While scrolling through past postings I noticed there is" Guys who started over 400lbs" in the Guys Room. Well I believe if there is" gravy for the ?rooster" there certainly should be "gravy for the? hen " especially those of us with meatier? drumsticks. Are there challenges we face that aren't faced by our 200 lb sisters? Do we tend to lose weight faster or slower than smaller? flock members?
Weigh in my sisters, weigh in!

On 07/14/2018 at 13:57, Jolexis said:

I have my month 6 appt on the 24th , and I’m desperately trying to lose the last few lbs to get approved by my surgeon. According to the office, insurance would approve me but the surgeon likes to see you lose a set amount before he approves you so he sees that you’re putting in a “conscious effort”. ? He’s known to not give surgery dates until you meet his goal.

Ahhh has a nutritionist or dietician given you any diet recommendations to follow? I know it’s tough, but following my dietician and making the changes they recommended really did help me meet their goal (322lbs) pretty quickly.

If they didn’t give you any advice, then download MyFitnessPal and track, track, track. Try to eat mostly meat and non starchy veggies and do your best to avoid carbohydrate heavy things like bread, rice, pasta, corn, and potatoes. That should get you losing!

Yeah I’m making the changes they recommended. The scale is moving in the right direction, just slowly. I lose a little bit, hit a stall, lose a little bit, hit a stall. I had two months in the middle of this process where I gained weight (from poor choices) and I am so frustrated at myself because I had to lose the weight I gained (I did) and am now chipping away at the surgeons goal.

On 07/14/2018 at 14:54, Jolexis said:

Yeah I’m making the changes they recommended. The scale is moving in the right direction, just slowly. I lose a little bit, hit a stall, lose a little bit, hit a stall. I had two months in the middle of this process where I gained weight (from poor choices) and I am so frustrated at myself because I had to lose the weight I gained (I did) and am now chipping away at the surgeons goal.

I hear ya! With my process, it seemed like I would do great, then go off track, I’d start to do better again and then fall off the wagon again. You will get there! Go easy on yourself, though.

I kept reminding myself that I was up against a lifetime a bad food choices and awful habits... and those habits and patterns were not going to be broken overnight. ?

Trying to keep this great thread going--especially since there isn't a big April 2018 presence here on BP. I just wanted to check in since I had my three month sleeve-anniversary last week. I am down 60 pounds from surgery and 134 from my highest weight (YAY!). Still 68 pounds to go for my personal goal (BOO!). I think this is why our journey of wls is so different than people who start out with lower BMIs. We can lose 134 pounds and still be fat!!!

Anywho, here is a progress pic from today. Boobs and butt are still shrinking way faster than my gut but whatcha gonna do?!

Would love to hear how my fellow super-sized ladies are doing!

Edited August 2, 20188 yr by YeahOkay31

Looking good, sure you are feeling fine and dandy. Glad to see the real you is coming out of its Fat Shell. Hope mine will look that good in 3 or 4 months, gonna give it the Old College Try.
2. ? 4. ? 6. ? 8 ?Pretty soon
Frustr8 is going to start looking Great!
? yea Me!?

6 minutes ago, Frustr8 said:

Looking good, sure you are feeling fine and dandy. Glad to see the real you is coming out of its Fat Shell. Hope mine will look that good in 3 or 4 months, gonna give it the Old College Try.
2. ? 4. ? 6. ? 8 ?Pretty soon
Frustr8 is going to start looking Great!
? yea Me!?

I am sure you will blow us all away, Frustr8! So happy to hear you finally got your surgery date.

Guys!! I'm almost at my first goal of 250lbs!! I'm 7lbs away!! Started at 340lbs

@Sprinkles1 Go, Girl, go!!! That is freaking awesome! Super happy for you!!!! ??????

@Sprinkles1 Go, Girl, go!!! That is freaking awesome! Super happy for you!!!! [emoji322][emoji95][emoji1319][emoji1303]

Thank you!!!

Hi Ladies! I think I’m a little further out than most of you but I wanted to share in case I can give anyone else hope. I’m nearly one year out from surgery and I’ve lost 70kg (154pounds) since then (no pre op program as I’m Australian). I started at 156 (343pounds) and I’m now 85kg (188pounds).

Today I feel like a million bucks!

Hi Ladies! I think I’m a little further out than most of you but I wanted to share in case I can give anyone else hope. I’m nearly one year out from surgery and I’ve lost 70kg (154pounds) since then (no pre op program as I’m Australian). I started at 156 (343pounds) and I’m now 85kg (188pounds).
Today I feel like a million bucks!

Your doing great im over a year out ive lost 151 pounds and im at 158 it feels great im still losing . Dont let anyone tell you after you hit a year you wont lose anymore. You still can.

I started at 291 and now I’m at 214 7 months later I feel good but my stomach just won’t let me be great. Lol I guess I have to hit the gym hard to loss it.

8 hours ago, Crissyt said:

Your doing great im over a year out ive lost 151 pounds and im at 158 it feels great im still losing . Dont let anyone tell you after you hit a year you wont lose anymore. You still can.

Thanks Crissyt! I worry about this all the time. I feel like Cinderella, once the clock hits midnight, (eg a year is up) the magic will be gone! No more weight loss!

I’m really hoping it’s still possible. We larger ladies can have lots more to lose. It’s not possible to lose it in 6 months like people with lower starting weights.

On 8/2/2018 at 11:24 AM, YeahOkay31 said:

Trying to keep this great thread going--especially since there isn't a big April 2018 presence here on BP. I just wanted to check in since I had my three month sleeve-anniversary last week. I am down 60 pounds from surgery and 134 from my highest weight (YAY!). Still 68 pounds to go for my personal goal (BOO!). I think this is why our journey of wls is so different than people who start out with lower BMIs. We can lose 134 pounds and still be fat!!!

Anywho, here is a progress pic from today. Boobs and butt are still shrinking way faster than my gut but whatcha gonna do?!

Would love to hear how my fellow super-sized ladies are doing!

You look fantastic! Congratulations.

Today is my 3-month anniversary. My weight loss has been SLOW. I have only lost 41 since surgery (133 overall, though). I have been feeling pretty frustrated with the pace and just trying to be grateful for any change. I believe I am doing everything I can--eating well, exercising, no "cheating"--and this is just how my body is responding. Given the slow pace, it also feels hard to know that I have lost 133 pounds and still am more than 100 pounds overweight. Some of that is excess skin that I won't lose no matter what, but I am still just generally worried that I am not going to be able to lose much more. I need to cheer up because I'm sure the disappointment and worry isn't helping me.

On 8/3/2018 at 4:19 PM, brightfaith said:

You look fantastic! Congratulations.

Today is my 3-month anniversary. My weight loss has been SLOW. I have only lost 41 since surgery (133 overall, though). I have been feeling pretty frustrated with the pace and just trying to be grateful for any change. I believe I am doing everything I can--eating well, exercising, no "cheating"--and this is just how my body is responding. Given the slow pace, it also feels hard to know that I have lost 133 pounds and still am more than 100 pounds overweight. Some of that is excess skin that I won't lose no matter what, but I am still just generally worried that I am not going to be able to lose much more. I need to cheer up because I'm sure the disappointment and worry isn't helping me.

You are doing great. 41 pound since surgery is a great accomplishment and 133 total! MY surgeons office said that on average you can expect to lose 10 pounds per month and you are exceeding that so don't get down. You should also keep track of your measurements, I find this extremely motivating. There have been weeks where the loss is slow but I have lost several inches and can start fitting into a smaller size (yay)!