glitter eyes

Honestly my goal was to be able to lay out in my beach chair and roll from front to back without feeling and looking like a beached whale!! That and being able to walk long distances without getting short of breath!!
I am still a few pounds from being a normal weight on the BMI chart- but my beach chair says I am fine. I am inclined to listen to my beach chair. It's nicer than a chart or a scale.< /p>
Congrats on your success!!

Honestly my goal was to be able to lay out in my beach chair and roll from front to back without feeling and looking like a beached whale!! That and being able to walk long distances without getting short of breath!!
I am still a few pounds from being a normal weight on the BMI chart- but my beach chair says I am fine. I am inclined to listen to my beach chair. It's nicer than a chart or a scale.< /p>
Congrats on your success!!

Honestly my goal was to be able to lay out in my beach chair and roll from front to back without feeling and looking like a beached whale!! That and being able to walk long distances without getting short of breath!!
I am still a few pounds from being a normal weight on the BMI chart- but my beach chair says I am fine. I am inclined to listen to my beach chair. It's nicer than a chart or a scale.< /p>
Congrats on your success!!

Honestly my goal was to be able to lay out in my beach chair and roll from front to back without feeling and looking like a beached whale!! That and being able to walk long distances without getting short of breath!!
I am still a few pounds from being a normal weight on the BMI chart- but my beach chair says I am fine. I am inclined to listen to my beach chair. It's nicer than a chart or a scale.< /p>
Congrats on your success!!

Honestly my goal was to be able to lay out in my beach chair and roll from front to back without feeling and looking like a beached whale!! That and being able to walk long distances without getting short of breath!!
I am still a few pounds from being a normal weight on the BMI chart- but my beach chair says I am fine. I am inclined to listen to my beach chair. It's nicer than a chart or a scale.< /p>
Congrats on your success!!

Honestly my goal was to be able to lay out in my beach chair and roll from front to back without feeling and looking like a beached whale!! That and being able to walk long distances without getting short of breath!!
I am still a few pounds from being a normal weight on the BMI chart- but my beach chair says I am fine. I am inclined to listen to my beach chair. It's nicer than a chart or a scale.< /p>
Congrats on your success!!

Honestly my goal was to be able to lay out in my beach chair and roll from front to back without feeling and looking like a beached whale!! That and being able to walk long distances without getting short of breath!!
I am still a few pounds from being a normal weight on the BMI chart- but my beach chair says I am fine. I am inclined to listen to my beach chair. It's nicer than a chart or a scale.< /p>
Congrats on your success!!

@@Madam Reverie. Don't hide- we have all missed you. 22 lbs is nothing to be ashamed of- you can get it off again!!!
I have missed your comments here. I remember when I was new here I always looked forward to reading your responses.

@OKCPirate. I am dying laughing!!

@@Madam Reverie. Don't hide- we have all missed you. 22 lbs is nothing to be ashamed of- you can get it off again!!!
I have missed your comments here. I remember when I was new here I always looked forward to reading your responses.

@@Madam Reverie. Don't hide- we have all missed you. 22 lbs is nothing to be ashamed of- you can get it off again!!!
I have missed your comments here. I remember when I was new here I always looked forward to reading your responses.

@@Madam Reverie. Don't hide- we have all missed you. 22 lbs is nothing to be ashamed of- you can get it off again!!!
I have missed your comments here. I remember when I was new here I always looked forward to reading your responses.

And how do you make 10 pounds of fat beautiful? Put a nipple on it. sorry I tried but I just could not help myself.

@@Madam Reverie. Don't hide- we have all missed you. 22 lbs is nothing to be ashamed of- you can get it off again!!!
I have missed your comments here. I remember when I was new here I always looked forward to reading your responses.

Wow!! I am two years post op and consider myself successful. I have been maintaining since about post op month 9. There are many things that have helped me get to where I am at today. That being said what works for me may not work for anyone else.
I think it is vey rude to say that if someone is doing something different than you or doing something different than a research article suggests then they are wrong.
I would never shove my opinions down someone else's throat or condemn them for taking a different approach. It's great to have a normal BMI but sometimes being a nice person is even better!!!

