Where are the 50's??? -- all I see is a topic about wrinkles! How has the surgery changed your life?

Okay, 50s, I have been trying to RELose 10-12 lbs! Ain't happening. Low carb doesn't seem to work for my body anymore. 2 lbs down 2 lbs up over last month!! I am not exercising so I guess that is the other option. I can't seem to get any to come off now that I have been on maintenance so to speak for over a year ( 2 yrs out). Any thoughts?

It's really hard to lose it again after we are on maintenance. I don't know why it was easy to lose in the beginning, and now, I can eat the same exact thing and not lose. It's much slower. I have to make sure to do hard cardio for at least 30 min per day. I take my heart rate and have to keep it up in the arerobic zone for at least 30 min.

If I snack, I can forget about losing.

chacha - what is your fitness pal name so I can make you a friend there? Mine is jonitoby.

It's the same as my name here - MommaChaCha.

I'm 55 and nearly 4 months post op. I'm down 75 pounds today and three sizes of clothes. I'm almost ready for another new belt. The current one is on it's last notch (may have to punch another hole in it first). The skin is not sagging anywhere and it appears to be gradually shrinking back into place.

Good to see you on this thread. I was beginning to think that it was a ladies only thread.

75 pounds in 4 months is pretty good. Assuming that my surgery happens as planned in July a similar rate would have me at my goal by Thanksgiving. I guess that would decrease the amount of turkey in the holiday and increase the amount of thankfulness.

Finished my first day of clear liquids today. Head off tomorrow for my pre-op, then surgery on Tuesday. Hopefully will be back home on Wednesday evening. Talk to everyone soon.

Good luck. Keep us posted. Prayers are with you.

Good Luck Newhope!!!

Best Wishes, hope everything goes well XX

Newhope - Sending positive thoughts and prayers your way. Good Luck. See you on the Loser's Bench!!!

Newhope.....well wishes and healing hugs sent your way...

Good luck today New Hope.

Okay friends. Update. I bought a CRUISER (interpreted as old lady bike) and started riding 2-3 miles a day. No junk food. High protein low carbs. Proud to say 4 lbs down! Yippee! Gonna do this July 4th challenge goal! (10 lbs ). Yaayto us!

New Hope....good luck today and healing hugs sent your way....

Went to PCP for check up.. Diabetes A1c down from 10 (yes 10) to 6.6 without taking ANY diabetes medicine... WooHoo !!!!! Diabetes gone!!! i was so close to insulin it's not funny... Life is soooo good!!!! still in stall as far as scale goes but not a problem ... So happy about diabetes!

Came home and took measurements .... From surgery May 2 until tonight.... Down 23.5 total inches!!!!

Turned 57 beginning of May, so count me in; not sleeved yet.

Robbie

Welcome Robbie! I'll be 57 in October. Not far behind you! I was sleeved on 4/23/12.