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What do you consider to be a stall? How far along are you in your sleeve journey and how many stalls have you had so far? When did you have them? How long did they last? What managed to "break" them for you? I am 11 weeks post op and think I've been in my first official stall. In the last 3 weeks I have only lost a single pound. I am working out at least 3 days a week, am getting about 65-70 gm Protein and over 64 oz Water. I'm not freaking out yet, am still losing inches, but wondering how long these things last and if there is anything I can do to break the stall quicker. Since I am a self-professed data ***** here are all my stats from preop to now including measurements, maybe some of y'all will relate: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtW90JQQyIegdG1wZFpQemNDZTkxR1lodDRzdnoyaEE#gid=0

I'm in Folsom! About to leave the country for a few months though. If there was a meetup in late summer I'd be down to attend.

I'm 9 weeks post op and they are looking much better, but still look obviously like I was cut in 5 places. Would love to wear a two piece by summer, but it's not going to look pretty at the current rate. For all y'all who are further along than me, how long did it take for the to be not so obvious?

Since I know each doc is different and I am curious - what did your doc or nutritionist tell you the rules are about drinking before/after eating? For the record mine said stop 15 minutes prior and do not resume until 60 minutes after the last bite is taken. My nutritionist also said that if I have a mushy food like yogurt, pudding, applesauce I don't have to follow the liquid rules.

That's fantastic, happy discharge Erp. May the weight roll off of you without any complications!

I had a single vomiting episode and I'm pretty sure that was because I drank a mug of herbal tea too fast (tmi, but at least it was raspberry tea coming up instead of something worse!). I also get the stuck feeling in my throat if I eat too fast. Honestly I think it's my new full signal. Although, if you're in any way concerned you have a stricture, I highly recommend checking it out with your surgeon, just in case.

Thank you all! Rbott, I haven't hit any plateaus yet. My NUT said that the best way to avoid them is to vary my diet almost every day in addition to hitting Protein and liquid goals which I have been trying to do. I'm not registering a loss every single day, but at least every 3 days I definitely do. (Yes, I weigh myself daily ) I hope whatever stall you're in breaks sooner rather than later!

I just realized that I'm only 3 weeks into sleevedom and I've already lost a quarter of my excess weight and the inches are flying off. Best part is that I have SOOOO much energy. My toddler wakes me up around 5:30am and I'm up, moving about, walking 3-4 miles daily and living like a normal high energy person chasing a mini Tasmanian Devil until I pass out around 11pm. I am easily meeting my daily Protein and liquid goals. Life is good. Since I am a self-professed datawhore, I've been diligently tracking all my stats including measurements weekly since Jan 22nd, a week before my surgery. If you're curious or nosy (or both) - here they are: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtW90JQQyIegdG1wZFpQemNDZTkxR1lodDRzdnoyaEE. Sleevie-poo, I think I love you already. :wub:

I'm only 5'5'', but I've always managed to carry my weight pretty well. Actually the anesthesiologist on the day of surgery asked me why I was getting the surgery done in the first place because "you don't look like you need it." So I'm just hoping for a happy journey down to skinnytown. Glad to be of service, feel free to ask questions anytime.

You will do great, it will all be worth it. Honestly the worse thing for me was coming off the general anesthesia meds - pretty bad nausea for 48 hours, but after that I was walking a half hour to an hour a day, drinking 64 oz and eating between 60 - 80oz Protein. I wish you very much luck!

Nope, not a huge amount. Honestly the thinnest I ever was and I looked DAMN good at that weight is 170. The doc expects me to easily get to 150. I am 216 as of this morning and I was 238 before I started my preop diet on Jan 22nd. Since I'm OCD and track everything - here are my weekly stats since then if you're curious: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtW90JQQyIegdG1wZFpQemNDZTkxR1lodDRzdnoyaEE. The most awesome is the craaazy loss of inches. For fun I measured my waist this morning and since Wednesday I've lost another inch off my waist! It's completely and utterly worth it.

Oh hon, you will be way more than a few pounds down. I didn't start out all that high and the weight is flying off of me. You'll do great!

I'm a huge foodie too, and only 2.5 weeks postop, but I'm confident that I get to join the foodie circle again soon minus the fixation on starchy carbs. I'm looking forward to ahi, carpaccio, salmon oh so many ways, and tiny bites of other things. I want to go back to fancy restaurants with tiny sleeve sized portions of amazingness and enjoy. Love to hear from other foodies!

I'm the same as delta girl. I'm not even two weeks out yet and today I walked 4 miles. On top of what she said make sure you're staying hydrated and meeting your Protein goals. I say go for it!

I know this sounds funny, but being that I'm Middle Eastern/Mediterranean, I like my yogurt savory. I've added salt, pepper, dried dill, dried mint and grated pickle or cucumber for a tzatziki-ish concoction. It's absolutely delicious.