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Yesterday was amazing! A couple years ago I couldn't walk up the trail to see Yosemite falls' date=' and yesterday I was able to climb rocks and feel the mist on my face! Do not regrets my decision at all!

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I love hearing the NON scale victories the most. This is a great story.

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Yesterday was amazing! A couple years ago I couldn't walk up the trail to see Yosemite falls' date=' and yesterday I was able to climb rocks and feel the mist on my face! Do not regrets my decision at all!

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I love hearing the NON scale victories the most. This is a great story.

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Anyone considering trying liquids for a few days to jump start things or does that even actually help? Don't want to loose after just to gain it back lol... What do you guys think?

I think some people have done it. I haven't done it, but how could it hurt? Nothing ventured, nothing gained (or lost as the case may be....)

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Don't get me wrong I'm excited at the success ive made but my goal is 160 perfectly I would like to see 140 but here lately now that I've gotten off a 100lb I'm starting to worry that I won't see either of those numbers :/

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Don't get me wrong I'm excited at the success ive made but my goal is 160 perfectly I would like to see 140 but here lately now that I've gotten off a 100lb I'm starting to worry that I won't see either of those numbers :/

I know what you mean. When you have so much to lose, it does sometimes feel a little impossible. However, I'm still shooting for that, doing everything we are supposed to do, so time will tell. The weight is coming off slower now, and that's disappointing, but as long as it keeps coming off, we can get there!

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Today I decided to get B-12 shots weekly to see if my energy gets better.

How many calories do you eat? I find that I just can't function on the recomended 600-800 calories a day. I need at least 900-1000, or I'm just fatigued and foggy. I'm not hungry, just dragging. As long as I stay around 900-1100 and exercise regularly, I feel pretty darn good. I keep telling my husband I'm the only person I know who is getting younger instead of older ;)

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How many calories do you eat? I find that I just can't function on the recomended 600-800 calories a day. I need at least 900-1000' date=' or I'm just fatigued and foggy. I'm not hungry, just dragging. As long as I stay around 900-1100 and exercise regularly, I feel pretty darn good. I keep telling my husband I'm the only person I know who is getting younger instead of older <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />[/quote']

I am allowed 600 calories a day, my doctor is very strict! I was feeling pretty good until a few weeks ago, the b-12 shot helped today, I will see how I do with the weekly shots.

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I am allowed 600 calories a day' date=' my doctor is very strict! I was feeling pretty good until a few weeks ago, the b-12 shot helped today, I will see how I do with the weekly shots.[/quote']

I don't know how you do it on 600 calories (still). I know I would not be functioning if that is all I could eat. I really hope the B-12 helps, but if it doesn't get you over this hump, in spite of what your doctor believes, you may need to up your calories a little.

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Yeah, 600 calories is not much. I know my doc would like me to be at 600-800, too. I just can't function on that. I do fine at 900-1100, but try to stay in the 900 range. I tried a few weeks ago to cut back to 700-800, and I found that I could barely make it up the steps in the morning at work, and I actually didn't lose anything for a couple of weeks when I did that. For me, I just find it's not helpful. I applaud you for being able to do it, I know lots of people do and are fine with it, just not me.

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Finally broke out of the 180's. Weighed in at 179lbs this morning!

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Sleeved 12/31/2012

High weight: 303

Surgery weight: 297

First month: - 31lbs

Second month: - 11 lbs

Third month: - 13 lbs

Fourth month: - 10 lbs

Fifth month: - 10 lbs

Current weight: 227.8

Total lost: - 75.2 lbs

Average Calories: 1000-1100 per day.

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Sleeved 12/31/2012

High weight: 303

Surgery weight: 297

First month: - 31lbs

Second month: - 11 lbs

Third month: - 13 lbs

Fourth month: - 10 lbs

Fifth month: - 10 lbs

Current weight: 227.8

Total lost: - 75.2 lbs

Average Calories: 1000-1100 per day.

Woohoo you broke the stall! Great job!

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I was sleeved 13/12/12 and I've lost only about 40-45 lbs so far. I am jumping around from 175-180 for the last month and a half now. Has anyone been in the same range for such a long time?! I also have been having quick, sharp pains in my left abdomen and ribs the last few days. Has anyone else experienced that??

I had surgery 12/27/2012 and I am only down 45 pounds also, it is really upsetting for me because my doctor's nurse keeps telling me I should be losing more. It is making me feel like I am doing something wrong, when I am doing what I am supposed to be doing. I don't know what the problem is. I am very frustrated...I only lose 4 - 5 pounds a month and it sucks.

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Sleeved 12/31/2012

High weight: 303

Surgery weight: 297

First month: - 31lbs

Second month: - 11 lbs

Third month: - 13 lbs

Fourth month: - 10 lbs

Fifth month: - 10 lbs

Current weight: 227.8

Total lost: - 75.2 lbs

Average Calories: 1000-1100 per day.

Great job!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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