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1. I've learned it's what you do day after day that makes the difference in weight loss. One bad choice won't ruin it for you, but a bad day or two can quickly result in undoing a lot of hard work.
2. I have to eat a lot less than I would have ever suspected in order to lose and maintain.
3. Even after 2 years, my new "lifestyle" isn't easy or something I do automatically.
4. The restriction and loss of hunger you get initially are not as strong further out.
5. You do adjust to eating less, and soon smaller portions feel more normal.
6. It gets harder over time.
7. Even though losing and maintaining is hard, being fat is harder. It's worth every bit of effort required.

It's hard for me to believe I thought I was fine at 260lbs. I would trick myself to accept that I was a big girl and that I just needed to love myself. That only worked for about an hour. I was so unhappy now although I lost almost 60lbs I feel happier but my mind still plays tricks on me. I also look back at pictures and just sit in shock! I was watching a family friend who is really heavy eat the other day and just thought wow that looks really ugly(over eating) I hope nobody thinks I'm fat shaming I'm just saying when it's you, you never think of it looking bad but when you see it your just shocked.

I am down 73.1 pounds since February 16th!

I miss steak a big juicy ribeye

I had a TT & panni 8 weeks ago. It was extremely painful, BUT with that being said I absolutely would do it all over again.
I had an excessive amount of muscle repair to be done. The surgery is major & ended up taking 7 hours & 3 nights in the hospital. The drainage tubes suck, and my abs will likely hurt for a good 6 months. BUT. The results are freaking phenomenal & the worst of it is all a memory now. I'd do it all over in a heartbeat!
I'll put my before/after pics here. If you want more details there is some info from my experience in my blog (linked in signature).
 

I miss fried chicken and I miss sloppy joes! I ate chopped beef BBQ sandwich and was in so much pain, I refuse to eat red meat, again! I also miss an icy cold coke!

Burgers, pizza, French fries, frozen yogurt, garlic bread, sandwich, bread and butter.... To name a few lol
I am 3 week postop so still on purée.

whenever you feel like it! lol, as soon as you can tolerate it. I only eat part of the shell...kinda like eating the taco upside down.

lol - I eat tacos all the time, I use the low carb soft tortilla with 93/7 lean meat. I also make taco salad all the time. 2-3 oz of meat. lettuce, cheese, pico di gallo, and 2 tortilla chips, sometimes olives and avocado, its deliz/

I make the taco meat and put that with shredded cheese and Tomato on lettuce.

My friend and I were sleeved on the same day. At like week 7 we were out running an errand and she wanted a taco. I drove through Taco Bell and ordered one. She ate 1/3, I ate 1/3 and my son ate the rest. Lol!

It's amazing. I went from tight 3x and I'm currently in a large. Some brands I wear a medium. Being able to pick out of normal stores is so amazing to me.

When do people usually start posting in this thread? I had my surgery 1/20/15 and I'm far from done, but am already impressed by the change. Including my pre-op diet, I've lost 80lbs so far and have another 50lbs to lose.

I went shopping for jeans yesterday. I started with a size 16 (2 sizes down from my old size) and worked my way down to a 10 which was still too big. I sat down and cried. I am 56 years old and have not been a 10 since high school. It was a very, very weird feeling to me and I was completely overwhelmed. I actually left the store without buying a thing. So surreal, this new feeling. How does my head not see the amount of weight lost? I mean, I know I have lost weight, but my eyes just don't see how much, I guess.

I am down 73.1 pounds since February 16th!

I did the very same thing!! It feels oh so good!!

I am down 73.1 pounds since February 16th!

I had a breast reduction two years ago and they have gone from perky to saggy! I am seriously thinking of having them lifted in a year or two.

Including the 10 day pre-op, I am down 57 pounds, 45 of that is since surgery. I sleeved on 2/2/2015. I had bloodwork for my 4/30/2015 and my numbers look great. Next visit is this Friday 6/26/2015.
I started as size 20/22 depending on the item and am down to size 16.
I need to get back to the gym. Vacation and business travel got me out of the habit. Although we did bike a couple of times and kayak on vacation.

I was sleeved in February!!! I think I will have some Tomato basil Soup with a sprinkle of cheese.< /p>

Sounds good!
I love making zucchini lasagna with fat free cheese and homemade or low sodium tomato sauce - you use zucchini instead of pasta! You can do the same with with eggplant too.

I was sleeved in February!!! I think I will have some Tomato basil Soup with a sprinkle of cheese.< /p>

I am down 73.1 pounds since February 16th!

I am down 73.1 pounds since February 16th!

I have lost 73lbs since February 26
Just curious how others were doing after there surgery. Let me know