ThorEdson

I guess this is the Room I start in. I am a 36 Year Old Guy and my starting BMI was 35. I am 6'6". I was at 305 and got to about 294 the day before surgery. I have been about 50 days since Surgery and seem to be stuck at 281. My goal is in the 230 Area for a total of 75 Pounds. I have been getting a lot more exercise and I need to ramp it up. I eat about half of what I used to eat. I cut out Soda with no probblems, but I miss Beer a ton. I was surprised that I lost weight from strange places to begin with. Tops of my Feet and my Butt. Face and Neck were a welcome surprise, I wish more of it came from my belly. My attitude is good, I know I made the right decision. Now I just need to pay for it since insurance gave me a big, fat 0. Regards, Thor

I started at 305 and I am stuck at about 280. I got banded at 298 on June 14th. I have been walking, going to the gym and I discovered that my 25 year old Mountain Bike still works, even if it looks a little funny and the color is goofy. I seem to be stuck at 280. My calorie intake is easily half of what it used to be and my energy level is way up. Mood is good, people are really noticing, but the scale just isn't moving. I have my ScrewUps, but I am eating half of what I was. Any ideas? Maybe my scale just sucks? Also I really miss Beer. I have tons of gas that I can't really tie to anything in particular that I have eaten. It seems to be relatively mild, not very pungent, but it is making me feel bloated. Any ideas or advice for me from anyone farther ahead in the journey? I also would like advice on making sure that my extra skin has a chance to shrink as well as possible. supplements? Vitamins? Certain exercises. Most unexpected result so far is that my Feet got skinny and the tops of my shoes are loose. I also seem to be going through a bad complexion situtation.

It is strange how much better it is, even just being down 25 Pounds from 305 to 280. The excercise has flipped on my testosterone switch and my wife seems to initiate a lot more often, which is great. Stamina is up. I can almost go 90 seconds now. Just kidding. Renob, I am 6'6" and 230 is my goal too. Looks like you are there, good job. I am 36 and started at 305. Wondering if you have any advice and wondering what the extra skin situation looks like.

Thanks Scott, I will check it out. I was thinking about going non-digital, sort of old school for accuracy. My scale is all over the place depending on my foot placement.

Hopefully this hasn't been covered ad nauseum already, but I need to get a consistent, inexpensive Scale. Any suggestions?

I am 36 and started with a BMI of 35. I am 6'6" and started at 305 at the beginning of June. I am at 280 now and lose 1 to 2 pounds a week. I wish I would have done it at 26! Or 20!

You are going to be fine. It is from the Carbon Dioxide they use to expand the inside of your Abdomen with so they have room to work. They get most of it out before they sew you back up, but not all of it. It has to slowly be reabsorbed and in the meantime it moves as high as it can like any air bubble. It won't take to long for it to disappear.

I think I might have felt better on day 2 than I did on day 4, or maybe I just over did it. Do you get to eat real Jello? Like the solid stuff? I am on only Clear liquids and I am sick of Crystal Light, sugar free fruit juice and the smell of chicken or Beef broth makes me Queasy at this point, since I have had so much. On Sunday I will progress to "Full" Liquids like V8, tomato Soup, cream of mushroom with out the chunks. I'm really no that hungry and my scale says I have lost 17 pounds since the beginning of my preop diet. My abdomen is still swollen and I am having a hard time seeing the loss in the mirror.

I was banded on the 14th, I was mostly nervous about going under Anesthesia but it was a Breeze. Recovery really hasn't been Bad and I am not really Hungry. My midsection is stiff and swollen, but my incision sites are without pain so far. Went back to work yesterday which is the 3rd morning after surgery, should have waited another day. I was Zonked. I have had a few non-hunger related cravings. The smell of broth could make me queasy at this point.

Gotta see if this works!

I was banded on Monday so it has been about 4 days. I am surprised how easy it is to not eat, I am just not hungry. I usually have Bagels and Lox for Father's Day Breakfast, but it looks like that is out. My Belly is still Sore, but it feels tight like it is swollen and I am retaining Water. I have had some painful hiccups and stomach gurgling. Now that I am just liquids I think that my body is void of anything solid. I am sick of chicken and Beef broth, enough that I think they would make me queasy in my current state. I went back to work on the third day and probably should have waited a bit longer. Starting from the PreSurgery Diet through today I have lost about 15 Pounds. How can I get one of those Strips on the Bottom to log my Journey? THOR