cloud9

I am 16 months out. I never made goal I still need to lose 40 pounds . My lowest weight was 173 in August. I had gained weight and was at 187 at my dr. Visit last week. Needless to say my surgeon challenged me to lose 10 pounds in two months. Told him I thouj my sleeve was broken. Turns out I have been grazing. I kept saying few snack won't hurt me. They have killed me and Im so mad at myself. I'm going to Paris in June and want to look fab.
This week went back to basics and have lost 6 pounds since monday. I have gone back to basics as everyone on here suggested and it works. 1 Protein shake in morning , greek yogurt for lunch. Lean Protein for snack when get home from work. Additional lean protein around 7 pm. Also have gotten in all my Water something I never did before. Keeping my carbs at 20 grams and my protein at 90. I am so grateful. That I have this forum to see that I'm not alone on this journey

*Being 345lbs at 27 and my ginocologist told me there is nothing wrong with u u just are too fat and if u continue this way u will die soon! I know direct but I needed it!
*Losing 120lbs gaining 60 a few months later losing 80 lbs again gaining 20 once more I was done dieting as extreme I was doing it for 5 years I wanted to enjoy life not just exercise and diet every single day and avoiding social life because it would get me out of my diet.
*feeling rejected even for people I love and know they love me
Now I'm 32 years old I got my sleeve done 3 months ago I have lost 50+lbs and feel great at 182lbs I still have a way to go but it was the best decision I could of make to give myself a second chance to live and this time in a healthier way!

Believe me, Bon, I've had stalls too. I seemed to yo yo around in December and January but really didn't lose anything. My NUT told me to switch up and eat up to 30 carbs a day for 2days and on the third day, eat up to 100. At first I had a slight gain, but then it seemed to kick in. Also, we joined a gym and started doing Water aerobics about 3 weeks ago, which has really helped. I started at 410 and now I'm 310, so I've got a long way to go and I know the next 100 will be even harder. We can do this. One meal at a time.

Had 6 month check up yesterday and I have lost 75.1 pounds since August 28th! Per my doctor I need to lose 36 more to reach goal! Almost in site! Happy...

Hi August 2013 sleevers, was peeking in to see how everyone is doing. I am now 7 months post sleeve and down 93 pounds. Unbelievable. Only 20 more pounds and I will be at my goal. It has slowed down to about 5- 7 pounds a month, wearing a size 12 feels better than a 24. I am throwing out all of my big clothes, how about you all ? Anyone finding great fun in shopping for new clothes? Except for the hair loss and elephant skin butt, I feel pretty good. I can also eat about a cup of food at a sitting. How are the rest of you doing?

You are all doing so well! I have only lost 66-pounds since sleeved August 23td 2013!
What's your secret? I've been stuck at this weight for about a month!

I had surgery 8/14/13...I'm down 113 pounds. Want to drop about 30 more but I'm content thus far :-)

Was sleeved 8/8/13. Hit -100 lbs today . Long way to go still but it's going.

-113.9 lbs since I started last August and feeling great! Down to a size 16 (from a 30/32) - wore a little black sequined dress & sky high Jimmy Choos to a wedding last week, danced every single dance and didn't even think abut the dessert table or the wedding cake! Hang in there everyone -- it's worth every second of this journey. Nothing tastes as good as being healthy and fit feels!!!! The carbs just aren't worth it when you see the results.

Howdy August folks,
I see some common threads here. I am down to a normal BMI but I'd like to get down further since I still have a jelly belly. I never lost fast to start with, like 8-10 lbs a month, and now it's 3-4 lbs a month. So frustrating. It will take as long to lose the last 20 as it did to lose the first 60 after surgery i fear.

We really need to consider what percentage of our weight we actually lost instead of complaining about only this and only that and how slow etc etc! You may be surprised!

I still write down what I eat everyday and keep my food most days at over 60 grams of Protein, low carbs and less than 1000 calories.. I keep walkinng and running everywhere. Weight is coming off more slowly now but still coming off. I try not to cheat and have not had really any sweets to speak of. I look at this as my mission right now. To lose 20 more pounds is my goal, and in 4 months it can be done.

How's it going everyone? Great I hope! I hope everyone is still working hard and staying happy! I know if you hit a plateau it gets tough and frustrating, I am at that point myself right now. But you can't let it get you down. If anything, let it get you motivated to work harder. Maybe start redoing some exercises we may have had some success with but slowly got away from. Maybe relooking at our eating habits and making sure we are not slipping back into old ways. I recently looked at these things and it scared me what I was seeing. Time to get refocused! Stay strong everyone...we are all here for each other!

Anything and everything is to be expected. It is all posted here. Nausea is addressed here more than anything. You just had surgery. Relax and keep reading. Read the topics how to combat the nausea. I never had any but I feel your pain. Happy Easter and count those blessings. Good luck!

I am so very sorry MNJG that you are going through that. My heart goes out to you. Sounds awful. I ended up changing doctors and that made all the difference for me. The new drug the doc put me on is Carafate (kindle also references that same drug "sucralfate" in her reply). Sucralfate on top of the double dose of prilosec is amazing. I learned a powerful lesson in that my original doctor was playing down what could have escelated to a dangerous situation for me (perforation). I hope you pursue further evaluation - even though that CT did not show ulcer that does not mean you don't have one. Thank you for sending me good thoughts I am sending them right back to you. Keep us posted please.

Glad you got a diagnosis and are feeling better.

Ohhh! I am so happy you are feeling better! This is such great news!! Many blessings to a continued healthy recovery for you :-) yay!!!!!!!

Just checking in with you Cloud9--you ok?

Get better soon :-(

I am a provider buy not YOUR provider, however, anytime someone is having black stools and blood in their emesis (vomit) I advise go to the ER. One of the main reasons is to check a CBC (complete blood count) and your vital signs (esp heart rate and blood pressure) because the amount of blood passed can be deceiving compared to what you actually see. Please consider it.

This sounds awful and scary for you. It is my understanding that fresh blood will be bright red; older blood, likely to be seen in stool will be black and tarry -like. Do you have a home blood pressure machine? If not, see if someone can get one for you. They are around $30. Take your BP lying down write it down; sit up - wait 2 minutes and take it again; stand for 2 minutes and take it for the last time. If there are significant changes with you BP and heart rate- maybe contact an advice nurse or your doctor's office. I highly doubt that increasing anything that reduces acid will make an impact on your symptoms. Blood in vomit or in a BM - unless you have a hard stool or hemmroids, is not ok! Please follow up -go with your instinct and head to to the ER - if it happens one more time. in the meantime, get up slowly and sit a bit before getting out of bed. NO falling!!
Hang in there...you are the one that knows what is normal for your own body.
Trish

Oh my goodness! This sounds horrible! I would not wait! I would go to the ER and have them do the scope. I think it is CRAZY that your doctor has this wait and see attitude with this pain you're in, the blood, etc. Please go and please keep is posted!!

I am so sorry you are having this. Does not sound fun. I hear in your writing you maybe having thoughts of doubt. I hope someone can chime in that may have had this before. I know we are all different but if it was me I would also call my primary doc. I would think they could give you something to help the pain. Keep us posted and hope it goes away soon.

If he thinks it's an ulcer, why isn't he prescribing something like sucralfate to help it heal? I agree with the other posters that you should consult with someone else ASAP. Even if it is "just" an ulcer, it can perforate and then you are in real trouble.

I have no personal experience to offer, but you do he my empathy and concern. I will be sending tons of good juju your way.