I am scheduled for February 18th. I will be first in. Wow, this process takes forever.

On 12/28/2019 at 11:54 PM, Recidivist said:

I've gained about five pounds over the last month, which has nothing to do with eating differently around the holidays. And I'm totally comfortable with my weight gain.

I went on maintenance a couple of months ago after hitting a low of132, eight pounds below my goal. I started consciously eating up to 1,500 calories a day to stop losing. I went up to 135 and stayed there for several weeks. I started adding even more variety to my diet, no longer avoiding carbs and fats as if they were poison.

I've now settled in at a range of 139-141, which I consider a good weight. I no longer look quite as gaunt as I did at 132 and I feel great. The challenge now is to stay here. It's still a bit of trial and error.

Happy new year to all, and congratulations on our upcoming first anniversary!

This is so close to what I am dealing with!

I was sleeved Feb 12 and didn't have a "stall week" at all until I was at 145 (mr Drs goal weight) but then I lost 5 lbs in 2 weeks and was down to 140. Now at 135 I have been steady for about a month, but would really like to be 140-145.

I haven't eaten well at all the past couple weeks. Just pretty much whatever I wanted. I didn't track and I didn't gain.

If I eat correctly, I strugglento get in 1200 calories still.

How much is everyone eating at a meal sitting. My dr says that I should be up to 1 cup at 1 year but I can barely do 1/2 cup.

For example yesterdays dinner was 1 egg with some pico de gallo and bell peppers. I measured it and it was 1/2 a cup and I didn't clear my plate. There were still a couple bites left.

I really dont want to lose more (5'5" and 135, a size 4 jean!) But am terrified of gaining but would like 140. Help! Suggestions?

I’m scheduled for feb 4th! Here’s to February! ???????

Guys this is the first year of my life I’m not making a New Year’s resolution to lose weight! Woo hoo!!!!

On 12/29/2019 at 7:51 PM, Sheribear68 said:

Congrats guys.

I’ll admit that once I got my vacation regain off I stopped weighing myself.
My clothes seem to fit the same and I take a lot of selfies and I don’t appear to visually be much different.
id love to live the rest of my life weighing myself once monthly or less and managing my size that way.

Sheri you look like you’re about my size and I’m a zero or two. You look Itty bitty

23 hours ago, Mel_D said:

This is so close to what I am dealing with!

I was sleeved Feb 12 and didn't have a "stall week" at all until I was at 145 (mr Drs goal weight) but then I lost 5 lbs in 2 weeks and was down to 140. Now at 135 I have been steady for about a month, but would really like to be 140-145.

I haven't eaten well at all the past couple weeks. Just pretty much whatever I wanted. I didn't track and I didn't gain.

If I eat correctly, I strugglento get in 1200 calories still.

How much is everyone eating at a meal sitting. My dr says that I should be up to 1 cup at 1 year but I can barely do 1/2 cup.

For example yesterdays dinner was 1 egg with some pico de gallo and bell peppers. I measured it and it was 1/2 a cup and I didn't clear my plate. There were still a couple bites left.

I really dont want to lose more (5'5" and 135, a size 4 jean!) But am terrified of gaining but would like 140. Help! Suggestions?

I am in the same boat. I am under 100 pounds now. I just can’t eat very large quantities and I really don’t think about food at all. I have to find something really tempting to make me even want to eat. So when I eat I try to eat high calorie items. I actually like ahi tuna and vegetables and things like that. So I try to get as much healthy stuff in but also get the calories as well.

15 hours ago, Everythinganna said:

Guys this is the first year of my life I’m not making a New Year’s resolution to lose weight! Woo hoo!!!!

I'll drink a Crystal Light to that! ?

Ugh, I only put on a pound over Christmas but since then I've come down with some kind of bug that is making me very tired and hungry! So now I've put on a total of 3 pounds. So annoying. I know I should just replace the foods I'm snacking on with good ones, but old habits...

Why is it that some cold bugs just make you want to eat? Or is it in my head?

Ugh, I only put on a pound over Christmas but since then I've come down with some kind of bug that is making me very tired and hungry! So now I've put on a total of 3 pounds. So annoying. I know I should just replace the foods I'm snacking on with good ones, but old habits...
Why is it that some cold bugs just make you want to eat? Or is it in my head?

Yup when I get a cold I tend to get very hungry. I think it's a combination of 2 things #1 when your congested you don't taste the food as much so your brain doesn't realize how much you eat #2 whenever I'm tired or don't sleep well my body needs energy so sometimes i feel like I should eat something for energy

On 12/30/2019 at 1:43 PM, Mel_D said:

This is so close to what I am dealing with!

I was sleeved Feb 12 and didn't have a "stall week" at all until I was at 145 (mr Drs goal weight) but then I lost 5 lbs in 2 weeks and was down to 140. Now at 135 I have been steady for about a month, but would really like to be 140-145.

I haven't eaten well at all the past couple weeks. Just pretty much whatever I wanted. I didn't track and I didn't gain.

If I eat correctly, I strugglento get in 1200 calories still.

