I am 157.2 today, down 2.8 lbs from last week. YAY! I Think I am officially in the 150's. In the beginning I just KNEW I would be at goal by now. Maybe without my leak I would have been, who knows. I think I am still on target to hit it by summer - I hope!

I changed my ticker to include my preop weight loss too - I lost that darn weight, I am claiming it haha!!

Good morning All Stars! I weighed 197.3 this am, I have actually been at this weight for 4 days now. This puts me down 1.2 lbs from last week. Not a great loss, but it's still a loss. I have increased the intensity of my workouts this week, hoping that will help rev things up a bit!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful week!

Hi everyone I haven't been doing well these past few weeks, this week especially. I've been eating candy, valentine chocolates and whatever else I wanted. Ugh. What a fatty! I weighed in at 186 today, which is down 3 lbs from the last time I checked in (2/4) but somehow with the way I've been eating I don't think it's real. Anyway, I'm really bummed about my eating and nonsense.

Love you guys. Stay encouraged cuz you two are doing great!!

Hi everyone I haven't been doing well these past few weeks, this week especially. I've been eating candy, valentine chocolates and whatever else I wanted. Ugh. What a fatty! I weighed in at 186 today, which is down 3 lbs from the last time I checked in (2/4) but somehow with the way I've been eating I don't think it's real. Anyway, I'm really bummed about my eating and nonsense.

Love you guys. Stay encouraged cuz you two are doing great!!

I think you are doing amazing! Don't beat yourself up over less-than-optimal choices; this is real life, this is forever, just brush yourself off and move on. We got this friend!

Hi everyone. I was down 1.4 to an even 148. Eight more pounds to goal!

I have been struggling the last two weeks, I am constantly hungry, something I haven't felt in months. Very scary....

Good morning All Stars! I weighed 197.3 this am' date=' I have actually been at this weight for 4 days now. This puts me down 1.2 lbs from last week. Not a great loss, but it's still a loss. I have increased the intensity of my workouts this week, hoping that will help rev things up a bit!

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How long ago was your surgery? After how long from your surgery did you start working out? What was your start weight? What would you recommend on what type of exercise to start

How long ago was your surgery? After how long from your surgery did you start working out? What was your start weight? What would you recommend on what type of exercise to start

My surgery was August 24, so I was 6 months out yesterday and I am down 70 lbs as of today.

I started light exercise, mostly treadmill, about 6-8 weeks out from surgery and have slowly been increasing the intensity and adding in strength training.

I weighed 266 lbs when I started the 2 week pre-op diet, weighed 258 lbs the day of surgery, and now weigh 196 lbs. My goal is 150 lbs (I am 5'7") so 46 lbs to go!

I would recommend starting slow with exercise, treadmill for cardio and light strength training for muscle tone. The key for me has been to steadily increase the intensity each week so it doesn't get too easy and my body doesn't get bored. I have also started to mix it up a bit with classes such as boot camp.

Hope this helps, let me know if you have any more questions! I know I am not the fastest loser here, but I have lost very steady with no real stalls so I am happy with my progress. Most importantly, I am making changes to my eating and activity that are permanent. Best of luck to you!

Thank you for your response. Did you hire a trainer. I feel like by myself I won't be able to achieve the right success nor will I know if I'm pushing myself too hard or too soft. How did you figure it out.