hisandhersleeves

I'm 4 1/2 month out and I can drink without a problem (yes drunk quicker for sure, but it's getting better with time)...my drink of choice is gin and tonic and I stir it to get some of the bubbles out, plus you are sipping over time so it's not that bad. So cheers--Keep on partying!!!

@@hisandhersleeves
you are not alone!!
I've read that other people on the board have gained over the holiday too
don't tell anyone, but i gained 4.2 lbs!!!
what is done is done
look toward the future
you gained 6 lbs over the holidays
GET OVER IT
KNOCK IT OFF!!
you can't do anything to change/undo the past
couple weeks vaca over the holiday
all of a sudden being home
food, food, food all over
temptations from the devil
dwelling/upset over your "temporary" weight gain doesn't help
go with the present and future
you can control both of those
i have confidence in you
you will get back on track
whatever your weight loss is congrats
i'm sure you have been doing great
get back to "normal"
follow everything @@McButterpants said!!!
she's such a Smarty Pants
good luck bud
kathy

I'm a teacher too, and time off is never good for me. I'm a total workaholic, so if im not working i really dont know what to do with myself. For spring break im planning my days so i have things to do other than think of food.
Today is a new day, this moment is a new moment. Press that refresh button and get to it!

Back to basics...Track your food. Drink an afternoon shake (this really helps me - it really cuts that mid-afternoon craving for snacks). Walk, job, bike, whatever - move your body (my eating gets out of control when I don't work out). Make sure you're getting in your Water.
Don't let this derail your progress - be positive, be kind to yourself and get back on track.

I am still plugging away at this...my weight loss has come to a crawl but I haven't been exercising at all since the weather has been colder. I still have about 40 pounds until goal so I'm hoping slow and steady wins the race!

Yeah, working out just might be what I need...in the summer I was riding my bike a lot but now that I'm back to work, I have little time to do it, plus it's getting cold. Maybe I need to suck it up and use the elliptical/clothes rack in my room. So hate exercising like that--much rather be doing something physical.

I'm 4 1/2 month out and I can drink without a problem (yes drunk quicker for sure, but it's getting better with time)...my drink of choice is gin and tonic and I stir it to get some of the bubbles out, plus you are sipping over time so it's not that bad. So cheers--Keep on partying!!!

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Hi March sleevers!! I was sleeved on the 19 and love reading everyone's comments. I started at 200 lbs and am at 151 now. Everything is going good as I only have about 13 pounds to lose but I do find that I seem to get hungry really fast. Like I'll be just fine then all the sudden I'm starving. Anyone else have that happen?

Good morning March Sleevers.

March 17th, I'm down 45lbs.

Ikr...smh....I wonder what we can be doing to get there? I could definitely exercise more though :-/ I don't want to kill myself exercising just to lose the weight quicker because I know I will not maintain the routine once I go back to work (I'm a teacher so I'm off for the summer). Also, I think it will be easier to not snack during the day once September rolls around...right now I'm home with my two young kids that eat every 5 minutes...they're not helping my cause!

It is apples to oranges. Took me longer to lose 168# as a middle aged woman then it's going to take a young man to lose say 100#. You can't think in terms of other people just maximize your own results! !!

Yes please do not compare remember every one is different I will be 10months post op on July 30th and I am at my goal weight it also depends on how much u want to loose is stay positive

It took me 12 months to reach the goal weight set by my doctor and then another 2 months to lose 15 more lbs. I'm a half-fast loser. :-)
http://www.bariatricpal.com/blog/9018/entry-31257-are-you-a-half-fast-loser/

RJ said it best! Don't worry about anyone else but you!!!

My understanding is you will lose the fastest in the 1st 6 months but will lose 50-60% of total weight, by a year 65-75% and the the rest in the next year. There are a lot of variables that affect everybody's journey. But if you stay on course you will get to your goal. Even with the sleeve the last weight is the hardest. But their are hundred's of sucess stories to read of those who did it! Good journey!

Oh please, please, please don't judge your weight loss by another's. It does not go well when we do that. It just discourages us and makes us feel like we failed or are not good enough.
There are so many different reasons why people don't lose the same amount of weight. Genes, age, height, bone structure, activity levels, health, treatments, illnesses, programs that we are encouraged to follow......On and on we go.
You are you and I am I and if I lose 20 lbs less then you in the same time frame as you then why shouldn't I be happy. If you took that 20 lbs of butter and placed it on the table in front of you it would be a lot.
Put the scale away and don't do this to yourself. Check yourself and see the differences by how you feel, clothes and activity level.
Weigh once a month or at the most 2 times a month for now.
Enjoy the journey, no matter how long it takes. This is your ride. No one else's..okay!

Took me 16 months to reach my personal goal. Lost most in first 9 months (90lbs) then took me 7 months to lose 30 more. So don't compare. It's not a race and there is no finish. Even though I am "at goal" every day is pretty much like the losing phase but with some more calories allowed. I will always need to be vigilant.

You have to remember that everyone is different and it may not happen in two months time, their are so many variables, what works for one doesn't the other....keep on doing what your doing,....its not a race...just get healthy ((HUGs))

I was sleeved May 8, 2013 and my wife July 8, 2013. I am down 119 lbs. and hit my original goal around 8-9 months out.

My wife is down 80 lbs. and hit her original goal about 11 months out, however she has now decided she wants to lose more...women!

Please don't compare your journey with others though, everyone is different and folks lose at different rates, for various reasons.

Good luck!

I'm 11 months out and have lost 80 pounds from my highest weight. yes other have lost twice as much but thru this community and the encouragement I've received when I compared myself to other has convinced me to appreciate MY Journey and MY Achievementds. Please do the same its a marathon not a sprint #grateful

I think that's what makes it hard for me...my husband and I were sleeved on the same day and he's lost almost 90 pounds and I'm plugging away at 56 pounds! So I am fortunate to have great support throughout this, but it naturally leads us to compare our progress and I am a competitive person...LOL...so this is killing me!

Well thankfully I am out of my funk! Today marks 2 months since surgery and I have lost 36 pounds including my pre-op diet so I really cannot complain. I know it would have taken me a lot longer than 2 months to lose this much weight and I continue to lose. Thanks for your encouraging words and support while I had my pity party!

I was sleeved 3-25 this year and have lost 48 since surgery date overall 58.

So I had my surgery March 14 weighing 281 and just reached 50 pounds lost...I feel like I should have lost more by now considering my husband had surgery the same day and he is down 75 pounds (but he doesn't eat, plus he weighed more than me to start)...where are you all at with your weight loss? Just trying to gain some perspective.