Lovingme2011

Hi there, my name is Shelly and I was sleeved May 24th, 2010. I haven't been on the board in forever. Since surgery I have lost 55 pounds. I started out at 270 and I have been hovering at 215 for a few weeks now. I guess I'm just looking for the sign from others that I will get below 200 pounds. I do try my best to eat right and healthy, but I will admit I dont always make the best choices. I haven't been for a post op visit since June because I really cannot stand the surgery coordinator and she is the only one who does it. I know I need to suck it up and go see her. I feel better about myself and I love fitting into a size 16 jeans down from a 22/24, but I really want to see a single digit size. I am definitely not the best at working out especially since I am going to school full time, 2 kiddos and a husband getting ready to deploy. I try to talk to my husband about it, but those conversations can only go so far because he has never had a weight problem. I would love to hear some meal ideas for a person 7 months out still trying to lose 50 more pounds. Thank you Shelly

i'm sorry everyone..i should re-do my signature...i started the surg process at 320..day of surgery was 270...so 13.8 pounds since surgery..sorry for the confusion...:thumbup:

Hello all, Well my body has finally realized that something is different now. There were a few weeks where it seemed like I was going to lose so slowly. My body has finally accepted that something is different with how I eat and I am dropping weight more quickly. I do my official weigh-ins on mondays but I'm not gonna lie, I weigh myself throughout the week as well. Maybe one day I will no longer be a slave to the scale. We'll see. I put on a tshirt yesterday that is usually a little snug and when I looked in the mirror yesterday I was like hey, its not sticking to my tummy, its actually a little loose. I am so excited and happy. My weight was becoming an issue in my marriage because my husband new how unhappy I was weighing so much and now he senses that i'm happy so its a lot less stress. Thank you everyone for all of your continued support.

My husband is making sushi for himself and the smell of the seaweed made me gag...omg it was absolutely terrible!! Its so weird how smells really affect me now..definitely totally normal..

Hi all, I am a constant worrier and last week was hard because the scale hadn't budged. Well this morning, it finally did!! I am down 13 pounds in 4 weeks. I finally feel like I have my portions under control and am learning what my sleeve does for me. I went swimming with my girls and husband this past weekend which felt wonderful and I have been getting in my walks. I feel like my pity party is over and I can get moving on losing more and weight. Thank you everyone for all of your support. I'm a new poster but everyone has been very supportive and I appreciate that. Shelly

Good job!!! I'm looking forward to participating in run/walks this year!!

Good luck on your meeting and your journey!!

Hi all, its been 16 days since surgery and I have lost 10 pounds. I'm trying really hard to not let the scale rule my life, but i'm working on self esteem issues and I still have a love-hate relationship with the scale. I guess I'm looking for reassurance from other sleevers that 10 pounds is good. I only had a 2 day pre-op liquid diet so I didnt have any weightloss right before surg. I have been on mushies for a week now and i'm doing good with protein and water. I'm working on the exercise part, I have just been so tired lately. Thanks for any input. Shelly SW 270- CW 260- GW 160 May 24, 2010 Dr. Wisbach

I was sleeved on 5/24 and I'm going a little nutty trying to figure out if i'm doing it right. I constantly wonder if I'm eating too much or not enough. I'm pretty good about getting in all of my liquid and Protein is pretty good. I drink one Protein shake with 1% milk which gives me 29g of protein. I also eat some greek yogurt because I was feeling hungry. I'm so terrified that i'm not going to lose any weight and I think i'm driving my husband crazy with all of my worrying. SW 320- CW 270- GW 160 Sleeved 5/24 Dr. Wisbach