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I'm on day 3. We have a secret Facebook group if you would like to join. It's just for February peeps.

I'm with you. I'm 6 months out and sabotaging myself with junk food, no Water and no exercise. I'm still losing very slowly but I'm sure I would be down a lot more than 52 pounds if I were doing the right things. Pretty much the only liquids I get in are sweet tea and coffee. For a while I had a water accountability buddy and I was getting my 64 in. That really helped. I think I need that again along with a food buddy to help me stay accountable with what I eat. I need to lay off the popcorn, Cheetos, cheese and crackers, chocolate, sandwiches... Oy!!! There's nothing I can't eat.

I'm in portland

I'm on day 3. We have a secret Facebook group if you would like to join. It's just for February peeps.

One thing I know that helps is being part of a team or getting a coach or sponsor. The competitions are no joke and most of the competitors are repeaters. A lot of them win in other circuits and end up being popular favorites in that community. We have a lot of that here in San Diego. It's competitive for sure and you'll have to work really hard and train and eat just right, but if it's a goal you have I say absolutely go for it.

Nothing wrong with having goals. Less than a year and a half post op I have 18% body fat and am running a marathon next month. Ran 30 miles total last week, 18 for my long run.
How will you know if you don't try?

Right there with you! 9 weeks here. Grape flavor, ice and a straw get me further than anything but still nowhere close.

Getting your Water in will be critical to weight loss. If you are still having trouble with discomfort, experiment with different temperatures of Water. I found that really ice cold water was a lot easier for me that room temperature water, which seemed to sit very heavily in my stomach.
As for exercise, it's something you are going to have to figure out in order to achieve long-term success. Even if it's just 10 minutes here and there instead of 30 minutes all at once.

You're earlier out than I am, but you are going to see you will have some months slower than others as your weight loss starts to even out a little. You can expect the more "average" weight loss of 1-3 lbs a week. So you are doing just fine!
At this point ( 8 months out), 4.5 pounds is a good month for me. So far this month I've only lost 2.5 :/

How are you doing with Protein and Water? What about exercise? Everyone loses at their own pace. Since my second month post op, I've averaged about 6 pounds a month, which is slow compared to most, but the weight IS coming off and that's really all that matters.

An average of 3.4 lbs. each week is awesome!!! You're doing great!! (Wish I had that kind of average going on .)
These slow-going phases are psychologically challenging, to say the least!
Check in with your NUT regarding your food intake. Also, you may need to ramp up your fat burning cardio routine.
When I hit these slow weeks, I keep telling myself that the inches are still coming off even if the scale isn't showing the weight change; it will eventually catch up.
Hang in there!

Stalls are normal throughout this ordeal. I tried increasing my Protein and increasing my Water intake. Surprisingly it works. Good luck....

I had the worst gerd prior to surgery. I'm talking lava choking me awake at night even on meds. Since surgery zero reflux and zero meds!

I had the worst gerd prior to surgery. I'm talking lava choking me awake at night even on meds. Since surgery zero reflux and zero meds!

Here is a pic pretty much explaining the difference between the different classes
So you can see the bikini class has a much more feminine look, less muscle definition than the other ones

I want to do one of those as well! I've been doing a lot of research on it. Follow a diet plan? IIFYM? The skin issue.... It's not that bad but it's there. And at 45 years old it would be so f&@$ing awesome to get that fit and smoking in a bikini!

I'm getting ready to start!

Anyone who wants in the Facebook group just send me a private message please

Hi I would like to have an invite please. My Facebook name is TinaSmithConley
Had my sleeve done Feb 11,2015. Doing pretty good so far. Was very painful in the beginning but I made it thru. My kids and hubby are very supportive. I've lost about 23 pounds so far. I'm hoping to lose 150 more.

Hi I would like to join Facebook page. Do you need my Facebook name?

I'm on day 3. We have a secret Facebook group if you would like to join. It's just for February peeps.

Lose the weight, find a new husband.

It's called feb 2015 vsgers but it's secret so you have to be added by one of us. If you message me your email I can invite you.

I'm on day 3. We have a secret Facebook group if you would like to join. It's just for February peeps.

I was just talking to my husband literally 20 minutes ago about how I can't wait to be at goal so I can have some damn popcorn. Not so much?