Hi guys,

I've been away for a while. I think I was regretting coming on here and seeing everyone who had the surgery around my surgery date loose a lot more weight than I have but I am so over it!! I am very happy with what I have accomplished so far even if I am a slow loser. Six months out and I still love my sleeve and all that's it helped me accomplish! Here is a pic update!The first one is of me six months ago at 298 lbs. and the second is one of my most recent pics weighing at 228 lbs.

I have had my struggles and even lost my insurance coverage during my process and haven't been able to schedule follow up appointments since my 2 month after surgery follow up. Thankfully, I am insured again and have a new follow up appointment for next week. I hope that my doctors can give me suggestions to break this stall!

I hope everyone else who is having the same issues as me finds the courage to stay positive and keep focusing on the goal ahead. Let's do it!! :xena_banana:

I was sleeved on the same day as you and I have only lost 62 pounds. You are not really that slow. I am ok with the rate I am losing becasue it allows me to adjust my mind to the weight loss and I feel that it is healthy for my body to go at this pace.

As long as it is steady and continues, it is good.

MK

By the way, M, your pictures look great. You have come a long way.

I was sleeved the same day as well....I am down 68 lbs and went from a size 20 to an 8! Your weight loss isn't slow. 10 pounds a month is nothing to sneeze at! Keep up the good work. Glad you will be able to see your doctor again. We sleevers are tough in many ways but we need our medical check ups to make sure everything is on track.

Living the dream!!,

Laura

WOW YOU LOOK GREAT!!!! Congrats you've done outstanding! May I ask why you think nearly 70 Lbs lost in 6 months is slow? That is far above the curve of average 1-2 Lbs per week. :smile1: BIG HUGS!

Slow loser WHAT!? Girl, I don't know who gave you that misinformation but you are not at all a slow looser. You look fab btw!

That's awesome! I don't know what you are talking about with slow, but you look amazing!

MSanti! You look amazing!!!! and I agree with others here, I don't think you are a slow looser! Not to mention that what you have lost has obviously been in all the right places because you look GREAT!!!! Enjoy the new you! and I'm so glad you have insurance again. That must have been quite scary!

Thank's you guys for all the wonderful comments!!! For some reason I had been thinking I was loosing slowly because I didn't loose any pounds in August nor did I loose anything in Oct. - November, And since I have been avoiding this website for so long I thought that was a terrible thing and that I was falling behind!! lol I swear I would be so lost without this website and all of you guys!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have my appointment this week and will keep you guys posted! :cornut:

You are doing awesome, and you look absolutely fabulous girl, congrats!!!

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YOU GO GIRL! You look great! Love the positive attitude

I had an appointment with my surgeon today. He said he looks for me to lose at least 60 percent of my excess weight in the first year. I need to lose about 110 pounds, so I would lose 66 pounds to be 60 percent of my weight.

I've lost 52 pounds in three months. My weight loss has slowed. I lost about 20 pounds the first two months and another 10 pounds the third month.

All of this is to say, you aren't a slow loser at all.