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They will probably make you very sick...be very careful!

oh boy-You ladies are not the only ones! I am buzzing out in hormone land too. The surgery and menopause are NOT a great combination! :-) I become a crazy hormonal b-word at the drop of a hat, or word, or look, or having to get out of bed, or..... and then it is ON from there. My husband's advice? Just make sure you are worth more alive than dead and all will be well. My advice..find a good naturepath. They can help wonderfully where hormones are concerned. And above all, HANG IN THERE! You are not alone and I do believe that this, too, will pass :-)

Each body is different. i am 9 months out and have not lost a lb in 3 months-actually, I started exercising and gained! As my doc explained it to me...each of us is different in the make up of our skeletal muscles and how much sugar and fat they store. Also, each of has different genetic components too. It is not so much about the scale as it is the inches! If you are still losing inches, you are doing well. If you are working out and replacing the fat with firm muscle, you are doing well (you will gain a few inches in the big muscle groups). If you are truly STUCK all the way around you need to up your protein, check your vitamin status and water, water, water, water. The other thing was move, move, move!!! So have some patience with yourself and analyze where you are at in your patterns and enjoy that initial huge loss too!

hang in there. This is very normal and you will go through several bouts of this over the course of your weight loss. Love yourself and be kind to yourself through each phase. Sleep does help and you do need sleep. That may be part of your problem now-you are reacting to the surgery and need to sleep.

Hang in there. It takes time for the body to adjust. I had that, too, and had to really shake myself up some. Trying reading the book Eat It Up to help you work through the no-no issues and remember, vitamins, vitamins, protein, protein, water, water and more protein!

I just had my 9 month post op check up......I went in at 204lbs with diabetes, sleep apnea, high lipids, you name it. At 9 months I am 163lb and in a size 8 Levi...from a 20 to an 8! I NEVER in my life thought that it would be possible! I have 30 lbs left till my 'cinderella' goal weight of 130. I am 5 foot 5 inches and not a very big frame. At this point, the sleeve not only saved my life but has been absolutely the BEST thing I ever did for myself-for health and for peace. Sleep apnea-gone, high lipid-gone. Blood sugars WAY down! For those of you thinking about this....,how badly do you want to be healthy for once and for all? It IS work, but you are worth the work and the effort. Exercise is fun (gasp with horror) because you can MOVE without killing yourself from the Flubber effect! Imagine that! Movement without jello! You CAN do this, it IS worth the effort and everything else that goes with it. Be brave and love yourself!!

WOW! Never thought of that one. I know that when I ended up in hospital for an overnight stay for some tests, they didn't know what to "do" with me as far as eating went and it was NOT a pleasant experience. Even with me being quite capable of telling them what I needed, they either did not believe me or did not have anything I needed. That was one long night, let me tell you. I went through all of my emergency stash in my purse and had to send my hubbie home to restock me.

The book Eat It Up! It is on amazon and a GREAT book-easy read

I am 5 5 and started at 209. I was sleeved 6/21/2012 and am at 160 now. My goal is 135. I am medium frame and 51. I dont ever remember being below 160 in my ENTIRE life, so I am shooting for 135,m toned and fit!

Congratulations! THat is fabulous! Do not be afraid to shoot for lower once you meet this goal. It is about how you feel and how you think you look. Shop, girl! New lacy panties and a nice bra. You'll get good use from them and you will know that you are wearing fabulous sweet nothings...great for a new skinny girl's ego! Way to go!

Oh congratulations!!!! I know that feeling and it is so SWEEEEETTTTTT!!!!! And imagine when that is a sz 4! Blessings, blessings!

Hooray and write yourself a post card congratulating yourself and describing how you feel. 6 months down the road when you need the lift-you'll have your own words to remind you what a wonderous thing this is! Congrats and happy journey!

I think we all worry about it-but it is the doing that ends the worrying. You are doing so enjoy the ride. It is reinvent yourself time :-) !

