August Sleevers-How are you doing??

[KimmerAnn 31]

Yay!! Congrats. I am too! My stall is over ( I just don't want to stall again anytime soon)

I weighed 290 this AM. Less than I have in like twenty years. Feels exciting but also scary cuz it's always come back. I'm trying to tell myself this time it won't come back! But that's a hard thing to convince yourself of.

[Véronique 238]

I know I've lost roughly 0,3 kgs since yesterday (as I said, my scale hasn't synched with the wifi), putting me at approximately 298,6 lbs (I think, again, without the exact data synched, this will be tough to say). Weighing myself everyday does have the side effect of making the progress feel slow, but I think looking at the aggregate, I've already lost 10% of my excess weight and I'm 6.84 kg (or roughly 15 lbs) away from reaching 20% of my excess weight lost.

[Véronique 238]

Oh, Bariatric Advantage, how hard does your website suck? Let me count the ways...

[KimmerAnn 31]

On September 23, 2017 at 3:46 PM, taylorfulfer said:

I was sleeved on 8/23. It has been a whole month and I have only lost 25 pounds. I'm a big girl I should have lost more. I'm not eating nearly what I was eating before but staying under 900 calories a day. What is wrong with me? Why am I not losing? I feel like this was all a mistake and I'm going to just stay fat forever. The scale hasn't moved in about 2 weeks and my heart is broken.

I was sleeved on 8/16 so we are a day apart.

This week I've lost 5. After stalling for so long. Yayayay!!! Hope it's going well for you!!

[KimmerAnn 31]

Oh I think I replied to the wrong person. But I hope everybody's doing well :-)

[KateBruin 344]

Yay!! Congrats. I am too! My stall is over ( I just don't want to stall again anytime soon)
I weighed 290 this AM. Less than I have in like twenty years. Feels exciting but also scary cuz it's always come back. I'm trying to tell myself this time it won't come back! But that's a hard thing to convince yourself of.

Congratulations for being under 300!! I’m at 220 and my immediate goal is to get under 200 then I’ll set my new goal. Weight is coming off slowly and I’ve stalled, which sucks but there isn’t much I can do.

[etc. etc. etc. 440]

I'm down juuuust short of 60 pounds since I started this. (Including the 2 week pre-op diet.) Seven weeks since sleeved, no major stalls. I'm sticking to 700-850 calories a day, 90-110 grams of Protein a day, <60 g of carbs a day. I walk/hike around 10 miles a week, which I am actually starting to love. The 'burbs here in Chicago are full of public woods with trails. I walk a slightly different path nearly every day.

BEST OF ALL: as of today, I can eat solid foods. I actually started a bit last night. My family made a sort of pizza bread thing and I had about 160 calories worth of that. Tonight, I want to have... a Tomato. Seriously... it's been killing me watching my family rave over the amazing tomatoes in season and not be able to have one.

Edited September 29, 2017 by etc. etc. etc.

[lindabalseca 373]

6 minutes ago, etc. etc. etc. said:

I'm down juuuust short of 60 pounds since I started this. (Including the 2 week pre-op diet.) Seven weeks since sleeved, no major stalls. I'm sticking to 700-850 calories a day, 90-110 grams of Protein a day, <60 g of carbs a day. I walk/hike around 10 miles a week, which I am actually starting to love. the 'burbs her in Chicago are full of public woods with trails. I walk a slightly different path nearly every day.

BEST OF ALL: as of today, I can eat solid foods. I actually started a bit last night. My family made this pizza bread thing and I had about 160 calories worth of that. Tonight, I want to have... a Tomato. Seriously... it's been killing me watching my family rave over the amazing tomatoes in season and not be able to have one.

im in chicago also....where did you have your surgery/

[etc. etc. etc. 440]

Dr. Rantis from the Kane Center did mine. Yours?

[lindabalseca 373]

13 minutes ago, etc. etc. etc. said:

Dr. Rantis from the Kane Center did mine. Yours?

dr Lutfi at Chicago institute of bariatrics st joseph hospital. my daughter had dr guske from the kane center

[BigAussieGirl 162]

Good morning August sleevers. I had my sleeve on 29th August and since surgery I've lost 11 kg, I think that is about 25 pounds for our American friends. I feel it's a bit slow as I'm a big girl and thought I lose more. I've been averaging about 450 - 500 calorie a day. Later this morning I have an appointment with my dietitian so hopefully I'll get some tips on how to move forward.

Although I haven't lost a lot of weight I'm feeling really good, my knees aren't hurting, I'm eating less crap and I'm exercising more. I'm so glad I've gone down this path. I'm 41 yrs old and I truly believe getting sleeved has added years to my life.

Finally, I'm thankful for this support group, reading about others experiences has but my over active brain at ease and has helped me feel 'normal'.

Keep up the great work August sleevers!

Edited September 29, 2017 by BigAussieGirl

[Janet610 76]

Congrats to you and your awesome attitude! I was sleeved on 8/15 and since my preop diet on 7/29 I'm down 53.4 lbs

Feeling better with less back pain and able to walk further. I too was hoping it would be more. I have about 200 to lose, well now about 147lbs lol

I know as I feel better I can increase my activity. I don't feel I could/should eat less. I literally have 2 small meals a day and a Protein Shake so I'm comfortable with the amount of food I'm intaking. But more activity I'm hoping will make a difference.

On a positive note, I'm thrilled with a 50 lb loss. Have never lost anything like this in my life!!!!

Keep working hard! We can do this!!!

[BigAussieGirl 162]

Well done on your loss so far Janet610. Great work!

[Janet610 76]

Thank you BigAussieGirl!! I'm certainly trying!! Best of luck to you! I look forward to hearing about your success!! 👍🏻😀

[Véronique 238]

19 hours ago, BigAussieGirl said:

Good morning August sleevers. I had my sleeve on 29th August and since surgery I've lost 11 kg, I think that is about 25 pounds for our American friends. I feel it's a bit slow as I'm a big girl and thought I lose more. I've been averaging about 450 - 500 calorie a day. Later this morning I have an appointment with my dietitian so hopefully I'll get some tips on how to move forward.

Although I haven't lost a lot of weight I'm feeling really good, my knees aren't hurting, I'm eating less crap and I'm exercising more. I'm so glad I've gone down this path. I'm 41 yrs old and I truly believe getting sleeved has added years to my life.

Finally, I'm thankful for this support group, reading about others experiences has but my over active brain at ease and has helped me feel 'normal'.

Keep up the great work August sleevers!

Yeah, I've been gaining over the past couple of days, which blows. Since Thursday or so, I've gained 1,3 kg back. I know that looking at the bigger picture, I'm doing fine but looking at how much I lose on a day to day basis, I'm thinking "how long does this take?", knowing full well that I probably will take a year to a year and a half to achieve my goal weight.