Hunter

CW 252.2 Goal weight 239 I want to be in the 230s :-) 235 is the smallest I have been in my adult life

congrats

Yes I started my pre-op diet on 8/6/13 @ 344 now I am at 252.4 I feel blessed. I have been able to stay on plan fairly well except during the holidays the last 4 days have not been good. I have to get back at it!

I have lost a little over 90 pounds. Surgery was 8/20/13.

The more I read your post the more I like you! I love your biting whit!

Started challenge at 264 goal 250 current weight 252.4 did not make goal glad the Holidays are over ready to get back in my normal routine thanks for doing this it has helped me to stay closer to plan. Now to get back on plan and blow the valentines challenge out of the water!

congratulations!

254 this week not going to loose 4 pounds in a week but on the bright side I have lost 10 pounds from Thanksgiving till Christmas!

I was doing my cardio the other day I felt good and was really getting into it. I decided to start jogging for the first time and....... Quickly realized I either need a sports bra or duct tape or at least safety glasses LOL. This problem is much better than weighing 350 I actually laughed but I am looking for suggestions being 43 the way I carried my weight and having lost 89 pounds already I don't see this getting any better. What can I do to at least slow the bouncing.

No biggie LOL I am not a .007 just posted it in the mans room to get feed back from other men that may have had the same issue not to hide. I enjoyed your response. No worries

I am in! Going to be close on goal for New years.

thanks

Had mine in b-ham on 8/20/13 from the Florence area.

Dr miles did mine in August love it!

Had one. It was not pleasant but it was doable!

I could not. Only in soft stage be careful with eggs early on I are a lot of egg beaters I was out one morning and cooked whole eggs and got really really sick. We are all different so you may have no problem but I would not wish that on anyone.

Just keep putting one foot in front of the other. It will work out. I was about 6 weeks out before I really settled into a routine and started using my fitness pal to track my food and exercise which really helped me. Some like me (170 pounds overweight) who lose mega weight those first few months have much further to go than you. It has slowed to a pound or two a week now that I am closer to goal. Your body has been through a lot it will happen just stick to the plan.

Pre surgery wt 344 Start of challenge 264 Last week 257 This week 255.8 Close to 6 pounds from goal going to be tough but maybe it will motivate me to make better choices next week! My Christmas starts Sunday with my first family function. I knew as I closed in on 100 pounds lost it would slow but I secretly wanted to be at 244 New Year's Day but hey I started my pre-surgery diet on August 6 at that point if you had told me I would be down 88 pounds by Christmas I would have been over joyed!

In another stall for 5 days just going to do my best!

I had my first date post sleeve yesterday. It was great. The boost to my self esteem was the only reason I had the courage to ask her out! I met her just before being sleeved and she has watched the process we talked some about nutrition and how I eat today but it did not make me uncomfortable. That was one of many topics discussed during the 2.5 hour lunch. It was cool I cut my steak in little bites and paced my eating to finish with her. Which left more time for me to focus on her and not the food. So it is still hard I think it always will be but for me it is much easier.

Start of challenge 264 First week 262 Second week 257 Had a great week stall broken ????????????

Ok I read the first few pages of this thread and my ADD kicked in but here it goes: I had a normal childhood well my brother and I always knew our parents loved us but the only reason they were together was for us at times I wished they would have separated but they were doing what they thought was best and doing their best. At a early age I found my first addiction TV I could get lost in whatever show was on escape from the world. As I grew into my teen years my self esteem became lower and I found the next (of many) addictions.... Then at 18 I was the youngest person ever licensed as a Paramedic in the state of Alabama. A high stress job and a budding addiction problem were like fire and gas. (Not blaming the job)........ The chemical I used became stronger and stronger..... I have a period of my life I don't remember I refer to it as the 90s... In 2003 I reached a point that I either had to die or get clean. I chose the latter.... My new found recovery blossomed as did my ass. The old feelings of worthlessness and useless would return from time to time. The eating spiraled..... Then the yoyo dieting...... The abuse of self when I would regain...... Now mind you I had several years clean and the thoughts would go through my head " you can stay clean but you can't stop killing yourself with food." My self esteem took a nose dive I just became settled with the fact I would die early from complications of morbid obesity. Then a year ago a friend had her sleeve done! The weight fell off I was amazed....... I went to a seminar about WLS and had a emotional spiral...... I wanted to do it to lose weight and become healthy again but the thought of giving up food ( what I wanted to eat, when I wanted to eat, in the amounts I wanted) terrified me to the point of paralysis. I would lay in bed as obsess about WLS but did nothing..... Then my father became ill ending up in a coma for 7 days...... As I stood over the bed in ICU thinking I was loosing him, mad because he did not take care of himself it hit me, right in the gut I was going to die a slow terrible death. Food was as surely killing me just as the dope had been. I made the decision that day to start this journey! The one advantage I possible have on others is a very small understanding of addiction and behaviors surrounding it. That DOES NOT make be bullet proof or better than it just gives me tools others do not have yet. 1) I believe that denial is not just a river in Egypt 2) Denial is a warm and fuzzy place and leaving it sucks but is the only path to personal growth! 3) addiction effects ALL areas of my life 4) God does not make junk! 5) I CAN NOT compare my insides to others outsides any longer! 6) There is no substance that can fix me be it drugs or food. (When I internalize this one I will be on my way) 7) This is a journey not a destination I will never arrive or be cured. 8) Life is good 9) I am a hot mess on most days and that's ok so is everybody else. Only the strongest admit their weakness. Refer to 5 10) I need to be involved with people who share the same struggles as I do. There are things I can learn from them that no one else can teach me 11) laughter cures much Thanks for all your honesty! I feel close to many of you and stalk your posts regularly! It is on me to reach out and get to know you better!

oh you can bet in the same situation I would have used it on you lol! Heck of a game took 10 years off my life

Roll Tide

I am 42 single my step daughter and my grand son live with me. He is the light of my life. I am a precision mill-wright in the paper industry. I was sleeved on 8/20/13 down 83 pounds my weight loss has slowed mostly because I have not eaten as well as I should. Now that I have put it out there maybe I will clean my diet back up! I love my sleeve.