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I got on the scale this morning for the first time in a couple weeks and discovered I was at 194, down 164#s with 14 to go to 180. My 36w pants are loose so later this week Im going to go try on some 34's.

Stalls are common and expected. I am 7+ months post op and go thru weeks long stalls then hit a loosing period where I drop for a couple weeks then back to a stall. My Dr. Says its a way for the body to not be shocked by loosing too much weight at once. Ie... When I first started loosing and droped 15 lbs in 2 weeks it was less 4% of my body weight, not too much of a shock. Now if i were to lose 15 lbs in 2 weeks it would be 8% percent of my body weight, way too much of a shock to the body. Hope that helps.

Sounds like your off to a fantastic start,with a great support system. Welcome to an ever changing life that gets eaiser and eaiser to live without all the extra weight and ailments that go with it. Also welcome to the board, I dont post as much as some but I read everything and its a great help and inspiration to me.

Very nice hitting the wonderland, 10 more lbs here and ill be joining you. Congrats

Fantastic. I am sharing the same celebration with you as I just became overweight myself this morning for the first time I can remember. Congrats!!!

Its a great milestone, i crossed the 150 mark in the last day or 2 so I know how you feel. Keep up the good work!

I started slow walking the day after surgery, I was home. After a month I i started doing crunches and legs lifts and have built up to 500 a day of each. I get a 6 mile walk in almost every day and on the days when i'm pressed for time i still get two 1 mile walks in with the dog. Ive been working with kettle bells for 5 months now 7 days a week and love it. I dont go to a gym but there are tons of good instructional videos online line. Now that the weather is starting to break Im going to try taking my bike into the train station to go to work instead of the bus. Its about 7 miles with two big hills so Im going to do some practice rides first before I try to make it for the 615 am train.

Congrats. Its wonderful!

I know what you mean. I've been driving big cars and suv's for 30 years because thats what I fit in. This past week I traded in my big v70 volvo wagon and got me a bmw M3 that I've always wanted but could never fit in. Cant wait to hit the autobaun in Germany this summer.

A little over 7 mths post op and down 150lbs. I pluged it into my shape up ap and it put me under 30% fat for the first time in my memory. Im at 208 heading for 170. All of a sudden 38lbs don't seem too daunting. Oh and I wore size 36 jeans last night on an outing with my work mates.

Wow thats an extensive process but i imagine the success rate shows it

What is the 5 week program? We have nothing like that here. Aslo if you have to wait so long dont they have to make it available to you another way, like sending you to a different region or country. Thats what i did. It would be over a year in hallands lån to have it so i had the option to go to skåne lån to have it. That the nice part ofnational health care.

Well on a lark today I got a pair on jeans out my wife bought for me a couple months ago and tried them on, size 36, and by god they fit, really well. I have no memory of being in a 30something pant since my childhood. Guess im going to edit out all the loose fitting 40's now. Happy Easter everyone.