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Stephh, u r awesome with that picture taking :-)

I will weigh Saturday and see what happens for me. One of my main issues has been Constipation but I seem better this week. TMI :-) we will see.

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Stephh, u r awesome with that picture taking :-)

I will weigh Saturday and see what happens for me. One of my main issues has been Constipation but I seem better this week. TMI :-) we will see.

I'm glad the constipation is better! That feeling is so uncomfortable. Let us know how Saturday goes!

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Stephh, u r awesome with that picture taking :-)

I will weigh Saturday and see what happens for me. One of my main issues has been Constipation but I seem better this week. TMI :-) we will see.

I'm glad the constipation is better! That feeling is so uncomfortable. Let us know how Saturday goes!

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Idk why it double posted. Sorry guys :/

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@@WL WARRIOR

I would love to know what you are doing eating and exercise wise. You are doing awesome!

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I've been at 500-600 calories daily since 6 weeks pre-op (I'll be at 5 months in one week). Some claim that this is starvation mode, but I don't think that applies to everyone. I'm just so use to this kind of daily of intake everyday, that I don't feel like a I'm starving. I DON'T eat if I'm not hungry and my bariatrician agreed that 500 daily calories is not too low as long as I get my Vitamins and 80 grams of Protein in.

I eat three meals a day:
1. Isopure Protein Drink (210 cal, 50 gr Protein, 0 carb)
2. tuna, Salmon, or Flounder, 3 oz. (90 cal, 15 pro, 0 carb)
3. chicken, turkey, seafood, or beef, 3 oz. + 1/2 cup veg.
(200 cal, 20 pro, 5-10 carbs)
4. Fage Total 0% 1/2 cup Late night snack (Fri/Sat/Sun only)
(65 cal, 12 pro, 4 carbs)
If I'm hungry in the middle of the night or can't sleep, I eat a few small Vlasic dill pickles (0 cal, 0 pro, 0 carbs)

So, my total everyday comes to 500-600 calories, 5-14 carbs, 85-89 grams protein. I walk an hour everyday and do Pilate's a few times a week. There are some days when I am busy and only get in 40 fl oz of Water. I need to work on it. I do skip my Pilates on extremely hectic days, so I'm not perfect by any means. My daily hour of walking, however, was stayed quite consistent.

I don't track daily because I stick to the same eating schedule everyday. Yes, it can get boring, but I'm quite use to it. It will change once I hit maintenance, which hopefully will be in 2-3 months. I can change up my eating plan a little then and hopefully add some more carbs. My carb and calorie intake is lower than most because I have hypothyroidism. It makes losing a little more difficult. I will stall if my carbs go over 25 grams.

Losing 100 pounds in 5 months has been hard work even with the help of this tool. I don't think I'll hit my goal weight by month 6 post op, but it is close enough for now. I don't know what I could possibly change to make the weight come off any faster.

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Warrior, keep up the good work. I may try you plan for a few weeks and see if it breaks my stall and slow loss.

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Jamburd1... I so identify with you. SW 196.6 CW 151.1. I only lost 2.6 lbs in February!!!!!it can get depressing at times!

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I am in a stall too! So discouraging. Starting weight 269. Today 208.5. Been there for three weeks. I always get my Protein (80 grams). Take Vitamins and supplements. Fluids is my failure. Can't drink that much. Never have my whole life. I never go above 1000 calories and track everything I eat. I guess I need to limit carbs more. My doctor didn't stress anything about carbs but after reading on here I am beginning to think that is an issue. My protein intake is always more than my carbs, but I don't know what else to do. I do walk daily. I am down from a 24 to an 18 which is awesome. I just wanted to be under 200 at this point. Any suggestions?

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sleeved 10-1-14

HW 247

SW 234

CW 181

GW 145

Currently stalled, worried I am eating too much. Those eating issues are one of the reasons I had the surger

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CW 161.5

GW 140-145...Maybe 135... :P I'm at a standstill right now, but I'm not stressing...I don't want the weight to come off too fast.

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I've been doing pretty good and met my original goal I set for myself. I had surgery October 23rd and was at 238lbs. Today I am at 178. My goal was to get back to 180lbs. Since I'm still in that 6 month window of loss, I'm sure I'll continue to drop and be closer to my dieticians agreed upon goal for me of 150lbs. I'm not really following any diet now. I still eat healthy like I should - that's a permanent lifestyle change I've had even before I embarked on this journey. I do drink alcohol more than I'm willing to admit but in social settings which also happens to be often.

I'm working on getting toned up now to try and pull everything back together again. I know my weight will go up as my muscle increases since muscle weighs more than fat.

Overall, I am very happy with the surgery so far and my results even tho I have a long ways to go being only 4 months out.

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Jen, mona, everyone, u r doing great! The strangest thing to me is not shopping in the plus size. I feel so weird, lol. But I like it!

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Hi all, i finally saw this thread and thought i should check on in :).

Had my revision from band to sleeve 13th Oct 2014. I joined this site a lil later but i lurked for a bit and then just joined in the conversations :).

My stats so far:

SW 383 lbs

CW 279 lbs

GW 165 lbs

Its been a lil slow losing for me as i have only just started to add in exercise. I have lymphoedema on both lower limbs along with osteoarthritis on both knees. Since surgery my lymphoedema is diminishing, and oa gives me grief on the odd occasion. I don't get all my Protein in, i struggle with this and with Water intake every day. Since i was sleeved, i cannot eat meat or dairy, and have developed GERD which I'm on daily meds for.

I had an emergency surgery at the end of January 2015 to get my gallbladder removed and was restricted with what i could do physically for 5 weeks. So you can see why my progress has been a little slow. No excuses, just the facts. I got the green light a few weeks back from my gallbladder surgeon and have started going on slow steady walks. Im now walking around 21,000 steps a week compared to 2,500 a week! I am trying to get to 5000 steps a day as my mini goal for exercise, i will get there :) . Life is good! xox

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VSGmary, 100 pounds lost isn't slow losing :-) Good luck inthe journey. WE CAN DO IT.

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