kyleebean

That is super exciting. We are going to Disney in July and not fitting into the rides is one of my biggest fears...... I can't decide if I will try or just forgo because I don't want to be the fat chick who gets kicked out of the ride because the bar wont close. That would be so embarrassing to me.

I should add I keep Protein at 80 gm and I drink about 100 oz of crystal light/water

I'm four months out as well and I eat between 800-1000 per day.

I had band to sleeve conversion in November. I wouldn't say I felt no restriction, but I didn't notice the "full" feeling until I was eating real food~ chicken with cooked veg, ground turkey with cheese and sauce, etc. Looking at your statistics, you started at a lower weight so I wouldn't expect you to drop a ton right away....disappointing as that is. hang in there.

wow can I empathize with you. The only thing I can say is at least you found out BEFORE you had surgery!. I was approved and had surgery (revision from lapband to sleeve) in November 13. I was hospitalized 4 days due to complications. A few weeks later I get a bill for ..... wait for it.... $132,000. So I have a major anxiety attack and call my insurance who tells me they indeed did approve the surgery but my policy only covers up to $25,000 per life time. They never told me that nor did they tell the program coordinator at the hospital I went to. Now, I have to tell you, the hospital did "reduce" my bill to $47,000. That was nice of them. When I called to make payment arrangements, the lowest they would accept per month was $800.00. That just isn't going to happen, I'm a social worker who works for a non profit agency. Scary stuff.

wow can I empathize with you. The only thing I can say is at least you found out BEFORE you had surgery!. I was approved and had surgery (revision from lapband to sleeve) in November 13. I was hospitalized 4 days due to complications. A few weeks later I get a bill for ..... wait for it.... $132,000. So I have a major anxiety attack and call my insurance who tells me they indeed did approve the surgery but my policy only covers up to $25,000 per life time. They never told me that nor did they tell the program coordinator at the hospital I went to. Now, I have to tell you, the hospital did "reduce" my bill to $47,000. That was nice of them. When I called to make payment arrangements, the lowest they would accept per month was $800.00. That just isn't going to happen, I'm a social worker who works for a non profit agency. Scary stuff.

I've been struggling getting the "scale" to move below 245 and this morning I got on the scale and it was 247. I stupidly got on it again this evening and it was 250. I have been following the program to the letter all week, 80 gm of Protein, drinking all my Water 80-100 oz, and exercising. I can't figure this out and am beyond upset. My partner is sooo sick of me talking about weight loss so talking to her about my frustrations really isn't an option right now.

Thanks you guys.... Sometimes I just need to vent and I appreciate this board so much, for so many reasons.

Don't get me wrong, I realize I have lost weight but this month has kind of sucked in terms of weight loss. The first two months(November to December) I lost a total of 45 pounds, then the third( December to January) month I lost 12 pounds, then 7(January to February) pounds and this month(February to March) has only been 6 pounds. I'm scared that my weight loss is going to stop..... I still have a long way to go and this is starting to feel like not going to happen at all. Most days (probably 98%) I am on plan, get my Protein, Water, etc. There have been a few times where I have had a bite of birthday cake or an onion ring. But these are very few and far between.

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where are you finding it? I would love to watch this!

I'm totally self conscious and find flaws with whatever I put on. Two weeks ago my partner and I had "budior" pictures taken and I have to say, I looked really good in them (so did she). But I don't see it when I look in the mirror. I have bought new clothes and I like them but I don't know that they are super flattering. I'm still in a 1X - 2X and some of the clothes that are available are really not my style.... Who knew I actually had one? What are some good styles for dressing plus size women who are still losing? I don't want to break the bank every weekend or spend every weekend in a thrift store trying to find something.... Any ideas?

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Today I wore one of my favorite pair of jeans to work (which are a size 20) and when I came home I took my dog for a walk. It's pretty mild here right now and all the snow is melting so there were a lot of puddles and the bottom of my pants got wet. When I came home, I was looking for a dry pair of jeans and tried on a pair of my girlfriend's size 16 jeans, and they fit..... and looked good. I might not give them back to her!

I have always had insomnia too. It was really bad right after surgery and I was prescribed ambien which really helped. But my doc only prescribed a few pills. I also take Elavil (antidepressant), unisom, and melatonin at night. If I don't go to bed first and fall asleep before my partner comes to bed, I cannot fall asleep. It kinda sucks.... but we make it work.

I did try asking her that and she said No that she only wants liquids consumed between meals... I just haven't felt satisfied with that.

I had a follow up with my NUT last week. I am 3 months out from band to sleeve revision. While I have pretty good restriction, I can pretty much tolerate anything so I'm not super limited in what I can eat. That being said, I do get hungry between meals. NUT wants me to have Snacks in between meals but wants them to be liquid, ie, Protein Shakes or milk. I like both of these but sometimes I really want some yogurt with berries or string cheese or whatever.... Anyone else have an opinion about this. Since trying to follow this, I have been pretty unhappy about it.

249 3 pound loss

HI, I'm also looking for size 18 clothes.....Would love pics and can pay....

lately bad habits are sneaking in.... and I'm letting it happen. I bought my partner mini cupcakes for her birthday... I thought I would have 1 but I had 3 and ate the frosting off of 3 others..... A few days ago, I ate cake at a party. I KNOW these types of food are my downfall and if I eat them I want more... Kinda like cookie monster. I don't know why I do this, even in the moment, I am thinking, this is soo bad, and yet I still do it. AND, after I eat it I feel nauseas. My brain is lagging here and I don't know how to fix it.

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I had revision from band to sleeve this past November. I Love the sleeve so much better.... I lost about 100 pounds when I was banded in 2005 and slowly I gained it back. I take responsibility for that. However, I was vomiting at almost every meal and turned to foods that were sliders. in 2011 I went to a different clinic as I felt my current dr. was not listening to me about how much I was vomiting and the reflux. I would literally wake up choking at night because Water or whatever I drank prior to going to bed was coming up on me. My poor partner thought I was dying. Anyway, when the new dr. ordered an upper GI it showed the band was waaayyy tooooo tight and he opted to empty it and then refilled it a few months later. Even with the tiniest fill, I was vomiting and having nighttime reflux. I ended up getting sleeved this past November. My surgery was rough and I had some complications from having such bad scar tissue. An overnight hospital stay ended up being 4 days. Dr. said I had an infection on the lining of my stomach where the band was. After a couple of weeks I felt so much better. Also during the past year I was diagnosed with Fibro as I had such wide spread chronic pain..... After about a month after being sleeved, I noticed I wasn't in pain anymore. Dr. felt that having the infection could have caused some of the inflammation in my body. Super glad to be rid of that damned band.

I was banded in 2005 and did lose 100 pounds.. Then my band slipped and I gained it back....I had revision on 11/27/13. I've lost at a good pace but recently found myself eating more and making some poor choices. I'm not afraid of failure but I am afraid of not getting to my goal. Those are two different fears I guess. At this point, I view the revision as a success as I have lost about 65 pounds. I want to loose more and I need to find the motivation to persevere. Some times I'm just like, "aIl I want is a frickin cookie". But there have been times, I've had a bite of said cookie and I think it wasn't as great as I anticipated it to be. So I guess those kind of experiences let me know that my craving isn't the same as it had been. If I have just a small bite, I'm happy with that and I can move on because it often isn't as good as I thought it would be.

CW: 253

Goal: 241

CW: 253

Goal: 241