Loooou

You have done such a an awesome job! you look healthy and great:) congrats:) and yeah it hurts a lot when people starts knowing or seeing ur transformation and started getting an interest to know u more! I am facing this act everyday now and I am always wondering why should I even know them, if they didnt know that its still me! before and after.

You should delete this post after the miss understanding of the number is resolved and we talked:P LOL Sally is already rocking her sleeve guys but she doesnt know it yet!! she is done amazing so far and needed more insights and reassurance as she had her surgery in another country and she is not in contact with her surgeon:) Just a feedback!!

Thank youD1NOnlySexyLady .. I hope I can help Sally in a way to understand that this process is so different than what she is been through her whole life, I bet her surgeon doesnt care that much cause if he does .. she wont have that many negative thoughts about the process!! I blame Shim/her not Sally!! he didnt take the time to talk with her for sure. Sally I sent you a message, Check your inbox for my number and everything.

Sorry guys! I WILL DISAGREE WITH YOU!! If she is from Egypt, She will find no therapy to help her. There is no concern about this emotioanal wreck here! all they will say that you need to push it and pay money so we can give you a guided diet.. but therapy like in the whole world about weightloss! it aint existing here:( Sally, I have been there.. felt every single feeling you have wanted to cut the fat.. wanted everything but it was just a period of the day I have this feeling.. then I learned to pick myself up and go to the gym or talk to my friends "which was the hardest part" It may seem easy to say it here to complete strangers. So I am here to tell you that the sleeve will be everything you have dreamed of! PROMISE!! just stop the obsession of "NOT EVER GONNA BE FIT AND SKINNY" this time its gonna happen and it will take its time! you can contact me in person on here, and we might exchange numbers if you want. I can help you I am from same side of the world.

YEAH! It can:(, It makes your body holds to every little bit of sodium in and therefore the stalls and sometimes gaining! it is such a big goal everyday for me to keep drinking water! but it is either that or I Will suffer not only stalls but many other issues, like skin dryness.. smelly sweat.. headaches.. and many other unwanted stuff.. so challenge urself and o your best on your fluid intake.

COngrats!!! WELCOME TO ONDERLAND FOREVER:)

so when you eat them as a normal person naturally do.. U cant and wont go far with them,hence you will never gain weight as before. How far are you with your sleeve?

Praying for you and ASSURING YOU it gets soo much easier! The first few days are the hardest of all!! you will be so proud you have passed them strong and willing to go on! it is actually the most mentally challenging part of the whole process:) This will pass and you will look back with a little smile on your face about how strong you were to go through such a hard time. My only advice is to try to search the board for more ideas about the liquid phase, may be you will come up with something more satisfying. Hang in there:)

WISHES!! u areeee beautifulll dear:))) and woooooooow!!! my jaw dropped seeing how amazing you have done!! u just inspired me to keep going:D

I had my first sushi meal 1 month out.. I was so cautious and removed most of the rice, made it like a sashimi. It was fine, Actually I think may be its the orange ans vince mentioned. Dont worry it will get better, some kind of foods I couldnt tolerate before are just fine now, may be you had too much rice in those 2 pieces, Just go for sashimi now, and dont be scared, this phase is all about trials and errors and success:))

you are beautiful:)) congrats on your awesome transformation:)

Really fabulous transformation:)) and YAY for getting that close to onderland:) best of luck

Thank you feedyoureye:) ur words mean a lot to me:) and Congratulation to u too!! 5 POUNDS AWAY FROM GOAL ) it is amazing:)

