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Hi all, well its my first year anniversary today so thought i would share a few pics, bit of a mixed emotional day for me so far, i still feel like i am the same person before surgery, but i know this is not the case.......strange...... Pic from day of the op, and another pic from this morning.

Hi all, so i have now managed to get under the 90kg weight so decided to treat myself, to a parachute jump :-) what an experience Anyway when you guys reach a milestone do you treat yourselves?

Thanks everyone for all the comments

Wow you look stunning! I know exactly where your coming from re the mind set, its my 1 year anniversary today and im struggling with the mental side of where i am right now

Well guys after my weekend weigh in I have now managed to lose a total of 10 stones in under a year, the weight of my wife! To say i am happy is an understatement, but still a small journey to go but i'm getting there.

Hi all, so i'm nearly 11 months out and so far lost 141lbs but the last 3 week i have hit a brick wall and struggling to to shift any more now, i'm really careful with my intake with volume of food and carbs & cals etc, i'm tempted now to go back onto protein shakes for a week to see if i can kick start the loss again, my partner doesn't want me to as she thinks im becoming obsessed with it now, other than the shakes can anyone else recommend anything for me to try, im at the gym 3 times a week. Cheers.

Interesting post this, im over 8 months out now and really paranoid that i am eating too much, good to see what others are managing.

I normally have a weigh in once a week, i hate it when i stall too as it makes me question everything that i'm doing even though i know its all part of the process.

Its different for everybody but just remember your body has just had major surgery and will be recovering but the loss will come just make sure to stick to the plan, i was lucky and lost 16lbs in the first week after surgery but from all accounts it was mostly just water but i have seen others on here with little to no loss straight after surgery. Patience is a virtue and your in it for the marathon not the sprint

Hi all, well following on from my post yesterday about reaching the magic 100lb goal i also went to see my surgeon yesterday, after speaking to him he worked out some percentages and the sleeve alone will get you to lose 60% of your excess weight over the space of 12 / 18 month, i have gone further with a loss of about 65% in 6 months, he said that he doesnt think my loss will be much more now, my question is though at the mo i am having about 700 to 800 calories in a day and at the gym every evening with swimming straight after the gym 4 times a week aswell, now if i am still having the same amount of calories coupled with the same amount of activity how can the loss just suddenly stop, he seems to think that the human body will only reach a certain weight loss before it just stops, now i'm no doctor but this just doesnt add up to me at all, anyone shed any light on this as i want to shed another 60 odd lbs Cheers.

What would you say i should be at with my calories intake roughly? Im not suffering with with any tiredness or anything else what springs to mind at the mo with what i'm doing.

Hi all, so i'm one day off my 6 month anniversary and hopped on the scales last night and i've now lost just over 101 lbs, loving it, just hope the rest is as easy to get off now.

I have already treated myself now i have finished paying for my surgery so the money i was spending on that is now going on this

Wow that sounds like it could be painful, my surgeon glued my incision marks, even the one where my stomach was removed from

Hi everyone, just had to share this as with you all, i'm now 4 1/2 months post surgery and am just over halfway to my target weight and feeling so much better, why the hell didn't i get the surgery done a long time ago.

Hi everyone, just had to share this with all you people, im just over 3 months post op and just reached a milestone for me, i have lost now just over 5 stone, to say i am happy would be a total understatement, having the wls was the best thing i have done.

I'm 3 months out and i still get them occasionally, i spoke to my nurse about it and she said it was nothing to worry about and just a bit of trapped wind under my diaphram

Hi all, question i have is on my initial consultation with my surgeon he said that the sleeve would help me lose around a certain percentage of my excess weight, now my question is once that percentage is reached and you continue to follow your plan does the surgery suddenly stop working, surely you should continue to lose weight after this point.

My surgeon told me that after every time i shower to rub lots of good quality moisturizer all over my belly and that will help to shrink things back to a certain extent, along with some form of exercise

I get what your saying there but if you truly commit to the lifestyle change (like i have) and stick to the food plan and also visit the gym 5 times a week is there any reason the weight loss wont continue indefinitely

Well i have to say last night was great, really enjoyed it, so much so i'm off there again tonight. Started off with 20 minutes on the treadmill gradually increasing the speed and incline, then it was 10 minutes on the cross trainer, 2 minutes with arm movement 2 minutes without all the way through and finished off with 20 minutes on an exercise bike, the instructor wants me doing this for around 6 weeks before hitting the free weights. I can honestly say when i was leaving my legs felt like jelly, but it didnt half feel good

Hi all, well i took the plunge last night and signed up to my local leisure centre for unlimited swim & gym, first visit tonight for an induction. If anyone has any training ideas or some sort of routine please share away. Really looking forward to it now to see how its going to help the weight loss Thanks, Dave.

Hi all, can anyone recommend any good mixers for Protein powder, i usually use milk in a shake but i'm thinking of mixing it with something like Water or maybe even a sugar free juice, anyone else have any ideas for me Thanks

I lost 14 lbs in the first week then another 10 lbs week 2 then stalled for 2 weeks, you need to remember any loss is a loss so its going the right way

Can anyone recommend any 50 kal Snacks, preferably available in the uk Thanks