So I am 12 days post op and feeling pretty good. This morning I had my first small victory. I passed my most recent lowest weight. My weight has gone up and down a lot over the years with different diet failures, but in the past few years the lowest I had ever gotten was 233 while doing a physician weight loss with phentermine last year. This morning I weighed in at 231.8! It's just one of those things that lets me know this is really happening. I have been feeling like I will never lose the weight I want to lose because I have failed so many times. I am now feeling like maybe I can really do this. Gonna rock this sleeve!

BTW- My stats are- Highest weight-270, Starting weight- 250.2, Surgery day weight- 242.9, Current weight-231.8

That is fantastic! I too worry that it's all too good to be true and that it won't work for me even if I do everything rights which I know is silly but when we've failed as often as we all have, it's hard to have faith isn't it?

You're doing great. Congrats!

That is amazing!!! It truly is a victory!!

That is fantastic! I too worry that it's all too good to be true and that it won't work for me even if I do everything rights which I know is silly but when we've failed as often as we all have, it's hard to have faith isn't it?

You're doing great. Congrats!

My fear also! After time well understand were now on the right side of this "Fat" Thing! Your doing fanatic lady!

Oh yay! How exciting. Small victories keep us on our path to achieve our overall goal. Congratulations!

We have very close stats. I'm 5'6, I was 278 when I started this journey in Feb, 249 at surgery day 8 wks ago now 206 72 pounds total and 43 in 8 wks.I also took phentermine off and on for the last 5 years. Congrats passing your first victory! It'll keep dropping off never fear as long as do what your doctor says! Good luck

I took phentetmine as well I think it's the gateway drug before surgery for some of us. I say that jokingly but there is a certain level of desperation that came after the phentetmine and years of diet failures that led to this place.

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We have very close stats. I'm 5'6' date=' I was 278 when I started this journey in Feb, 249 at surgery day 8 wks ago now 206 72 pounds total and 43 in 8 wks.I also took phentermine off and on for the last 5 years. Congrats passing your first victory! It'll keep dropping off never fear as long as do what your doctor says! Good luck <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

Our stats are pretty similar. I'm 5'6, highest weight was 278 a few years ago. Day of surgery (7/22) was 242.5. Current weight 210.6 It feels great to be on track!!

So I am 12 days post op and feeling pretty good. This morning I had my first small victory. I passed my most recent lowest weight. My weight has gone up and down a lot over the years with different diet failures' date=' but in the past few years the lowest I had ever gotten was 233 while doing a physician weight loss with phentermine last year. This morning I weighed in at 231.8! It's just one of those things that lets me know this is really happening. I have been feeling like I will never lose the weight I want to lose because I have failed so many times. I am now feeling like maybe I can really do this. Gonna rock this sleeve! BTW- My stats are- Highest weight-270, Starting weight- 250.2, Surgery day weight- 242.9, Current weight-231.8[/quote']

I was the same way in the beginning. After failing for so many years I couldn't believe I was actually going to lose the weight. Each time I would get on the scale it was another surprise. Even now at 14 pounds from goal and 10 months out, I can't believe that I'll actually make it to goal. I know it's hard to wrap our heads around but we can do this!!! You're doing great and I wish you much success on your journey!!

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Thanks for the encouraging words! I am still trying to wrap my head around everything I think. Before surgery I felt like it was taking forever to get her, now it all seems like a blur. I guess just time will help me realize this is all real. You would think the pureed diet and eating less that 600 calories a day would do it. I don't really ever feel all that hungry, so it makes the diet more tolerable. I would have been miserable to try to eat like this before. Maybe I have always just assumed I had to suffer to lose weight, that I would have to feel like I am starving all the time. So it's nice to not feel like I am starving even though I am eating so little. Not that I haven't had cravings for real food. I have, but I also know that there is no way I could eat it and it would just make me feel bed. It hurts to take too big a bite of yogurt so I know a bite of a cheeseburger would be horrible! haha Still getting used to that mindset.

Good luck to you all in your journey as well!

So I am 12 days post op and feeling pretty good. This morning I had my first small victory. I passed my most recent lowest weight. My weight has gone up and down a lot over the years with different diet failures' date=' but in the past few years the lowest I had ever gotten was 233 while doing a physician weight loss with phentermine last year. This morning I weighed in at 231.8! It's just one of those things that lets me know this is really happening. I have been feeling like I will never lose the weight I want to lose because I have failed so many times. I am now feeling like maybe I can really do this. Gonna rock this sleeve!

BTW- My stats are- Highest weight-270, Starting weight- 250.2, Surgery day weight- 242.9, Current weight-231.8[/quote']

LOVED reading this! I haven't been below the 230s in ages, and reading of your WL in that range is specifically encouraging to me. Can't wait to get back to -- then back out of -- the 230s. Thanks for posting!

You are doing terrific and those small victories lead to bigger and better ones!!! Keep up the great job!