No matter how hard or how easy this journey becomes to you, It is always about the self battle! I believe, our worst enemies are hidden within ourselves, It is not my Ex, or my so called friends, or relatives or even LIFE issues. The main problem is always about who you are and where YOU can take YOU! Everyone got their own obstacles and issues in life but It always comes down to the person to decide when and how they are gonna step above them and carry on, also its your choice if you wanna carry on stronger or just a victim. People dont make you the victim, you do that favor (ironically) to yourself. I didnt mean to bore you with this intro, but after years of being nothing but that over weight girl who kept hanging her problems and excuses on her weight and stuffing as if I am burying my problems with food, I came to conclusion that I WAS THE ONE WHO DID THAT TO MYSELF, not the circumstances. When I was a young girl in school I was a very naughty one, I can barely remember this girl now, but I knew she was seeking self acceptance for no reason! she was accepted but she couldnt see it! she was loved but she wasnt wise enough to know who are these ppl who loved her that she kept pulling away from. When I got a lil bit older, I was seeking love! I had 2 failed relationships but did they fail me or did I fail them? I think now with a clearer mind before body I can actually say I FAILED my choices, I gave up so much on myself cause I never appreciated myself! so I give in to any possibility of love just cause I was afraid I will never be loved. Now after several years of being single, fat and barely used for anything but some so called sweet flirtation, I could have easy given in more to more stuffing and crying over my poor victim self. BUT I DIDNT! I had the band 7 years ago, I lost 130 pounds over the course of 7 years, With all the battles I had with it I was considered a good patient, I never gained weight although I could have! It was so easy to be done with the band, but again I was growing stronger everyday, getting out of my shell. Even when the compliments stopped and I stopped losing weight I still wanted more, I didnt just give up , so I searched and searched for the sleeve and I had it done. With the sleeve life is so much easier, even when it seems that it is not. I am talking first of all food wise, who hates to have a variety of everything? but in a good moderate sense?, I have never had a boring day since the sleeve, cause I am not bound to certain food or otherwise I will be gaining weight the next day. The sleeves keeps prooving to me everyday that everything is possible. When I stop losing for several days and I say thats it I am done, the sleeve is done with me it comes back next day with a nice 1-2 pounds surprise on the scale. When I start blaming myself for the pasta bite yesterday, the sleeve still assures me that I can have this bite and still lose, When I am nasty with the sleeve (myself) it is nasty back! and thats when I try to have this extra bite or that fatty deep fried food!, or when I feel like I can eat something and it goes down easily so why not stuff myself?.. Everything is restricted yet not boring! BUT! I still come back on here and find people comparing themselves to others weightloss, as if we are trying to find a new problem in life to start being the victim! or to just be a failure! ofcourse failure have been your good companion for few years, it is okay to miss it!! and wonder how come you are in no victim position anymore? , I will tell you and tell myself, GET OVER IT! you are just a hero for going under such procedure and for battling for ur life! some do these things in many different ways, and they are heroes in their ways, so when will be the time you applause for yourself and enjoy the journey? Dont skip this feeling!! u will miss it when u are goal is here. you will be also missing on the layers of mental strength you could have developed instead layers of just plain worrying and stress! When people states that yeah I look quiet bit different I just know deep inside either how jealous or how much they dont dislike me, NOW I blame them not ME! cause ME did everything and still doing absolutely all the things toward success. If you are doing this for your kids and family, good you have a big support system and motivation, but you are actually doing it for you!, your kids will know how to survive later, cause life goes on, but you are doing it really for YOU TO ENJOY MORE OF THEM! be your biggest cheerer and your biggest inspiration. Everyday wake up feeling stronger for battling the real enemy within you, which is the strongest one of all things you can face in this life. That is my perspective now about both happiness and success, after all band, sleeve, RNY and god knows what else he is gonna inspire ppl to invent, these are just TOOLS! for help! but you are the one who can decide to be the warrior using their tools right or just the victim standing behind a rock of excuses and fake battles. OKAY LETS TALK SLEEVE NOW:) as I WILL ALWAYS SAY! it is an emotional roller coaster the first few weeks, but you will get through them! Life has been so good, I have been more open to socializing, I dont fear going out to eat, I can order anything and fit it into my meal plan, I dont feel food choking me anymore so I Can have a nice sitting with the friends and family now, I no longer turn off my mobile trying to hide away from people ( cause I dont know what to wear to hide the fat) , I no longer fetch my old friend (failure), I no longer turn down any possibility of meeting new ppl, I no longer need huge amount of make up to just show my face and take ppl's mind away from my body,Except if I am going to a wedding. I am no longer ashamed to sit on the pool feeling ppl staring at me, I feel normal although I am still not at goal weight I wore sleevless shirt yesterday and I didnt feel self conscious although my first procedure to be done later is those bat wings. I am now wearing belts cause I cant keep buying new pants every couple of weeks. I wanna reach out to every person who is overweight and talk them up about the sleeve and how much they are wasting their time without it. I wonder how did I fit in those old cloth! they must have been so tight and I didnt really care! I dont look good in them now as they are so loose and I STILL dont wanna spend money on cloth that will be no use in couple of month. I dont obsess about the scale ANYMORE. I like the rate am losing at, I actually thank my body for doing its work and not going at full speed, cause I know the consequences. I will be always grateful to this board and ppl here. I had a friend convinced to have the sleeve last week and he just had it done and I feel like I SAVED his life! I am still looking for love but now I AM NO VICTIM and AM SO MUCH WORTH IT and I wont settle for anything unless it is good enough for me! I am at a weight that I have never seen in 15 years! and I am living the dream YES I AM A SUCCESS cause I chose to be!

