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Highest weight 497 Surgery weight 315 Had sleeve, hernia repair and gallbladder removed on Jan 26th 2016.

Currently weight 241. My Dr suggested the bypass but I told him No I wanted the sleeve and he was ok with it.

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@@cslove really inspiring my hw 367 Sw 353 on 6/21/16 and now at 314 looking forward to being where you are!

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@@ssflbelle and others when did you have stalls and how did you cope? I know to measure embrace reflect but I am worried I will not lose another pound and eat less than 1000 calories a day and move and excercise! Feeling deflated today.

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I notice that must sleeves are in the high 200's but is there anyone who started higher. My weight day off was 362 give or take a pound....my doctor told me the most common procedure for my weight was the bypass but the long term results are very much the same. Im 5'7" but I definitely strated off way bigger than some posts I see...just curious to know I'd I'm alone lol

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No your not alone I started at 412lbs on surgery day I was 386 lbs and today a little over 3 months I'm now 334 lbs

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I weighed 367.8. My post surgical journey included 2 knee replacements over 2 years, so for the first three years I could do very little, plus I'm older, which slowed my weight loss a lot. But I just went down to a waterfall via rope with a backpack and tripod to take pictures. So, I'm still just over 200 pounds, but I am OUT THERE!!!

My life then and now are like two different lives.

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At my heaviest I was 640. Over a couple of years (like 4) I got down to 510 then stalled. I started the surgery process, got down into the 470's for the surgery (1-23-17). Today I was 460. Trying to hit 230.

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That is awesome @@Writergirl ! I was at almost the same SW and now 240. I too feel completely different and am looking for new ways to live and continue losing A waterfall via rope is inspiring. Thanks for sharing and congrats!

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My heaviest weight was 347, surgery weight 322, current weight 245. I'm 9 months out now and haven't lost anything of any significance in the past three months. I'm so grateful for the surgery and no regrets at all except I wished I'd started working out much much sooner. I really just started the past two weeks and still no weightloss to mention. Ugh!!! So frustrated right now. I just wish I would have worked harder in the beginning when I was losing to maybe have increased my weightloss before I hit this plateau I seem to be stuck in. I haven't given up hope yet but I do feel like I may have missed a window of opportunity because the weight was just coming off without too much effort. Now I'm trying very hard and only maintaining. I would like to lose another 75-80 pounds before I just maintain.


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On 2/18/2017 at 6:44 AM, teresa_r said:

My heaviest weight was 347, surgery weight 322, current weight 245. I'm 9 months out now and haven't lost anything of any significance in the past three months. I'm so grateful for the surgery and no regrets at all except I wished I'd started working out much much sooner. I really just started the past two weeks and still no weightloss to mention. Ugh!!! So frustrated right now. I just wish I would have worked harder in the beginning when I was losing to maybe have increased my weightloss before I hit this plateau I seem to be stuck in. I haven't given up hope yet but I do feel like I may have missed a window of opportunity because the weight was just coming off without too much effort. Now I'm trying very hard and only maintaining. I would like to lose another 75-80 pounds before I just maintain.

This is almost exactly me! HW 371, Surgery Weight 323, CW 234. Installed about 1 year out and have been stalled since then, about 7 months. I eat low carb, very strict, and nothing! I was beginning to think that maybe I'm eating too many calories a day, despite being low carb. I did some research and found that individuals over 300lbs who were successful at reaching goal weight were eating about 600-800 calories a day (not working out, perhaps more like 1000-1200 if working out religiously). I was shocked at that low calorie count! But, I really want to break this stall and get closer to my goal, at least below 200!

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6 minutes ago, FitFunFamily said:

This is almost exactly me! HW 371, Surgery Weight 323, CW 234. Installed about 1 year out and have been stalled since then, about 7 months. I eat low carb, very strict, and nothing! I was beginning to think that maybe I'm eating too many calories a day, despite being low carb. I did some research and found that individuals over 300lbs who were successful at reaching goal weight were eating about 600-800 calories a day (not working out, perhaps more like 1000-1200 if working out religiously). I was shocked at that low calorie count! But, I really want to break this stall and get closer to my goal, at least below 200!

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Today is surgery day for me. Weighed 461 this morning. My HW was 503.