I am very happy at 6 months and looking forward to moving along toward goal in the next 6 months. It is work-hard work, and it has taken me time to find my groove, but I am finding and falling in line. Don't ever want to go back to "before"

WHOOO HOOOO!!!!! Congratulations! Ride the high! Way to go and all of that hard work has paid off! Good for you. Celebrate with a new sexy bra and panties

You need to read Eat It Up! Focus on the facts: a) you have lost an AMAZING amount already. you feel better and c) you know to ask for help! You are AMAZING and are my hero. YOU decided to take responsibility for your health and are chosing to work on it every day! So one day at a time, sweet pea. One day at a time. And remember to revel in feeling great every day.

biggest issues were commitment to exercise and not eating sugar :-)

I was sleeved 6/21/12 and am very near my 6 month mark. I started at 197lbs and a huge number of health issues and am at 167lbs now with a smaller number of health issues. I have been VERY slowly losing weight and have hit a month long stall. I also just finished reading "Eat it Up!", which needs to be a MUST READ for every post bariatric person. At first I thought the author was smoking crack, but I began to realize that the stall was directly related to what I was NOT doing more than what I WAS doing, which raised a lot of emotions, from high highs to low lows. My number one realization is that I NEED TO WORK TO MAKE THIS WORK. ok-so I am a slow learner :-) I was waiting for the melt......no melt, well, slow melt and stall. What the book made me think about was all of the things I already knew about my body and sort of conveniently "forgot" while waiting for the miracle. So with a new commitment, I am ready to work now and sort of mad at myself that I wasted the prime 6 month window for the greatest loss. Actually I am really mad at myself. Any one else out there experience any thing like this?

I can so see myself in your spot, and have been there more than once-so no judgements from me! My fix would be to go have a conversation with my boss and explain that he really put me on the spot with something I was not ready to talk about yet-so you panicked. So here is the truth....but you do NOT want this to be common knowledge to ANYONE until you are ready to share it yourself because you are afraid. Give him that time to ask you questions, answer them, and then close that conversation for good until you are ready to bring it back up again. Any good boss will honor your decision to keep this private. If he does not, you know your trust in him was not warranted in the first place.....but in the long run, you will feel better and can enjoy your journey, and HE will know that he totally overstepped a boundary with you. He needs to be aware of that too. Best of luck to you and revel in the fact that you have chosen to work toward your health. This is not easy and it is not an easy decision to choose to take responsibility for your own state of being.

Oh Carol-Thank you for your post-I so needed you today! My biggest suprise is putting away the laundry and seeing these tiny panties, thinking they are my daughters, and they are not-they are MINE! my size 10 levi's FIT, and not tightly, and feeling bones I was not sure I even owned any more! Thank you for making me smile and allowing me to be thankful for the little things :-)

I laughted so hard! Not at you of course, but with you! The dryer was not my issue, though. Mine was cutting out the tags so no one would see the sizes, including me :-) No my biggest surprse is taking those size 10 jeans out of the dryer and not believing how SMALL they are and always wondering how I am going to fit my fat belly into them. And I fit! that always amazes me...from a 20 to a 10 in 6 months. I still have 37 pounds to go and I am wondering what is below a 10? I have never seen that! thank you for making me laugh. I really needed that.

You are on the right track! Small portions, soft, gooey, and slow slow slow!

Did you tell him you were freaking out!? Hopefully the "something for the nerves" makes you really drowsy and you can conk out. That seems terribly barbaric to me. Make sure you keep telling them how freaked out you are. They need to really HEAR you and pay attention to your fears. You can nopt go in being more fearful than needed.

You MUST have PROTEIN!!!! If nothing else, you must get your protein in! My guess is you are now way out of whack nutritionally and it is showing in your hair and your body holding onto water. Go back to eating sensably, getting your protein shakes in, taking your vitamins and drinking LOTS of water. Walk, walk, walk! You know what to do, just fell off the wagon for a bit. Get back on there, Sister! Visit the boards, talk to people, and get right back on that wagon! Best wishes!

I think every one of us who have had the sleeve/bypass/what ever have felt like that. We all have had collectlively the same experiences of not being able to keep weight off and being told we are gross failures. Your feelings are totally normal and dont worry...you WILL lose. You can not help but, and you will feel good and happy and successful as you are doing it. And your family will be so proud and overjoyed that you have decided to stay on this side of the grass with them for a lot longer time. Hang in there and best wishes to you. Congratulations on your decision to be healthy.