Catherine Wible

I am 67 days post-OP and only 25 pounds down since surgery. That makes a total of 95 pounds down total, but I have a long way to go, as I was 399 when I started this weight loss journey. I'm a little discouraged by the slow pace of my post-op weight loss. I keep telling myself that slow and steady wins the race , blah, blah, blah, but I thought it would come off a lot faster. I have been following the plan, but the Easter candy is starting to look so tempting. I was told that right after surgery, you couldn't help but lose weight. That it would just drop off. Well I was losing about a pound a day for two weeks or so and then I had a two week stall. I even gained 5 pounds eating 600-700 calories a day. Some days I couldn't even get up to 600.
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Thank you

7 weeks out and down 33 lbs down. Feels like the weight drop is slowing down, but am feeling my clothes sliding off me. So I guess I'm losing the inches!

Hi! [emoji3]
I feel like my loss is starting to slow down, which is a bummer! But overall I am down 52 pounds so I am not complaining!

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How are my fellow February sleevers doing? Haven't heard much from you guys in awhile!
I'm 7 weeks out, feeling good, and adapting well to my forever diet.
I lost 22 lbs. on the 2 week pre-op diet, however I have only lost another 32 lbs. in 7 weeks post-op. But combined that's 54lbs. in 9 weeks and I'll take that!

The first few months I pretty much just ate shrimp cocktail every time I went out to dinner.

I Was back at work and eating purees/feeling pretty good after a month. BUT I was not allowed to lift 10# for 6 weeks after surgery. As someone else did, that won't be a problem for the baby, but he may not be able to lift your other child. And if you have a second C-section, you won't be able to life him/her either. May not be a problem - only you and your hubs know your older kid well enough to know.

After a month he should be feeling great!

Congrats! He should be fine, the baby will be too little to affect his lifting restrictions.

Hi!
If you can push really hard for the VBAC. I had one and the recovery was worlds better. Seriously. Do the massages, keigels, drink the teas... I digress
If everything goes to plan Your husband should feel pretty normal at 1 month post op, perhaps even riding the weightloss high!
Either way if you both game plan and nest like crazy you'll do amazing. After all there are 2 of you to tag team the situation.
Just be mindful to continue to work on the marriage separately from the parenting. Common pitfall. Congratulations to the both of you on so many levels. Life is about to get soooo much more enjoyable. Trust me 😉

I call it Old Grumbler, because of the weird gurgly noises that emanate from it! 😲

I've been there! I had friends over the night before my liquid diet and we ordered a ton of foods for plans to pig out and I couldn't even finish a slice of pizza. Congrats!

Yeah, I actually eat all of that stuff that you mentioned, just in moderation, and not every day, or even every week. I don't have any food that I'll never eat again. There are foods that I eat regularly like eggs, grilled chicken, etc... and there are foods that I eat every now and then, like junk food, but there's nothing that I won't ever allow myself to have again. I think that's what is helping to keep me on track. I can't have that all or nothing mentality, cause it's never worked for me in the past. Best of luck to you and your journey!

well I did begin to have my gastric sleeve surgery on 11/05/2018.
On the table .knocked out with anesthesia .Awaken by nurses telling me. They were not able to do the surgery.
they informed me that they could not introduce the laroscopy where it needed to be to begin the surgery.
The doctors said they tried for 45 minute. even called in ENT to try. Neck just wouldn't bend.
(my neck is fused, due to spinal surgery due to polio} I was so extremely depressed.
So I had to begin all over again. with a Doctor I was referred to. Dr. Katkhouda @ Keck USC.
next week I complete my nutrition classes AGAIN. I'm scheduled again May 7th 2019.
Please let it work this time.

Recent (12/12), but down 30 though not focusing on it. Pants are falling off. I've got a lot of clothes that didn't fit in my closet and now they do so I've suddenly got a wide selection of clothes. I've noticed a bit less back pain too

I had my surgery 12/12/17 and so far
My favourite coat now fits with room for a jumper under, I’m down 1 size in my jeans and my knee high boots are no longer a mission to zip up.

This week, my kid took off running across the park area near his after school care... and I ran after him and caught him. He was as delighted as I was. I don't think he had ever seen me run.

I'm about two weeks post op, total weight lost so far about 35 pounds (28 lost pre surgery).
I can fit in the chairs in the waiting room at my doc's office a little better.
I fit in the seats of my car better.
I'm wearing clothing I haven't worn in years (yes, it was still in my closet).
Parts of my body are getting a little squishier, not so painfully tight with fat.
My face looks thinner.

Sometimes NSV are the best victories! I've had quite a few in the last year but here are some:
I can fit comfortably in the chairs in our conference room at work, the arms used to dig into my legs and hips so bad.
I can shop in straight size stores only now, no more bouncing between plus and straight
I need new wedding rings, my fingers have gone down so much I can't even have my rings resized!! Yay new wedding set!!
Calf boots, I can wear them all. I also went down a shoe size so I need all new shoes on top of a new wardrobe.
I can see my feet again when I look down instead of just my belly, also my boobs are bigger than my belly again, thank god.
I can do 40-60 minutes on the Elliptical and not need a break. The first time I got on I couldn't even do 5 minutes.
I'm smaller than my husband for the first time ever.
I can cross my legs comfortably and love doing it.

I parked in a tight parking space and was still able to squeeze out of my door, without touching the car next to me. In the past I would not have been able to get out of my car.

I had to take off my wedding rings and bought silicone ones a size smaller. I bought boots that actually go up my calves.


HW: 282.2
SW: 255.4
CW: 226

That's exciting! I can buy a few Medium but mostly Large now instead of XL and 2X.

NSV for me today— The lady who works at our dry cleaners who I’ve seen for years didn’t recognize me until I told her my name. 😳 93 lbs down, 22 to go to hit my goal!

I was annoyed about having to get a new raincoat because I know it will be too big next season but low and behold I had an old coat in the back of my closet that not only fits me again but looks really cute.

You should try fairlife milk. I agree, I do not like whey, cant stand the smell and makes me gag!
Fairlife milk also comes in a chocolate flavor, although I prefer plain. 12 oz will give you 19g of Protein.
Also, have you tried Beans? I got chili at Wendy's and chicken white chili at taco time. I could only do 1/3 of a cup, but I'm getting better at getting close to a half cup.
Good luck!