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HELLO ALL MY AUGUST SLEEVERS!!! How are you guys doing?? I think I have come to a strange realization: My weight loss is a byproduct of my lifestyle change... The surgery is what kick started this process for me.. And I am endlessly glad that I had it... I cannot believe that I have come to LIKE the gym... I hit the gym about 30 to 60 minutes a day...the elliptical burns the most calories, so I am on that thing 90 percent of the time... I am eating between 900 to 1100 calories but with the time in the gym, I take in approx 500 calories a day...After some experimenting, I have discovered that this is what works best for me. I hope you are all well!!! (YAY!!! 40 more pounds to go!!!)

I had surgery August 1st, 2013... I eat about 700 - 1200 calories a day... But I exercise at least 5 days week. Combined with the exercise and calorie counting I net about 500 calories a day. Most of the meals I eat are protein (4 oz) and usually dense protein like chicken or beef because that makes me feel full.

My stall was fun September 26 till around yesterday... And I tried everything to make it go again... Fewer calories, more time at the gym, more protein... Etc... But I think it's just a matter of sticking it through... For me, the key is not getting discouraged... I would see pounds come off like nothing at first and now it's just gonna take longer...

HEY GUYS!!!! The stall is FINALLY OVER after over two weeks!!!! If anyone is interested, FYI mu calorie goal is 900 but I usually eat beween 900-1200 calories..however I do frequent the gym to earn those extra calories... So I net about 500 calories appoximately... If you hit a stall DO NOT BECOME DISCOURAGED... it will pass... And yes I too get bored of Protein powders (NO MORE chocolate powder ew!) But Syntrax makes a bunch of good flavors that are nice to switch up...My fave right now is fuzzy orange and the latte one.... Most of my food is lean meat...It fills me up... and I am not eating simple carbs that I am addicted to...like rice or Pasta... rice is the devil in food disguise as far as it goes for me... I am so glad that stall is over... It sucks knowing weight loss won't be as easy as it was in the beginning, but I won't stop till I lose that 100 lbs! For me that means logging ALL my food, taking all my Vitamins, workout at least 40m minutes of cardio at least 6 times a week and eat protein as my main food source... AND not giving up when I have a bad eating day or haven't seen any losses for awhile... WE CAN DO THIS

Thank you Lady Jay! As of the last two weeks I have hit a MAJOR stall... Kinda freaking out over it... No inches lost... No weight loss... Anyone else if my fellow August sleevers experiencing this?

I'm wondering how accurate the elliptical and treadmill machines are at counting the calories spent while working out when you input your weight. Is there a better way to determine how many calories we burn? How do you calculate how many calories you use during workouts?

I was sleeved on August 1st! Guess what? I can put my own shoes without feeling like I'm dying... No more stress incontinence.... Goodbye Diabetes! Best of all I'm not obsessing on food anymore.... I started at 257....pre op diet got me to 243...this morning I weighed 214.5lbs I'm even starting to see body parts I haven't seen in over a decade... Back pain and foot pain are a thing of the past... Feeling good!

Non scale Victories 1. No longer diabetic 2. No more peeing on myself from stress incontinence. 3. I can put my own shoes on. 4. I can see my hoo-hoo again (use your imagination...I haven't seen that part of me in over 10 years ) 5. ABOVE ALL- The obsession with food seems to be mostly gone... YAY!

Remember that sometimes we may not be losing weight, but inches instead....

So.... I just have to ask...Are you guys doing the 600-800 calories a day recommended by the vets in this forum???

Congratualtions! You are an inspiration to us newbies!

I was sleeved on August 1st at Kaiser West Los Angeles by Doctor Um and the wonderful staff there. I weighed 257 in June when I was in their pre-op program...the day of surgery I weighed 243... and today I weigh 222.5....A loss of about 35 pounds... It took me about 7 days to feel close to normal, but I have to say that those 7 days sucked because I was aclimating to the new stomach and could not drink as fast as I used to. The obsession to constantly eat or constatnly think about what I am going to eat is SOOO much better today than it was those first two weeks... Feel free to add me as a friend if anyone wants to Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

I had reflux and heartburn with my band..and never lost any real weight with it either. I was sleeved August 1 and have not experienced any heartburn or reflux at all. I think that everybody is different though. The way I used to relieve my reflux and heartburn would be to take pills like prilosec and to sleep in an upwards position. Thank God I am done with that!