Lisa, Thank you and as a sleeve sister I wish you all the strength in the world:) you are doing great!

I just love checking back on posts!! and looking at every post here, realizing how far we have come! means more than losing layers, but gaining A STRONGER MENTAL LAYER of our own!! CONGRATS EVERYONE!! and for all the slow losers/doubting minds/or just not a full believer there! KEEP HANGING ON!! and KEEP STEPPING UP! no matter how many bad weeks or horrible thoughts u had. I AM about to be one year out in a matter of few weeks! and I couldn't have asked for more. Slow and even not steady will get me there.. but anxious and stressed me will just get make me step back. 72 pounds down is all dedicated to this board and ME:)

I just love checking back on posts!! and looking at every post here, realizing how far we have come! means more than losing layers, but gaining A STRONGER MENTAL LAYER of our own!! CONGRATS EVERYONE!! and for all the slow losers/doubting minds/or just not a full believer there! KEEP HANGING ON!! and KEEP STEPPING UP! no matter how many bad weeks or horrible thoughts u had. I AM about to be one year out in a matter of few weeks! and I couldn't have asked for more. Slow and even not steady will get me there.. but anxious and stressed me will just get make me step back. 72 pounds down is all dedicated to this board and ME:)

I think you should add a WARRIOR next to HERO TOO!! you are fighting the good fight and you are more than half way there:) NO ONE CAN TAKE THAT FROM U!!

and now I WAS CHECKING BACK AND U ARE 12 LBS below goal!! WOHOOOOOOOO FOR all that success!!))

The solution is on the way:), "TIME" give it more few weeks and u will be amazed by the energy levels that u will start to have:) thats completely normal in the first few month , I remember regaining my energy in the first week of my 4th month. just go easy on urself now. My work outs were a medium intensity of 30 mins long. Are you taking any B complex supplement? B12 is great, I hate shots so I took them in the form of pills.

yes, thats normal, when u are body is used to a certain routine "running and weight" for a period of time and then you start doing a new routine, it targets new muscle group or a new moving techniques that might leave u sore or hurt for sometime.. My best advice is to keep going so the soreness will go away and automatically you will be elevating ur fitness level, Like when I stop doing lunges and go back to doing them I feel sore again then I keep doing them for about 10 more days and baam the muscles get stronger and the soreness goes away.. so i suggest f u are feeling really hurt that u go to an easy mile run with, slower pace.. and get back to ur routine by the next day. Cardio is essential on the weight loss phase.. I resort to aerobics when I am just bored with my cardio routine. Weight training is just as important as cardio, u are building muscles = burning more calories. I am not a weight training person but now while I am getting closer to goal, I have to try to stick to it, It will help me to tone my body and to maintain on the long run.

Everyday I see that in the mirror I have to tell myself thats okay! it is just the tax I have to pay for looking absolutely someone I cant recognize. I have to find some words of encouragement to avoid getting depressed about it. I think at the end of the road it is either gonna resolve a little bit by doing bunch of squats & lunges or Surgical interference. Either way I need to accept myself the way I look now and the way I feel.. Cause even if i got it vanished by a surgery there will still be scars and unfinished saggyness.. I am still 30 yrs old and having an 80 yrs old saggy thigh but a 20 yrs old spirit I think lol:) Talk to a surgeon, trainer or a doctor but the best talk I Do is talking myself up about it everyday and pushing harder with all kind of squats.

What an amazing life the sleeve provide and the willpower:)) Congrats on all ur Scale and NS VICTORIES:)) not to forget the everyday smile you have when you cant believe how far you have come:))

I used to get runny stool up to 3 month out.. what kind of mushies are u eating right now? I didnt do well on my mushies, they werent my favorite, What was great for me what white cheese with smashed cucumbers in them... also scrambled eggs with melted cheese on them.... Never loved the mashed potatoes.. I relied on some veggies like okra ( easily mashed).