How much is everyone eating at a meal sitting. My dr says that I should be up to 1 cup at 1 year but I can barely do 1/2 cup.

For example yesterdays dinner was 1 egg with some pico de gallo and bell peppers. I measured it and it was 1/2 a cup and I didn't clear my plate. There were still a couple bites left.

I really dont want to lose more (5'5" and 135, a size 4 jean!) But am terrified of gaining but would like 140. Help! Suggestions?

I started drinking 2% milk, eating higher fat yogurt, nuts, added pumpkin seeds to salads, eating tablespoon of peanut butter, eating pistachios, and adding a teaspoon of olive oil when i cooked veggies and eggs. I am basically maintaining with a 1-2 pound loss in the past 2 months. That helped slow down the loss for sure. I did add some not so great carbs but not terrible carbs like adding granola with seeds in my yogurt or boring graham crackers, triscuits etc. Not cake and pie etc. I am snacking a lot to try and hit 1500 calories. A lot of my protein comes form a premier shake, milk and yogurt. If I et a lot of meat I can't get enough calories in over thee course of the day.

On 12/31/2019 at 12:41, Everythinganna said:

Sheri you look like you’re about my size and I’m a zero or two. You look Itty bitty

Okay, but I’m 5’7”, so I think that’s the difference.

Okay, so now I’m going to sound like @Recidivist

After losing my thanksgiving/vacay regain, I decided to not weigh myself for a month.
My last recorded weight was 146.6 on 12-14-19

I practice 16:8 IF, but I also had many days in there where I ate and drank like a hedonist.

I still take selfies and it dawned on me that I was looking noticeably “skinnier” so I decided to weigh a week early to see if I was just imagining it.

Nope! I’m now 140.8. ?????

How???.
I’m all the way up to 1000-1100 cals daily and that was on the days I didn’t overindulge.
On those days I bet I DRANK 1000 cals day.

Here is a pic from 2 days ago: I’m now wearing size 6 skinny jeans and the top is a freaking SMALL.
I guess my body was in a month-long stall and I thought it was maintenance. Now I’m losing again. ???

Sheribear - that's great! Well done.

Can you believe we're nearly coming up to a year? This thread has been so great to have and I hope that we can keep it going for another year.

How is everyone doing??

8 hours ago, froufrou said:

Sheribear - that's great! Well done.

Can you believe we're nearly coming up to a year? This thread has been so great to have and I hope that we can keep it going for another year.

How is everyone doing??

As you may recall, I'm an "honorary" February member. My surgery was originally scheduled for February 25 but was postponed at the last minute until February 3. By then, I had already bonded with all of you!

As for how I'm doing--better than I ever could have imagined a year ago! When I entered maintenance, I was18 pounds below my original goal weight, and I have now settled at 10 pounds below it. I'm also eating much more "normally" than I ever thought possible, although I now crave healthy foods. In short, this surgery is one of the best decisions I've ever made!

4 hours ago, Recidivist said:

As you may recall, I'm an "honorary" February member. My surgery was originally scheduled for February 25 but was postponed at the last minute until February 3. By then, I had already bonded with all of you!

As for how I'm doing--better than I ever could have imagined a year ago! When I entered maintenance, I was18 pounds below my original goal weight, and I have now settled at 10 pounds below it. I'm also eating much more "normally" than I ever thought possible, although I now crave healthy foods. In short, this surgery is one of the best decisions I've ever made!

Sorry, I meant to say that my surgery was postponed until March 3!

I have also loved this thread. It has been so supportive and so good to "talk" to folks at the same stages throughout the year. I reached my goal at 7 months and have maintained at about 5 pounds below, which feels good. My clothes fit and I am wrinkly, but not gaunt. I,too, am eating more normally than every before. I still have some restriction, but am finding that I need to watch portion control a bit more now. Being able to eat more at a time, however, is really helpful as I step up my exercise. Surprisingly, I still have a little trouble getting in fluids more than a couple of swallows at a time. It is my goal each day to get in 64 oz minimum, and sometimes it is a real push to do so.

I have transitioned to a whole foods plant based (WFPB) eating plan now, and have developed lactose intolerance. In fact, it looks like the whey protein started an allergic reaction in my esophagus. So menu planning has become a bit more challenging with no gluten, no dairy, and no animal products.

As far as complications, I developed blood clots in my legs after surgery, even with walking right away. I also got an ulcer at the the GJ junction which is being treated now (in spite of no alcohol, NSAIDS, coffee, soda, or anything else that would predispose to an ulcer.) But would I do it again - YOU BET! My life if so full and active now. My family is have a bit of a time getting used to the "new me," but it is the best decision I have ever made for myself!

Year two challenges: I anticipate a lot more "head work" as I dig deeper into emotional eating issues and not wanting to stop eating once I start, especially with evening time munching. As the "honeymoon" period ends, I want to be strong and resilient to temptations, having good tools to fall back on - like IF, longer fasts, and exercise goals.

Best wishes for all my Feb buddies. I hope you will all post and let us all know how you are doing and what your new goals are.