cjones1974

Well my bowel movements haven't been good since the surgery. my fluids could be better. I get about 48 0z of water a day in.

Hi everyone! I am 9 months post op and I have only lost 10lbs since October. I have been doing everything (not perfect) but when I slip I catch myself. I am exercising, eating right, and avoiding temptation as much as possible. I have heard that if you do a back to basics week it can help start up your weightloss again. Is this true? Or is anyone else where I am at. I have lost a total of 87lbs since surgery, which I am ecstatic over, but I have another 50 to go feel as if there is something wrong. I'm not sure why I'm not losing anymore! Help!!!!

Thank you everyone! Uk Cathy, it is true that weight falls off at a different rate. I went 3 weeks with only losing 2 lbs then all of a sudden I was down 12 in a week. Slow and steady wins the race! Plus, with losing it slower you aren't at risk for certain things like gall stones and such! Keep up the good work and I look forward to hearing more from you. Are there any suggestions on fighting the excess skin?

Hi everyone, My name is Christy. On April 16, 2012 I had a Gastric Verticle Sleeve done. I made my decision to have it done based on the fact that I was 37 years old, a diabetic with sleep apnea and never had the energy to keep up with my 4 children. As a child and a teenager, I was average size and began to put on weight after my first child. I had been "morbidly obese" most of my adult life. I put the words morbidly obese in quotations because I never thought of myself that way until a doctor told me I was. I am 5'7" and weighed just under 300lbs. (298 to be exact). At my heaviest I was 327. Although the number was huge, in the mirror I knew I was fat, but morbidly obese? I had worked as a paramedic for many years and to me "morbidly obese" was the patients who were bed bound or could hardly walk. I was active and could get around just fine, but when the co-morbidities came on like diabetes, I knew they were right. My weight was an issue. Now I am 10 weeks post-op, off of all my medications, 55lbs lighter and feeling amazing. This truely is a life changing event and I can't wait to meet some people on here who have been through it and encourage me with their stories.