Hey Guys...looking for guys w similar stats for email and chat for support. RnY 09/11 Start Weight 333 Present Weight 229.

Congrats on your success. How are you feeling now?

Congrats on your success. How are you feeling now?

THANKS....I feel better compared to being 300 + lbs! Insides...depends on the day..the bad days are usually self induced discomfort eating wrong stuff!

I'm not a dude but started at 340 and am now maintaining about 155-158.. Had surgery 02/21/11.. My experience has been really good!!

I'm not a dude but started at 340 and am now maintaining about 155-158.. Had surgery 02/21/11.. My experience has been really good!!

For the most part...ive had an awesome experience. .most of my "fat guy" medical ailments gone...yahoo...and 34 waist jeans is crazy! I am getting a little TOO comfortable and falling back into old habits. I suppose that is a problem...male or female. Looking for a few guys to chat with going through the same...otherwise its like dieting w my wife...I can ( or should say I used to) be able to eat twice as much food and lose weight four times as fast! Haha.

Hey Guys...looking for guys w similar stats for email and chat for support. RnY 09/11 Start Weight 333 Present Weight 229.

I just had surgery March 5. I just turned 45 and was 373 at surgery. I went down to 327 but got into bad habits and now 340. I am so disappointed in myself. The only thing good is that I'm at waist 50" from 56" and my diabetes is gone. I think I stretched my pouch. I seem to be able to eat more without even dumping. I am not sure what to do. Plus my gas is horrendous.

I just had surgery March 5. I just turned 45 and was 373 at surgery. I went down to 327 but got into bad habits and now 340. I am so disappointed in myself. The only thing good is that I'm at waist 50" from 56" and my diabetes is gone. I think I stretched my pouch. I seem to be able to eat more without even dumping. I am not sure what to do. Plus my gas is horrendous.

Hey guy....tried to send private message....but keep getting server error....hmmm....I'm going though some of the same crap and feelings....your not hopeless....can't screw it up in only 3 1/2 months! Try to send me a message to chat!

I am 7 months post op an very concerned about falling into old habits. I find that while I am eating the right foods in the right quantities I am able to eat faster - and I am doing so. I can see how it would be easy to fall back into old habits and want to find a way to remain vigilant. I am able to eat more than in the past and find myself wanting to consume more food. I remain focuses on protein.

My surgery was 10/20/11. Starting weight was 285, weight at surgery 250, current weight 154. I'm happy to share my experiences with anyone and everyone that's interested. Challenges do arise as you get further out but you can ALWAYS find a solution! It's all about control, not denial.

Hey guy....tried to send private message....but keep getting server error....hmmm....I'm going though some of the same crap and feelings....your not hopeless....can't screw it up in only 3 1/2 months! Try to send me a message to chat!

Hi. Have I stretched out my pouch? I am trying to do better but I know I need to go to the gym. I got off work late so I don't go. I have been tempted to eat the wrong things I wished I never went back to solid foods. My stomach hurting just with the soft stuff was good enough so I would not gain. I think I need to go right from work. I want to lose so much. My diabetes is gone and I am down from 56" to 50" which is good.

Hey, I'm 44 and was 430 pre surgery on 4/15 so about three months out. I'm at about 370 now and I'm struggling with being stuck here for almost a month. I was losing almost a pound a day for the first 60 days then after a small gain, pretty much a lb a week loss. I just don't know what I'm doing wrong to suddenly stop losing this soon. I didn't expect to keep losing a lb a day but a lb a week? Am I eating too much? Not getting enough liquids? I'm pretty clueless as to what to change right now, or is this common?

I am 7 months post op an very concerned about falling into old habits. I find that while I am eating the right foods in the right quantities I am able to eat faster - and I am doing so. I can see how it would be easy to fall back into old habits and want to find a way to remain vigilant. I am able to eat more than in the past and find myself wanting to consume more food. I remain focuses on Protein.

Do you maintain a food log? I have maintained a log for almost two years and find it to be hands down the most powerful weight management tool in the arsenal. Great confidence builder, allows you to "manage" your weight, and teaches you literally in black and white, that it's all about control, not denial. Averages are the key. Highly recommended.

Hey, I'm 44 and was 430 pre surgery on 4/15 so about three months out. I'm at about 370 now and I'm struggling with being stuck here for almost a month. I was losing almost a pound a day for the first 60 days then after a small gain, pretty much a lb a week loss. I just don't know what I'm doing wrong to suddenly stop losing this soon. I didn't expect to keep losing a lb a day but a lb a week? Am I eating too much? Not getting enough liquids? I'm pretty clueless as to what to change right now, or is this common?

Are you logging your food? If not and you decide to start, you'll never again be "clueless"! Your confidence will soar and you'll learn more about managing your weight in a month than you will in a year of just going with the flow. It's quick, it's easy and it gives you an enormous amount of information about every aspect of your food intake. Very powerful tool.

Hi. Have I stretched out my pouch? I am trying to do better but I know I need to go to the gym. I got off work late so I don't go. I have been tempted to eat the wrong things I wished I never went back to solid foods. My stomach hurting just with the soft stuff was good enough so I would not gain. I think I need to go right from work. I want to lose so much. My diabetes is gone and I am down from 56" to 50" which is good.

I lost 130 lbs over thirteen months and never stepped into a gym once. I walked. At least four times a week. Sometimes more - my record was 19 straight days. You can do it anywhere - in your neighborhood, a nearby park, heck even the mall. Walking is walking. Take it easy in the beginning, say 20 minutes a day and build from there. Before you know it, you'll be walking two and a half to three miles each time in 45 minutes to an hour. And as an added bonus, my black lab loves our walks!!

And of course, I have to recommend logging your food if you aren't doing so already. A real eye opener and a real game changer!! You're gonna love the new you!!

ccwolf3, you can Google "5 Day Pouch Test" and use it to determine the capacity of your pouch. Personally, I believe that walking and using a food log are much more important toward helping you achieve your goal. But if you're really concerned, the test may help put your mind at ease. Stay focused on following the protocol as closely to the letter as you possibly can, stay active, log your food and stay away from the scales for at least a week and two would be even better. You're gonna love the new you!!

I just had surgery March 5. I just turned 45 and was 373 at surgery. I went down to 327 but got into bad habits and now 340. I am so disappointed in myself. The only thing good is that I'm at waist 50" from 56" and my diabetes is gone. I think I stretched my pouch. I seem to be able to eat more without even dumping. I am not sure what to do. Plus my gas is horrendous.

Something my doc said has really stuck with me through the last year. We will gravitate to foods that go down well. For example seafood is really easy on my stomach and I feel like I always over eat on it. However chicken or BBQ sits heavy and I don't eat very much. Now my pouch did not change it is just that I have learned I can eat more of something light. So if given the choice between the two I will go with seafood.

So when I get the feeling like my pouch is dysfunctional then I will eat BBQ and within a few bites my pouch hurts and I know everything is fine.