It is truly a journey I hve lower back pain and arthoristists in one hip other than that this has been the best decision in my life. Challenge staying motivated to do some form of exercise. I speak at the community info to wls and support groups. Life is so different, I weigh once a month surgery date 10/29/12 lost 25 inches and 40 lbs. My NEW LIFE MOTTO is "I desire nothing old from my past, everything must be new, I have been given a second chance at life and will not waste one second of it ". Let me hear stats fr October sleevers we so rock.

Surgery 10/25 starting weight is 220' date=' today I'm down to 183 almost 37lbs. no exercise trying my hardest to meet nutrition goals.[/quote']

When I posted in January, I was 219 and as of this morning am now 194!! I am so excited. Also, I have learned quit alot along the way. I have pretty much tried to be a low carber but have learned through trial and error that it really doesn't matter what you eat (carbs included) that the main focus is to get in 60-80 grams (or more) of protein and drink you water. I know it says to drink at least 64 oz a day but I lose best when I drink at least 80 oz or more (10 cups). I have tried this and it is really working for me. I know that everyone is different but that is the water intake that my body requires to continually lose weight. I also shoot for at least 73 grams of protein a day. ( I was given this number when taking the class to get the surgery. I was asked what my goal weight was and was told that 73 grams was the amount I needed to get to my goal weight which is 135. I hope that this will help others out there struggling to figure all of this out. It took me a long while to understand what they meant when they say eat your protein first and then you can have whatever you want. Now I get it!! Congrats to everyone on their weight loss journey. This truly has changed my life!!

I was sleeved 10/1 and down 45lbs. I am a slow looser and learning to except that. I work out 4-5 days a week and try to track what I eat even though my Nut doesn't want me to. I tolerate everything including sweets. I am in a stage now that I don't like meat or fish very much and I am learning to deal with that. I have been enjoying more beans and I eat a ton of eggs. I have another 55lbs to lose and it probably will take the whole year of not longer. I know my resting heart rate has improved and my heart rates during workouts are not off the charts. I am not perfect and some days are better than others. We are moving from Latin America to Virginia in a few months so my stress level will increase. I just try to take each day and not beat myself up.

Sleeved 10/9... down 92 lbs! 59 lbs since surgery... at a stall for the last 2 months. Starting to come down. Started at 300 and at 208.

I was sleeved on October 1st. Best thing I ever done. I started off at 211 lbs. I am now down to 150 lbs!!! My goal is 110. I am only 4'10". I try to focus on Protein, protein, protein and it is working along with working out regularly.

Nice to hear about everyone's journey. Good luck to all and kept up the good work... I still struggle with a sweet tooth tho.

I was sleeved on Oct 22 2012 starting weight 264 today 219lbs DOWN 45 lbs been at a stall for 1 months can someone tell me how to break the stall??? HELP PLEASE

I was sleeved on Oct 22 2012 starting weight 264 today 219lbs DOWN 45 lbs been at a stall for 1 months can someone tell me how to break the stall??? HELP PLEASE

I was sleeved on oct 3 I lost 60 lbs and I've been stall for 3 weeks already too how many cals do you eat a day? I'm eating around 900 cals and I work out 4 days/ week

10/11/12..... 465

Today...........321

DOS: 10/25/12

HW: 489lbs

SW: 389lbs

CW: 270lbs

This has been one wild ride! If anyone had told me so much could change in FIVE months, I never would have believed them. My only complication was a stricture that I had repaired at about 3 mos and they also diagnosed me with Celiac's Disease, so no gluten for me! I'm off my fibromyalgia medicine and my CPAP machine, which leaves me taking only my Topamax and my vitamins/supplements. I hate shopping, but as most of us have figured out, it's a necessary evil. My biggest NSVs have been wearing actual blue jeans and sitting in restaurant booths again!

I have loved reading everyone's updates. I look forward to reading more!

6 months post-op on Sunday and I'm down 111lbs since my pre-op diet. My weightloss is now 1-2lbs per week, previously I averaged 3-4lbs each week. Only 34lbs to goal and it can't come soon enough!

Surgery 292

Today 217

Life is good!!!!!!

Sleeved 10/10/12

HW- 461

SW- 435 (approx)

CW - 335

I'm so happy some of the slower losers have posted because we all seem to be so quiet about our slow/average weight loss. I went back to weighing once a week and counting calories. SW-260 ish and my CW-212. I'm down almost 50 pounds from surgery. I thought I would be down more but I could of never of done this without the sleeve.

6 months later...

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Wow, everyone is doing awesome! Of course we all heard that we would be successful, but if ya'll are like me, nothing in the weight loss department has ever been successful. So, it was, I'll believe it when I see it, for me. I still don't see it in the mirror,but I certainly do on the scale! So, here's my latest:

Just hit 6 months post op, HW 273 and CW 170. I'm so proud of myself and am off all of my meds (15 in total) for asthma, fibromyalgia, neuropathy, anxiety, hypothyriodism, and several muscle relaxers and pain meds.

I went to the dr today and left super ticked off. My door was cracked open and I overheard the medical asst talking to another office worker two doors down at the nurses station and this is what he said, "This girl is on Clonopin, Norco, (and he went down the list of my former meds) and shes complaining of palpitations, no wonder she has palpitations..." I got up, walked out there, and said, "my door IS cracked open!" and walked back in the room. I didn't get an apology or anything! When the dr came in, he discussed my urine with me and asked me to call in the morning because he thinks it may be my thyroid levels and at that point I said, "well I'm sure it has nothing to do with the Clonopin, Norco, or other meds I'm no longer taking unlike what you medical asst was discussing regarding my medication history with the nurses station." I thought I was going to have to pick him up, he didn't respond for several seconds and then apologized saying that they'd get my records straightened out. So, I said, "well it's not the records I'm concerned about. My concern is that your medical asst discussed my medical history with someone other than anyone he was giving report to and haven worked in a hospital for 12 years, I know a little bit about my HIPAA rights." He walked out and I heard him giving him hell, but I still didn't get an apology. Errr, I'm still getting judged. I hate it! Sorry for the rant!

On a better note, I just got through kidney stones without being hospitalized or having to have a stent unlike in the past!

Here is my recent pic: