Lamonica2013

it's been forever since I posted but wanted to throw out an update to everyone. My name is Lamonica and I was sleeved on February 5/2014. My highest weight was a year and a half ago when I weighed in at 298 lbs. during the course of a year I was able to drop 20 lbs, starting weight of 278 lbs right before surgery. I am now happy to announce that I am coming up on my 6 month mark and weighing in at 176 lbs. I feel great and I have so much more confidence and energy. I love my sleeve!

it's been forever since I posted but wanted to throw out an update to everyone. My name is Lamonica and I was sleeved on February 5/2014. My highest weight was a year and a half ago when I weighed in at 298 lbs. during the course of a year I was able to drop 20 lbs, starting weight of 278 lbs right before surgery. I am now happy to announce that I am coming up on my 6 month mark and weighing in at 176 lbs. I feel great and I have so much more confidence and energy. I love my sleeve!

it's been forever since I posted but wanted to throw out an update to everyone. My name is Lamonica and I was sleeved on February 5/2014. My highest weight was a year and a half ago when I weighed in at 298 lbs. during the course of a year I was able to drop 20 lbs, starting weight of 278 lbs right before surgery. I am now happy to announce that I am coming up on my 6 month mark and weighing in at 176 lbs. I feel great and I have so much more confidence and energy. I love my sleeve!

it's been forever since I posted but wanted to throw out an update to everyone. My name is Lamonica and I was sleeved on February 5/2014. My highest weight was a year and a half ago when I weighed in at 298 lbs. during the course of a year I was able to drop 20 lbs, starting weight of 278 lbs right before surgery. I am now happy to announce that I am coming up on my 6 month mark and weighing in at 176 lbs. I feel great and I have so much more confidence and energy. I love my sleeve!

Rory it's been forever since I posted but wanted to throw out an update to everyone. My name is Lamonica and I was sleeved on February 5/2014. My highest weight was a year and a half ago when I weighed in at 298 lbs. during the course of a year I was able to drop 20 lbs, starting weight of 278 lbs right before surgery. I am now happy to announce that I am coming up on my 6 month mark and weighing in at 176 lbs. I feel great and I have so much more confidence and energy. I love my sleeve!

Rory it's been forever since I posted but wanted to throw out an update to everyone. My name is Lamonica and I was sleeved on February 5/2014. My highest weight was a year and a half ago when I weighed in at 298 lbs. during the course of a year I was able to drop 20 lbs, starting weight of 278 lbs right before surgery. I am now happy to announce that I am coming up on my 6 month mark and weighing in at 176 lbs. I feel great and I have so much more confidence and energy. I love my sleeve!

Rory it's been forever since I posted but wanted to throw out an update to everyone. My name is Lamonica and I was sleeved on February 5/2014. My highest weight was a year and a half ago when I weighed in at 298 lbs. during the course of a year I was able to drop 20 lbs, starting weight of 278 lbs right before surgery. I am now happy to announce that I am coming up on my 6 month mark and weighing in at 176 lbs. I feel great and I have so much more confidence and energy. I love my sleeve!

Rory it's been forever since I posted but wanted to throw out an update to everyone. My name is Lamonica and I was sleeved on February 5/2014. My highest weight was a year and a half ago when I weighed in at 298 lbs. during the course of a year I was able to drop 20 lbs, starting weight of 278 lbs right before surgery. I am now happy to announce that I am coming up on my 6 month mark and weighing in at 176 lbs. I feel great and I have so much more confidence and energy. I love my sleeve!

Something I have to constantly remind myself is that we are all different. I am also 4 months po and have dropped 76 lbs so far. I know a woman that lives in my complex and has dropped over 100 and is only 3 months po. A big factor in the amount we lose is our starting weights. The higher the starting weight the more you lose and faster in the beginning. The only time I get aggravated is if I know someone isn't following our diet and exercise guidelines but still loses quickly. I'm a stickler and follow everything to the T so I'm sure you can see why it would get to me. Anywho... congrats on your loss and keep up the fantastic work hun

Today I stepped on the scale and that began one of the greatest days I have had since having my children. I was 199 lbs. I haven't seen a weight under 200 lbs since before I was 16, I still can't believe it. This month had been a slow loss month but to see that number under 200, I don't even care. I couldn't possibly be happier!

Sorry I don't post much on here or really keep everyone updated on my process, successes, and struggles... Hoping to get better with that by starting a blog of sorts. Anywho... my goal is to reach my lowest goal weight within 1 year or less. Hw 293 sw 287 cw 199, at 3 1/2 months po. Some days I seem to have no motivation what so ever to workout, which is terrible and I believe the cause of my weight loss slowing down. What I'm looking for is any advice both nutritional and exercise wise from those who have been able to reach their goal within that first year. I'm hoping this will motivate me more and help to keep me positive to push forward with all of this with so much in my life falling apart right now. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks for listening and looking forward to seeing your responses.

