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I lost ALL 150 lbs of my excess weight in 9 months. I walk at least 15,000 steps a day, weight train 4 days a week and carb/calorie cycle where I go high carb, high Protein, and low fat and the days I don't train, I go low carb, moderate fat, and high Protein. Yes, it's possible to lose all the weight. For the first 3 months, I averaged 600 calories a day with as much of it coming from protein as possible. For the next 3 months, I averaged 900 calories a day, still getting as much from protein as possible. From months 6 to 9, I stopped counting calories but probably averaged 1,800 calories a day. I still lost ~30 lbs and gained a lot of muscle doing this. This is also when I calorie and carb cycled. I eat significantly more calories on days I workout. I don't recommend this for everyone, but post workout simple sugars are my friends - chocolate milk is my go to post workout nutrition.

Did you plan this all yourself or did you get a personal trainer?

Congrats!!

I need to lose enough as quickly as possible up front, so that 1) I FIT in the equipment, and 2) it no longer shreds my knees to walk!

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I lost ALL 150 lbs of my excess weight in 9 months. I walk at least 15,000 steps a day, weight train 4 days a week and carb/calorie cycle where I go high carb, high Protein, and low fat and the days I don't train, I go low carb, moderate fat, and high Protein. Yes, it's possible to lose all the weight. For the first 3 months, I averaged 600 calories a day with as much of it coming from protein as possible. For the next 3 months, I averaged 900 calories a day, still getting as much from protein as possible. From months 6 to 9, I stopped counting calories but probably averaged 1,800 calories a day. I still lost ~30 lbs and gained a lot of muscle doing this. This is also when I calorie and carb cycled. I eat significantly more calories on days I workout. I don't recommend this for everyone, but post workout simple sugars are my friends - chocolate milk is my go to post workout nutrition.

Did you plan this all yourself or did you get a personal trainer?

Congrats!!

I need to lose enough as quickly as possible up front, so that 1) I FIT in the equipment, and 2) it no longer shreds my knees to walk!

I planned it. I've lost weight on my own before (50+ lbs on 3 separate occasions). I've read the studies that show that most people regain the weight if they lose it without surgery. I knew from experience that my body would fight back again if I lost the weight only through diet and exercise, which is why I got the sleeve. I knew how to lose weight, I just couldn't lose all of it and I couldn't keep it off. This feels totally different. It's amazing to feel satiated at maintenance, thanks to having far less circulating ghrelin, as opposed to constantly being hungry with another 50+ lbs to lose despite eating the correct foods, which is what I experienced losing weight without the surgery.

Before I injured my back nearly a decade ago (end of high school) and became depressed and ultimately gained 150 lbs after years of yo-yoing, I was quite fit. I worked out in high school, so I knew how to workout. I knew how to measure macros and count calories. It definitely helped knowing how to do all of this ahead of time, but it isn't rocket science - you can learn how to do all of this through a bit of reading.

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I lost ALL 150 lbs of my excess weight in 9 months. I walk at least 15,000 steps a day, weight train 4 days a week and carb/calorie cycle where I go high carb, high Protein, and low fat and the days I don't train, I go low carb, moderate fat, and high Protein. Yes, it's possible to lose all the weight. For the first 3 months, I averaged 600 calories a day with as much of it coming from protein as possible. For the next 3 months, I averaged 900 calories a day, still getting as much from protein as possible. From months 6 to 9, I stopped counting calories but probably averaged 1,800 calories a day. I still lost ~30 lbs and gained a lot of muscle doing this. This is also when I calorie and carb cycled. I eat significantly more calories on days I workout. I don't recommend this for everyone, but post workout simple sugars are my friends - chocolate milk is my go to post workout nutrition.

Did you plan this all yourself or did you get a personal trainer?

Congrats!!

I need to lose enough as quickly as possible up front, so that 1) I FIT in the equipment, and 2) it no longer shreds my knees to walk!

I planned it. I've lost weight on my own before (50+ lbs on 3 separate occasions). I've read the studies that show that most people regain the weight if they lose it without surgery. I knew from experience that my body would fight back again if I lost the weight only through diet and exercise, which is why I got the sleeve. I knew how to lose weight, I just couldn't lose all of it and I couldn't keep it off. This feels totally different. It's amazing to feel satiated at maintenance, thanks to having far less circulating ghrelin, as opposed to constantly being hungry with another 50+ lbs to lose despite eating the correct foods, which is what I experienced losing weight without the surgery.

Before I injured my back nearly a decade ago (end of high school) and became depressed and ultimately gained 150 lbs after years of yo-yoing, I was quite fit. I worked out in high school, so I knew how to workout. I knew how to measure macros and count calories. It definitely helped knowing how to do all of this ahead of time, but it isn't rocket science - you can learn how to do all of this through a bit of reading.

Thank you for taking time to answer my inquiry.

I am really impressed with your self awareness and also knowledge and discipline. I do hope I can keep finding you on this board. My surgery date is Feb 1st and I'd really like to stay in touch!

Same sort of thing happened to me. I was thin and beautiful at one point. But my Fibromyalgia took over, and just doing the basics took all I had. So when I gained weight, I did lo carb dieting, and I too realized that even on lo carb diets, nothing was heppning after awhile, not like the first few times I dieted and lost. I always gained it back within a year or so, and of course now I am at my heaviest.

You just confirmed for me, thoughts that have been going through my head over this surgery. And I needed to read that. So thank you. I know this is not going to cure my Fibro. But I know it's going to give me the edge I now need, and the new lifestyle I will require so that I never end up like this again.

I just dread the loose skin. Vanity is a bad thing. But I suppose I can start saving a little each week so that I can get cosmetic surgery when I am at a decent weight to do so. I am scared I'll look like a shaprei puppy! :P

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@@AmyQwith2 - yes, the VS was created to help diabetics who needed to lose weight before the rerouting and they had the same results. That is why it is WLS surgery of choice.

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