Véronique

As have I. So far, I've lost roughly 10 kg, which is 1/8th of my excess weight. I had two big stalls and I just got over my last big stall a few days ago. In fact, I'm just 0,1 kg away from where I was before my last gain/stall/lose cycle. It feels like the hokey pokey. I put some kg off, I put some kg on, I put some kg off and I try to shake it off. I do the hokey pokey and I turn myself about... that's what I'm upset about!

Don't get me wrong, McDonald's isn't my thing anyway (even before surgery, I would make jokes about how the "food" at McDonalds was okay for Hindus to eat because it is made from free-range used gym mats and shredded Chinese newspapers) but being on a liquid diet, the temptation to sink my teeth into a beef-flavoured gym mat patty is pretty big.

As have I. So far, I've lost roughly 10 kg, which is 1/8th of my excess weight. I had two big stalls and I just got over my last big stall a few days ago. In fact, I'm just 0,1 kg away from where I was before my last gain/stall/lose cycle. It feels like the hokey pokey. I put some kg off, I put some kg on, I put some kg off and I try to shake it off. I do the hokey pokey and I turn myself about... that's what I'm upset about!

"hey little girl, wanna come here and have some candy?

That's funny bc every day at dinner now I say to husband, do you want the rest of my plate, I can't finish it. Its a good feeling.

A random person with a bag of hot juicy big macs trying to give em away is super hero weird.

So, I was walking down 28th street in Boulder after having to throw some money into the bank and in order to get to the bus stop to get back to Longmont, I passed by a McDonald's. There was a lady sitting on the patio telling me to come over to her. I said that I don't have time because I didn't (though if I did, I am not going to spend it in the sun). She then told me she had a bag full of big Macs she wanted to give me and holding back the rage anyone on a liquid diet feels, I again said no.
So she then said "but they are hot and juicy", to which my response was "DON'T TEMPT ME!"... And for as loud as I said it, I'm actually surprised I didn't curse. Even though I have a newfound appreciation for solid food since I've been drinking my meals, I'm not going to eat garbage! Since Sunday, my weight is down 6,6 kilos (or 14.5 lbs) and if I want a burger, I'm going to make myself one using healthy ingredients.

A friend of mine actually saw a picture of me and said that my face is looking thinner. I dunno how accurate that is, but here's the picture I took:

A friend of mine actually saw a picture of me and said that my face is looking thinner. I dunno how accurate that is, but here's the picture I took:

A friend of mine actually saw a picture of me and said that my face is looking thinner. I dunno how accurate that is, but here's the picture I took:

tricks for breaking a stall (increase your fluids and Protein, increase your activity, up your calories…) but the reality is it will break on its own.

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It lasts as long as it feels like lasting. Sorry I can't give you more info that that, but for everyone it's different and the reasons why you're stalling can differ from the reasons others are stalling.

Being newly post-op (almost two weeks out), I notice my hunger sensations haven't seemed to return yet but I'm wondering, doesn't mindfulness in eating also allow us the ability to plan our meals with intention as well? To try new things, to experiment, to see this as a lifelong journey rather than just a means to an end.

Just a little joking @Véronique.....not trying to be a hard case....glad you're ok.

No sh!t, sherlock. I'm aware of this. The immediacy and severity of the reaction helped to reinforce that fact.

Good morning August sleevers. I had my sleeve on 29th August and since surgery I've lost 11 kg, I think that is about 25 pounds for our American friends. I feel it's a bit slow as I'm a big girl and thought I lose more. I've been averaging about 450 - 500 calorie a day. Later this morning I have an appointment with my dietitian so hopefully I'll get some tips on how to move forward.
Although I haven't lost a lot of weight I'm feeling really good, my knees aren't hurting, I'm eating less crap and I'm exercising more. I'm so glad I've gone down this path. I'm 41 yrs old and I truly believe getting sleeved has added years to my life.
Finally, I'm thankful for this support group, reading about others experiences has but my over active brain at ease and has helped me feel 'normal'.
Keep up the great work August sleevers!

So, ever since I've been planning to have bariatric surgery, a friend of mine told me not to do it - that it would make my head shrink like in the movie Beetlejuice. In case you don't know what I'm talking about, it's this scene:
I've shown her before and after pictures, I've pointed out the fact that my surgeon's office publishes a calendar of before and after pictures. I've even asked my surgeon about this crazy rumour, even knowing and prefacing the question with the fact that I know that it is a rumour. Yet, she continues to persist with this craziness.

I know I've lost roughly 0,3 kgs since yesterday (as I said, my scale hasn't synched with the wifi), putting me at approximately 298,6 lbs (I think, again, without the exact data synched, this will be tough to say). Weighing myself everyday does have the side effect of making the progress feel slow, but I think looking at the aggregate, I've already lost 10% of my excess weight and I'm 6.84 kg (or roughly 15 lbs) away from reaching 20% of my excess weight lost.

Yesterday when I weighed in, for the first time in a long time, I've weighed in at under 300 lbs. I am down again today but since my scale isn't synching with the wifi and is set in stone pounds for some reason (I dunno why), I couldn't tell you.

Out of curiosity, what's your starting point?

So far this month, I've lost 8,5 kg (or 18,7 lbs) and I'm five (5) days away from being one month post-op. Since my excess weight is 79,7 kg, I've already surpassed the 10% mark.

I have enough data to confirm that I've beaten last week's inexplicable weight gain. Over the past few days, not only have I lost all the weight I gained over the previous week but as of today, I'm at a lower point on the scale than I was the day before the gain started, being down 0,4 kg (0,8 lbs for the Americans here) from my lowest point and down 1 kg (2,2 lbs) since yesterday.

I know, right? I have an opportunity to get to my goal weight and I'm not here to scréw around. I have a Withings Smart Body Analyzer and I track my dietary intake using MyFitnessPal. I know it's easy to lose sight of the big picture when weighing one's self daily but it adds data points on the bigger picture as well. Those data points, like this surgery, are tools to cracking the problem of my weight loss.

So, I was walking down 28th street in Boulder after having to throw some money into the bank and in order to get to the bus stop to get back to Longmont, I passed by a McDonald's. There was a lady sitting on the patio telling me to come over to her. I said that I don't have time because I didn't (though if I did, I am not going to spend it in the sun). She then told me she had a bag full of big Macs she wanted to give me and holding back the rage anyone on a liquid diet feels, I again said no.
So she then said "but they are hot and juicy", to which my response was "DON'T TEMPT ME!"... And for as loud as I said it, I'm actually surprised I didn't curse. Even though I have a newfound appreciation for solid food since I've been drinking my meals, I'm not going to eat garbage! Since Sunday, my weight is down 6,6 kilos (or 14.5 lbs) and if I want a burger, I'm going to make myself one using healthy ingredients.

Yeah, how dare I care about other people. If only I could be a sociopath like you, not have any care about how my actions affect others.