Skittles00

Good morning March Sleevers.

March 17th, I'm down 45lbs.

I was sleeved 3-25-14. At my last visit, I had lost 37 lbs. My scales at home lie to me and have told me I am the same weight I was 5 weeks ago. I have since tossed them to the side. LIES!! So I have no clue how much at this time. My wii states I am 3lbs less than what the doc told me.
I might check my weight with the wii tonight, just to see.
I am exercising more than I did before and even have a workout buddy. We take a rowing class together and are challenging the Manitou Springs Incline this weekend. I am far more active now than I was before. I am creating an active life and love it.

I have been taking a full body picture every week and then I just scroll thru them and you can totally see the transformation. It really helps. I too have the ugly bottom tummy but nothing a good control top panty can't help

So tomorrow will be 15 weeks post-op. I started out at 241lbs the day before surgery and am now at 197. thus this far I havent really worked out on a regular basis other then mowing the lawn or taking the little to the park and zumba once a week. I got my treadmill set up last night so I will start jogging and eventually running. I need some help on how to get rid of the lower abdominal pooch. and making sure I dont have wings on my arms. My pant size was on the rise, I was wearing a 20-22. and a 1x or 2x shirt. I am now at 16-18 pant size and l-xl shirt. But slight problem I dont see it the change yet, will that feeling go away? I want to be able see that I have lost weight, others see it but I cant yet.

I am comfortable with the food I can no longer eat and drinks I cant drink. I feel like I have replaced my food addiction with a SF vanilla iceed coffee addiction (weigh in, bad or okay) I cant drink Water it hurts my stomach but I can drink flavored water, tea, iceed coffee and milk.. weird i know

Find a picture of you pre surgery and do a side by side with a current picture, that helped me a lot. Although there are still days when I look in the mirror and see no change.
My surgery was 3/21. Surgery weight was 251, current weight is 215, so I'm a slow loser too. Not too stressed about it though. I too am ready for the "tire" around the bottom half of my abdomen to be gone. The fact that my top half is shrinking faster than the bottom, just makes it more obvious to me.

I was sleeved March 31st. I'm actually at my 3 month appointment as I type I'm down 60 total. 10 of which was from the 6 month insurance required diet before my surgery. I'm doing really well. I have drinkable yogurt with added Protein Powder in the mornings. I cannot stand the Protein Shakes anymore lol makes me gag at this point.

I got a couple miracle suits on sale last week, they fit great but my skin looks awful!!! I also have the cellulite and jiggles, but I think I am going to get a wrap to wear around my waist to hide that, otherwise this body is ready for some sun!!!

In the 19 months that I have been on this journey I have never had a stall or gain...Never been disappointed...Want to know why? Because I only weigh myself at my Dr,s office. Through out 19 months I have probably been weighed 10 times. Each time a happy moment.... Please do not get bogged down in numbers. At this point they mean nothing except anxiety and fear of failure....
Trust me..It is self defeating to do it constantly. It is a way to sabotage yourself!

I am 3 months and was 34 pounds down hit a stall and started gaining. 3-4 pounds. The stall I can handle, the weight gain has me discouraged.
Is occasional gain expected?
RJ will say a prayer for you! I see you post often and you rock!!

I am home with a drain @@awold0 right now and it will be there for several weeks and then another CT scan and then another week and it should be removed.
I am in a lot of pain but not as much as I was.....Taking one step at a time..Always been my motto!
Thanks for asking...I also hit my goal weight when I was in the hospital...I am kinda unsettled about that for some reason..Will have to figure that one out!

Stay on track and it will all happen okay! Don't look at numbers right now...Concern yourself with healing and feeling better......

I agree with RJ. Hang in there and do not worry about stalls. It is your bodies own rythem of loosing. Only focus on the plan. I did not weigh myself for almost 3 months post. I just weighed at doctors office. You will see you body will lose then not lose and then lose. Before you know it you will be in skinny jeans:)
Off topic RJ how are you doing.? I have been thinking of you and wondering about your last post. Are you feeling better?

I had that happen when I went out to eat at first after my surgery. I learned I was eating too quickly and it would has me feeling horrible like you described. It was scary. My daughter and I actually would go out to eat so I could practice and now I am very careful and able to enjoy dinner out and not feel horrible. I hope it gets better for you.
Sleeved March 10,2014

A month out? Give it time. What have you lost from surgery to now?
When I was two weeks out I hit a three week stall!
It will happen

Thanks all. I'm at a work dinner so was preoccupied. I thought two meatballs might be too many, but knew I'd stop when I was full. Then I got distracted and took that one bite too many. I tried to throw up, but it didn't work. I just walked and walked and am feeling better now. I'm not going to eat when I can't focus on how I feel. Lesson learned.

Meeeee!!
Sleeved 12-18
Hw 283
Sw 260
Cw 191
Gw 180
I wanna see your cute summer swim suits!!
*dont mind my back rolls*

Thanks guys. It was definitely a WTF moment. She's heavy too and we've done a lot of programs together in the past like WW, gym, and even going to a diet Dr. for pills,etc. This is a journey I took solo and I think like what some of you said that it's more about her than me. I'm choosing to view it this way and will see how things go. I'll see her this Friday just the two of us, so hopefully I'll get a better sense of her attitude. Either way I'm moving forward, getting healthy, and feeling good.

So sorry you're having to deal with this. After all, we did just get our stomachs cut on. it wouldn't surprise me if he had some pain afterwards. I know I felt extremely sore and like somebody had punched me in the stomach for several weeks afterwards.
Leaks also come with high fevers and other symptoms, not just a little rumbling in the stomach. I know it's easy for me to say but try not to borrow trouble. I'm no expert, but I believe if you had a leak it would hurt at other times as well. From the stories I read here Leaks are fairly unmistakable most of the times.
Why not just think of this as regular recovery until somebody tells you otherwise? Somebody professional that is :-)

This is possible just keep focused if I can overcome this journey I know anyone can I went from 394 Had my surgery dec 26 2012 this morning I'm sitting at 189 feeling amazing !!

Anyone need someone to talk to advice motivation ? Feel free to inbox me I'm always available

My friend used Regina Neuhan at Monarch Plastic Surgery. Was very pleased with her.

I am 7 weeks post surgery and have had two stalls. From everything I have been told it is common. I just broke a week and half stall today. My scale went down two pounds. Keep doing what you are doing it will happen!

It lasted about a month we me. And it actually started during pre diet.
It is much better now and gone mostly during day. But it gets bad at night when I sleep. I wake up running for a toothbrush

Omg this just made me cry. I am 10 days out and needed to hear this. Thank you!

I was sleeved end of July so I am 8 months. I started loosing strands at 4 months. It started slowing at 7 months and now at 8 months it has stopped. I have baby hairs growing in. Please don't stress your self about it. I had a lot come out but I kept telling myself it's only temporary. I figured worrying about could make it worse. So I pulled it back a lot. I also tried to not wash it daily because the combing out would pull it and more would come out. I used to be a hair dresser and remembered things to help avoid tugging and breaking by using a soft brush. The old fashion kind like the vanity brushes that sit on the vanity tables from the 1940's. That brush and shampooing 2 times a week helped .

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Got a date! May 27th but they are going to see if they can fit me in April 29th instead! I sure hope so! Have to have an EgD first so I hope to get that done very soon too! Starting my Preop diet hoping I can get tat April 29th date!