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Hi Everyone, Well at last I have managed to get myself a little more co-ordinated and am now doing the step plus daily. Before you ask, yes I am still a klutz, with two left feet and no sense of direction. But, now I am a klutz with two left feet, no sense of direction and able to move that bit faster and longer than before. Yea! I have also had a small move on the scales (very small) I have lost another 1/4 lb. Pathetic isn't it. However, I am hoping that this is the start of things moving again. 6 weeks is long enough for any stall. Actually, the extra time and movement with the step plus is already paying off, as this week I have been out with my husband and one of my sons and we have walked miles. Something I would not have been able to do before, so on that front I feel great. I have upped the jogging to ten minutes at a time now. The first time I did ten minutes I thought I would die, but it does get easier, although I don't think I will ever really enjoy running. Never mind. Walking in general is so much easier and is my preferred choice of exercise. I am still eating well and carefully, making good choices although I did succumb to a square of my husband's chocolate bar the other night. (it was lovely). I am just loving being able to eat any vegetable and any fruit now. I still can't eat a great deal of salad but that's ok. I enjoy what I do have. The weather here is improving and I am really looking forward to barbecue season. Lots of lovely protein and all alfresco to boot. I don't go back for another weigh in until June, so I hope I can shift a bit of weight by then. I saw on this site someone managed to lose 90 lbs in just ten weeks. Wow, I was absolutely amazed, and then completely green with envy. Then I figured I don't know how much she weighed at the start, whether she lost any weight on a pre op diet and countless other bits of information that will have had an effect on her weight loss and on mine. We are all individuals, our bodies react differently, and I just have to accept that mine will do it's own thing in it's own sweet time. (sigh). Don't you just hate the fact that it used to be sooooooooo much easier to put on weight than lose it. At least during my stall I never gained any weight, and that is a first!!! Before the sleeve I would most definately have gained weight in that five/six weeks. So I may be slow, (lets face it, there is no maybe about it!) but I am heading in the right direction. I just have to keep on going. So to all other slow losers, keep on keeping on Phoenix

Hello Sleevers! Yesterday was 7 days post op and I had to go to my surgeon to have my staples out, which by the way I was dreading, but, it was not painful at all! Of course they weighed me. On May 8th, the day after surgery I weighed 192. Yesterday, Six days later, I had lost 12.3lbs! I am so excited! I do not know what the upcoming weeks will bring, but I am very happy with a 12.3 lost! I weighed 179.7, and I have not been in the 170's for a very long time! I wish all of you success in your weight loss. Down side, I am still tired. I am having problems getting in protein and I do not see how it is possible to get in 64 ou when I can only drink maybe 2-4 ou at a time, and that takes 30-45 min! I am going to do the best that I can, but man it is hard. I hope when I am on soft foods that this is not as much of a problem.

Ok, I am five months post op.......at first I was feeling good because my clothes were getting loose.....but when I look at my pics i look the damn same...I never really like taking pics because of how i look, But I said what the hell its been five months ....so I upload a few pics and then looked at the old ones and started feeling bad....that why I hate taking pictures ...... Can you guys look through my small gallery and tell me if you see a diffrence?

To hear the words, "What's up Skinny". And then 5 minutes later to hear from someone else, "I don't like skinny women." And I'm still in the 200's. Wonder what I'll hear when I get to 170?

My weight loss is at a snails pace right now and it is very frustrating. I know I didn't put it on over night but dang it I want it off over night!! I want to look in the mirror and see the person I know, the one that is inside waiting sometimes impatiently to get out. This is my fault though, I made this body over many years, and now it's time to unmake it. First step this week is to work out a little more than last week. (without going over what the doctors set for me) Second drop my calories back down to 800 instead of 1100 Third really pay attention to the amount of sugars and fat I intake. Fourth If at all possible try not to stress over things I can't change in my life. and last but not least get on my knees and pray more. That should be enough to tackle for this week lol May Jesus continue to bless me on this journey of a life time and help me to follow through with it.

Well I went in today for my 1 week post opp follow up. I can say that I was very happy with where my weight was and the nurse was happy with my progress so far. I started on May 4th, 2012 at my pre-opp weighing 324.5 lbs. Today I weighed one and a half weeks after pre-opp and one full week post opp of 305.0 lbs. This is the most exciting thing watching this weight come down. My sister in law just posted some pictures of when I was about 12 years old in her and my brother's wedding and I was so overweight then and so glad to know that I finally have the tools to get my weight under control where it has been running wild for 20 years now.

Well, it's Day three, and I'm still losing (slowly...this reminds me of the first few days after surgery, watching the scale go backwards!!!!) It's not a large loss, but I do feel like I'm down and my "belly fat" is surely shrinking! Well one thing I have noticed is my energy is BACK...The extra protein in my diet is really working wonders. This morning I had a cup (OK 3) of homemade coffee with sugar free hazelnut creamer. No extra sugar, which I LOVE but sadly must give up...I wasn't hungry for breakfast so I just stuck with coffee. I was SO excited to have a homemade tuna salad for lunch, but, as the 5DPT states: I must eat what I have - Day three: soft proteins (in increments of 1 cup) in 15 minutes. I also cannot drink anything 30 mins before or after I eat. (A very good tool to start beginning banders!!!) Anyhow, I didn't even finish my allotted 1 cup of tuna salad. I wasn't even hungry. Oh! I also must note that we must keep up on our intake of water throughout this process. (I've noticed that when I drink more water, I need chap-stick less...chapped lips is a sign of dehydration, right?) BONUS! Well dinner time rolled around and I met a friend for dinner at Bertucci's (ARGH, resisting the bread was TORTURE but I did and watched my friend eat FIVE ROLLS!!!) ugh, anyhow I stupidly ordered the Mediterranean Pesto Salad with Salmon with NO CROUTONS thinking I was doing a good thing. Turns out this entree salad is FILLED with calories, so it was pretty delicious. I didn't finish it though, so YAY me!!! Went to a work function and got myself a medium black iced coffee (added my own sugar-free creamer) and drank it. That pretty much sums up my day...Looking forward to tomorrow, SHELLFISH DAY and I've got a bunch of shrimp in my freezer. (Of course if you don't like seafood, there are plenty of alternatives to eat days 3 and on...check out the site: http://www.5daypouchtest.com there are a few recipes, I'm excited to make the Cajun shrimp tomorrow night!) Well, hope this helps someone...it's sure helping me!! Tara xx