Dickson

Hi everyone! So just about 2 months to go for the big one year point, got sleeved on the 31st of July. I'm down about 118lbs right now, started at about 358 and now I'm at 240. I'm 6'3" so the 240 is carrying pretty well on my frame. I would like to go down another 10-20 but I have been at 240 for awhile now. Just have to go back to the basics, diet, Water, Protein and EXERCISE! lol. I'm in Philly right now on business and boy is it easier to fly these days! Gotta love sitting in the seat and not wedging into it! Well hope you all are doing well and keep up the attitudes and the work! Dickson

Hi everyone, We are just a bit over 3months out and I have noticed that I have hit a major stall for like 2 weeks. The weight has been going up / down 1 lbs for that time so not really making any progress and it is getting frustrating. I can't really complain as I have lost 83lbs so far but still have more to go! I have went back to looking at what I have been eating, and it has not really changed from what I had been eating prior to. Still keeping the same activity level. Just not sure if the body is taking a breather after losing so much so fast and will get back to burning soon or what. So just checking to see if anyone else had a major stall and if you did what time line out from surgery are we talking about. Thanks!

Great Job!! Thank you so much for all that you do.

Wow, let's see is it Being able to sit in a booth at a resturant and not have belly touch the table? Being able to bend over to tie my shoes and not hold my breath while doing it? Putting on my old belt and having to slide into two slots back on the pants due to so much extra hanging out? Being able to look down and actually see my toes or the scale for that matter? Knowing that when we go to Disneyworld this Christmas I will be able to ride any ride I want and not have to worry about the bar not fitting over me? Being able to reach down to let off the emergency brake and not feel like I can just reach due to the seat belt limitations? Being on an airplane this week to Hawaii and fitting in the seat with comfort? Hmmmmmm I guess I can't think of any lol. Great job to everyone!

Hi everyone, Got a stall question, more for my wife. We both had the surgery 8 weeks ago. I have lost 65lbs and she has lost 32lbs but has been stalled for about 1-2 weeks it seems. She is getting frustrated as she is seeing me continue to quickly lose but she is just hanging out. I can definately see the inches coming off of her and clothes are getting thrown out left and right. But just not sure what to tell her about starting to get the pounds moving again. Not sure if calories need to be increased or fluid intake or what. She is getting her protein in and doing pretty good at exercising. So if you got any help give a shout out. Thanks!

Hi everyone. We are at our 6 week point and still doing great. I have lost 60lbs and Kathy is down 33. We are starting to step up the exercise program, boy I have lost a lot of strength since the surgery, so I will just go slow and easy starting out. We both saw our Dr. this week and he is more than happy. We see the nurse at the 3 month point and Dr. again at 6 months. Weird to think what we will be at during that visit. I'm thinking realistically we could be at goal weight by then, wow. Well glad to read most of you are doing well! We are back to Washington weather up here, RAIN! Have a great one!!!

I have found that if I eat one bite too much I will sometimes get that feeling. No fun! I think it could also be type of food sometimes as well. I really don't think there is a set guidline, just somethings make it happen and others don't.

Hi Everyone, Kathy and I are now a little over 5 weeks out. I have lost 55lbs since surgery and 63 overall, Kathy has lost 31 since day of and 41 overall. We are on real food and learning was does and does not work at this point. We are both walking and Kathy even has added in some jogging already. I was going to start weight lifting again but thought I might wait another week even though the Dr said it was ok. Just felt a little punky from work last week, was pretty physical and felt tired from that so just thought it better to listen to the body and not push it too much. Other than that we are doing great. Have been out to dinner and even to a couple Fairs, with all the fair food ( we shared one corn dog and both of us felt really full!) Getting our protien in but have to work on fluids. Find that the busier we get the harder it is to get those in, we will work on that. One cool thing is I found a support group at my work! Right now we meet once a month and we are all different kinds of surgeries, sleeves, RYN, and bands. But hey we all want the same thing, to lose! Well hope you all are doing well, really can't believe it has been 5 weeks already! Really looking forward to the next 5 weeks to see where we are then! Good luck to all. Dickson and Kathy

I would but I'm not allowed to lift that much yet! LOL

Hi Everyone! Well Kathy and I are doing great. I am down to 298 as of this morning, an overall loss of 55lbs and 45 since the day of surgery. Kathy is down to 196 which is down 26lbs since the day of surgery! We are finding we can eat pretty much most foods, nothing has had any omg moments. We both have had a couple, ok that was one or two bites too much! But other than that it has really been smooth sailing. Her blood pressure and blood suger are great numbers and she is off all meds for those things. Both of us are doing well on endurance at work ect. I find on the days I have to go up and down the ladders inside the ships I get a little more tired but each day is getting better. We went to the fair last night and where we would have wanted all the "good" fair food in the past, it was soooooo easy to just walk on by this year! I did get myself one treat a hawaiian ice. Thought it might be too much sugar but went down fine and no after effects. This morning the scale seemed to agree as I lost a full pound from the day before! We have our next Dr appt in two weeks almost excited to go to show him how good we are doing. Hope all is well with all of you and if you are still thinking about it, GO FOR IT!!:001_smile:

Hi Everyone, Good questions and answers! I too was wondering about amount and difference between my wife and I. Seems like I can eat more than her but we both get that "full" feeling so we both must be doing OK lol. All I know is the scale is going down and we both are feeling great.

Great Post! Thanks.

We are at the 10 day point and everything is going great. Had an appointment with our Dr on Monday and he was very pleased with how both of us are doing. This morning I weighed in at 310 exactly, that is 35lbs lost since surgery day! Kathy is down 18! We are both getting our protein down without issues and drinking alot of fluids so no issues there. She has some itching around the incision sites and a little rash but not too bad. I'm doing ok on that front. We are averaging about two 1-mile walks a day. Getting out and about. Find that getting in and out of the car and doing errends wears me out quicker than walking the neighborhood. Looking forward to week 4 when I can actually start working out again!