Where are the 50s ???

[Newfoundlove 95]

Hey 50's-- let's all post updated pics and give each other a boost. I'll start. 5 months out and down 70 pounds!

[Queen of Crop 1,103]

Good morning.....now i remember! I'm laughing because I'm 5"31/2 and often say I'm 5'4" too! I'm just about to turn 59; was sleeved last year 5 days after my 58th BD. I just hit my goal weight yesterday! (Posted that and my moment of truth story on my weekly blog: www.queenofcrop.com It's the top of the range (141 according to the CDC) but my real goal is to make it into the 130's and bounce around in there and use 140 as my cut off weight....if I hit that I need to cut back, exercise more, yadayada....

Keep in touch....how interesting that you will be sleeved the same month as me too! Good sign!

QofC

[DebInAZ 76]

Well now aren't we the mirror image...hahaha.... but just once I would like to be the younger one, I also am having my birthday next month( Oct 15th turning 60 geez ) so this will be my birthday gift to myself.

Congrat's on your hitting goal!!!! how exciting, I to want to get 5lbs below my goal range to have a little wiggle room...wish me luck!

BTW I don't feel like 60, I don't think like 60????? strange isn't it? interesting...Deb

[Queen of Crop 1,103]

Wow....and my BD is Oct 20!!! I'll be 59! How interesting!

qofc

[Georgia 2,908]

Hi all. Happy Monday! I am now down over 50 lbs WooHoo! All of my clothes are pretty much hanging on me. (Even the too small ones from the back of my closet). Going to have to break down and buy new clothes soon.

Way to go! Isn't it an amazing feeling to watch those sizes go down!

[Oregondaisy 2,020]

Looks like we have birthdays coming soon. I am 59 for another month. Mine is 10-25 and I'll be 60. It looks like I'll have to move over to the 60's threads. :-(

[Queen of Crop 1,103]

Mine is Oct 20; I'll be 59 but I feel 39! But hey the 60's are the new 40's; right?

qofc

[DebInAZ 76]

Looks like we have birthdays coming soon. I am 59 for another month. Mine is 10-25 and I'll be 60. It looks like I'll have to move over to the 60's threads. :-(

WHAT!!!!!!!! say its not soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Oregondaisy 2,020]

Well maybe you'll join me Queen of Crop next year over at the 60's thread. I'm gonna miss everyone here.

[UK Cathy 977]

Just thought I would post my 6 month post op stats. I have lost a total of 57lb and as I would like to lose 100lb that is 57%. I seem to be losing slow but sure, skin so far is OK. At the begining of my journey I used to get upset at the slow loss but I have come to terms with it now and at least I am losing. Clothes look better and I am much happier in myself.

[DebInAZ 76]

Hi UK Cathy! I don't think 57lbs is bad at all that's 9.5lbs a month!!! at that rate you will be at goal in 6 more months, and that seems to be the average around here. So congrats on your success

I myself am going to be sleeved on the 22nd of this month, and am curious about your Hair loss, have you had any? I am a revision and had my band out June 26th of this year and am really noticing a lot of hair loss now and am really getting worried about more hair loss to come with this next surgery. I personally think its the anesthesia more so than the Protein issues everyone talks about.

[UK Cathy 977]

My Hair loss started at about 3 months out and for one month seemed to be quite fierce. It is much better now and has slowed down a lot. I did cut my hair shorter so that the amount of hair lying around was not so noticable.

[New_Hope 54]

All of us lose at different rates. Two people at work have had the surgery, and it seems to be a competition to them. They make an issue that I haven't lost as fast as them. I'm doing what I'm suppose to do, so can only go with the loss I have. I have been fortunate in the Hair loss department. I'm at 4 months and have just sen a slight increase in hair loss from normal. (Yeah!!) Going through my closet today, and by time I get finished getting rid of the things that are too large to think about wearing now, my closet will be basically empty! Going to try to wait a few more weeks before buying new clothes.

Gained 5 lbs last week, but this week most of it is gone. I think most is Water weight, because I quite taking my 1/2 diuretic about a week ago. In the long run I think this will be a good move. Now the only medication I am taking is my acid reflux pill. Hope to be off of it soon.

Went on a 6 mile bike ride today, and didn't get winded. I would say overall, all is very good. LOL

[Cinders 56]

Hello Fab 50's ! Well its been 9 days since I was sleeved and everything is going great ! My surgery went very well, didn't have enormous gas pains & went off pain meds after the first day. I was down 14 lbs from the prediet but when I got home I was up 7lbs. That must have been a side effect of the surgery cause that was gone in a couple days & I am now down 24lbs overall. I am so happy that I made the decision to do this. Life is beautiful

[Georgia 2,908]

Hello Fab 50's ! Well its been 9 days since I was sleeved and everything is going great ! My surgery went very well' date=' didn't have enormous gas pains & went off pain meds after the first day. I was down 14 lbs from the prediet but when I got home I was up 7lbs. That must have been a side effect of the surgery cause that was gone in a couple days & I am now down 24lbs overall. I am so happy that I made the decision to do this. Life is beautiful [/quote']

Way to go!!! It's a new world for us sleevers! Good luck to quick and safely losing!