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Stay strong, Girl. We'll meet on the, "Losers' Bench". You can rest there--for a wee moment.

I did 4 weeks too..

It SUUUUUUCKS!!!

But stick with it...

It's so worth it!!!

Thanks for the comments, when they said that this was going to be the hardest part they really meant it hey!!

No you sure can't beat that! It was close to 100 here today!

The house next to mine is for sale.... Welcome to the neighborhood!!

I work from home so that would be possible for me.....but you would have to find my husband a job. hahaha

Good Luck. Let us know how things go.

Ahhh the dreaded stall! hang in there...it will pass! Good for you for the exercise routine. I am still trying to make a habit out of mine.

And I can soooo relate to the recess candy binge had I not had this sleeve. The sleeve has many times saves me from myself.

Great to hear your update!

The whole paperwork thing sucks, but on the positive side, apart from the paperwork, you are making progress where it really counts.

That's what I'll remind myself...progress.

Did you think it would stop you from choosing what and when to eat? That's not how it works, unfortunately.

It's hard, but you can do it. Make sure what you're eating is mostly protien, as that keeps you fuller longer. Also, I ate evert 2 hours on a schedule for well over a year. That helps, and you're not really grazing doing that, just eating small meals through out the day. Now I eat every 3 hours. I'm at goal and have been for over a year, so it's worked for me.

Thanks @Babbs! I needed to hear this. I just thought I would come out having a real aversion to food. But in a way I'm thankful and blessed not have anything extreme of the sort. It's all about self-control. I've realized that now. I am having smaller meals, with snacks scheduling water in between to meet my goals. It's all about protein. AND some fiber. I've learned from an episode with constipation to not solely rely on just protein.

Nope, not a stall. You are losing. If you don't lose or gain for more than a week you are stalling. You already have a lower BMI totally normal for it to slow down...when I was banded at 180ish it took me 3 months to get to 170 and then another 6 get to 160. You just need to be patient. You are losing. At whatever rate it is better than gaining or stalling.

all I can say is.....get used to it. You'll have lots of weeks like that. As the others have said, just be patient and stick to your plan.

I have my own definition of a stall. It is more than 2 weeks without any loss whatsoever. but that is just me

Funny, I've had pain on my left side! not bad, just annoying.

Congratulations! I know that's a wonderful feeling : )

You are going to have to change your name to High Functioning Skinny Man!

good job..... always nice to hear a compliment

it gets better day by day. as laceemouse said - just keep sipping, just keep sipping. and walking.

YESSSSSS...day 3 was the worst I think. Gas-X strips and pain meds.

Today is day 7. Still hurting on the right, not as much, much less sore throat and tired. So much better. Still..ugh. No joke about those first 3 days!

Congratulations! Milestones are fun.

Congratulations!!! Awesome progress!

Great! Excited for you

Yay!

wow.... in three months... incredible

You and me both!! I used to be on this site constantly and so very motivated. Welp back to the drawing board!

Focus, refocus, focus = success.

Wow, that's fantastic! Congrats. Keep up the awesome work!

When you are in your 60s, 70s, 80s, are you going to remember the "work emergency" or the surgery you had to allow you to live all those extra years? You have to put yourself first at some point.

Whoever would be handling the "emergency" that arises when you are out of the office is the one who should be handling the emergencies now.

Thanks for all the comments. I thought Id decide to just take care of it, so that I could not only have a peace of mind, but also get a real chance at resting and recuperating from the surgery without any interruptions or worries. Furthermore, In my line of work, theres plenty of blame to go around. Great work but all of that End of the year bs. Going Forward, I will definitely put myself first. After all, I'm all that I have. Thanks again.

EXCITING!!!! You've GOT THIS!!!

One day after the next, one foot in front of the other. The days pass and before you know it, you're on the gurney.

Thank you both! I'm hanging in there....

I don't actually know, I haven't weighed since my last doctor's appointment, which was a little over two weeks ago. I will record my weight again at my next doctor's appointment, whenever that is The scale has always been my enemy when it comes to weight loss, it affects me mentally too much. So I'm not in any hurry to weigh!

I understand.

Whole pieces of meat? Raw, no doubt. I sense the approach of a raging lion.

Great, that's always good to hear.

You're killing it!!! Way to go!!!

awesome work.

You are the cat's pajamas.