BCs 1000

Happy to not be able to post until 18 months post op, but at only 4lbs from goal, being able to view vet forum posts would be extremely valuable.

I completely agree and think 18 months post-op makes sense - even though I am only 12 1/2 months post-op. I like what @@VSGAnn2014 said that others could read the forum to glean info but not be able to post until they are satisfying the restriction.
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I'm 14 months out but I remember stressing about changing everything about how I ate. In the end, this new way of eating feels comfortable now and i can't imagine going back to my old habits.
My biggest struggle is going to the gym because it's not my favorite thing to do but I committed to exercising at least 3 days a week for 1 hour and I've been sticking to it. I'll slip in a little NSV here and say that after losing over 100 pounds I'm coping so much better with the 110+ weather we're having. I used to really suffer and now I bop around and think "this isn't so bad!" Yippee.

Hardest is putting the fork down after being a life long clean plate eater. Second hardest recommitting to this life style every day and staying on track 1, 2, 3, 4...years out.

If it makes you feel better, you don't actually have to spend the rest of your life eating with a dry mouth. I knew from the start that I wasn't willing to not have a drink with meals and so I chose to ignore that rule. It's in place so that you don't wash food through your stomach any more quickly and thus you eat less. If you can moderate your intake there's no reason you can't drink with meals. I'm almost 3 years out, I've been at goal for over a year, and I've always had a drink with my meals.
Past that, I think losing was hard for me because I felt like it took forever. You stall sometimes which is annoying. I got stuck around 166-170 for two months. I spent the 18 months it took me to hit goal, working out at least an hour, usually closer to 3 everyday and almost always eating well (I had a few off the wagon days around the holidays). When I had my first plastics procedure I couldn't work out a much for awhile and I slowly finally got to a point where now I don't really have to do much in the way of working out, I eat mostly the same foods everyday which I'm fine with, and I float right around my goal within 1-3 pounds. Doing what you need to do to get to goal is hard....everything after that point isn't easy, but it's a whole lot easier being vigilant everyday about not gaining weight than it is spending everyday working out and counting calories in the hopes that you can lose a little.
If you accept that the rest of your life is going to be somewhat oriented toward a healthy lifestyle, then you'll be fine. This isn't a quick fix, I ended up with a sleeve that can't eat certain foods or I barf, and if I want to stay thin I must weigh every day and pay attention to what I'm eating every single day. Maybe the hardest part is knowing that even when you're a normal size, if you want to stay that way, you don't ever get to be the normal skinny person who eats whatever they want and doesn't gain weight. If you remember that in the end it's entirely worth every bit of misery, then maybe that will be helpful during the journey.

Pre-op, I was so freakin' READY for WLS (I was sleeved 22 months ago), so my post-op experience was pretty much: "Thank God, finally!"
My surgery was perfect. Recovery was easy and fast. I was able to sip-sip-sip my Water (protip: you sip, then sip again, then sip again ). I walked a lot to get rid of surgical gas. I never threw up (22 months later I still haven't). By Day Five I was getting in my required 60 grams of Protein (shakes). In other words, my recovery was typical.
BTW, when I added pureed and soft foods I had NO difficulty drinking with meals, since I'd been practicing that for two months prior to surgery. Likewise, I had no problem taking small bites and chewing, even over-chewing, my small portions.
Post-op I did experience the new reality that my sleeve was much smaller than it had once been, so I really did have to make changes in my lifestyle. Pre-op, it seems a little theoretical; post-op, it is REAL.
I sincerely urge pre-ops not to imagine this is going to be more difficult than it actually will be. My personal opinion is that the more difficult you imagine it will be, the more difficult it will be.
As you anticipate your life post-op, focus on the idea that you CAN make many changes post-op in your lifestyle, even ones you think might be difficult. If you resent the changes you are dreading, you risk winding up where you always were.
My two cents' worth.

I can't wait!!! I have never craved an egg or cottage cheese so much in my life.

I will say this - that quarter scrambled egg was the best tasting scrambled egg in all of the world.

