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Well, if you are self-pay, you can have whatever surgery you want. But if you are looking to get insurance to cover it, you may have some hurdles to jump, as your BMI at your current weight/height is only 32.4. I believe you need to be at least BMI 35 (for your height that would be 211.7 lbs) with co-morbidities. Maybe just straight up tell your doctor what you want. If he/she isn't down, keep looking until you find one who is. Good Luck!

It's been a year, people!

It's my one year sleeve anniversary today! Yay me! I wrote up an update. Check it out here:

The belt is one of those stretchy weaved belts that have no actual holes - you just cinch it and stick in the little metal thing at whatever tightness you choose...very handy for weight loss cuz its literally one-size-fits-all P.S. You are speaking to a fellow copycat. I went out and bought a jean jacket a couple days ago, hahaha. Was going to wear it today but the Kid said I looked too "cowboy".

Another day at the client site, another day to dust off some clothes from the closet....thought I would start wearing more colours now that I'm smaller, but I guess I just love black no matter what. LOL.

Btw, where in Australia did you move to? (We lived in Brisbane for a year... I never sweated so much in my life!)

I feel you. Unfortunately for some of us unlucky few, looking older WISER (lol) after weight loss is an occupational hazard. This summer, a house painter asked if my 30 year old neighbour was my daughter. Dude. I'm only 47. (EDIT: actually just realized that at the time he asked I was still only 46!!!) Said neighbour attempted to soften the blow by saying it was more a compliment for her rather than a diss on me. Nice try, lady. You many look awesome for 30, but that doesn't make me less wiser-looking.

Yesterday, Wed, Oct. 23 Maintenance : 5'2" / F / 1yr PO / 113.0 lbs ...soooo it looks like my lack of success in reaching the 2000 daily cal mark lately is starting to show on the scale. Yesterday's intake was a paltry 1200-ish due to various distractions and this annoying cold I'm nursing. Going to make a concentrated effort to up cals and sustain a higher daily cal average starting today. In any case, here is what I ate yesterday: 10:00am - coffee with Stevia 12:00pm - 5oz grilled chicken + 1 avocado + carrots + Tzatziki 3:00pm - leftovers of my 12pm meal + coffee with Stevia 5:00pm - beef jerky + almonds + pumpkin seeds 9:10pm - 2 tbsp protein ice cream + 2 tbsp peanut butter Totals: 1210 cals - 86g Protein - 39g NET carbs - 73g fat

Yesterday, Tues, Oct. 22 Maintenance : 5'2" / F / 1yr PO / 113.7 lbs ...today was an OFF day from my PPI (I am currently doing 2 days on, 1 day off as a wean-off strategy). And it looks like spicy stuff needs to get off my menu for a while as well. The stomach was NOT pleased after the 7pm meal. 8:00am - coffee with Stevia 12:30pm - salad greens + olive oil + carrots + half an avocado + 1 snack size can of lemon pepper tuna 3:00pm - half an avocado + 1 poached egg + 1 strip of bacon + 1 snack size can of spicy thai tuna 7:00pm - 1 cup of coconut curry chicken + 1 Pure Protein protein bar 9:30pm - salad greens + pumpkin seeds + 3oz grilled chicken Totals: 1634 cals - 130g Protein - 138g NET carbs - 74g fat

Dude. Look at 'em GUNS.

I ran out of salad greens ☹️. Gonna head to Costco after work to restock, but in the meantime, here is today's first meal of day. I already ate some of it before I remembered to take a picture. It's not the prettiest to look at, but it's totally yum. Dunno if I'm going to finish it yet, but if I don't, I'll eat the rest as a snack later. 5oz Grilled chicken + 1 avocado + carrots + Tzatziki 465 cals, 31.9g protein, 8g NET carbs, 30.5g fat

Everyone's weight loss journey is soooooo different...and this is the sobering fact of life. What works for Jane doesn't necessarily mean it will work for Jack. Some of us accept this in stride, some of us need more time to get used to the idea, and still some of us rail against it and lament (or rejoice) the fact their experience is not like another's. One person gains at 1300 cals/day, another maintains, and then still another would lose at this level. Not to say this won't change for any of them in the future, but that is their reality, right now. Which is why everyone tells us time and time again not compare ourselves to others. But lets face it, we all do, it's human nature. I guess maybe a better thing to say is, "When you compare yourself to others, use it as a motivator, not as a deterrent to get to (or stay at) a place where you are happy with where you are". Dunno why this made me sad writing this. Gonna go post something lighthearted now! ❤️

You go, brother. Advocate for yourself and seek out those who will support you...shrug off the ones who won't. 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

@AngieBear: holy cow, you are shrinking before my eyes!!! Great job!!!

And take that new NUT. @VIKING 0424 works out about just the same as me and no one is giving him side-eye. @VIKING 0424: great job

❤️ you, @FluffyChix

Hi @cupcake817! Welcome to the thread! Congrats on the 3 mo maintenance hold!!!

Yep. That is pretty much . She obviously wasn't listening to me, and was just prattling off what I am assuming she prattles off to everyone who walks into her office. WE all know everyone is different and will have varying experiences and respond differently to applied measures. Apparently she does not. Nope, not moi. I think I'm doing great! I've been maintaining between 115 and 120 for the past 4 months*, thankyouverymuch. So yeah, since July Maintenance has been my b*tch...and am confident that I can keep him that way. *aside: the past week I've hovered near the low end of this range, and a couple days ago I dipped below 115. But I know this is because I went on that post-vacay "diet" of 1000-1300 cals a day and I am still working on consistently getting over 2000 again (almost there, but it's taking a little longer as I've had a cold this entire time and the desire to eat comes and goes). In any case, I'm too not worried.

Finally got a chance to get out of my regular work-from-home clothes (read: workout gear) and put on some actual clothes for a client-site meeting:

Pretty Lady!

I want that couch.

OK, now this has me thinking, and out of curiosity, want to pose the question to the maintainers out there (and non-maintainers, if you are reading and want to share..) : How much do you all exercise?

I don't think she thinks I eat too little, as much as she thinks I'm too low on the scale for her liking (which i guess could be the same thing??...I dunno). And she didn't come right and say I exercise too much, but that was the impression I got based on her disapproving-pursed-lips-looks 🙄