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Love it geno... Rocks rock!. Out-ten-zee with the scale.

Jen - Most days I get in 800-900 calories. Most recently (this weekend) I struggled to get in 1200 calories. I literally felt like I had to eat too often and it made me really uncomforable, because I'm only supposed to have 3 meals a day. Yet I cant get in enough calories in those three meals to get me to 1200. So I have to eat more often. Not to mention that getting in Water is a pain because I shouldn't drink one hour before or after I eat. So I basically feel like I'm spending my day watching the clock thinking, can I eat now, or, can I drink now? LOL It's insane!!!

Thanks for the suggestion Mr. Worm . My only concern with going no carb is that I'm working out 5-6 times a week. I'm already light headed most days I exercise due to lack of enough calories. If I cut carbs, will I be able to do any exercise?

I feel ya. Congrats on losing 45 lbs...

WOW a 7 month Stall! I guess I have to shut my pie hole about my 3 month stall! LOL Getting rid of that scale for a while would probably help me immensely. I'm planning to do that today! Thanks for the support and advise.

OK, its been 9 months since my surgery and I'm down 106 lbs. I joined a gym to do some cardio (treadmill and elliptical) and also signed on with a personal trainer (started about 2 months ago) working out with him 3 times a week (weights and core exercises). I've been doing cardio at the gym 2 X a week for about 30-40 mins. In the last 2 1/2 months, I have not dropped 1 single lb. UGH!. I bust my butt with the trainer and then do moderate cardio at the gym with NOTHING on the scale. I've been struggling getting in my food per day, because now that I'm more active, I'm even less hungry. My trainer would like for me to get in 1200 calories per day, but that is very difficult for me. My surgeon is happy with my progress and says that eventulally my body will start to lose again. But at almost 3 months with no loss, I'm beginning to get really worried. I still have another 67-77 lbs to lose. My trainer says that since I am building muscle, my weight loss may slow down initially, but once I build more muscle, the muscle will help me burn fat and I will start dropping weight again. I've come so far to hit a wall like this. Has anyone else been in this boat? What am I doing wrong? HELP!

Thanks NOL for the advice and I will stay the course. Im sure you appreciate just how frustruating it is. but this too shall pass...

Wheetsin - You broke it down so plainly. I got it! I'll keep working on building muscle so that It can help me get to the fat. A "calorie furnace" = fat burning machine. Just what I need. Thanks for the support and info.

Thanks Around... Losing the Fat is the goal and the fact that my clotes are fitting looser, should be an indication that something is going on. I'm just so motivated by numbers on the scale. I have to reprogram my self for what successful weight loss is all about. I feel great! I'm stronger and my cardio training is improving each day. That's progress the scale cant measure...

Kristina - Thanks so much for the suggestion. My workouts are actually really tough lately and I think its because of my diet (lack of calories). Its hard to get the calories in having had the mindset that I have to eat less and really cant eat that much in a setting. Who would have thought that I'd be struggling with eating more (and eating more of the right stuff). It's just nuts! I just keep remembering a quote, It's not the race, it the journey... Happy Monday everyone. Let's rock it out this week!

I have not measured, but my clothes are all fitting looser. So that's a good sign right?

MegInNola - Thanks so much for the advice. I will say, that I've been eating fars less, but just-start the weight loss, but maybe eating more (esp. veggies) is the ticket. Congrats on your 123 lbs. lost? I hope to be there soon, AsI think about it, I'm going to start journaling my intake more diligently and see what patterns I notice. I can already say that my Water intake is pretty suspect some days. It's just really tough to get it in. Happy Monday Folks! It's a new week! Let's rock it!

Thanks Gene - for the support and vote of confidence. I almost wish I'd not started the personal training and gym stuff yet until I'd lost more weight. Things have literally come to a grinding hault since I started working out.

