Forensikchic

I have been stalled now for about 6 weeks. I am sooooo close to my goal. I am only 12 pounds away but I cant seem to break out of these bad habits I developed. I was on vacation last week and found myself eating with everyone else. Cookies, chips, JUNK. I really dont want to not make goal and then not be able to maintain it either. I am about a pound away from a normal BMI now but that is not my personal goal. I could change my goal and say being normal is good enough, but I know in my heart I would feel like i failed or lowered my standard. I need help with finding what works for these last pounds and keeping them off! I cant let myself get this close and not make it!!

I have been on vacation this week and gained two pounds. I am back up to 149. I am discouraged to say the least. However, I am not giving up. I set my goal to lose 5 pounds in this challenge and I want to go out with at least a loss! I am going to do better about junk slider food and drink more water. I think that will help me get back on track. I had to eat a lot of not so healthy food on vacation because thats what there was to eat but I also love chips and cookies and crap so I cant blame it all on that. It was my fault but I also realize that the old me would have gained a lot more than that! I love my sleeve for keeping me under 150 and still in a size 8 comfortably! Whew!

Is anyone having surgery on or around June 1, with Dr. Alvarez? My sister is and I am going with her and we were wondering if there is anyone else who might be there too. I have put this out there a time or two but I get no responses. I hope we are not alone there!

Hey guys! I am now 87 pounds down. I am 13 pounds from my goal. I have been stalled at 147 for several weeks but I am still losing a few inches and still plugging away at it. I am a size 6-8 now! My goal is to reach 100 pounds lost and I will get there. These past two months have been slow but it was expected. I have looked into plastics and at my consultation, decided on a belt lipectomy. Its the best for me and my shape. I plan on getting it in November but I am not sure the scheduling will work out. It might have to be a little later due to money and also time off from work. Everyone is doing great!!! So happy for all of us!

Welcome Matt! You will find this forum a wealth of information for your upcoming surgery and post sleeve life! I love my sleeve and I know you will too! Good luck and feel free to ask questions anytime!

SW 147 CW 147 GW 142 Still no loss. I am in the stall from hell. I just wanted to lose 5 pounds for this challenge and somehow I have not managed to lose a pound. I gained a pound last week but lost it again. Holding steady here at ~147 give or take some ounces. Anyone with any ideas? I have been here for about 3-4 weeks now. I realize I am 10 months out now and the last 10-12 pounds would be slow but this is nonexistent. I go on vacation tomorrow and was sure hoping to be at least a normal weight by then (which is 2 pounds from now).

My uncle is an eye doctor and he says that people that lose a lot of weight often dont think about their frames. Frames come in different sizes so they can fit your face. Ever notice how some people get the wrong size and when they take them off, the legs are spralled out? Thats because they are too small. My brothers use to do this. When they are too large for your face, the lenses part is sticking way out past your eyes on each side of your head and the legs seem to go in toward your ears. I noticed that your actual lenses are way out to the side past your actual eyes. Its a beautiful thing! Plus you can get new frames that complement your new hair and your new style! I love shopping for anything!

Awesome! I love these NSV's! They are what make us truly happy....

Somehow my post went somewhere else so I will say it again here... Pookey, you look great! Your glasses are now too big for your face. You need to get smaller frames girl! What an NSV! Woohooo!

I have stopped losing. Can you give me some pointers? Can you tell me what you are eating?

My 13 year old daughter stayed the nights with me. She was good company. My husband was with me during the surgery but once I came to my room, he went home and took care of the kids and brought my daughter back to sleep there with me. He came back the next evening and checked on us, brought my daughter more food, etc and left again after visiting hours. He then came and got us when I was discharged. It worked out great! He would have been on my nerves I think after a while. lol. He handled everything while I recovered, a perfect partnership!

Will you email it to me @ tammi.sligh@gmail.com... thanks!

I am also 10 months out, sitting at 87%. I am not done losing though. It has slowed the last two months but I have been to relaxed with carbs. I am going to tighten back up on that and see if I cant get this last 13 pounds off!

You have to restrict your carbs yourself. 1400 is wayyyy to many calories to be taking in. The rule is to eat your protein first. If you follow this rule, you cant hold the carbs after and your calorie intake will be less than 1000 for sure and you will lose weight. The sleeve helps us and is a good tool. Its not magic and it doesn't keep us out of the carbs. We have to follow the rules of the sleeve to be successful. Just think of it this way, once we get to maintenance we can have a bit more carbs and maintain. You have maintained 180 for almost 2 months so you know you can maintain and have some carbs then. Right now you are in the losing phase and its time to put on your big girl panties and start following the rules and cut out those carbs and slider foods!

I wish I lived near! I hope this catches on! The dishes looked so good and just perfect for us! Maybe other good restaurants will jump on the bandwagon!

I know this feeling all too well. I think the people that say this to us mean well but it hurts just the same. Now that i have lost almost 90 pounds, they say things like "I didnt realize you were that big" or "but you werent that big", etc. Those comments belittle my accomplishments. It makes me feel bad like I didnt deserve this second chance because I hadnt done as much damage to my body as others have or let myself get as large as others did. Its a personal decision to have this tool and to become healthy. I dont care what size you start out, the outcome of living a healthy life is whats important. Whether you have to lose 100 pounds or 200 or 300, it shouldnt matter. The journey to get healthy is the same, we go though the same trials and tribulations and we should not be belittled or made to feel that we dont deserve any help or that our accomplishments are somehow lessened by our starting weight. I have been on a diet for 20 years and if diet and exercise worked by itself, I wouldnt have been 100 pounds overweight and feel yucky all the time. I am proud of my 90 pound loss and I am still working at it to lose the other 12. We should all be supporting each other, not downgrading the ones with less to lose with these hurtful comments, especially at a support group. Everyone should feel supported that we all understand what the others are going through and starting weight should not be a factor.

Great job Patrick! You can do this! It gets easier on the liquid diet. I think you are very smart to start it a month out. It will shrink your liver and make it easier to operate on you, less chance of a complicated surgery. You will be so glad you started exercising now. Get all that initial soreness out of the way so you can walk a lot after surgery and recover faster. I am so glad you wrote that about the stair pushups. I never thought of doing that and I cant hardly do one regular one. I have stairs at home and I am going to start doing those! Can you tell me how to start that? How do you choose which stair to start on and do you keep your feet on the bottom or on a stair? Thanks for any advice you could give me on this. I have lost almost 90% of my weight but I am not in shape at all. Thanks again!

I hope you are feeling better today. You can make it through this rough spot. It will get better each day. :wub:

Funny! I had two meals the two + days we were there. I didnt drink hardly anything. Its my fault. I knew I should be drinking. I am hoping for at least a little loss by Friday because its my 10 month surgiversary!

SW 147 CW 147 GW 142 No loss this week. I was in Mexico with my sister getting her sleeve, I hardly ate, didnt drink and was very busy. I guess not enough calories or Water will make you stall. I am really drinking water today so maybe tomorrow I can report a loss. Good luck everyone! We can do this!

Surgery in the morning for my sister with dr.Alvarez! Wish us luck. Will keep you posted! The hotel is really nice! So far so good...