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On 2/18/2017 at 8:44 AM, teresa_r said:

My heaviest weight was 347, surgery weight 322, current weight 245. I'm 9 months out now and haven't lost anything of any significance in the past three months. I'm so grateful for the surgery and no regrets at all except I wished I'd started working out much much sooner. I really just started the past two weeks and still no weightloss to mention. Ugh!!! So frustrated right now. I just wish I would have worked harder in the beginning when I was losing to maybe have increased my weightloss before I hit this plateau I seem to be stuck in. I haven't given up hope yet but I do feel like I may have missed a window of opportunity because the weight was just coming off without too much effort. Now I'm trying very hard and only maintaining. I would like to lose another 75-80 pounds before I just maintain.

How much you lose after 6 months is basically entirely on the types of food you are eating. The first 6 month it is easy to lose because you are healing still and are at max restriction.

If I ate the way that most sleevers and most of the people that post on the forums eat, I am pretty sure I would have never weighed less than 250. The only reason I have been steadily losing for the past 1.5 years is because I eat Keto. I eat DENSE Protein, and it basically leaves no room for anything else and I am satisfied. I have fats in my coffee, and how I prepare my food, and that is about it. No carbs, I am under 20 carbs a day most days unless I have a Protein Bar or something.

I have been to the gym maybe 3 times since surgery, Well maybe 10. I walk my dog every day, and I randomly do yoga, and that is it. It is a lot easier to control what you eat than workout, and exercise isn't necessary to lose weight, proper nutrition is.

On 2/20/2017 at 0:58 PM, FitFunFamily said:

This is almost exactly me! HW 371, Surgery Weight 323, CW 234. Installed about 1 year out and have been stalled since then, about 7 months. I eat low carb, very strict, and nothing! I was beginning to think that maybe I'm eating too many calories a day, despite being low carb. I did some research and found that individuals over 300lbs who were successful at reaching goal weight were eating about 600-800 calories a day (not working out, perhaps more like 1000-1200 if working out religiously). I was shocked at that low calorie count! But, I really want to break this stall and get closer to my goal, at least below 200!

I eat 1300-1500 calories, once a week I eat about 1800-1900 and I am still losing. Low calories for a long period of time destroys your metabolism and holds you back from losing. I got to 1000 calories as fast and possible, and lost most of my weight eating in the 1200 calorie range. I eat more calories now, because of some lifestyle changes. I would just suggest anyone eat under 1100 calories for any length of time. You will end up stuck on low calories for the rest of your life.

If you are unsure about how many calories you should be eating. Have your resting metabolic rate tested so you know where your metabolism is, instead of guessing.

Also how may carbs do you consider low carb?

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40 minutes ago, OutsideMatchInside said:

How much you lose after 6 months is basically entirely on the types of food you are eating. The first 6 month it is easy to lose because you are healing still and are at max restriction.

If I ate the way that most sleevers and most of the people that post on the forums eat, I am pretty sure I would have never weighed less than 250. The only reason I have been steadily losing for the past 1.5 years is because I eat Keto. I eat DENSE Protein, and it basically leaves no room for anything else and I am satisfied. I have fats in my coffee, and how I prepare my food, and that is about it. No carbs, I am under 20 carbs a day most days unless I have a Protein Bar or something.

I have been to the gym maybe 3 times since surgery, Well maybe 10. I walk my dog every day, and I randomly do yoga, and that is it. It is a lot easier to control what you eat than workout, and exercise isn't necessary to lose weight, proper nutrition is.

I eat 1300-1500 calories, once a week I eat about 1800-1900 and I am still losing. Low calories for a long period of time destroys your metabolism and holds you back from losing. I got to 1000 calories as fast and possible, and lost most of my weight eating in the 1200 calorie range. I eat more calories now, because of some lifestyle changes. I would just suggest anyone eat under 1100 calories for any length of time. You will end up stuck on low calories for the rest of your life.

If you are unsure about how many calories you should be eating. Have your resting metabolic rate tested so you know where your metabolism is, instead of guessing.

Also how may carbs do you consider low carb?

I eat about 1500/1600 calories a day. Like you, sometimes 1800 if my fats are high, but always 20 carbs - no more than 25. I also limit sweeteners like Splenda to just a couple times a week.

My surgeon was completely opposite in mindset from my Bariatric "program" - he said absolutely stick to dense Proteins and low carb for the rest of my life (with the occasional treat, maybe once a month). My Bariatric program emphasized "low fat" and low calorie. I knew I didn't want to do that - I would be stuck trying to maintain later at a very low calorie mark! I have been eating low carb to avoid that, for 16 months or so, even before surgery. However, stalling for so long has been frustrating!

I might try dipping a little lower in calories, but still maintain low-carb. Perhaps 1200 or so.

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