Loooou

you have done sooo great:) and u look awesome:) Congrats:)

I admire ur strength on daily basis:) and I can never forget how u can always make a person feel so special and powerful:) great things happen to great ppl like urself. U are strong woman Irene:) and u are living proof for everyone who is about to have the sleeve step that it is a dream maker but ONLY if u are willing to invest hard work and not let go of ur willpower:) Cant wait till u start running again and kick my mind everyday with the challenges u motivate me to face when u log in ur activities:) You are doing amazingly great! we are the same weight now!! but u can wear size 6 and I am struggling to fit my 14 lol I am not jealous am just driven forward to be where u are:) God bless u dear:)

awwwww:)) U will be running and kicking A@# before u know it!! u are my inspiration sweety:)) heal well first and then try those skinny thighs:) PIX requested in advance:)) XOX feel better sooon

Love ya too MY AWESOME HERO Diva soo much!! if only words can tell what u mean to me!!! XOXOXOXOXO Believe me when I say, I dont see it somedays but others I am like wow I wanna look like this girl or that girl! and with the sleeve, dreams do come true and am becoming so greedy! I so wanna settle where u are now, when u know that enough is enough!! but seriously speaking u are just disappearing now! and I can tell by the look at u that u were never even in the *obese* lane! so hopefully one day I Will get the same perspective about myself!! love u soooo xO

Thank u all!! MY STALL broke and I am here to tell anyone who go through them DONT WORRY BE HAPPY! they do break! mine went for more than 2.5 month! and I lost 10 lbs since then! entering the 170s was just the reward I needed:) yr advice combined made so much sense when I look back at them now and smile knowing I tried every lil thing said!! Since that time I managed to run 10K and 11 K non stop!! not in my wildest dreams I would have imagined myself doing that:) I keep touching my stomach and other parts and I am amazed at the way It feels now! where did I go!! I still have more 20 LBS to go and I m thinking of upping my goal to 35 instead of 20 LBS but lets finish those 20 first and see!! Thank u all:) and for anyone reading I came back to write back just for the sake of newbies lurking here and there:) I was one of u and I would have loved to here a feedback on such a dilemma:) so dont worry stalls happen, ugly can be but they break and we defeat them. NOW I am just losing at a slow pace but I AM IN NO WAY TO WORRY ABOUT IT!!

looking real hawwwt:) Way to go!

U can also try sprints!! they work miracles for me:) I run 5K everyday but when a stall hits me I go for sprints ! best of luck kicking those 5LBS out of ur life:)

Ladyyyy u are about to disappear!! look how tiny u have become:)))) COngratssss sweety and dont worry the goal is gonna hit u one day and U will be doing the scale danceeeee;) u know it right? lol

dreams coming true is the best gift in life!! Way to goooo:) CONGRATSSSS I wish I can be in ur place someday

SN.......Surgery weight.....current.......Goal.......Lbs to Goal Looou.........235...............177.2............165........12.2

SN.......Surgery weight.....current.......Goal.......Lbs to Goal Looou.........235...............177.2............176........Missed it by 1.2 but who cares I AM still a loser:))) in a happy way!! cant wait for the next challenge:)) and You have all been sooo inspiring ) Congrats to everyone:)

SN.......Surgery weight.....current.......Goal.......Lbs to Goal Looou.........235...............181............176........5 I stalled for a whole month but I am so happy with every single pound lost!! TODAY I ran 10K and I couldnt be happier!

I nearly have it on daily basis lol, Sushi or Sashimi but I ask the place where I order from to make sure to put lil layer of rice so It is nearly unrecognized:)

yeah, the purest love there! But I cant get over ur dogs gorgeousness! bless them:))

What about now?

Hope this time it will get attached:(

OMG!!!! this is pureeeee sweetness!! my babies arent as beautiful but they are so dear to my heart, the first two are my rescue and the other two sitting together have my baby on the left, she my special person although they are all in my heart. I was banded just like before and I feel the same, the SLEEVE is the answer to all what I have been through and all my prayers!! Wish you the best:)

awww thanks! and I SO agree with exoticheart:))) I cant wait to be where u are:)

way to goooooooo!!! AMAZING Transformation!! Congrats:))) You look absolutely great!!

You have come so far with all the pre op and post op journey!! u have been doing so great and I have been so happy for you when ur date hit reality:))) Keep us updated and keep rocking ur sleeve CONGRATS!: )))

I am praying for u here to be feeling a lot better soon sweety. I am keeping my spirit high with all the downs am facing, It is like trying hitting a wall and getting injured and stuck everytime but still I smile and say its okay, and remind myself where I came from. I am sorry for the hard time u are having but ur mood wellness is all that matter now, try cheering urself up and reminding urself of the road u have been conquering.. I have been hoovering at the same weight range since our last talk and I learned that stressing about the mini gains and almost regular stalls will deprive me of celebrating the new person I have become and It will do nothing but shadow my new body with my old one. THIS TOO WILL PASS!! much love and hugs XO

Oh sweety, I didnt know you are suffering from thigh injury.. I hope u feel so better soon. HUGS! On another Note, I would like to point out something familiar. I started running again this month.. I havent been running since I had my surgery, I completed a week of my running schedule, Then I beated myself the next day going to a crazy 7 K which is 2 K above my normal That week I lost around 4 pounds- DOnt worry the story lead to something lol- Then next day I was making excuses and I didnt go to the gym, Went out and had dinner ( beef tenderloin) like 2.5 Oz .. Next morning weighed in as 1 pound heavier.. I said may be water, next day I didnt make any excuses but I was sooo busy I didnt exercise at all, next day I gained another 1.5 pounds! and I was following my water/food plan religiously.. the next day I gained another pound! I WAS Staring at my pc feeling like such a failure and soo tired but insisted on going down to the gym.. next day I lost 0.5 pounds. The moral of the boring story, that some bodies react weirdly when they are deprived of their only reason of losing weight, our bodies are fighting darn hard to not lose those little few left pounds, so they try to find an excuse as well. When we fight back with extra exercise they find no choice but give up and lose it. So MANY factors contributed to the "illusionary gain" u are experiencing.. Exercise which is out of ur hand MEDS! they are evil!!! especially the ones for bones!! I know a name of a substance that is used in such meds (cortizon or Kortizon) which is capable of retaining A HELL A LOT OF WATER weight!! SO dont beat urself up, stay faithful to ur eating plan which is ur only help now, dont go for liquids, it will put u in a worse mood that u are already in. and I AM SURE no gain is coming ur way!! and water water my friend!! hope I made sense:) FEEEEL SOOO WELL SOON HONEY XOXOXOXOX

Congrats on such a fantastic outstanding achievements!! U rock!! and ur dog is just the cutest loveliest dog I have seen after my baby ( dog)

WOW WOW WOW!! u remind me of a friend of mine so much who I convinced to go for the surgery and NOW HE IS FEELING THE SAME AS U DO!! as if I am hearing him talking! he feels so great and his surgery went so smooth but sometimes he still see himself as the old one, I told him today to just try one of his old pants and stand infront of a mirror and he called me back so amazed how it changed his self image in his mind, he couldnt believe how the pants are falling off, and he started realizing his victory and counting his changes,like how he has to pierce his belt by the day lol, and we recalled our huge dining out and how much we used to eat and now we cant but still happy! U have come so far and u truly worked hard with all the exercise and muscels growing inside! I am sorry for my long story but am truly inspired with ur progress and hope u reach wherever makes u comfortable:)

OH!Just do it and come and bring COOPS ALONG!! we will rock it and u will be more fascinated when u come!! bring on swimming suit too;)