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I was told when I was eating at that level I wasnt eating enough and my body would go into conservation mode. Check with your NUT to see if thats the case for you. If not, then slow and steady does win the race!! Congrats all..

That's awesome guys! Good job! My weight loss has been kind of slow :/ this morning I was at 236. Down 32 lbs. I exercise 3 days a week. Get about 900 calories a day. Hope I'm doing everything right

Sounds like you're doing everything right. My weight loss would be exactly the same as you if I hadn't had a week of reflux when I couldn't eat at all. Also my NUT says if you lose too fast you run the risk of losing muscle mass, which makes it easier to put back on. So well done!

I've just snuck in under 200 at 199! Total loss of 39lb. Aren't we good little bariatric patients?!
Although I saw my NUT yesterday and they are concerned I'm losing too quickly?... Interesting. Still got to get the Protein up. My NUT is not a big fan of adding Protein Powder and I'm supposed to get it nutritionally through foods. Interested what others experienced are.
Well done all of us! 2 months down. Wow

Doing well, still aiming for the 2zone by end of August. Down to 339 this morning, 57 since program start. rosieuk, how are you??

How's everyone doing? ??? I've hit ONEDERLAND at 198.8 thus morning! 43 pounds down in total! !!

Good suggestions! Hope you feel better soon Craig!

That's so great! I have been taking walks with my kids after dinner and it feels so good to keep a fast pace! They like to take turns with my 5 lb dumbbells its so cute! They keep me motivated big time. I definitely feel the same way.. best decision of my life. I'm excited to order my scrubs and not have to get the extra XX for the school year!

Good suggestions! Hope you feel better soon Craig!

That's so great! I have been taking walks with my kids after dinner and it feels so good to keep a fast pace! They like to take turns with my 5 lb dumbbells its so cute! They keep me motivated big time. I definitely feel the same way.. best decision of my life. I'm excited to order my scrubs and not have to get the extra XX for the school year!

thanks gracy, I went out today and bought smallest bowls I could find and a handful of baby spoons and forks. Going to try the smaller bowl for awareness and the small utensils for speed control.. Give some physical form to my mental pictures of what I need to do. See how this goes..

Good luck to you Craig!!!

Had my sleeve on the 26th, in northern Michigan am also a nurse today first day back to work

My surgery may 19th sw mich.

I thought I was the only one in a stall. It's so frustrating.

Yea this sucks. I've been reading that it's your body adjusting to such a low calorie intake but c'mon how long is this going to take! I guess we just have to be patient. I'm not very good at that lol. I do however notice a difference in the mirror. I should be taking measurements maybe that would make me feel better

Sleeved on May 19th..went for my two week check up yesterday and I'm down 12 lbs. I'm happy with that!!!

New favorite smoothie recipe:
1 cup light vanilla soy milk
1 banana
1/2 scoop chocolate unjury
2 tablespoons PB2
Mix it in a nutribullet. I had this tonight after my first night at the gym! Took a while to get down but it was delish and 20 grams of protein!

I started my purée today. I managed a weetabix and milk for Breakfast. Too me all morning! My mashed carrot and swede at lunch didn't go down so well but big success with blended veg chilli for dinner. So good not to eat soup! scales are slow and am coming down with a rotten cold so wonder how that will impact things. I usually eat my way through a cold!

Just ate my first meal! pureed pulled pork with a little BBQ Sauce and 1 Ritz cracker. My doctor let's us eat crackers with pureed meats. All I could fit in was 1/4 cup pork and ONE cracker. THANK YOU SLEEVE!!!!

On the bright side. ..it's payday Friday and my undies are too big. Time to SHOP

Today I got to meet with my surgeon who did my VGS back on the 19th and to my surprise he said that I could now start eating pureed foods. So later today after a nap, I had half of a small container of Greek Yogart, man was that good! I had half of the container and then for dinner had the other half. I also have managed most of today off the oxygen which is making me very happy because in the past it has always taken a while to get off. This evening since I don't drive my mom and I went to a few stores and got some food items that I can have but I did not even think about doing a baked potato but my parents might have instant mashed potatoes so I can use that. Another thing is that my weight is going down not much but it is going down, it is now at 281 pounds. Tomorrow I will try getting some more walking in.

I agree. There are tons of ideas on pinterest. As soon as I can eat soft foods I'm planning to make turkey meatballs with marinara, mozzarella and blend it up in a magic bullet.

All is well over here Rosie! Glad you had a great day with your family. I'm going to start going to the gym tomorrow yay! @@abbyrn27 I miss it too!! I hate having to wait 30 min after I eat to drink Water

yes, I find that focusing on Protein only sometime does not get me energy in the near term and occasionally gets me light headed. I adding a few more carbs in when one of those low points hit me and I find it passes quickly. My wife made a package of instant mashed potatoes 3 days ago, which I will get a tablespoon of and then add some chicken broth too. Heat and mix to a consistency you like (can be Soup, can be creamy). lunch or anytime I'm feeling weak. Has taken 3 days to eat half a package, so don't think I am over doing it. Just my .02