Kat410

This time last year I was getting my gastric sleeve. My start weight was 388 lbs with BMI 60. Today's weigh in is 257 lbs with BMI 40 so a total loss of around 132 lbs in a year yay! Everyone post your progress pics, whether its few weeks to years! Happy Holidays.   
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Since you posted this in the gastric sleeve forum, I assume you're interested in the sleeve...
Weight loss with a sleeve tends to be somewhat slower than the other bariatric procedures such as the bypass and duodenal switch.
Losing too much weight with a sleeve is a very rare occurrence. In fact, the majority of sleevers never achieve their goal weights unless they devote additional effort, so I think you have nothing to worry about.
The typical sleever loses 65% to 70% of his/her excess body weight (EBW). Some people (like me) lose 100 percent, while others are nonresponders who lose less than 50 percent of their EBW.
If you do nothing other than allow the sleeve to work its metabolic magic, you'll probably lose 70 percent of your EBW.
If you work your sleeve to the max, watch what you eat, and exercise vigorously, you'll likely lose 100 percent of your EBW.
If you eat a bunch of slider (slurry) foods and eat around your sleeve, you may lose less than 50 percent of your EBW.
Again, losing too much weight with a sleeve is a rare phenomenon. The procedure simply doesn't have the malabsorptive component to produce that result in most people, especially individuals like you who have a weight problem for much of their adulthood.
Good luck to you.

When you start seeing and feeling bones you forgot you had!

Does anyone else like to find and feel your unearthed bones? Last night I was laying down and rested my hand on my belly and noticed my ribs were right there! Counted them on each side! I am also totally fascinated with my collarbone

When you start seeing and feeling bones you forgot you had!

Does anyone else like to find and feel your unearthed bones? Last night I was laying down and rested my hand on my belly and noticed my ribs were right there! Counted them on each side! I am also totally fascinated with my collarbone

When you start seeing and feeling bones you forgot you had!

Does anyone else like to find and feel your unearthed bones? Last night I was laying down and rested my hand on my belly and noticed my ribs were right there! Counted them on each side! I am also totally fascinated with my collarbone

98 Pounds down!
65% of excess body weight gone
Lifting weights, HIT and yoga
More energy, vitality and aliveness!

What are you eating now? Are you logging your food? It’s hard to give input without knowing what you are currently eating

I am built like a brick s%%%house with a lot in the rear and thighs.

In a few hours I am going to Macy's for my first dept store shopping in the straight size section. I have done that with specific brand stores - but now I get to play with a lot of brands and shop away!

I had my first restaurant night out since surgery (51 days ago) last night (Saturday 2nd Dec) when my wife's retail staff had its xmas gathering at a Thai restaurant.
It galled me a little paying $AUD40 when I knew I was "eating small".
Out of an 11-course Thai banquet, I was very picky.
One small curried vegetable samosa, one medium battered prawn tail, one small crab money-bag, one small vegetable spring roll. I than waited about 15 minutes and sipped a large glass of Water.
Round Two: I picked out one medium prawn from a stir fry and a chunk of salmon (about 50 grams).
Then, over the next hour and a half while sipping more water, most of the other 25 people offered me more of the mounting 'left-overs' on the trays and plates ... each of which I declined.
When pressed, I just said (truthfully) ... "I had a long day in the pool trying to reshape my body. I'm predominantly eating small Protein hits and few carbs for a while." That seemed to pass!
[n.b. I swam three hours breaststroke Saturday morning plus half an hour of chest-deep 'wading'.]
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As my first major outing after surgery, I was very pleased that I passed scrutiny.
As I said a few weeks ago, we do not have Thanksgiving here in Australia so waited longer than most of the early October sleepers for the test of my resilience at dinner.

I could live with the variability in sizing if the sizing charts were accurate. I almost never shop in brick and mortar stores but now have to.

Last weekend I bought a pair of pants at Ann Taylor loft in 14s. The size chart says the waist and hip for that style is 32.5/43. My waist measurements are 36/46.5. The pants are actually lose on me.

Can someone explain that?

I went back to the gym post surgery after a brief 20 year hiatus from exercise.

I hired a coach/trainer who owns a small boutique studio and has just been a gift from god in breaking me into exercise and the right exercise for my body (both in terms of capability and what I respond best to.)

Predictably I needed to do a lot of work on the core muscle groups which had almost no strength.

Right now I do cardio for warm up and do a lot of compound movements and have built strength quickly which is what is expected for a novice lifter.

I stay away from the Weight machines unless traveling and the gym doesn’t have barbells. He has also taught me a lot of movements to do with stability balls, TRX and core work.

My typical workout includes some kind of warm up. Then walking lunges, multi-planar lunges, Russian twists, sit ups, calf raises, squats, bench presses, cleans, back extensions, TRX and rows (which he now has me doing in a lunge position with free weights) and finally balance work.

I am on the higher end of the weight loss curve for gastric sleeve- I am 7 months out and have lost almost 70% of my excess body weight with no signs of slowing down. I have had one 1 week stall.

While everyone is different, I do attribute this success to two things - following my nutrition plan and building lean muscle mass.

While hiring the trainer was difficult financially it was the right thing to do. It has taken me quite a bit of time to just get the basic movements down.

My favorite workout is lifting weights. It gets the best results for the amount of time invested. Compound movements (Squats, Deadlifts, Bench Press, Overhead Press) will be most beneficial.

I could live with the variability in sizing if the sizing charts were accurate. I almost never shop in brick and mortar stores but now have to.

