juliarh

Congratulations!! You look fantastic and look years younger! You must feel fantastic too

I think Coops is on the right track -- sometimes when we're thirsty, we confuse thirst with hunger -- I do it all the time. (Sometimes I confuse it the other way too! ) I would say if you drink a bottle of Water and you're still "hungry," then have a piece of cheese or some other Protein -- doesn't hurt and will satisfy whatever you need to do with your mouth -- The key is to develop good habits so when you are stressed or reacting emotionally, that you reach for the healthy alternative, right? My current go to food is instant Cappuccino with truvia for sweetener. But it changes -- it used to be mozzarella. I'm sure it will change in the future -- the key is keeping it healthy.

I've watched you from before I had surgery --- so you've been a great help to me

Hey, just this morning I said to my husband, "Look, I've lost 10 pounds since February!" That's not a bad weight loss -- 10 lbs a month is fantastic -- in fact, I've pretty much lost 10 pounds a month since my 2nd or 3rd month -- the first month you're going to the lose the fastest -- but there after should be a regular, steady weight loss -- some months more, some months less -- but more or less the same. 16 lbs in one month is awesome!! Don't worry, you're still gonna lose! And a 5 week stall is not unheard of -- make sure you're eating your protein, getting in enough calories and drinking your water!

Like everyone else, I only wish I had had the opportunity to do it a decade ago. It is by far the best thing I have ever done for myself. I truly recommend this to anyone who is obese. This is a life changing operation!

Whoops -- I just realized I lost 2.8 lbs this past week -- not as bad as I thought!! Let's go Sept. Sleevers!

Hi everyone! good week for me -- just realized I lost more than I thought! I think I might be able to reach this goal -- at least it seems within reach! whoo whoo! SN...........Starting Wt........Current........Goal.......Lbs to Goal juliarh......211.2.................194.............186.2..........7.8

Big, huge congratulations!! It's so nice to hear that you are still happy 11 months out. Can hardly wait to be where you are!

Hi all -- fairly decent week for me. I'm down 1.8 lbs. Not huge, but TOM is fast approaching, so I'll take what I can get. It's been raining a lot here, and today I'm substitute teaching (eating lunch now), so no golf for me. wah! I'll have to do some Zumba with my Wii or something. Otherwise, everything is going great -- today I am officially 110 pounds down! Pretty happy about that! Hope all is going well with everyone else!

I use fatsecret.com -- it has a good food directory and you can make the options calculate for net carbs -- but like I said, it's all kinda iffy -- I think if you're in the ballpark, you're good.

Hey Meggie -- just subscribed -- great 1st video! Keep 'em coming!

I'm a YouTuber! I love doing it, love the WLS community on YT. My link is in my signature . . . .

That is a truly awesome NSV, Coops!!

I count net carbs primarily because fruits and veggies have carbs -- and we want to get those healthy fibers into our bodies -- I don't eat many processed carbs at all in fact, so most of my carbs are coming from fruits and veggies. For example, one of my granny smith apples will have 23 carbs in it alone -- if I didn't account for the fiber in the apple, I'd use up all my carbs with just one apple -- not realistic or healthy in my opinion. And truly, we really don't know exactly how many calories or carbs are in any one thing (it's all a guesstimate) -- so whether we use net carbs or full carbs doesn't, I don't think, matter in the end -- we just need to be conscious of the carbs we are eating and how they are affecting us . . . my 2 cents for what it's worth.

Welcome Ashley -- you'll find a very supportive community here

You have NO idea how much better this makes me feel!! Truly!! I am an English teacher AND I am a spelling nut -- but lately, I felt like I was having early onset Alzheimer's -- my spelling is not up to par and I keep using Spanish spelling rules (I'm fluent in Spanish) instead of English spelling rules. It's like my brain decided to go on vacation. I'm waiting for it to come back though, because I'm teaching English starting in August and I don't want to be the English teacher who can't spell worth beans!

wow you are really doing a great job!! the numbers speak the truth!! fantastic!

Only two words: Just. Awesome. You are doing so well and having a success like that just reinforces how well you are doing!!

Hey Amanda -- I'm 5'9" too -- I put 165 as my goal just because it was in the normal BMI -- I just want to be normal. But when I was 18 and 19 years old, I weighed around 135 - 145. I'm fairly small-boned (although you wouldn't know it now ) -- so I'm hoping that I can get to 155, but I'm not sure -- I haven't weighed below 190 in 10 years, and haven't weighed below 175 in almost 20. So, we'll see . . . plus there's the age factor (I'm 47 -- closer to 50 than I'd like to be ) -- So I guess what I'm saying is my goal has always been to be normal -- anything below 165 is icing on the cake!

HOLY S***!! ('cuse my French ) But really, Irene!! You are truly rocking the sleeve! Cannot believe it -- you are just cruising!! So happy and so proud of you, my sleeve sistah!

Congratulations!!! It's an awesome feeling, isn't it?? Doing the Onederland Happy Dance for you!:Dancing_biggrin:

I know exactly how you feel with looking forward to being overweight Congratulations on hitting Onederland Doing the happy dance!

This pretty much sums up what most successful VSGers do that I've been reading here on the forum or on YouTube -- I've been trying to do it myself and while I'm not losing at rocket speed, it's been pretty steady. I highly recommend it

Big, huge congratulations!!! I know how much it means to hit that big mark- so, I'm doing my happy dance for you!!