sleevemom88

Sleeved 10/6/14 HW 334 CW 198 GW 175 This was about a year ago. I just had a baby 2 weeks ago so I haven't been back in cute clothes yet.

maybe it is how tired Maybe its just that I somehow get you Maybe you made complete sense Maybe... Maybe we just think very much alike haha loved this post. I had the same thought... Ive always been big so its so strange to see this "new" me. I guess I am on the ouside who I have always been on the inside!

oh man i always love this topic!!!! ~collar bones! ~crossing my legs and curling them up to my chest on the couch ~painting my toes without holding my breath ~only having to take ONE selfie and loving it instead of taking 30 to find the "right angle" ~my husband being able to pick me up or sit on his lap without hurting him

seems everyone disappeared! the thread here is quiet.... lets do some before and afters and see where everyone is at!!! i personally went from 334 on my surgery day (dec 4 2014) to 194 and maintaining today. May try for another 10 lbs but im happy where i am at the moment and may just stay here. as long as im under 200 im happy!!!!! what about you guys?!?!?!

I fell off the wagon and hit the ground... hard. I was losing and losing and all of a sudden I was only eating sweets and sitting around. I think mine was partially due to depression but whatever the reason it was bad. I was lucky and didnt gain anything back but I did start feeling worse and worse and worse. I just literally sat down one day and wrote down all of my reasons for losing and being healthy. My first priority was my daughter, and all the things I needed to be around for and be able to do for her. I then took it hour by hour. Eat healthy, drink Water, make Protein shakes... just try harder! I still slip up more than I'd like, more than I should... but then I try to get back on track the next hour, the next meal, the next day. Whenever I can. I stopped beating myself up for my slips and instead trying to learn from them. Why did I eat that? Why didnt I drink the water? Why didnt I remember my pills? Etc. then try and fix these problems... get it out of the house, set an alarm, whatever I needed to fix it. I hope it helps a little and know that there are a ton of us that have been there, and just think there are even more of us that wont admit it... maybe even not to ourselves. Good luck!

I am 16 months out and down 140 lbs. I went from 334 to 194 and LOVE IT! It has been brought to my attention that I no longer look like the woman I used to be. Some say I look younger, others say it looks like it could be my sister but definitely not me.. I love it! I feel like a different person too. There are so many things I can do that I never did before (as I sit with my knees to my chest on the couch comfortably while typing this... ummm can you say MAJOR NSV?????) I would like to lose another 10 lbs or so but I am totally happy where I am now. Feel free to share your face to face pictures below!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you look fantastic! congrats on the loss!!!!!!!!

When you can borrow clothes from your mother who is one of the smallest people you know (and you haven't fit in her clothes since you were like 10!!!!!!) When your husband feels around your queen size bed to see if your still there because your not pushing up against him all night long When you go out in public and catch someone looking and for the first time in your life your first thought isnt "please stop judging me, I know Im fat" but rather "yup, I know, Im rocking this outfit!!!!"

I have reached a lot of NSV that I never thought about before. Sitting curled up, fitting in the middle seat of the car, comfortably fitting in benches and chairs when out with hubby, crossing legs, sitting with knees to chest, painting toes, wearing "regular" clothes, buying a form fitted dress, wearing heels without feeling like my feet will fall off, Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using the BariatricPal App

From 334 to 194 and maintaining. May try for a few more lbs but I'm happy where I am. Sleeved Dec 2014 got to 194 in Jan 2016 I'm 5 ft 8 in and 27 yrs old Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using the BariatricPal App

I was sleeved in December 2014 weighing in surgery day (at my highest weight) at 334 lbs. Never in my life did I think I would be able to say this, or do this, or keep at this... until I met my sleeve My birthday is coming fast. I will be 27 a week from today! In this next week (heck, with luck tomorrow morning) I will honestly be able to say I have taken the greatest trip ever imaginable and I plan it to be a one way trip, never to return. Ladies and gentlemen.... I'm going to ONEderland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I found it best to do mini goals along the way but have one major goal for myself. Maybe not my end result goal, but just an extra special goal I thought was going to be impossible to get to. Let me list them, maybe it will make more sense that way. I started at 334 so my first mini goal was 299 --- to see under 300 After 300 my goal was to be the weight I was when I married ---- 280 After 280 I wanted to see 249---- be under 250 After 250 was the weight I was when I met my husband --- 220 After 220 was to see ONEderland!!! (I am ONE pound away!!!!!!) 199 was my "ultimate goal" and my "big goal" when I started. I wanted so badly to see it, but thought I would never make it. Now that I am (almost) there I have decided I can start more goals. My doctor says 160-165 should be my ultimate goal. Next mini goal ---- 185 Then --- 175 From there, its all bonus. Really, honestly, in my heart and soul anything below 199 is a bonus for me!! I havent been under 200 since probably middle school!

