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Hi all!!! I am 6 months and 10 days Post-Op and after my workout today I decided to weigh-in just to check - LOLS !! And I am 1 lb. under my goal!! I just couldn't believe my eyes I had to step off the scale and get back on a second time just to make make sure!! LOLS!!:lol: I am just loving this sleeve is all I can say!! I am 57 years old and 5'7" tall and consider myself to be large boned. So for all you senior SLEEVERS out there this CAN be done.:D Just incase anyone is wondering. When I started this journey I was in a size 32 womens jeans. Now I can wear a size 8 or a size 10 jeans depending on the cut of the pants. I wear usually a medium top because I have large shoulders but if they are a generous cut a small sometimes. I don't EVER REMEMBER wearing a size 8 pants , possibly in grade school I would guess.

I don't want to go too much lower though but would like to have like 5 lbs. that I can "Bounce" around with. My question is then - will my weight kinda like hit a level at which I should be at all by itself? Or what does a person need to do to keep the weight at a certain point once your goal is met?

I was working out about 1 & 1/2 hours 3 days a week, but this week I cut down to 1/2 hour workouts 3 times a week to see if I could maintain without going too much lower.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! And have a good rest of the week all!!

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Many congrats ! ! ! As for maintenance, the advice/recommendation I was given is to add healthy fats via foods such as avocados, nuts, Peanut Butter, cooking in olive oil etc etc. Good solid, healthy fats without changing my portion size. I had to add carbs to get my losing to start, and I added back all foods in moderation, tiny bits at a time. Just adding in 100-200 calories per day with a healthy snack. It took about 4 months to get my weight stabilized, and I had the 5lb bounce around that I was comfortable with for my sanity.

Throw in some almonds, pistachios, Peanut Butter with 1/4 of an apple, or some wheat thins. That's pretty much what I did.

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Many congrats ! ! ! As for maintenance, the advice/recommendation I was given is to add healthy fats via foods such as avocados, nuts, Peanut Butter, cooking in olive oil etc etc. Good solid, healthy fats without changing my portion size. I had to add carbs to get my losing to start, and I added back all foods in moderation, tiny bits at a time. Just adding in 100-200 calories per day with a healthy snack. It took about 4 months to get my weight stabilized, and I had the 5lb bounce around that I was comfortable with for my sanity.

Throw in some almonds, pistachios, Peanut Butter with 1/4 of an apple, or some wheat thins. That's pretty much what I did.

Thanks Tiffykins I will certainly try your recomendations ! I copied a recipe on here for sweet and salty nuts made with splenda I think I will try that too. Thought maybe I could add in a Atkins bar once a day maybe too.

You are such a great support on this site. Thanks for your help with everyone! And good luck with your little sprout!

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Holy smokes! You've done phenomenal. Congratulations!

Amanda

Thanks Amanda!! I see from your stats that your are doing AWESOME as well!! You will be there before long for sure!! Diane.

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Wow...this is awesome. My body went into maintainance short of 10 lbs of my goal. I have tried but I am boucing around at 155. Though to be honest, my collar bones are very visable and if I would lose any more in that area I would probably start looking sickly. My extra weight seems to be hanging around my belly area but I am still wearing a size 10 which I have not done that since before high school. So am not going to worry about the last few pounds. I am still healthy and doing things I never could even a year ago. Congrats and good luck.

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That is awesome! Congrats and Congrats

Thanks Sleeveme2011 !! Thanks for the great support!! Diane.

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Wow...this is awesome. My body went into maintainance short of 10 lbs of my goal. I have tried but I am boucing around at 155. Though to be honest, my collar bones are very visable and if I would lose any more in that area I would probably start looking sickly. My extra weight seems to be hanging around my belly area but I am still wearing a size 10 which I have not done that since before high school. So am not going to worry about the last few pounds. I am still healthy and doing things I never could even a year ago. Congrats and good luck.

Wow!! You are doing "AWESOME" yourself lady glad you are doing so great!! Congrats and good luck to you on your journey as well!!

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Hurray! We are all proud and stand in admiration of you - with just a bit of jealousy and envy!

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Oh wow... that's amazing... congrats to you. Way to rock it!

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Bloody hell... you've lost another person in just 6mths... VERY IMPRESSIVE - and I agree with rootman; a tad shade green with envy!!

Congratulations on turning your life around... YOU ROCK LADY!! =]

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That's so awesome! Congrats! :)

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