Goonie

I hit goal weight a few weeks ago:
Surgery Date: Nov 28, 2012 Goal Weight Date: Aug 28, 2014 Height: 5'9 Starting Weight: 390 lbs Current Weight: 160 lbs Weight Lost: 230 lbs Current BMI: 23.6 Guidelines I followed once allowed regular food after surgery:

Minimum per day intake:
1 carbohydrate 1 vegetable 1 fruit 2 Calcium 5 Protein Tips:
Water (Alkaline)
Protein 80g per day
Fat is your friend (Avo, coconut oil, seeds, nuts, lean meat)
Sugar is your enemy (Maximum 2 fruit per day)
Exercise will get easier

Just thought I'd share that as of yesterday I am officially OVERWEIGHT! Finally got my BMI down to 29.3. it feels great!

195....it's coming off SLOWLY now but it's still coming off (or I've shed 2 lbs of hair this week...feels like a possibility)

You roll over in bed and feel somthing hard jabbing you in your side and realize.... it's your ribs!!! Or you sit down in the car and feel your tail bone sliding along the seat fabric.

My clothes no longer shrink in the dryer

Your boobs fall out of your bra every time you bend over.

197
Thank you!

Its time for another challenge! This challenge will be beginning with the first weigh in on Friday September 5th. From there on after, weigh ins will take place Fridays. Last weigh in will be Friday October 31st. This will allow a total of 9 weigh ins in all. I will post the link for the spreadsheet once its the week of. Few reminders. -Weights will be entered in whole numbers. -please post weigh ins here in this post only. -we are all here to support each other..so questions posted here will be answered by anyone else willing to help. -if you want to adjust your goal weight, just add that in any reply to this post. -if you miss a weigh in...no biggie. Just report back in the next week. -this is an amazing tool to help us all! Make it fun, challenge yourself, and cheer on the rest of the pack! -I'm no excel expert. I can do only the basics. So this isn't a fancy spreadsheet by any means. But I will keep it up to date and do my best to report the onderlands and other big crossings as I am able to. I do have young kids and I also work too. So some weeks i'm not able to update until a few days after report in day. It will be done. Lastly, you will know it is updated once I have liked your post. Have fun with this! Challenge yourself in new ways! Join us for the halloween challenge!
http://track.bariatricpal.com/track/click/14368495/onedrive.live.com?p=eyJzIjoiOWQzWk13NnlkVFk5b0pfVlFPcHJsZk9uRHFzIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjoxNDM2ODQ5NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL29uZWRyaXZlLmxpdmUuY29tXFxcL3JlZGlyP3BhZ2U9dmlldyZyZXNpZD1CQUQ5QzlDODg2ODE4QTU5ITM5MCZhdXRoa2V5PSFBQ3VCX2F6MTNrZnluZ2tcIixcImlkXCI6XCI4YzBjYzFmNWJlNTM0YjhhYmVhOTBiMjA4YWY5NmZhMFwiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcIjlhZmViNDQ4MGIyMGM3NWY2M2JlMGI2MjY0ZmQwN2I2YzUzMzljZGFcIl19In0

So, I got the most hated comment (for me anyway) the other day:
Someone congratulated me on my weight loss & asked how I did it. I'm always very open and honest about my surgery, so I told her I had the sleeve....
Her reply: "oh, I thought you did it yourself."
My head said "b*tch!" But my mouth said, "well it was a lot of hard work." -- I didn't look, but I could feel her rolling her eyes, but I beat her with the flames coming out my ears.
People have no clue.
I WORK at this-- the results speak for themselves. I don't have to explain myself to anyone.
We work hard. Pat yourself on the back! This life isn't easy-- it's high maintenance. Not everyone can do what we do. Don't let anyone's opinions bring you down.... Cheers to us!

Misty

199!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ONEderland Welcome Committee It's great to have you here.

199!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

199!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This made me happy happy to see.
ME: day of surgery vs current
I still have some work to do, but this makes me feel amazing!!!

202!!!!!

107...waa..waa...waa

@finediva...I only had a few noises post op..but on Monday when it hit 3 months it started creaking & has not shut up!!! I had 2 people at the grocery store today ask me if I was hungry...just the kind of question a wls patient wants to be asked, lol! Maybe you're just advanced or on a brighter note maybe your belly is getting all the talking done early out .

First, your post is funny as hell. I just Lol in my kitchen. I'm only 7 days post op and I thought this was due to the newness of my sleeve. I can't believe this continues. OMG, it doesn't stop?

It's amazing that such a tiny tummy can make such loud noises.

I'm sure you can...it's that insanely loud gurgling-creaking-moan like craziness that is being created by my midsection now...holy crapoli, it's embarrassing & it does not seem to care that I'm completely annoyed by it...I just hit three months & the dang thing does not shut up...is it my stomach trying to desperately alert me that it's still there & it misses it's friend Doritos? Or are all my other organs loudly taunting the now streamlined stomach? Does it end? Will my core ever be quiet again? I need a loud hobby to drown out all this noise....but seriously people...DOES IT QUIET DOWN???

Congratulations!

I'm posting a bit early as I won't be home most of tomorrow...I "get" to chaperone a bunch of 7 year olds to scout camp (keyword, get). And post camp I plan having on needing an adult beverage or three
My current weight is 208
Woot woot & thanks for doing this!

Today 7/14 212..
Thank you!!!

Same here! Life gets so much better day by day.

I was extremely exhausted the first few weeks...lack of calories=lack of energy. At 4 weeks post surgery I was more energetic. At 6 weeks I felt normal. At 8 weeks I felt better than I had in years...I'm currently 12 weeks out & am so happy with my surgery...that first month was harder for me to recover from than my c-sections...it will get better!!!