On Monday (Aug.16) will be at 5 months. and I am down 63 lbs. and my wife is down 34 lbs.

We are slowly seeing the weight loss but we are not low calorie/carb counters...

Between the 3 the 4 month period I lost only a few lbs. but the next month I lost about 10.

I am thankful with the sleeve I am able to see weight come off (slowly) and STAY off.

Other than the first month I have not had big poundage come off.

I am telling my story so that some will be encouraged when they too are not loosing 30 or 40 lbs in a short time.

If you loose 5 to 10 lbs per month over a period of time you will get there!

Blessings Russ

Thanks for this post Russ, it seems like I am going to be a slow loser so your words cheered me up no end... I agree, that to lose it, either slowly or quicky, and for it to stay off is the main aim of the game here. I feel that the sleeve is a commitment for life and that we have to make it work for us!

Coops =]

Congrats Russ to you and your wife. Thank you for sharing.

Deb

Russ, I had exactly the same experience as you -- I was sleeved on March 17 and my loss also really slowed down at about the 3 month mark. I lost just 1.4 pound in June, but then I lost 7.8 pounds in July! Not all of us have all our weight drop off seemingly all at once, but I am confident that we will all get to our goals if we don't sabotage ourselves!