I had my sleeve done one month ago today, and stepped on the scale to a very specific scale victory. I have lost > 30 lbs since I started all this back near the end of October.

In all my professional dieting career (which extends back to the 1960's), I have never, ever, lost as much as 30 lbs. This dawned on me when I sat down and did a list for my PCP and surgeon of my weight loss history. Like many of us, I'd tried just about everything. And I knew, roughly, how much I'd lost on each attempt and how long it had stayed off. When I looked at the list, I saw that I had never lost more than 27 lbs. at a time. Earlier in my life, that's because I had less to lose, but as time passed, 27 lbs. was a drop in the bucket, so to speak.

Back at the end of October, I started out just tracking in Sparkpeople. My goal was accountability, not weight loss. I knew that for me, accountability was a weak link. I also started weighing daily, again for accountability reasons. When I've been more successful at keeping on track, weighing daily has been part of my practice. I ended up losing seven lbs. just from doing those two things.

There are many, many more miles in this journey for me, but I've turned a personal corner. I can't say how it feels yet, I'm still trying to wrap my head around it.

Posted in the hope this helps someone else!

@@2goldengirl Wonderful!! Congrats and cheers to many more!!!

Congratulations on your first milestone.

And this is just the beginning of your weight loss! Congratulations!

That is WONDERFUL!!! I know how exciting it is. my first milestone was passed this week also (will be official tomorrow) I now weigh less than my husband.

You know, even going into the surgery I did not quite believe it would happen as all other attempts had failed me. It is such a surreal feeling to see these things happen.

I am celebrating with you!!!

That is so awesome! Congrats [emoji122]

That is so awesome! Congrats [emoji122]

Congratulations! This is a great milestone.

Just an observation and something to think about: if 30 pounds is more than you have been able to lose in the past and the fact that you are now one month post-op, don't be upset when you stall. You will stall, and especially if you weigh every day, you may have an emotional reaction to that stall.

I have learned that how I respond to the inevitable stalls is one of the major things that makes my post-op weight loss successful post-op. Pre-op, a stall is when I would give up.

Keep up the great work and keep following your program.

Embrace the Stall!

http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

Congrats!

Congratulations! This is a great milestone.

Just an observation and something to think about: if 30 pounds is more than you have been able to lose in the past and the fact that you are now one month post-op, don't be upset when you stall. You will stall, and especially if you weigh every day, you may have an emotional reaction to that stall.

Thanks - as I wrote, the 30 lbs. is since October. 16 lbs since surgery a month ago. I had a stall already, didn't faze me a bit.

I weigh daily as an accountability practice. right now my focus isn't on losses, it's on getting my Protein, calories, and fluids in. Losses are great, but not my focus at the moment.

Congratulations!!!!