Attention ! Australian Sleevers

[Helmc2 108]

Had my 12 month follow up appt with surgeon today. He is very happy with my progress and I am only 4kg off the goal he set for me. I have a long standing and ongoing issue with low Iron levels but in the last year I have also become anaemic' date=' although he doesn't think it is related to the sleeve. He is referring me back to my gastroenterologist to have a capsule biopsy done of my small bowel to check I don't have a form of lymphoma related to my Coeliac Disease. Small chance, but it's best to rule it out. Apart from that I feel great!!! Hope everyone has a great weekend.[/quote']

Hope everything goes well for u kelli. Will b keeping all fingers and toes crossed for u!

[kelliv 659]

Hope everything goes well for u kelli. Will b keeping all fingers and toes crossed for u!

Thanks Helen, I am not worried as I feel very well and it's only a slim chance. Have a great weekend.

[kelliv 659]

I am on holidays! Flying to Sydney for a few days then to Kyneton in the Macedon Ranges, then Melbourne. Away for 10 days all up and really looking forward to the break. I will need to be vigilant about milky coffees and treats when out and about and will continue tracking with my diary app. Can't wait to see my niece who turned 12 months old recently and has just started to walk.

[mistysj 1,939]

I am on holidays! Flying to Sydney for a few days then to Kyneton in the Macedon Ranges' date=' then Melbourne. Away for 10 days all up and really looking forward to the break. I will need to be vigilant about milky coffees and treats when out and about and will continue tracking with my diary app. Can't wait to see my niece who turned 12 months old recently and has just started to walk.[/quote']

Sounds amazing! I'm on holiday too (Monday and Tuesday) but not going anywhere. I'm sure you will get lots of walking-around exercise if nothing else.

I've noticed that we haven't heard from Dean or Aussiegirl in some time, as well as Bec and some others of the regulars. I hope everyone is ok!

[Bec101 227]

Hey guys, i've been reading all the posts but just haven't posted myself lol. Well I'm coming up to 9 weeks post op and am doing great! In total I'm down 18kgs from pre op. I'm so happy with that. And am now in a size 20 from a 24. I weigh every Monday and tomorrow I do my measurements for the month. The past 2 weeks I've been sick with throwing up with Breakfast and lunch. But I'm now fine. I have been struggling with eating 60gms Protein but am trying harder now. My fitness pal has helped. I'm looking at joining a gym next week too, plus I'm trying to find a job. But other than that I'm doing really well!

[Bec101 227]

This pic was takin in Feb 2013 in WA

And this pic I took yesterday 3rd august

[mistysj 1,939]

You are doing so great, Bec! Glad to hear from you. Your second picture is not showing up for me though.

I have an NSV. I walk to mass on Sundays. I used to leave at 8:15 and get there by 9:05 or so for 9:15 mass. Now I leave at 8:20 and get there by 9! I will have to start leaving 10 minutes later, I think!

[k8ee 131]

3 week stall just broke and I've dropped another 3kg. Wahoo! I don't mind a stall if I lose a kg for each week stalled!

[mistysj 1,939]

3 week stall just broke and I've dropped another 3kg. Wahoo! I don't mind a stall if I lose a kg for each week stalled!

That's awesome!

[sueoco 509]

Hi All - I have been reading and not posting too. I guess it is because I am at the stage of trying to maintain and I need some more company on this bench!

As I have confessed before, I have developed a terrible sweet tooth and also have never embraced exercise - I have never counted calories and apart from the early weeks, have not been vigilant with my Water consumption - so you could say I have not stuck to the rules! In spite of all this I have reached goal and I am managing to stay around 60kg (BMI around 21) - my challenges are that I can lose weight very easily if I cut out the crapy foods so I was quite concerned that I was developing some bad habits (or going back to old habits) of eating at night and on top of that eating sweet things to maintain weight..

So my dietician recommend a visit to the psychologist to see what type of 'hunger' I was experiencing at night to try and break the bad habit. Her rational behind that is that you don't want to reestablish the bad habits that cause your weight gain. So I go to the psychologist and she says why are you punishing yourself about these so called 'bad foods' when you are not putting on weight... good point but I am so confused. You kind of get mixed messages from different professions as they are coming at if from different directions ..has anyone else experienced this?

Anyway, my conclusion is back at where I started. Keep doing what I am doing and don't worry about it!

[mistysj 1,939]

Interesting, Sue! Maybe you can find a psychologist who specializes in bariatric patients. I am sure we have our own issues besides the "normal" ones. It is very good to be proactive. I will be interested to see what you find out. I don't know if you know but there is a forum on VST for veterans in maintenance. I already read it religiously so I can know what to expect later.

[kelliv 659]

This pic was takin in Feb 2013 in WA

And this pic I took yesterday 3rd august

Big difference!

[sueoco 509]

Had my 12 month follow up appt with surgeon today. He is very happy with my progress and I am only 4kg off the goal he set for me. I have a long standing and ongoing issue with low Iron levels but in the last year I have also become anaemic' date=' although he doesn't think it is related to the sleeve. He is referring me back to my gastroenterologist to have a capsule biopsy done of my small bowel to check I don't have a form of lymphoma related to my Coeliac Disease. Small chance, but it's best to rule it out. Apart from that I feel great!!! Hope everyone has a great weekend.[/quote']

hi Kelli - Hope all is well with you and everything checks out ok- I have had low Iron too but haven't yet had my second bloods yet to check where I am at. I have affair idea what is causing mine but I guess if it is ongoing it is much better to get it all checked out.

[sueoco 509]

Interesting' date=' Sue! Maybe you can find a psychologist who specializes in bariatric patients. I am sure we have our own issues besides the "normal" ones. It is very good to be proactive. I will be interested to see what you find out. I don't know if you know but there is a forum on VST for veterans in maintenance. I already read it religiously so I can know what to expect later.[/quote']

Thanks Misty - this was within the same clinic so you would think that they would be on the same page...anyway I will look for the forum you mention - I like this thread and the people here so much that I don't want to leave so will be here too!

[tashk 45]

So proud of myself today. Took my son to a soccer carnival, everyone was eating toasted sangas, hot chips, burgers etc but I sat there munching on my celery and carrot sticks. At the end of the day we went to Maccas - my willpower held strong and I got nothing. I munched on an opti bar on the drive home. I know it may not seem like much but I felt like -I got this!