Stats for the Week of June 20th
We had a ONEDERFUL Week this Week! Both in participants meeting their goals a whole 3 weeks early as well as participants reaching Onderland!
So on with the stats!
We have 110 participating We have 20 missing weights for the week so the weight is carried over A few new people added and 4 dropped for non participation (I list this as it always affects the “bottom line”) The Wonderful Onderlanders are: o @@beggingtobehealthy – who ALSO met goal!
o @@cbrr
o @@jam2nyy

Congrats to @@krae_98 who met goal AND set a new one! @@chrys129 also met goal and should be congratulated on sticking to her plan and meeting goal 3 weeks early! @@BCs 1000 crushed her goal by 3 pounds! We are collectively down 504.7 Pounds (228.93 kgs)! – That is 162.2 pounds from last week To date, as a group, we have lost 2.19% of our overall weight and 0.72% from last week – (which is a slight dip) The highest percentage of weight lost from last week to this week are: 1. @@MsNickelback with 3.73%
2. @@BCs 1000 with 3.25%
3. @@beggingtobehealthy with 3.02%

The highest percentage of weight lost overall and who are really doing an excellent job are: 1. @@Sleeve it to Beaver with 9.75%
2. @ with 9.50%
3. @@BCs 1000 with 7.03%

We have 3 more weigh ins (including this week) and so many of you are crushing it with your goals. We are 1013 lbs from our collective goal.
Have a great and healthy week!
@goplay94123

Last week Monday I was 294 lbs which mwant I had gained weight. By Friday of the same week, I got up all the way to 298 lbs. I knew then that I holding unto a lot of extra Water. Thank G-D my body released the extra Fluid. This week I am 284.2 lbs. Thanks for doing this. ????
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Weighed in this morning... 193.5!!!!! So close to my fifty pound weight loss reward of sky diving! 1.5 more pounds
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A bit a more room these days...

Here is one for all of the shorties to look forward to.
I was buying t-shirts at a concert. Kids $25, adults $30 or.... 2 kids shirts for $35.
Tried on the biggest kids size, too big. Tried the next one down, perfect fit.
Yes, I am a tight arse

A bit a more room these days...

I'm two months out from surgery. At my gym last night, part of the workout was a 15 minute timed run. I thought well, I guess I'll just see what I can do. As I was running, I kept increasing my speed because I was not fatigued.
I did 1.65 miles in 15 minutes...that's a 9:05 minute mile. It felt awesome to see that number...still smiling about it.

Fat chance you've got of getting a reply. I think he's having a mega sulk as we've exposed him for his lack of creditable qualifications.
However, in his defence (God help me, I must be feeling charitable) he has the ability to make even the most world weary cynic laugh. He's worked his weird, warped, magical humour on me to the point I have spluttered out a gob full of tea (what a waste) and made me expel snot when I had a cold a couple of weeks ago.
NEXT!!!!!!!!!! x

@@gettingsleeved1 - I think you are officially in the Cult of Protein, some one please get him a decoder ring and let's teach the secret handshake.
I really liked the Isopure right after surgery. I was doing 1 to 1 1/2 per day the first couple of weeks to get Fluid and Protein in.

A bit a more room these days...

A bit a more room these days...

A bit a more room these days...

A bit a more room these days...

Stats for the Week of June 13th
Well done for another week! We had quite a few new additions to the challenge and dropped about 6 non-responders. Sorry for the delay in posting – I was holding out for some missing values
We have 112 People Participating 12 participants who I carried over the previous week's weight (which may skew the results a bit) A big shout out to @@cbrr and @Bellcurves who both were on vacation and still lost weight! We are collectively down 347.3 pounds (157.5.20 kgs) - That is 180.0 lbs from last week! To date, as a group we lost 1.49% of our overall weight and 0.78% from last week The highest percentages of weight lost from last week to this week that really kicked their weight loss goal’s butt are: @@krae_98 6.53% @@Shanni1269 4.63% @@BCs 1000 with 3.91% The highest percentages of weight lost overall that should be commended are: @Sleeve it to Beaver with 7.86% @leag78 with 5.96% @@dede0314 with 4.51%
A few people are VERY close to their 6 Week Goal and we should see some announcements for that next week – so stay tuned! (Extra motivation waves are being sent to @@BCs 1000, @@krae_98 and @@Yoga-lady as they go for the weight loss gold and blow their goals out of the water!) Keep up the good work everyone! We are 1,482.2 pounds away from our collective goal!
Have a great and healthy week!
@goplay94123

Good luck to everyone here. This challenge is going so much faster than I thought that it would, and starting it with a stall drove me crazy, but I know if I just keep to the plan I will move past my stalls. Plus moving too fast is not that good for us anyway right?

Keep up the good work everyone.

205.4
Woo hoo! I love being a loser!

Happy Monday everyone.
119 today woot woot. Only 4lbs to ultimate goal