Up 3 lbs this week. Overdid it quite a bit this holiday weekend. Not happy, but I know it's the carbs and lack of water that did me in. I'm not going to fixate on it. It is, what it is. Acknowledge it, make the necessary changes and move on. Life is to short to sweat the small stuff. Happy Saturday! (Because after all it is SATURDAY!!!! yeah)

Hello VST Family - Counting on you to weigh in (no pun intended) on what the heck happened to me last night. So for dinner I had a veggie burger and a little broccoli. A dinner I've eaten at least 20-30 times since being sleeved in September, 2011. About 30-40 mins after I'm done with dinner. I start feeling really queasy, like I was going to have to throw up, or have explosive diarrhea. I went to the bathroom, but nothing happened. At this point, I was clammy and sweating and my heart was pounding out of my chest. I had the worst stomach cramps EVER and I called out to my hubby to come and help me get to the couch to lie down. He of course, would have preferred walking me to the car and then taking me to the ER, but I convinced him that if I could just sit and gather myself, I'd be ok. So for the next 30 minutes or so, he and the dog watched me huff and puff to control my breathing and sqirm in pain. I could not get comfortable on the couch, but I was also too weak and in pain to sit up or stand. I was sooo incredibly miserable that I probably started panicking (which of course did not help matters). My wonderful husband is telling me to focus on my breating to get my heart rate down and I am sweating bullets at this point. He turns on a fan to help me and then gets me a cool rag for my head. After about 30 mins, the pain starts to subside and I can tell the worst if finally over. Still terrifying, but almost over. At the end of the "episode" I fall asleep on the couch in exhaustion. My hubby tells me to go up to bed and I'm still shaky and lightheaded. He checks on me a couple of times during the night. Question: What was that? I have NEVER in all my 44 years experienced anything like this. I did consume more sugar and carbs than usual yesterday. Was that dumping? If so, I will NEVER, EVER, EVER, do that again. I'm afraid to eat even today. LESSON LEARNED. Thanks for letting me share my story. I was sure I was having a heart attack. Today I feel still a little shaky, but much better.

thanks for the tip. I just gave away 8 trash bags of 22-26 clothes. need to replenish desperately.

the first six month out I took a urso? something. my surgeon d/c'd it after my six month check up.

thanks guys for the suggestions. I'm going to look these things.

down 0 this week, for the 3rd week in a row. very frustrated since I'm only 2 lbs away from my 100 lb mark. The week before I only lost 2 lbs. so in 4 weeks I've list only 2 lbs. I'm so bummed. I have 80 more lbs 2 go. can't afford stalks like this. encouragement Please!

down 0 this week, for the 3rd week in a row. very frustrated since I'm only 2 lbs away from my 100 lb mark. The week before I only lost 2 lbs. so in 4 weeks I've list only 2 lbs. I'm so bummed. I have 80 more lbs 2 go. can't afford stalks like this.

So I should get over the fact that I cant break my 100 lbs lost for going on 3 weeks now (cant get past 98lbs). Thanks! I so needed that.

Thanks all for the kind words. Wishing much success to you all as we continue on this journey.

i was 323 when I had surgery and just hovering above 100 lbs lost. Im 44 years old and have been overweight (at least over 250 lbs) for over 10-13 years. I look like a melted candle in the upper arms and inner thighs. The triple d boobs are now a small double d and my butt feels like a deflated tire. I still need to lose about 82 more lbs. so who knows what I will look like by the end of it. that being said, I am off me blood pressure meds and my high cholesterol med. there's nothing that can replace how great that feels. I feel great, starting to workout with a personal trainer and loving life.

Im almost 6 months out and I've lost very little hair. Fortunately, my hair is cut pretty short already, so any loss/shedding is not noticeable at all. I'm still worried that I'm not out of the woods yet. But at this point, I'd think it'd have fallen more if it were going to.

...down 80lbs. Not quite 1/2 way to my goal, but closer than I thought I'd be. learning to live with the sleeve. it's a journey of change and new experiences!