LizEac

Thanks for the insight, I will definitely check with my nutritionist! I'm glad that someone else has knowledge about the dreaded six-month-stall!

I haven't changed my diet drastically, I always eat protein first, try to stay low carb. I exercise 3-5 times a week. I will try to increase my water intake. The inches are coming off slowly, but the scale isn't moving. I really want to start losing again!

I was sleeved on August 17th and coming up on my eight-month surgiversary. So far I've lost 90 pounds. I'm so excited that I have lost 90 pounds. I feel better than I have in a long time, I am in the smallest of my small-clothes-reserve (we all have them, right?), but I have hit a serious stall. I know that stalls are normal, but this stall has been going on for months, since January (it's April now). There's no way that I would be "done" losing yet, right? I'm totally grateful for 90 pounds, but seriously...I'm still 90 pounds from my goal! Has anyone had this kind of stall? Any help and advice anyone can offer would be awesome! Thanks!

Wow...thank you all for the support. I feel like a new woman! But I seriously love this community for picking me up and inspiring me along the way. I sometimes get frustrated cause I hit stalls or compare my weight loss to others (big no-no, I know lol) but this community is always there keeping it real and motivating me to work harder everyday! Thanks!

Danny, I'm sure you will be an inspiration to lots of people here.

I am absolutely astonished that she even said anything. I'm so touched!

I cannot it's been six months. SO much has been going on, I wish I had been posting all along, but something happened today that compelled me to tell you all, but I'm also going to fill you in on some major non-scale victories. Since surgery on August 17th I have: 1. Traveled to the Dominican Republic on a mission trip. I was able to sit on the plane comfortably WITHOUT a seat belt extension. The trip was extremely physical as we were working with Hatian migrants, providing medical care and constructing additions to a hospital.I was able to work all day and had a ton of energy the whole trip! 2. For the trip, I ordered a size 2XL shirt for our group shirt. I was handed a shirt and put it on immediately as we were rushing to get through security. As soon as I put it on, it was snug. I was a bit disappointed, but knew that shirt sizes are subjective to manufacturers. While we were going through security, the leader of our trip said "Liz, I know you ordered a 2XL, but they sent me an XL, sorry." I almost had to do a double-take. I was snug in a XL? Wow! That felt amazing! 3. In general, I have felt so good. I have energy to work out everyday and I feel so wonderful. Yesterday a co-worker pulled me aside and said that I looked happy and healthy; that was such an amazing compliment, because I AM happier and healthier and that is more important than just looking good. 4. Today, I had such an amazing moment! I am a middle school teacher outside Boston. Today, after school an 8th grade student asked to speak to me privately. She told me that I was such an inspiration to her because she is slightly overweight and she saw the success I was having. She said that because she saw me, someone that she looks up to, taking care of themselves, that she was inspired to take care of herself. I work so hard to be a person that my students can look up to, as they are so impressionable. I never thought that my weight loss would affect them! This is such an absolute gift and I am so happy that I decided to have surgery! I am just over six months post-op and 85 pounds down and just about halfway to my ultimate goal. I can't wait to see where the next year (and now the rest of my life) takes me! Thank you all so much for your continued support and encouragement! I am so grateful to this community! -Liz

I kind of wish the 2 fun size kit oats and 1 fun size twice I ate today had made me violently ill so that I could have some negative reinforcement for candy. But, alas, I feel fine! Stupid candy, indeed!!

I hope everyone us doing well! I'm in Boston and they've called school again for us again tomorrow (I'm a teacher). I know for us, the bark was worse than the bite. Just lots of wind and rain. To everyone who has damage, flooding and power outages, you're in my thoughts and prayers! X

I was sleeved on the 17th, just a few days before you! I hope you're doing well! I am doing awesome, I can eat a half-cup of food, no carbs yet, which is fine! I've had a 50lb loss (30lbs since surgery). I hope you're doing well and that you can get back in the saddle soon, if you haven't already!

I'm also interested in this topic, I'm 5 weeks out and I am hungry every 2-3 hours, sometimes even a half an hour later! I'm nervous that the sleeve will grow so soon in the game! Eeek!

I was sleeved August 17th. I was 356 at my highest weight, 334 on the day of surgery and I am 311 today. I've been in a stall for 2 weeks now, and I feel like the scale is taunting me! I just want to start losing again! I'm on protein and cooked veggies. My great-aunt turned 100 last week and we celebrated today. I ate a plain chicken wing and 2 pieces of shrimp cocktail and I was done! I definitely want to see that scale go down!! I know I have to not check it everyday, that is my goal for next week!

I have hypothyroidism and I actually had to postpone my surgery date because my TSH levels were so high, they were worried that I would crash on the table, I definitely understand the dangers of hypothyroidism, but I too am on a synthroid. I know that if I don't take it I am uncontrollably tired. I'm also a teacher and I can't afford to not use prime correcting/planning time in the afternoon because I have to take a nap! Hypothyroidism is frusterating, but I'm hoping as I continue to lose weight with the sleeve and take my meds that I my symptoms will be under control.