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DeeBrownBaker    139

DeeBrownBaker
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just wanted to share a non scale victory moment with you guys...

I love taking bubble baths... when my world slows down and I can take a moment...

usually once the bath is over... and I unplug the tub... all the Water in front of me goes out... when I get up there is more water behind me...

when I stood up to get out the bath tonight... there was NO WATER! I didn't dam up the tub!!

weird I know... but it felt good!

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doreen70    268

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I noticed during my bubble bath tonight, that it took less Water to cover me. No need to fill the huge tub.

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Smokey12    71

Smokey12
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I've been discouraged lately, my stall has been for 8 weeks now. I'm meeting with my NUT on April 4th. It's hard not to have those old eating habits sneak in, since the scale isn't moving anyway......... I know, self defeating attitude.

arghhhh

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UndercoverBariatricGal    167

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I've been discouraged lately, my stall has been for 8 weeks now. I'm meeting with my NUT on April 4th. It's hard not to have those old eating habits sneak in, since the scale isn't moving anyway......... I know, self defeating attitude.

arghhhh

Its easy for us to get discouraged and go back to our old habits but I can assure you if you stick with it the scale will move. You just have to keep from doing what caused us all to be here in the first place. I beg you to take a step back and choose your food wisely so that your sleeve can work for you too. I went through 3 stalls and one lasted 3 weeks but i stuck it out and the scale moved again. Trust the average person goes through a stall and it is frustrating but don't sabotage yourself in anger or frustration with the wrong food or you will never see results. make sure you drink your Water (at least 8 glasses a day) and make sure you walk at least 30 minutes a day then give it 3-4 days of doing the right thing to see results BUT DON'T GIVE UP! Please, the sleeve works, it us who fails the sleeve.

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Huntingnurse    510

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If youre under 1000 calories then RAISE THEM!!

I havent stalled since staying from 950-1050!

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Huntingnurse    510

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And that was almost two months ago

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Smokey12    71

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Its easy for us to get discouraged and go back to our old habits but I can assure you if you stick with it the scale will move. You just have to keep from doing what caused us all to be here in the first place. I beg you to take a step back and choose your food wisely so that your sleeve can work for you too. I went through 3 stalls and one lasted 3 weeks but i stuck it out and the scale moved again. Trust the average person goes through a stall and it is frustrating but don't sabotage yourself in anger or frustration with the wrong food or you will never see results. make sure you drink your Water (at least 8 glasses a day) and make sure you walk at least 30 minutes a day then give it 3-4 days of doing the right thing to see results BUT DON'T GIVE UP! Please, the sleeve works, it us who fails the sleeve.

Thank you for the encouraging words

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Huntingnurse    510

Huntingnurse
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Happy Easter to everyone and today's officially my three month mark!

HW: 303

Surgery: 12/31/2012

SW: 297

CW: 248

Total Down: 55lbs (49 since surgery)

First month: 31lbs

Second month: 11 lbs

Third month: 13 lbs

During my first month I stalled for about 9 days - Raised my calories from 7-800 up to 900-1100 - I've been losing a steady 2-3 lbs a week with ZERO stalls since. So those of you in a stall or stalling - DO NOT be afraid to increase your calories a little. YOU WILL NOT GAIN. If you do it now instead of once you reach your goal you won't anyway. Once your metabolism gets set to 800 calories a day - once you can hold more and increase your calories - you will gain. I plan on stepping up to 1300 or so here soon. I don't want to shut my body down to a snail's crawl. Hope this helps.

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Decembersleever    154

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Happy Easter all! Down 56 pounds as of this morning. I was sleeved 12/26. So happy :). A man I used to work for called me "slim" last week. I smiled all day Love my sleeve and everyone who takes the time to encourage people like me.

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doreen70    268

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I have to say that increasing my calories has helped break a stall. When I eat better, my scale shows it.

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bandicootc    91

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That's true it does help. Also measuring yourself and using a scale that shows body fat helps too. You will see inches and fat % go down even if the scale doesn't.

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deeriggs    28

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I am gonna try upping my calories to see if it we break this 3 1/2 week stall I have been in. It doesn't seem like I am loosing like I should ugh. Surgery was December 4 SW 239 I am at 194 now. It's like I hit onederland and my body said stop ugh so frustrated right now.

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abridgie    73

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I had to fight my old habits hard this week. My one true weakness has always been peeps. I could demolish a case of them in a day. I just kept remembering the scale and refused to break!

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newoutlookonlife    46

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I was sleeved on 10/12/12, I am down 67 pounds since starting my pre op diet. I have been in a two week stall though and am trying not to get too discouraged. I am sticking with it hoping that the scale will move again soon :)

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    • LeighaTR

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      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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    • Doughgurl

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      Hey everyone. I'm new here so I thought I should introduce myself. I am 53y/o and am scheduled for Gastric Bypass on June 25th, 2025. I'm located in San Antonio, Texas. I will be having my surgery in Tiajuana Mexico. I've wanted this for years, but I always had insurance where bariatric procedures were excluded. Finally I am able to afford to pay out of pocket.  I can't wait to get started, and I hope I'm prepared for the initial period of "hell". I know what I have signed up for, but I'm sure the good to come will out way the temporary period of discomfort and feelings of regret. I'd love to find people to talk to who have been through the same procedure or experience before. So I look forward to meeting you all. Hope you have a great week!
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      1. Selina333

        Selina333

        I'm so happy for you! You are about to change your life. I was so glad to get the sleeve done in Dec. I didn't have feelings of regret overall. And I'm down almost 60 lbs. I do feel a little sad at restaurants. I can barely eat half a kid's meal. I get adults meals often because kid ones don't have the same offerings at times. Then I feel obligated to eat on that until it's gone and that can be days. So the restaurant thing isn't great for me. All the rest is fine by me! I love feeling full with very little. I do wish I could drink when eating. And will sip at the end. Just a strong habit to stop. But I'm working on it! You will do fine! Just keep focused on your desire to be different. Not better or worse. But different. I am happy both ways but my low back doesn't like me that heavy. So I listened (also my feet!). LOL! Update us on your journey! I'm not far from you. I'm in Houston. Good luck and I hope it all goes smoothly! Would love to see pics of the town you go to for this. I've never been there. Neat you will be traveling for this! Enjoy the journey. Take it one day at a time. Sometimes a few hours at a time. Follow all recommendations as best you can. 💗

      2. Doughgurl

        Doughgurl

        Thank you so much for your well wishes. I am hoping that everything goes easy for me as well. We don't eat out much as it is, so it wont be too bad in that department. Thankfully. Also, I hear you regarding your back and feet!! I'd like to add knees to the list. Killing me as we speak! I'm only 5' so the weight has to go. Too short to carry all this weight. Menopause really did a doosey on me. (😶lol) My daughter also lives in Houston. with her Husband and my 5 grand-littles. I grew up in Beaumont, so I know Houston well, I will be sure to keep in touch and update you on my journey. I may need some advice in the future, or just motivation. Thank You so much for reaching out, I was hoping to connect with someone in the community. I really appreciate it. 💜

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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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      1. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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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      1. summerseeker

        summerseeker

        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.

    • CaseyP1011

      CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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