Nicey2u

Today is the 11-year anniversary of my ‪LAP-BAND‬ surgery! I have lost and kept off over 100 pounds, and I'm loving life! It has been a wonderful journey, and I am so grateful. I'm so proud of our weight loss surgery community!

67 and counting!!!

I went through the same thing! I stalled for three weeks! I called it my CONDENSING phase! hahaha Even though I didn't lose weight I did lose inches!

203 lbs this morning!! WOOT WOOT!! ONEderland here I come!!

Thanks!! I wanna hit 100lbs by October!! My son is getting married!!

Was sleeved on 4/23!! Best thing I ever did! Eat better because I have to!! 4 more pounds to ONEderland!! Woot!! Have never felt better!

I went through the same thing! I stalled for three weeks! I called it my CONDENSING phase! hahaha Even though I didn't lose weight I did lose inches!

@@Nicey2u
I understand what you mean. I had years of bad habits with food. I changed that into obsessing over entering my food into fitness pal. I now total up everything. What a difference.

Hey everyone,

We've hit the 12 week/3 month mark.... How is everyone doing?

Because I enjoy emotional spewing and sharing, I'll give an update and I hope to see some of yours!!

Yesterday was my 32nd birthday This has been an awesome and incredible year.

This time last year, my awesome family and friends got together to throw me an epic, Hawaiian luau themed surprise party. It really was a fabulous surprise and such an incredible birthday. So I felt that the year started off well. Unbeknownst to me, I was an undiagnosed/untreated hypertensive diabetic that had just hit over 300 pounds (301 was my highest recorded weight).

I would find all this out about 2 weeks after my 31st birthday. It was one of the lowest points of my life. I was devastated.

But I stopped there. I cried for a weekend and then said "Enough."

A year later, I am no longer hypertensive or a diabetic. The only pills I take are Vitamins and minerals. I am down 88 pounds as of yesterday and I look flipping incredible (if I say so myself). I've got another 60 lbs until I reach my goal but for the first time in my life-long dieting career, I no longer doubt myself. I know I will reach that goal. I know that I will keep myself healthy.

Part of my journey included having weight loss surgery. I had a vertical sleeve gastrectomy on April 21, 2014. (I've lost 58 pounds in the 12 weeks since surgery) It is a decision that I believe is saving my life. It was one of the hardest decisions to make. Every day is a struggle and hard work. The hard work tripled after surgery. It's not been easy and I do not regret a single moment of it. I am more determined now than I ever was before to make me a priority in my life - my health, my happiness, my future. It's been a lesson a long time in coming but it's one I'm grabbing onto with both hands.

Next stop - 100 pounds lost and weighing below 200 lbs. I think I can do this over the next 4 weeks but I am giving myself until Labor Day. I'm trying to manage expectations throughout this process to make sure I don't get discouraged and I think I have been doing well with that.

I'm fortunate to have friends and family that have been super supportive and being a part of this community and other fitness/weight loss communities has been inspiring and motivational.

Keep kicking ass!

Over half way to your goal! you're doing fantastic.

Was sleeved on 4/23!! Best thing I ever did! Eat better because I have to!! 4 more pounds to ONEderland!! Woot!! Have never felt better!

Congratulations!

WooHoo! You look great! Keep up the great work!!!

Was sleeved on 4/23!! Best thing I ever did! Eat better because I have to!! 4 more pounds to ONEderland!! Woot!! Have never felt better!

You are by no means a failure!! Everyone reacts differently the first few weeks are the hardest! Next month you will start to feel normal! It's so worth the aggravation!! I was sleeved 4\23 and Just came off a three week stall!! Talk about aggravating! The scale is moving again 4 lbs down in two days! I finally made it to an XL!! yeah! Hang in there it gets better!!

This is a video I posted a little while ago

I watched a video (on YouTube I think) that showed some food in a funnel. They poured a few tablespoons of liquid and the food started to go through the funnel, a bit more Water and the food moved faster a bit more and all of the food left the funnel. That video has stuck with me and really makes me think before drinking at the same time as eating. The sleeve makes us feel full for longer but if you drink and eat you will loose that effect. So it's not about that we are not able to drink and eat at the same time but that we really should not if we want our tool to work.
Yogurt is also a slider food for me. I really do not get full from it. So I use it as a snack, measure it and record it on MFP
Just some thoughts to ponder

7/14 checkin: 190

I went through the same thing! I stalled for three weeks! I called it my CONDENSING phase! hahaha Even though I didn't lose weight I did lose inches!

203 lbs this morning!! WOOT WOOT!! ONEderland here I come!!

203 lbs this morning!! WOOT WOOT!! ONEderland here I come!!

I guess I am one of the lucky ones! Everyone I know has been supportive and think It's great! If anyone has said any of those things I don't remember it. haha Although I do tend to ignore anything negative cause all I care about I That feel awesome and I can run up a flight of stairs without passing out! Hahahaha

Current weight- 178.2
.4 of a lb away from losing exactly 100 lbs in less than 7 months!! So excited!

Deedee makes excellent points. I would add that it applies regardless of % of excess lost ... meaning that is how regain happens. Weight Melts off fast and then the demons resurface. I basically stopped losing when I got to about 190... took effort and focus and time to lose the next 50#

Count me in. Weighed in at 208 on the 7th just found the challenge. I goal is to be 198 on labor day!