Sarah0829

I eat light and fit Greek yogurt

Has 80 calories and 12 grams of Protein.

Thank you so much! My journey is just beginning:)

Hi everyone!

I started at 286 pounds. I have lost 101 pounds! I weigh 185 woohoo! My surgery was on 08/29/13 it's been 8 months so far and I am totally loving this journey. Loving my sleeve and the new me

Me and my daughter have just now gotten to share in this journey, my surgery was June 18, 2012, starting weight 334.9 lbs current weight 199 lbs, that's almost 136 lab lost, my daughter had her surgery in Nov 2013, she is down 70 lbs, I'm so proud of her that I could cry! Before After

You both look amazing! What an awesome transformation love your dress!

April 2013 size 18 dress April 2014 size 10 dress

You look amazing!!! Great job!

HW: 390 CW:240 3X to XL Shirt Size Size 50 to Size 36 Jeans

Congrats! You are doing awesome

You all look amazing! Rocking those new bodies congrats!

Yup! Mine went to 5-6 no worries we will get there!

Good thank you for the reply ! So atleast I know it's not just me

No it's not. The closer we get to goal the harder it will be for the weight to come off. I also learned at my local support group that months 6-7 we plateau or have a stall. Hang in there!

Me too! I have no problem eating a whole container of yogurt. I get full very fast with dense Protein though. I can only eat around 2-3 oz the most.

I had surgery 08/29/2013

HW 286

SW 280

CW 199

I have lost a total of 87 pounds! I need 40 to reach my personal goal. I have slowed down now. I hope this is not the end!

Just FYI the real Spanx the expensive ones (70) are actually easy to get on and pretty comfy' date=' just smooths out the cottage cheese. Lol[/quote']

I have those hahaha I was too big still was sweating... I just want to wear clothes without having to wear anything to hold me in

Omg..what the hell are Spanx? Never encountered them..of course I haven't worn pantyhose in 13 years either.

They sale them at lane Bryant... They are like a girdle type thing... Hold everything... They look like they are for a child them you stretch them and put them on hahahaha I would sweat just getting the damn things on!

Things I WILL NOT MISS....

1. Not being able to shave my legs without getting off balance.

2. Feeling bloated and swollen..

3. Not taking family pictures.

4. feeling uncomfortable at weddings, party's, and my husband Christmas party.

5. Not finding shoes that fit, always had to get wide width... Ugh!

6. Spanx LOL!

7. Tummy control top panty hose.

8. Not being able to enjoy Water parks and the beach.

9. Feeling tired, run down, and moody all the time.

10. Feeling like I don't deserve to stand next to my very fit and handsome husband :/

7 weeks out and 42 pounds lighter...this side is sooo much better!

Have most of you started working out yet? What are you doing? Anyone doing yoga or bar classes? - Jen' date=' Sleeved 8/29[/quote']

I started working out two days after surgery. Now I walk 2-3 miles Or do Zumba for 30 to 40 minutes both of which burns between 550 -600 cal.

I am going to start couch 2 5k also! I was sleeved 8/29 too

Sex has always been great but after losing weight and inches wow!

Husband can't take hands off me all day lol! I think you feel more comfortable and "skin/fat" is not in the way... Especially tummy area it makes for a more enjoyable and intense orgasm my opinion anyway

Hi there! I do exercise about 5 days a week. I was pretty lucky and got cleared for exercise after 1 week. I also try to vary my calories from day to day (600 on Monday' date=' 750 on Tuesday, 850 on Wednesday, 675 on Thursday, etc.). Not sure if that is helping, but I have convinced myself it is haha![/quote']

Hi! Yes I workout all week... I eat around 600-700 calories a day but I burn between 450-550 calories also... Maybe I should try more calories on other days like you do... Have u hit any stalls?

I go from losing 1-2 pounds then stop for a week or so to even gaining a pound sometimes... Not sure if my body is just adjusting hmmmm...

I've lost 32 so far!

8 week check-in... Start: 288 Today: 241 -47 Still struggling with eating slow' date=' but everything seems to be going pretty swell![/quote']

Almost like me! I was 280 now I am 248 ... I am 6 weeks out do u exercise too? I want to lose 40-45 by 8weeks...

All the time I did feel like the biggest one... That's what encouraged me to do this surgery...

Surgery date I was 280 at 5'7 but to everyone else looked smaller. I guess I'm more heavy boned lol!

Now I'm 248 and I still feel big... better but big still... You are not alone. Can't wait to get to 8 months out and look back on the transformation

I am 6 weeks out tomorrow

If it helps at all look at it this way... You can eat a cookie, cake, pizza etc... You are choosing not too! That's the awesome part... Be encouraged by the thought that now you are in control!

This is a life changing surgery but I can guarantee you it will pay off.

We have all tried those treats before.. We know what they taste like (and although yummy!) it didn't do anything for my butt and thighs haha... Embrace the new you! Journal if you have too. I read a few days ago on my journal how gross and " fat" I felt a few months ago... I read it now and I'm like yeah kiss my slowly fading big butt lol! I'm beating you this time.... YOU can do this!!

True I can try that!

Thanks!

SW 280 CW 191 GW 150. Starting to feel a lot better!!!

You look wonderful!

My surgery weight was 280 too!

I am 6 weeks out and have lost 32 pounds...

Did u have any stalls? And when did you notice the most weight came off?

I want to be 190 in four months too

Do you sweat when you do the Zumba?

Yes tons... Full cardio workout hahaha...

Here's my best guess. 1) You probably need to make sure that you get at least 800 calories per day. You don't want your body to think you are starving. If you do 600 calories of exercise in a day then you have a net intake of 200 calories' date=' so you should probably add an additional 200 calories to your intake that day. 2) I don't think you mentioned your Protein intake. You should be getting at least 80 grams per day, or possibly more since you are working out so much. 3) Your weight is more likely to vary up and down from one day to the next if you are eating any significant amount of carbs. This doesn't have an impact on how much weight you will lose in a month, but it can have a significant impact on your day to day weight. If you are eating many carbs, but still under you carb limit from your NUT then I wouldn't worry much about this. The underlying cause of this is your body replenishing its glycogen stores. 4) Are you using salt in your food. It doesn't take much salt to cause you to store more Water, which will cause your weight to go up a pound or two. If what you eat the next day doesn't have as much salt, then that weight will come back off. 5) Hormones fluctuations can cause more or less Water weight to be stored. You may be accustomed to that and have some idea if that is a factor or not. 6) The amount of waste stored in your intestines can influence your weight on a daily bases. Do you have BMs daily? 7) Some scales are not as reliable as others. To test this you should weight yourself, then step off the scales, and hold something that weighs 5 or 10 pounds, and weigh yourself (but ignore that weight), then step off the scales, put down the object you were holding, then weigh yourself again. See if the weights are the same, and try this over several days. You should also try to weigh yourself at about the same time everyday. 8) Since you do one kind of exercise on some days and another kind on other days, maybe you sweat more on some day than other and this would result in the loss of more water weight and more electrolytes, which would also impact your water retention. Do any of these seem like they might apply to you?[/quote']

Possibly...some of it Yes!

I get in around 60-80 grams a day if protein....very seldom I eat out (soups, chicken etc) that have high sodium I'm guessing so the water retention is possible...

I have BM every day.... Thank goodness! I don't urinate as often maybe 3 times :/ I drink lots of fluids most days so it's weird...my carbs are limited to mostly pretzel thins...and the little that's in yogurt and low fat cheese... I rarely have any rice (except veggie sushi roll but it's not much) no Pasta, bread, rice, or any other "bad" carbs...