Last weekend I bought a pair of pants at Ann Taylor loft in 14s. The size chart says the waist and hip for that style is 32.5/43. My waist measurements are 36/46.5. The pants are actually lose on me.

Can someone explain that?

The general consensus of hospital nurses is to wait at least until your get home - they don't want to see it.
Beyond that, it's when you feel up to it and interested. An orgasm isn't going to do any harm to your new sleeve - it's how you get there that matters to your comfort, so probably no swinging from the rafters for a while. But something slow and gentle that doesn't cause any discomfort - go for it when you feel like it. Your bf should be perfectly capable of taking care of himself until you do.

98 Pounds down!
65% of excess body weight gone
Lifting weights, HIT and yoga
More energy, vitality and aliveness!

When you start seeing and feeling bones you forgot you had!

Does anyone else like to find and feel your unearthed bones? Last night I was laying down and rested my hand on my belly and noticed my ribs were right there! Counted them on each side! I am also totally fascinated with my collarbone

Hi everyone,
This is me after 1 year from the laparoscopic sleeve surgery. Lost 45 kg. Feeling very good

I am just under a year after Sleeve WLS
Before: 125kg

 

After: 75kg
  

I had the VSG. The only other co-morbidity I had was diabetes (just moved from pre-diabetic to diabetic). No GERD, hypertension, sleep apnea or joint issues.
My doc recommended RNY, but I felt strongly that the metabolic benefits of the sleeve would give me 80% of what I needed to be effective and I would provide the other 20%. A lot of what I dealt with as I continued to gain weight in my adult years was just freaking being hungry all the time and craving carbs.
I am 6 months out - maintenance will be another story, but so far so good. I am loosing steadily and working out regularly (focusing on strength, endurance and flexibility). I have had one week of a "zero" loss. No major stalls.
My hunch about what would work for me have turned out to be right.
Like you, I ultimately made this choice because I wanted to add decades to my life and have my life make a difference for those that matter to me.

I had the VSG. The only other co-morbidity I had was diabetes (just moved from pre-diabetic to diabetic). No GERD, hypertension, sleep apnea or joint issues.
My doc recommended RNY, but I felt strongly that the metabolic benefits of the sleeve would give me 80% of what I needed to be effective and I would provide the other 20%. A lot of what I dealt with as I continued to gain weight in my adult years was just freaking being hungry all the time and craving carbs.
I am 6 months out - maintenance will be another story, but so far so good. I am loosing steadily and working out regularly (focusing on strength, endurance and flexibility). I have had one week of a "zero" loss. No major stalls.
My hunch about what would work for me have turned out to be right.
Like you, I ultimately made this choice because I wanted to add decades to my life and have my life make a difference for those that matter to me.

I had the VSG. The only other co-morbidity I had was diabetes (just moved from pre-diabetic to diabetic). No GERD, hypertension, sleep apnea or joint issues.
My doc recommended RNY, but I felt strongly that the metabolic benefits of the sleeve would give me 80% of what I needed to be effective and I would provide the other 20%. A lot of what I dealt with as I continued to gain weight in my adult years was just freaking being hungry all the time and craving carbs.
I am 6 months out - maintenance will be another story, but so far so good. I am loosing steadily and working out regularly (focusing on strength, endurance and flexibility). I have had one week of a "zero" loss. No major stalls.
My hunch about what would work for me have turned out to be right.
Like you, I ultimately made this choice because I wanted to add decades to my life and have my life make a difference for those that matter to me.

I had the VSG. The only other co-morbidity I had was diabetes (just moved from pre-diabetic to diabetic). No GERD, hypertension, sleep apnea or joint issues.
My doc recommended RNY, but I felt strongly that the metabolic benefits of the sleeve would give me 80% of what I needed to be effective and I would provide the other 20%. A lot of what I dealt with as I continued to gain weight in my adult years was just freaking being hungry all the time and craving carbs.
I am 6 months out - maintenance will be another story, but so far so good. I am loosing steadily and working out regularly (focusing on strength, endurance and flexibility). I have had one week of a "zero" loss. No major stalls.
My hunch about what would work for me have turned out to be right.
Like you, I ultimately made this choice because I wanted to add decades to my life and have my life make a difference for those that matter to me.

I had the VSG. The only other co-morbidity I had was diabetes (just moved from pre-diabetic to diabetic). No GERD, hypertension, sleep apnea or joint issues.
My doc recommended RNY, but I felt strongly that the metabolic benefits of the sleeve would give me 80% of what I needed to be effective and I would provide the other 20%. A lot of what I dealt with as I continued to gain weight in my adult years was just freaking being hungry all the time and craving carbs.
I am 6 months out - maintenance will be another story, but so far so good. I am loosing steadily and working out regularly (focusing on strength, endurance and flexibility). I have had one week of a "zero" loss. No major stalls.
My hunch about what would work for me have turned out to be right.
Like you, I ultimately made this choice because I wanted to add decades to my life and have my life make a difference for those that matter to me.

That is probably the issue.

Most of us can’t eat whatever we want and expect to lose weight rapidly.

You could be different but if I were to eat what I want I would have a croissant, fries and some pizza. Sure it would be a minute fraction of the quantities I ate before and perhaps so small that I could trick myself into some Weightloss Lite fantasy that I am actually doing this. But it’s unlikely that you are eating according to plan.

Track your food religiously for 3 days and see what your calories and macros are. I will bet money the problem is there.

And I got you don’t like water. But too bad. Acquire the taste. Artificially sweetened drinks do our body no favors. It’s hard but you can chose to do the hard work or be on the low end of the bell curve with VSG weightloss.

You can break this and it will be up to you.