As @FluffyChix stated in the original thread:

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Let's share all our sophomore experiences, our angst, our struggles, our suggestions--let's talk about life! Let's become friends! You can be on any kind of food plan, do any kind of exercise or not, be gay or straight, engage in cardio or not--you just have to be in the "tweener" stage post WLS.

Not a Newbie but not yet a Vet - Sophomores have different challenges and are coping with an awkward middle stage, so please only post if you've passed the six month post-surgery mark!

It’s part of the journey to keeps us humble. Yikes. But adding some new core exercises hopefully will help build up some muscle and more muscle burns more fat. So I’m in !!

Today (well depends on the time zone I guess!) is my one year surgiversary. So glad I made this decision. I’m enjoying my life so much more, and I was reasonably content before! ??

7 hours ago, sillykitty said:

Today (well depends on the time zone I guess!) is my one year surgiversary. So glad I made this decision. I’m enjoying my life so much more, and I was reasonably content before! ??

Yayayayayay!!!! Congrats to you sweet friend!!! That is awesome and look at your svelte gorgeous self!!!! How's life? I'm missing you!

8 hours ago, sillykitty said:

Today (well depends on the time zone I guess!) is my one year surgiversary. So glad I made this decision. I’m enjoying my life so much more, and I was reasonably content before! ??

I'm so glad to have share this experience with you! And so delighted by your success!

Thanks Fluffy and O&D!

I’m on vacay, that’s why I haven’t been around lately!

Just now, sillykitty said:

Thanks Fluffy and O&D!

I’m on vacay, that’s why I haven’t been around lately!

Say hello to the camels for me. I see you've already said hello to my friends: Pita and Feta! Cheers girl!!

I'm parking this here. Saw it on the Facebook and thought, hey don't we all need a reminder about coping techniques at times--the ones that don't involve eating to stuff our feelings back down?

Ok, yes, he can be a flake. But he really has a great concept here!!!

12 hours ago, sillykitty said:

Today (well depends on the time zone I guess!) is my one year surgiversary. So glad I made this decision. I’m enjoying my life so much more, and I was reasonably content before! ??

OMG OMG OMG OMG NEW HANDLE SKINNY KITTY!!! CONGRATS

8 months post-VSG here, and officially 100lbs down (286 to 186). Weight loss still going at about a pound a week, but am way past my original target (219), off all BP meds, and feeling good. Still not spending enough time in the gym - got to focus on that next!

Woohoooo! Congrats to you!!! That's amazing!!! I'd say at 186 and 5'10" you look fabulous!!!! Go get your gym on!!

On 2/12/2019 at 10:51 AM, FluffyChix said:

Ok, yes, he can be a flake. But he really has a great concept here!!!

Who?

Dr. V. - one of his regain videos I posted.

I hope it doesn’t offend anyone for my “hearts” on your posts. I’m a stalker of this thread. I keep thinking “this will be me in a year “. Thank you all for inspiration.

Yesterday marked 8 months post-op for me. I can't believe how quickly time is flying! My post-op weight loss is pretty tame (55 pounds). I attribute it to being a slow loser, but also to falling off the wagon when some serious illnesses struck my family and I relied on my old pal food to get me through. I've been slowly getting back on track and my weight loss is really picking up again. Counting when I started my journey a little over a year ago, I'm down 92 pounds. It's pretty insane. I'm definitely getting "lazy" now that I'm super comfortable with my weight, I can do so many more things and I feel great. But I have about 35 more pounds to lose and would love to be at goal by my surgiversary. So I'm gonna make these next 4 months count!