LadyK44

Thats awesome Mike098 - I was sleeve 8/26/14 - have lost 90 lbs and lost 13 inches off my HIPS! So Im right there with you! Enjoying my new lifestyle - my new clothes - my new everything. I keep running into people who dont even know who I am - thats awesome!

Yay!!! Made it to ONEDERLAND! 199 today! down 65 pounds! UNBELIEVABLE! And this with all the Christmas candy, Cookies and goodies still stareing at me! Honestly I don't even want them... they don't even appeal to me.. but then not much does. Almost 5 months and my sleeve is still very restrictive, thank goodness...

How's this for a NSV...went power shopping on my lunch hour (big clearance sale/no time to try on) bought a few large shirts and size 14 slacks, the entire lot has to be returned as they are too big. Started this journey in tight 2X and size 20ish. Too bad it was a one day 85% off sale.

Just wanted to share this.

Just checking in. Still striving with the sleeve. I found out the hard way that my tummy does not like bananas. I felt like my pouch was going to explode. I had to drink ginger tea. I am 10 pounds from a total 100 pounds loss from my highest weight. 50 pounds from my surgery.I don't even know how to register this. It's unbelievable. Still have a long road ahead of me.I did have a confrontation with cake and lost. Cake is my enemy,it's no secret over here. No more cake is coming in this house. I am back on track today. I hope that everyone is doing well and keep pushing. If you fall,get up and start again.
Later Losers!

Happy New Year everyone. Hope that the weight loss journey is going well. Just to update will be 5 month next week doing well. I wanted to be in a size 12 by January and I made it. I have stalled my first one which is ok I am not going crazy over it. My inches are coming off which is great. My current weight is 179 so that a total lose of 61 goal weight is 150 so I have 29 more to go. Hopefully everyone is doing well.

Sleeved on 8/13/14. As of today I am down 91lbs and about 12" on my waist. I started running and looking forward to my first 5K in February. My life is truly changed and I am a completely different person.

I just wanted to say. "Effortless" is the wrong word for most of us on this journey. I think see most of us work hard at becoming healthier and staying that way. You have your own very unique experience. I can respect that and even repeat to others. However learn today for the other 99.00/100 this requires a lifetime of effort and a complete lifestyle change. Additionally long-term success depends primary on commitment to change. food is addictive and most fat people are addicted. I hope you have continued success.

For me being sleeved has not been easy. The sleeve can stop the amount I eat at a time. However it does not stop me from eating junk all day. I just don't do that. WLS is a tool in my new life. It has not cured my food addiction which I battle daily. I wish my WLS didn't take this much work. It will be a lifetime of effort and making healthy choices. Hay but that is just my experience!

I've only told a few people. Not because it's a "secret" or because of any "stigma", I simply don't feel a duty to educate others at their whim. I've actually discussed it with more strangers than I have people in my life. My immediate family knows as do my mom and dad. My inlaws do not. My besties know, my clients do not. A few of my team members know, but only because we are that close and I trust them to let me tell my story if and when I choose to.

I have much more interesting things to talk about in my life. My kids, my dog, my volunteer work, my career... I have been consumed by my weight and dieting most of my life. Now that I do not have a weight problem, I see no need to go on about it unless I choose to. I feel no anxiety or stress about my WLS, so I can't imagine I would feel any "relief" telling people and as no one has ever asked me out right, I see no reason to do so.

It's a very individual decision and one only you can make. It's like a bell, though. You can't unring it once you've told, so make your decision wisely.

Congrats to you and keep it moving.

If it makes you feel better, I'll tell you what I tell myself when I feel like I'm not losing quickly. Time is going to pass no matter what we do, so while it might take longer than others and you might feel stalled, as long as you are losing even a little bit consistently, eventually you will get to where you are going. I was stuck in the 167-170 range for months and when I finally got past that I got stuck again in the 150's. I have now been in the 130's range for about 2-3 months and I get frustrated when I get on the scale some days. For example, I worked out a lot yesterday and didn't eat much and I gained a few ounces. Logically though I look at my daily weight which I have written down every single day and I can see that I am losing weight, slowly, but still losing. No matter what happens, the next few months are still going to pass, so I can spend them being annoyed that I'm not losing quickly, or enjoying life, doing my thing, and one day realize that I am finally at goal. I really try for the latter of the options, but admittedly, there are days where I feel very irritated with the slow progress of my weight loss. Keep on keepin' on.

Congrats and great job!

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great pic!!
its amazing, just amazing
who would have ever thought i would have the same socks as he does
great weight loss
sarah
you are not exactly a slouch at losing 79 lbs!!!!
("those" men always lose faster than us!!! )
i love, love, love it when family members have surgery together
wonderful going through such a change/experience like this together
helping/supporting each other
both of you keep up the great job
i hope to keep "seeing less and less" of you
kathy
congrats

I LOVE how supportive you are of him!! Good job to both of you!!

That's awesome! My husband and I were both sleeved as well. Me September, 2014 and him October, 2014. I've lost 61lbs and he's lost 72 I think. He carried most of his weight in his belly and it is gone now. I always tell him how skinny he is! lol I'm sure he loves that! I carry my weight all over so it's going to take a little longer to see a big difference with me. Boo hoo ;-( Oh well, I'm still pretty happy with my progress. Good luck to you all!!

Damn! 100 pounds since August.
Those people with penises sure can lose weight!
Congrats to him.

Hi! Here's some motivation for those who have or haven't had the surgery!
  
I'm 6 mo post op
HW: 297
SW: 263
CW: 197
-66lbs since surgery
-100lbs from highest

My husband and I both had the sleeve done in August 2014. I just wanted to share his awesome transformation so far! Best decision we have made for ourselves!
Surgery Date: Aug 28th, 2014
SW: 353
DOS: 337
CW: 246
Hit his 100lb loss on Dec 26th, 2014 - 3 months and 28 days.

My husband and are both sleeved too. 100 pounds for him and 80 pounds for me! Boy is our mattress happy! ????We are still loosing 45 more for me 80 more for him. Now that's is going to make the car happy. Congrats to you both!

My husband and are both sleeved too. 100 pounds for him and 80 pounds for me! Boy is our mattress happy! ????We are still loosing 45 more for me 80 more for him. Now that's is going to make the car happy. Congrats to you both!

Sick of people's dumbass questions.

I just want to know are you really sick?

In the office I feel like the spokesman for WLS. I really did tell a lot of people. Somehow everyone knows. I don't care. I answer questions and give my limited experience. I live in one body and use it as my reference. I look and feel different after lossing almost 80 pounds. If I can help someone else I will.

Congrats and great job!