I am two years post op and still lose some hair in the shower. Mine started falling out about month nine. I think mine was just the luck of the draw. I have always gotten my Protein in, Vitamin levels have always been normal. My hair also had a lot of breakage and dryness.
Two things that helped my hair tremendously was taking powdered collagen added to my Water and I started drinking bamboo tea which is high in silica. These two things slowed my Hair loss way down and fixed the dryness and breakage. My texture is back to normal.
Bioten never helped me. I even started taking it pre op. Hair grew like crazy everywhere but my head. LOL.
Good luck most people's hair eventually grows back and gets back to normal!!

Let me give you a quick run down of my experience. I gained my weight from poor Portion Control. I mainly ate healthy just huge amounts like a horse. Don't get me wrong I ate poor choices occasionally too.
I have hypothyroidism and that never helped my metabolism a lot.
When I was going through the six month wait for my surgery I really began to look close at my diet. I cut out all caffeine and sodas first- switched to Water only... Still didn't lose anything.
Then, about two and half months before my surgery I cut out all my refined sugars and all junk... Still didn't lose weight, but I was eating large portions. I didn't track my food so I don't remember the calorie count. Then six weeks before surgery I cut my calories back to 1,200 a day, still no sodas, sugars, or carbs... No weight loss.
Then did the two week liquid diet. Only lost 4 stupid pounds and I never cheated!!! I was wondering if surgery would work for me.
Post op my weight began to drop off. I was at my goal in about 9 months. I went from 271 down to 150. I tracked religiously from day one.
It took a lot of experimenting but I have come to the realization that my body likes to be around 900-1000 calories a day. If I start to consistently eat more I gain. So thanks to this sleeve I eat about 1,000 calories of highly nutritious food a day, get my Protein in and occasionally have treats and have lost weight and maintained it. I am two years post op.
So for me I just needed WAY fewer calories than I was eating pre op.
I think if you track consistently then you will be able to find what works for you and that will help so much!
Also, like someone else stated you might be surprised on how much you are eating now. When I like back in retrospect I was eating way way more than I do now.
It can work for you. Hard work and dedication will pay off!!

Let me give you a quick run down of my experience. I gained my weight from poor Portion Control. I mainly ate healthy just huge amounts like a horse. Don't get me wrong I ate poor choices occasionally too.
I have hypothyroidism and that never helped my metabolism a lot.
When I was going through the six month wait for my surgery I really began to look close at my diet. I cut out all caffeine and sodas first- switched to Water only... Still didn't lose anything.
Then, about two and half months before my surgery I cut out all my refined sugars and all junk... Still didn't lose weight, but I was eating large portions. I didn't track my food so I don't remember the calorie count. Then six weeks before surgery I cut my calories back to 1,200 a day, still no sodas, sugars, or carbs... No weight loss.
Then did the two week liquid diet. Only lost 4 stupid pounds and I never cheated!!! I was wondering if surgery would work for me.
Post op my weight began to drop off. I was at my goal in about 9 months. I went from 271 down to 150. I tracked religiously from day one.
It took a lot of experimenting but I have come to the realization that my body likes to be around 900-1000 calories a day. If I start to consistently eat more I gain. So thanks to this sleeve I eat about 1,000 calories of highly nutritious food a day, get my Protein in and occasionally have treats and have lost weight and maintained it. I am two years post op.
So for me I just needed WAY fewer calories than I was eating pre op.
I think if you track consistently then you will be able to find what works for you and that will help so much!
Also, like someone else stated you might be surprised on how much you are eating now. When I like back in retrospect I was eating way way more than I do now.
It can work for you. Hard work and dedication will pay off!!

Wow!! I am two years post op and consider myself successful. I have been maintaining since about post op month 9. There are many things that have helped me get to where I am at today. That being said what works for me may not work for anyone else.
I think it is vey rude to say that if someone is doing something different than you or doing something different than a research article suggests then they are wrong.
I would never shove my opinions down someone else's throat or condemn them for taking a different approach. It's great to have a normal BMI but sometimes being a nice person is even better!!!

