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Count me in - I'm going to shoot for a 230lb goal. I've been falling off the wagon recently and really need to get my butt in gear! I'm almost 5 months out & ready to get closer to my ultimate goal of HEALTHY! Thanks for taking over Stephh - and thanks to Susan for all of the work you've put into these challenges!

I've tried a few, but only loved the Belgium Cookie.

I'm 4 months out and I've had some bad feelings when I've taken "just one more bite." And a few foods that my sleeve just doesn't like, but unfortunately, sweets don't bother me. I've had some and am more tolerant than I wish I were. I wish they made me sick because they are my weakness. It's the only reason I'm slightly regretting choosing sleeve over RNY.

I've not been reporting in - I know I'm super late, but I'm currently at 248.6. A little scale movement in the last couple of weeks...not complaining

Starting weight is 253.6. I've got to pull myself together, I've been so slack lately!

Gonna go a little easier on myself this time. I'm gonna try for 240. That's about 13 lbs from current. We'll see! Good luck everyone!

Turned 35 three weeks before surgery. Wish I had done it ten years earlier! Feel so much better!

Finished this one out at 253. I guess my goal was pretty unrealistic this time around. But, I finished lower than I started, so that's still a win, right? Congrats to all that met your goals and all that are on that downward climb! We got this! Thanks Susan, for all your time and effort spent on these challenges - you are awesome!

I'm in.

256.4. Guess I won't be meeting my goal on this challenge, but never giving up!

Can you send me pictures of what you have available and prices? Your CL posting is now saying expired.

Any of these still available? I'd need to pay shipping, but if the price is right, I will.

259. Not happy to have gained, but I'm sure it's temporary.

258.4 this morning. Sorry, I keep forgetting to weigh on Monday mornings.

262.2

263.4 for today's weigh in. Happy Monday y'all!

Starting today's challenge at 266.8. Hoping that getting back to work after almost 2 weeks of vacation will put me back on a good schedule and better habits. Best of luck to everyone!

I'm in. Thanks for all you do! I'm gonna go for 255 this time.

268.8 this morning. Slowly but surely, it'll come off. A new year and I'm gonna start it out right.

Met my goal for this challenge this morning. 269.4 I was hoping for quicker losses, but as long as the scale is moving in the right direction, I will take it. Merry Christmas everyone!

272.6 this morning. Was really hoping for quicker losses for a while, but I guess it will happen when it happens.

273.4 I didn't post last week because I was mad at the scales! I had gained a pound due to some gruesome constipation (sorry TMI). But this week turned around & I'm feeling much better.

Well it's been a while since I've posted. I was still pre op then. November 10th, I joined the loser's bench! I like this bench! I've lost about 12 lbs since surgery already. Surgery went great, no complications. Doc says it was a little challenging getting to where he needed to be because I have a small frame/bone structure as far as my rib cage, etc. That sounds like a plus to me - it means I may have the opportunity to be skinny at some point. I always thought that I was "big boned" and would always have a large frame...never be what I'd consider skinny. I don't know if that's what I want to be, but we'll see as time passes. My goal is 145 lbs and I've thought that would be quite ambitious and always had 160 in the back of my mind as where I could be happy. Knowing that my frame is smaller than my doctor expected, I'm just not sure what to expect now. My hospital stay was not too bad. Day of surgery, I didn't make it to a room until around 3pm, but I was up walking a few times that evening. My blood pressure went kind of low, so I was a little restricted on walking until they pushed some fluids to bring it back up. I had a horrible roommate the first night , luckily she was discharged the next day, so my second night was more peaceful & I was able to rest. My leak test was the day after surgery - which I passed - so I got to have tiny bits of liquid throughout the day. My doctor has never had a leak, so I was pretty confident. Second day was kinda rough having had no sleep, thanks to the roommate from hell. So I was glad when I had surpassed my walking goal for the day and could finally just go to sleep. Day 3 I was there for half the day before discharge, but had to make sure I was able to keep down a certain amount of liquids before being released. I have been able to keep everything down, no nausea at all, thank goodness! And pretty much things have been going great! Surgery was on a Monday and I returned to work the next Monday with no worries. It's Wednesday now and although I am tired at the end of the day, I'm doing well with being back. Liquids are boring! I am so looking forward to my next appointment (Tuesday) so that I can move on to mushy foods. I'm going nuts with only my protein, water, broth and jello. It really is boring! I am allowed small amounts of very thin cream of wheat or oatmeal "If I must." I've been trying to stay away, but I just feel like I need something else. It's not true hunger, but just the lack of variety, I think. I don't feel hungry at all. I just know I have to get something inside of me and when I think of my options, it's rather depressing. Just one more week - I can make it. It'll be so worth it in the long run. I'm so happy that I made this decision and actually went through with surgery. It's hard to imagine what things will be like in a few months when I start to get more and more weight off. I won't know what to do with the extra energy! I'm looking forward to getting more involved in lots of things. I can't wait to do the more active things that I always wanted to try, but always felt I was too big for. White water rafting comes to mind...

280.4 is today's weigh in!

Yeah, this doesn't add up for me either. I was sleeved 2 weeks ago. I'm at 287 right now and this "test" says I'm large framed. My doctor made a point to let me know that I was very small framed. He said operating on me was very tight, like operating in a tin can. Also, I had a c-section with my daughter 15 years ago because my pelvic bones were too narrow for her to pass.