I have to tell you, I reallyl do think the way you are feeling is normal. Or maybe I want to believe it is normal because it is how I feel a lot of the time too. I LOVE the post about the new and old shoes. That entire post struck me so hard, because the truth of it was nearly blinding. I do believe that we find it hard to let go of the old us because we spent so much time accepting that the "fat us" was the "normal us" and that it would be that way forever. We yo-yo dieted, we gained and lost and gained again and it seemed like it was a never ending cycle and we would always be the "fat us" until now, suddenly, something is working. Its terrifying to think this is working so well and we have to tell ourselves (I partially feel it is a cushion, a protection of sorts) that it may not last forever because it never did before. I think once we see that the weight is staying off, we are in complete control and we really can manage ourselves and keep ourselves small, that we can accept that the "old" is gone and the "new" is here to stay. It is super important though to be sure we do remember that we are still the same person. We love the same, hate the same, care the same, worry and fear the same, and most importantly think and feel the same... we are just as awesome as we were before, but all that awesome and all those feelings are just in a much smaller, more able package now

Down 92 lb since Dec 4th 2014 and loving it! I have a lot more to go but so proud of what I've accomplished already

I am not looking for people to praise me, I'm not posting just for the attention. I know some people see these posts that way but others will understand. 16 weeks down 74 lbs and I have to be honest... I just can't see it. I think it's all in my head and I am trying to change that. I'm looking for "if you compare your ___ in both pics I see a difference" clearly if I went from a 30 pant to a 20 and shirts from 3x to 1x I have lost visible weight. I almost wonder if it's just that my shape is overall losing and the shape is staying the same and that's why I don't see it. Sorry it's such a long post.

It's still early. I regretted until I could eat "normal" food again. When I have an extremely emotional day, sometimes I have two or three m&ms to cope. Helps me, and it's not a bag of Oreos like it would have been before. I regretted the surgery up until chicken and such were edible again. Once I could have my 4 bites of any protein rich dish I was feeling much better. Watching the weight fall off definitely helps too stay strong you will feel better

I'm 3. 1/2 months out. That feeling passes as you feel better and better as they days pass. Every time you put on an old shirt or pants and they are super loose you will have even more motivation.

I am just a few pounds from 75 lost myself. Its also a goal of mine. I made mini goals.. 50 lb down 75 lb down, 100 lbs down and then 10 lbs from that at 220 (weight I was when I met my husband 8 years ago) 199 (hitting onederland) 175 and then whatever happens from there! Small goals make it so much more rewarding!!!!

Personally, I have an after dinner snack of cheese or a small piece of chicken because I know I truly am hungry. I can't eat enough to stay full for 12+ hours! I have 4 bites for dinner at 5pm. That is NOT going to last me until 730am without wanting to eat. I have a piece of cheese or a small 3 bites of chicken at about 10pm to hold me over. If I don't I go to bed hungry and uncomfortable. I'm 3 1/2 months out and down 74 lbs. I don't think you can consider this sabotaging my entire process. But please feel free to bad mouth me if you feel it necessary. Seems these threads have gotten less and less supportive lately.

The more time out the less you will regret the decision. I went through the same thing. Best of luck!!!!

The extra air thing I don't think is true if your conscious about HOW you drink. The air would only be excess at the bottom of the cup slurping the last of the drink. As far as carbonation, it won't stretch the stomach but it is very much a concern of becoming addiction. Soda isn't good out of moderation and most people form an "addiction" and drink too much soda not enough water. This will cause dehydration and can cause weight gain. This is where the main concern is.