kymmi12

Wow. I was 289 @ surgery and now i am 245... I had surgery on april 14, 2010 and I feel like I should have lost more...I feel as if I done this for nothing .. Its been a real stressful month for me .. I broke my hand ,, then I had gotten bitten by a mosquito and the bite became infected.. still my body was trying to heal my sleeve..? the kids were home daily for the summer and bugged me.....The hubbie lost his job again so it was constant arguing.... It was a mess all summer.... now that I have gotten my daily walk routine started again ,I should do much better. I really need to get more focused and stop being the victim.. I want to be successful in my sleeve.... thanks guys!!!! , I also needed to vent ...Aghhhhhh!!!!( in my micheal Jackson voice ) LOL

WOW...OMG... I am on that list fer sure..... I have only lost 1 (one) pound this past month(august) I have been at stall all month .. It could have been a # of different "Stressors""... So much happen this summer with me and, My kids were here ALL summer constantly bugging me:sad0: I am so happy they are back in school , now I can focus on my work out routine and better eating choices. Well I know that I could have done better last month with my diet ... I know that this is a tool not a magic bullet. Watch out for the "slider" foods ... they can backfire. I havent gained any weight and I havent lost but 1 lb .... My clothes are fitting better and sometimes too big... well thank you for posting and I got to focus and stay REAL ...:thumbup:

it will get better!!! I can truthfully say that I have completely forgotten about that sever pain from the incisions .. I was sleeved in April and I have no pain or reminders about the surgery... I mean I have NO pain what so ever. I still have my good and bad days about food and eating issues. iT si easier now that I'm 4 mths post op.. I have lost 49 lbs so far and i feel so much better. I still need to loose 100 lbs .. and I will by next year. Keep going walking and don't lay around too much . walking will help you heal.. (believe it or not) You will look back and see the difference .. Your on your way to getting a brand new life...

Oh yeah I forgot ... I had my sleeve in april and i lost a total of 43 lbs.... i was 289 @ surgery , now I am 246... its been almost 4 months... I'm giving it a whole year to get to my goal of 160lbs.... Thanks again

OMG.... I am feeling a little down in the dumps this week myself but I kinda have my finger on whats really going on with me. its been a real hard 3 weeks for me .... I broke my hand 6 weeks ago and then a mosquito bite got infected and shut me down because of extreme pain and swelling in my leg /ankle.. the Dr put me on bed rest to elevate my leg... WHEW !!! Its been hard because I could not exercise like I was doing before all this mess. I stll was able to loose weight . Not much but I lost instead of gain.. Some weeks it stayed the same... Well I am healed (almost) so I am trying hard today to motivate myself and get moving .. I must swim or walk today. I must exercise to get the full benefit of the sleeve. some of you have said that you did not have to exercise , but for me , I have to . I don't want my skin to hang ... I want to look amazing ... (with muscles) Oh yeah , I was able to buy a cute swimsuit last weekend that I can honesty say "it fits very well" lol ..... I am going through an emotional rollercoaster this week and I must get focused on my journey ... Thanks everyone for all your post and advice ... it reallly does help.

same here... I was thinking that I should be loosing weight much faster but iits steady. ive lost 45 lbs so far since april 14th, 2010. I'v cut down exercising to 4-5 days instead of 7 days . I was really over doing it. I was not allowing my muscles to heal. I just told myself that i should look forward to next year when the real results will reveal the truth. I try not to stress as much if I don't loose as fast. that will put weight on a person as well. thanks everyone..

WOW, WOW, and WOW!!!!:thumbup: You are amazing!!! I am so very proud of you .. I have come to enjoy all your post . In fact I look for your advice because you have been there. I will get to my goal and I will not give up.. Actually I can't give up because my sleeve won't allow me to be a quittter:thumbup1:. I still exercise daily and i log all my foods on fatsecret.com . I get from 1000 -1500 cal a day . I had to up it to stop a stall. Sometimes i have to make myself eat. Thats way cool because that has never happen to me. LOL Anyway, This is an exciting journey and it is well worth it. Thanks again for everything and keep the advice coming... We love you and you are very inspirational... Thanks:thumbup:

you have lost 90 lbs since april.. that is great. i was sleeved in april also and i have lost 40 lbs .. how did you loose son much so fast?? is that normal ?? now i feel like i may have something wrong with my sleeve. ?(lol) congrats.. your doing fantastic...

I am an April sleever ... I was sleeved in april 14th and I LOVE IT!!!:thumbup: I was 289 lbs at surgery ...Now I am 245lbs.. I used to wear 5x, 4x , some 3x. Today I am in a XL...:001_tt2: i am so happy . I had a 3-4 week stall but it move down when I added more calories and snacked on healthy foods (nuts) I still exercise daily and I love it also. I still have about 90 lbs to go. but all doctors appt have been great, my "nut" was very pleased with my progress. They say I will probably be at my goal sooner that I'm suppose to..,:thumbup1: i am doing what the sleeve requires.:thumbup:

The same has happen to me this Holiday weekend. we had family here from all over . I havent seen them for ages. Now I've only carried this heavy weight since 2005. (pregnancy) So they remember me when i was smaller. So they were saying how big I was. I felt like a big fat loser!!! Nobody complimented on my weightloss.. even the ones that knew about it. Oh yeah , I did get a one really big compliment from one cousin who was so proud of me. but I guess the others still see me as big and fat . I know when I get to my goal of 165lbs. they will definitely notice. but then who cares . I did it for me and my health. My health is better and I feel lighter. I was wearing a 5x and 4x clothing but today I am in a size XL... Thats a plus... I was 289lbs at surgery , today I am 245lbs. I will be the biggest loser very soon. i love my sleeve... Stay positive and don't allow the "HATERS" to get to you . You are looking great !!!