Hey everyone! I just wanted to keep in touch with everyone on the postop boards now that most of us are done and in a few more days the remainder of us October sleevers will be done as well.

How is everyone doing? Feel free to share any problems, suggestions, recipes that helped you get your Protein in, and any other advice you'd like to share. Ask questions, if you have them. Use this thread as you see fit, but mostly to keep in touch with everyone.

I know quite a few people went to the Facebook page. I know it's private, but I've seen cases where private information was temporarily made public on Facebook by Facebook glitches/viruses/hacks. I know there is no intention of it going public but I rather not take the risk.

So I hope to hear from you all soon!!

Best wishes and good luck!

That's awesome!

Loving the Nsv's. Keeps me motivated.

Love the NSV!! I think I had two this week...one was my husband telling me I needed new work clothes because the other ones are literally falling off! The other was getting hit on for the first time in like a billion years...while wearing my wedding ring!!

HW: 256

SW: 224

CW: 182

Today I went into a clothes store and it felt o weird not to e in the plus size area. I kept thinking the sales folks were wondering why I was in the normal area. I almost felt bad that I wasn't in he plus area, is that nuts or what, lol.

That is too funny. I was also shopping in the non plus size section and kept wondering if the sales folks were wondering why I wasn't in the plus size area! Bad thinking on my part. I need to remember I was just a temp visitor to the plus size dept.

I think shopping in the normal size section is def the best reward for sacrifices I've made over the past 3 months. That and also being able to exercise and be more physical without feeling like I am about to have a heart attack.

It's funny too because I have been up and down the same 2 pounds for about two weeks now and folks at work are just starting to ask if I have lost weight. I just say I lost a little weight .

I haven't been under 200 pounds in so many years, my body doesn't want to get far away from 200. I will push through it.

@@peek, I Agree!!! My body is saying what the heck are you trying to do!? And the weight is trying to hold on for dear life but I will break free.

Hard work, perseverance, and working the program eventually we will win!

Kathy, yes we have to hang tight. I have been eating carbs this week and the scale is not moving. I'm not going to weigh until Saturday, lol. I have been craving and unfortunately, everything agrees with my superior sleeve :-)

I think I have reached another Plato but I will get through this. Been sick so not much activity. Very close to my 50 lbs since wls I have learned that Vicks DayQuil and nite quill have too much sugar and calories in one serving

We will definitely get through this stall. I am keeping a closer tab on my carbs now too.

I had hit my 1st stall for about 10 days which I attributed to increased carbs & the holidays with less exercise, but the day after I was very naughty with my diet & had more calories than I had since surgery (1100), I was down 2 lbs! But I had been much better about protein & fluids prior to this (& I had last weighed 3 days before that).

I came out of a 10 day stall a couple weeks ago. I'm nervous I'm going to end up back in a stall because of my terrible eating habits. This week I have had tons of carbs and the guilt to accompany them. Yet it hasn't stopped me from eating Doritos today! Doritos?!?!? I haven't had them in months and I caved just because. I'm not sure what is up with me this week but I hope I get some will power back ASAP.

Hi all,

I'm 13 weeks post op and I've lost a little over 50 lbs!

Excellent job! Congrats on the progress!

Hey everyone! First time on this thread! I was sleeved October 15, 2014. I am down 71 pounds but have hit a stall and haven't lost anything this week. I feel like I am a slow loser and would be way further along by now. I have a trip at the beginning of March and wanted to be down a 100 pounds, but looks like I won't hit that goal. I just want to be out of the 300s. It's still hard for some people to even tell I have lost that much because I have so much more to go. It gets discouraging at times. Anyone have any great advice on how to get out of stalls faster?

Hope everyone is having a great week!