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I apologize if my words were to strong and I hurt the OP. it was not my intention to be a smart ass. Sorry! @@JillC878

I already replied to this on your status......Smash that dam scale and concentrate on issues like well being and good health...You really need to get it together. 81 lbs since January... Just erased the status reply! Change your brain set and how you look at food and weight loss.....And don't compare yourself to others..Your body will lose at its own pace! Not what you think it should..

this brought tears to my eyes...I am soooooooooo proud of you and I don't even know you.....Please do me a favor. Put the scale away and if you have to weigh yourself once a month until you are at goal. The scale is our enemy and can sabotage us into thinking we are failing the program. Happy days are coming in leaps and bounds for you. Don't let numbers ruin that for you....Congratulations on your NSV!!!!!!

19 months ago i started my journey 1 lb heavier then you...you got this kid..Kick ass and take no prisoners!

Just keep swimming.....Your in it to win it!

Dam..You took it to the top girl! You look awesome!

Because of all the complications I have had because of my choice to have WLS. i have been sorta thrown into the lime light somewhat in my area. It is like a big closeted thing here. Don't let anyone know and don't ever talk about it. I can't find anyone in my area who even had WLS. How can you support each other when you are told not to even talk about it.. I have been sleeved. I did not break the law. I decided to get healthy the only way I could..As I tried it all their way before.....People are so unbelievably ignorant of the facts. They want to keep the funds in their pockets as well and keep society quiet about what is available for them. It bugs me to no end.. When I was sleeved the extra mural talked down to me because they had to look after me for a while. I won each and everyone of them over with my story and my progress. Not to mention my positive attitude despite the complications. My choices were limited and I am so glad I had it done for my health. Because it worked! Even with the complications The surgery did its part ! And I am doing mine.... I love my sleeve and am proud of myself for doing it..And proud of every one else who is considering it or have done it...The sky is the limit..Yours for the taking...And it feels awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hmmmmmmmmm good point @@Terry Poperszky !

I hate the scale.It never controlled my life when I was fluffy and does not control my life now...It is a good one I own..One of those hospital ones that tell the truth...I did not use it all the time I was losing. Only weighed myself at Dr. appointments by staff. Never had a stall and never had a gain and was always happy at weigh in. Look we have enough addictive habits already. Why turn in a new one.... I think everyone should take a sledge hammer to them so that they can be happy all the time and not obsess about lbs. verses good health and well being!

No one has ever said that to me...I think because I would not be a very nice person if they did.....Just smile and walk away...Or you can bitch slap them for minding your business and not their own...lol

PLEASE, please, please stop weighing yourself. Your body is yo-yoing because it has gone through so much. You did not mention which WLS you had but it does not matter. There is stress on your body. It is trying to heal. Removing the meds and junk they gave you at the hospital and trying to figure out what you have done to it. Your body was used to compensating for anything you threw at it. And now you are throwing healthy good food at it and it doesn't know what to do with it. Let your body have its rest periods. It is doing it to protect you. It always has. Now we want instant results from it. Stay on track. Your body will feel safe again and you will start to lose again... PUT THE scale away for now and watch how you feel and how your clothes fit..okay...Give your body time to catch up to the new changes and the new you that is emerging!!!!

Welcome to the forum...It is for everyone who needs support for any WLS. Questions ask away! We need your input as much as you may need our help.

You can simply apply this bull shit to just about every product that is endorsed by big business. This man is now becoming dangerous like others before him. Started out just trying to help and then greed and his own voice made him into a lying two bit hustler like all the others with no regard for human health or well being! Time for Dr. Oz to leave. I know I would hold the door open for him! Will they ever wake up!

I was stuck in a size 20 for what seemed like forever...then all of a sudden it was 18 then 16 then 14..you get the drift! Just keep swimming!

2 lbs a week is 2 lbs a week...Where is the problem with that!? There are a lot of people who would give their right arm for that to happen. Please do not be tied to the scale. Stay on program and weigh in less often. Like only at the doctors office. This is about health and well being..Not about numbers or what the scale tells you. How do you feel? How are your clothes fitting you. Any NSV even small ones....Those things tell the real story not I lost 2 lbs this week!

Careful with reducing your caloric intake..Because if you cut down too much and esp. Protein..Your hair may fall out again. Also your body if it feels stressed will shut you down until it feels safe again.... This is not a numbers game. This is about health and well being....That is what we are aiming for..All of us. The scale can be a fickle friend. And as a matter of fact..is!

That is 4.16 lbs a week....Why is that a bad weight loss. Why are you tied to the scale. Your looking at self sabotage if you weigh yourself too much. Consider how you would feel if you gained 4 lbs a week..Horrible right! Technically with traditional diets you are suppose to lose less then 5-6 lbs a month. Don't do this to yourself. If you stay on course you will lose all your weight...Please don't set dates for yourself and set reasonable goals as well. this is not a race this is another part of your journey. Enjoy it Okay!!!! There will be bumps along the way but you will succeed!

This is one of the main issue that we have with WLS. We expect the weight to just fall off constantly. It does not happen that way after a few months ( honeymoon period ) You should feel really good and proud of yourself for losing any amount of weight. It is all good. 1 lb or 20 lbs! As long as you are going down who cares....Your health and well being are the most important issue here. Your adding anxiety to your journey that does not need to be there.... Put the scale away and look at your clothes and how you feel as a measuring stick....The scale is our enemy most of the time.... Like you said you are still on track...Stay there and the weight will move again...But the scale needs to be out of the picture until you are at maintenance... No one ever listens to me regarding that. I only get weighed at the Dr. office.... Now that I am at goal I weigh about every 2 weeks when my hubby forces me too. He is worried that I will lose more weight...lol

Until you are ready for this life saving procedure and it is your last option. I would not do it. You have to be fully committed to it and that means that you have to be prepared for anything that might possibly happen to you in regards to complications and limiting yourself with food and retraining your brain to learn how to deal with all of it...And especially your reasons for overeating and using food as your go to when you need comfort... I am a girl who had a lot of complications with WLS. But I was also at a point where it was my only option....You need to step back and really take some time to figure it out, whether you are ready or not! That's what I would do in your case!

I was invited to speak at a seminar and said yes. Well it was yesterday and I loved it. I not only got to talk about my complications which I kept to a minimum but also got to talk about some of the issues that we have all gone through and were not prepared for. That was the best part. They clapped several times for me during my talk and after some came up to me and thanked me for my honesty and helping them make the decision to have the surgery. One girl was banded in 2010 and never reached her goal. She told me that because of what she heard from me today she knows she has the strength to finish the journey and learn to maintain.. Some called me strong and brave...I was just so happy to be there and talk about WLS. It was a privilege I have been looking forward to since I was a woman at a seminar hearing another woman's story.... They asked me if I would do it again. Speak at a seminar...And of course the answer was Hell Yes...!!! You have to be at goal before you are invited and I am there....It was a real NSV for me. It is the beginning of my desire to help others take this life saving opportunity!

I would be dead if I did not have this surgery..And I am not kidding..Even with all the complications..I would have died without it!

It was an emotional roller coaster for me and most who have had this surgery. Everything in your body is changing and expect more of the same. Even now after 19 months I still have mood changes because of the changes I have made..Or I am just a moody person...No that's not it so it must be because of all the changes in my body..Don't fight it..But don't hurt anyone either...lol

Six months..Go for it.......I bet you'll feel better too!

If you can...Dilute the G2 1/2 and 1/2 with water. It will have the same affects okay!