I have to say that the day after the sugery I thought it was the biggest mistake I had ever made. Even days afterwards I was thinking this was so stupid. Well 30 days later I am feeling so much better. Yes the eating is still a challenge, the exercise is a struggle, and choking down the vitamins is a pain but it is a lot better. I'm posting this for all the people who think it will never get better. I was one of those people. I am now getting my energy back. Energy I lost years ago. For the first time in forever I went outside and played with my kids. Baseball in the back yard has never been more fun. I also took my kids to a waterpark which would not have happen a few years back due to my image of myself being a whale. While I have only lost 36 pounds I have gained so much more. Now I put only 36 because again I know people reading this think to themselves I have not lost enough as compared to others. I quickly learned I will lose at my own pace and that scale will go up and down. I also put things in perspective. I have never lost 36 pounds in 30 days and probably will never do it again. So instead of thinking that was not enough weight lost I get excited at how much that really is. I am ready to tackle next month and see what I can accomplish. I'm headed on my anniversary cruise in a month and I cant wait to shop for new things and experience new adventures off the boat instead of just being able to tell people how great the food was.

36 pounds in 30 days is PHENOMENAL ! ! ! Keep rockin' your sleeve

Uh, yea....36 lbs in a month is awesome!

Thanks for the encouragement. My surgery was this past Thurs and I still pretty much feel like dookie. The scale has not moved but I feel so awful that I really don't care. I hope by the time 30 days comes I am feeling more like myself.

Congrats on 36 lbs, that is fabulous!! Glad you are settling into your sleeve now and reaping all the rewards! It's great you are becoming more active, I am finding the same thing for myself! I <3 my sleeve!

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You are doing really great. You should keep your head up because you have surgery a day after me and have lost almost 10lbs more. So I have been trying to figure out if my weightloss is sufficient because i have been on a stall for 2 weeks.

First thanks to everyone. I swear I feel like I worked my butt off for that loss. I just want to reinforce that it does get better. I also have to say that I did not stand on the scale when I first came home. They said you would be bloated and I didnt want to get my feeling hurt. Last my tip is dont measure your weight loss against someone else's. I kept thinking I should lose so much more. Everyone is different. It will just take some time.

Thanks for the encouragement. My surgery was this past Thurs and I still pretty much feel like dookie. The scale has not moved but I feel so awful that I really don't care. I hope by the time 30 days comes I am feeling more like myself.

I'd be THRILLED if I lost 36 pounds in the first month! I think you're doing great! I go for my sleeve on July 26th. I was going to do the lap band but read and heard from so many who went with the sleeve and were thrilled! Keep up the great work.

Redhead I am thrilled. The thing is you really lose sight of the weight loss because you see so many large numbers on this forum. It is also much harder than I think anyone realizes so the first month appears to be the hardest for most people. I am very happy with my loss and progress it just took me longer than I thought to appreciate it.