesterday and guess what? They are too big without a belt. how crazy is that! Oh, I have lost 7 inches off my waist since the beginning. The last time I was weighed I was at 231 pounds so fifty pounds down not bad !

Agreed. I've seen enough "one-ups" on here to not make me want to post my NSV, stats, etc. ever! But again, I'm slightly dramatic haha
I'm sorry that happened to you, LV. This certainly isn't the venue for that kind of nonsense. You know you're killing it. Don't ever let someone make you question your success!

Yeah, a large majority do. It may just be me (and I'm a tad dramatic ) but being a woman these days can be downright exhausting.

Carb crazy right here, so I definitely fall under this category. I usually stay within about 5-8% of those from day-to-day. I don't know why I'm so caught up with this fat %! It's good to know that 35-40% is OK. Thanks GG!

Thanks for the support Soph! I couldn't figure out why I felt like a bottomless out last week. Figured it out this morning haha. LOVE being female! I hear ya about seeing the scale go up. It's like paralyzingly! Crazy how our minds work. Have a good day!

Sent too soon. I know I gained over the weekend (food, beer, etc.), it's my TOM and I know my brain couldn't handle the scale today. Emotional hot mess? Ding, ding, ding!
Great job everyone! I promise, I'll be back next week with a vengeance.

OK I'm fessing up and not weighing in today.

Sent too soon. I know I gained over the weekend (food, beer, etc.), it's my TOM and I know my brain couldn't handle the scale today. Emotional hot mess? Ding, ding, ding!
Great job everyone! I promise, I'll be back next week with a vengeance.

Thanks for the support Soph! I couldn't figure out why I felt like a bottomless out last week. Figured it out this morning haha. LOVE being female! I hear ya about seeing the scale go up. It's like paralyzingly! Crazy how our minds work. Have a good day!

Great news all! They found a kink In my small intestine and fixed it! Pain right now from surgery but no more pain after that! Yay me!!! I'm so excited that they finally found what was wrong with me and repaired it!!!
On the flip side, still don't know about the Addison's disease but I have another appt with the endo doctor next week so I will find out! My bp is really low here in the hospital 84/42...they gave me steroids and a bolus to help with that.
So a night here in the hospital and we'll go from here! Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes!

216 this AM (had to use the scale at my parent's and I think theirs is 2 pounds off in my favor ). I'm going hard or going home and want to hit ONEDERLAND by Jan. 1. 199.9!
Santa, I want a stall-free 5 weeks!

My software is saying 29.7, so it's pretty carb heavy. You can shave off 10 by omitting the PB2 and ground flax though.

Sophie and GG, I started adding a green shake to my morning routine. It ranges from 200-250 depending on what I put in it. I figure it's all those good nutrients I was missing out on for the first 3 months, so I don't mind these particular extra calories. Might be worth a shot to help you guys bump up your cals?
3/4 c. Unsweetened Almond Milk
1/2 scoop Protein Powder (I use "About Time" because I feel it's a lot cleaner than some options out there)
2 tbsp. ground flax seed
1/3 banana
2 tbsp. Powdered PB (I like Just Great Stuff)
2-3 frozen strawberries
1 scoop Amazing Grass Superfood powder
Handful of baby spinach
It makes a pretty big drink so takes me quite a while to finish it but always keeps me full for hours. I find the banana really overpowers everything, so it's not too bad.

Sophie and GG, I started adding a green shake to my morning routine. It ranges from 200-250 depending on what I put in it. I figure it's all those good nutrients I was missing out on for the first 3 months, so I don't mind these particular extra calories. Might be worth a shot to help you guys bump up your cals?
3/4 c. Unsweetened Almond Milk
1/2 scoop Protein Powder (I use "About Time" because I feel it's a lot cleaner than some options out there)
2 tbsp. ground flax seed
1/3 banana
2 tbsp. Powdered PB (I like Just Great Stuff)
2-3 frozen strawberries
1 scoop Amazing Grass Superfood powder
Handful of baby spinach
It makes a pretty big drink so takes me quite a while to finish it but always keeps me full for hours. I find the banana really overpowers everything, so it's not too bad.

Sophie and GG, I started adding a green shake to my morning routine. It ranges from 200-250 depending on what I put in it. I figure it's all those good nutrients I was missing out on for the first 3 months, so I don't mind these particular extra calories. Might be worth a shot to help you guys bump up your cals?
3/4 c. Unsweetened Almond Milk
1/2 scoop Protein Powder (I use "About Time" because I feel it's a lot cleaner than some options out there)
2 tbsp. ground flax seed
1/3 banana
2 tbsp. Powdered PB (I like Just Great Stuff)
2-3 frozen strawberries
1 scoop Amazing Grass Superfood powder
Handful of baby spinach
It makes a pretty big drink so takes me quite a while to finish it but always keeps me full for hours. I find the banana really overpowers everything, so it's not too bad.

Hey GG! I am SO happy about the weight loss absolutely! I just want to try and nip some of these "food demons" in the bud. I'm lucky in that I can drop weight pretty quickly, but I am very susceptible to self sabotage and can undo 2 weeks worth of work in one weekend. Exhibit A: this weekend. I got on the scale this morning after a fun filled 4 days of food and booze. I am up 4 pounds since Thursday. Now, I usually only weigh weekly but I wanted to try and scare myself. It worked. Historically this has been my MO and trying to break this cycle is ultimately by goal from this whole journey.

Hey GoodCyn,
Thanks for the 3 year update and for confessing your sins to us newbies or pre-ops. It's really good for us to hear things like this.
Do 100 hail marys (modified jumping jacks) and get the to the vegetable aisle and gym. Consider your sins absolved.
Amen.

LV you look great!

So, I didn't make my goal and scale said I was up since weighing in for New Years challenge yesterday. Boo! But still down 5 from last week (today's weight 217.8). Can't be mad about that!
Wishing everyone a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!

My brother (the Smarty Pants doctor) offered me some great insight when I was venting to him about the same thing. He said to keep in mind that we all probably have a good bit of fat between our organs and we could be losing that. And that's the fat you want gone because it's best for you long term health.
It eased my mind a bit, so hope it helps you out too!