Wow!! I am two years post op and consider myself successful. I have been maintaining since about post op month 9. There are many things that have helped me get to where I am at today. That being said what works for me may not work for anyone else.
I think it is vey rude to say that if someone is doing something different than you or doing something different than a research article suggests then they are wrong.
I would never shove my opinions down someone else's throat or condemn them for taking a different approach. It's great to have a normal BMI but sometimes being a nice person is even better!!!

I was shocked t0 learn how little I had to eat to lose weight. I would have never known it without having WLS. I have to eat 800 calories or less per day, EVERY day, to lose. I lost 145 pounds eating like that. Now that its been almost 4 years since my surgery, that is very hard to do. I've gained some weight back, and I know that eating 1000 calories a day isn't going to get it off. I'm going to need to cut back to less than 800 and stick to it. So, you might be surprised to learn that you can lose weight, but also have to severely restrict

I agree with the two posters above. . It is not all about overeating, eating junk and being sedentary.
I no longer have a normal metabolism, i will always gain if i have above 1000 calories a day... so i had surgery so i am able to have the lower calories without feeling like i am starving.

Can't imagine anyone getting offend over this thread!! What a great way to get to know each other and Celebrate our uniqueness.. Here goes my list, spoiler alert- I am pretty boring...
Been happily married 25 years and started dating him when I was 16. True love
I have 17 year old daughter who is going to be a senior this fall. She is outspoken, smart, witty, stunningly beautiful and doesn't look anything like me or my husband. We think she is adopted.
I have been a nurse for 21 years- have worked in administration for the last 10
Love to read. Want to write a book. I am about a third finished with one.
The only thing on my bucket list is to be on the TV show "Survivor". Just need to suck it up and apply
Love to hike, kayak, sunbathe, read, and nap
I am passionate about makeup, skincare products, nail polish and pretty much anything with glitter!! If I could dip my face in glitter I would. My eyeshadow collection grows weekly.
Like LipstickLady I hate and am terrified of spiders!!

Let me give you a quick run down of my experience. I gained my weight from poor Portion Control. I mainly ate healthy just huge amounts like a horse. Don't get me wrong I ate poor choices occasionally too.
I have hypothyroidism and that never helped my metabolism a lot.
When I was going through the six month wait for my surgery I really began to look close at my diet. I cut out all caffeine and sodas first- switched to Water only... Still didn't lose anything.
Then, about two and half months before my surgery I cut out all my refined sugars and all junk... Still didn't lose weight, but I was eating large portions. I didn't track my food so I don't remember the calorie count. Then six weeks before surgery I cut my calories back to 1,200 a day, still no sodas, sugars, or carbs... No weight loss.
Then did the two week liquid diet. Only lost 4 stupid pounds and I never cheated!!! I was wondering if surgery would work for me.
Post op my weight began to drop off. I was at my goal in about 9 months. I went from 271 down to 150. I tracked religiously from day one.
It took a lot of experimenting but I have come to the realization that my body likes to be around 900-1000 calories a day. If I start to consistently eat more I gain. So thanks to this sleeve I eat about 1,000 calories of highly nutritious food a day, get my Protein in and occasionally have treats and have lost weight and maintained it. I am two years post op.
So for me I just needed WAY fewer calories than I was eating pre op.
I think if you track consistently then you will be able to find what works for you and that will help so much!
Also, like someone else stated you might be surprised on how much you are eating now. When I like back in retrospect I was eating way way more than I do now.
It can work for you. Hard work and dedication will pay off!!

I am two years post op and still lose some hair in the shower. Mine started falling out about month nine. I think mine was just the luck of the draw. I have always gotten my Protein in, Vitamin levels have always been normal. My hair also had a lot of breakage and dryness.
Two things that helped my hair tremendously was taking powdered collagen added to my Water and I started drinking bamboo tea which is high in silica. These two things slowed my Hair loss way down and fixed the dryness and breakage. My texture is back to normal.
Bioten never helped me. I even started taking it pre op. Hair grew like crazy everywhere but my head. LOL.
Good luck most people's hair eventually grows back and gets back to normal!!