I think many of us become so focused on that number on the scale that we lose track of what is, as what cowgirljane said so perfectly, our "ticket to success." You have reached the toughest reality that we all face; some sooner, some later-- "Life" and all its stressors continue to happen after WLS, and unless we have planned and strategized how we are going to handle all those stressors that life deals us as WLSers, we are going to struggle, kinda like you're describing. It's a whole new game when we're dealing with big-time life stress AND are now a WLS person! You still are early enough after your surgery to take some time to reevaluate your eating habits and your lifestyle habits and make adjustments as needed that will serve you better to set yourself up to grab and hold on to that long-term "ticket." Only YOU know what those need to be.
I reached my surgeon's goal of 150# at 10 months. I worked really hard in year 2 and 3 on changing my lifestyle and my relationship with food(had lots of simple carb demons!). I have studied nutrition considerably, and it is important to me to now use food as fuel/medicine for my body and think of processed food as sludge that I don't want in my body. My diet consists of lean Protein and fresh veggies/fruits. My ability to exercise vigorously is limited due to hip problems, but I move 30 minutes every day without fail. It's all been a lot of hard work, but so worth it. I feel so much more in control of myself and my eating than I ever have in my entire life. The sleeve HELPED me achieve that, but I (we, all of us) are the ones who have to do the work!
You will find your way. But please try to remember. There is no "finish line." This is for the rest of your life.

What is so magical about 12 months? I got to my initial goal, losing 150# in 14 months. I have lost more after entering maintenance. As time goes on, how long it took makes little difference, it is the changing of the habits so you keep it off that is the real ticket to success...
Advice - keep working the sleeve (ie follow the basic rules!), eat small quantities always, work out, eat low carb - I focus on Protein and veggies even now. As your body changes, adapt. for example, changing a workout routine to High Intensity Interval training can help restart a weight loss as it slows down.
You have done great so far so I encourage you to set yourself up for success and not get too rigid about weight loss goals. Get healthy and make the most of the journey!

well i am not a year out.. and maybe not great at advise but I am 5 1/2 months out and 18lbs away from my goal weight ( down 82lbs so far)
Honestly 94lbs in 3 1/2 months is pretty freakin awesome! you should be so super excited about that!!!
Motivation... look at your before pictures & take pics of you now.. You have to push pass the lack of motivation... for example, tonight it poured for a few hours & its now chilly out, but a little after 8pm i got my sneaks on & made myself go out and run/walk/jog for an hour. because you have to push yourself through the "i don't want to".... even if you just walk... tomorrow walk a house more then today... and so on.. before you know it, you will be walking miles like its no big deal... Everyone's weight loss slows down.. just make sure you are getting in all your Water & Protein...
I am sorry you are going through so much... try to remember to put yourself first and be good to yourself... don't beat yourself up if your weight slows down... it happens to all of us... good luck!!!

Sorry I don't post much on here or really keep everyone updated on my process, successes, and struggles... Hoping to get better with that by starting a blog of sorts. Anywho... my goal is to reach my lowest goal weight within 1 year or less. Hw 293 sw 287 cw 199, at 3 1/2 months po. Some days I seem to have no motivation what so ever to workout, which is terrible and I believe the cause of my weight loss slowing down. What I'm looking for is any advice both nutritional and exercise wise from those who have been able to reach their goal within that first year. I'm hoping this will motivate me more and help to keep me positive to push forward with all of this with so much in my life falling apart right now. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks for listening and looking forward to seeing your responses.

Sorry I don't post much on here or really keep everyone updated on my process, successes, and struggles... Hoping to get better with that by starting a blog of sorts. Anywho... my goal is to reach my lowest goal weight within 1 year or less. Hw 293 sw 287 cw 199, at 3 1/2 months po. Some days I seem to have no motivation what so ever to workout, which is terrible and I believe the cause of my weight loss slowing down. What I'm looking for is any advice both nutritional and exercise wise from those who have been able to reach their goal within that first year. I'm hoping this will motivate me more and help to keep me positive to push forward with all of this with so much in my life falling apart right now. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks for listening and looking forward to seeing your responses.

Today I stepped on the scale and that began one of the greatest days I have had since having my children. I was 199 lbs. I haven't seen a weight under 200 lbs since before I was 16, I still can't believe it. This month had been a slow loss month but to see that number under 200, I don't even care. I couldn't possibly be happier!

Today I stepped on the scale and that began one of the greatest days I have had since having my children. I was 199 lbs. I haven't seen a weight under 200 lbs since before I was 16, I still can't believe it. This month had been a slow loss month but to see that number under 200, I don't even care. I couldn't possibly be happier!

Today I stepped on the scale and that began one of the greatest days I have had since having my children. I was 199 lbs. I haven't seen a weight under 200 lbs since before I was 16, I still can't believe it. This month had been a slow loss month but to see that number under 200, I don't even care. I couldn't possibly be happier!

I know exactly how you feel trust me. All the Protein powders made me sick after surgery. I had to literally gag them down. I did find however that I can tolerate Ensure High Protein. There's 210 calories and 25g of protein in a 14 oz bottle so when I was at your stage I still had to split it up. Drink half and then finish it by the end of the day. I still can't drink the full bottle at one sitting but I can do it with in a couple hour period. I substitute it for my Breakfast every morning. You can also try the unflavored powder mixed in with a smoothie, scrambled egg, Soup, etc. Hang in there though it'll get better I promise. I'm 3 1/2 months out and finally enjoying my sleeve

I know exactly how you feel trust me. All the Protein powders made me sick after surgery. I had to literally gag them down. I did find however that I can tolerate Ensure High Protein. There's 210 calories and 25g of protein in a 14 oz bottle so when I was at your stage I still had to split it up. Drink half and then finish it by the end of the day. I still can't drink the full bottle at one sitting but I can do it with in a couple hour period. I substitute it for my Breakfast every morning. You can also try the unflavored powder mixed in with a smoothie, scrambled egg, Soup, etc. Hang in there though it'll get better I promise. I'm 3 1/2 months out and finally enjoying my sleeve