All of my December sleevers...

[UndercoverBariatricGal 167]

HI everyone! Hit a milestone today! I am back down to my weight before I got preggers with little girl. Its has been almost 9 years! only 12 more lbs before my first real goal! I hope to be under 200 by May 31st, My 41st birthday.

Have a great week everyone!

I wish you luck in reaching your goal it sounds realistic to me

[DeeBrownBaker 139]

Good luck on your goal! I made my first goal since surgery... to be under 275... by my birthday (May 3rd) I want to be down 25 more pounds... it may be a lofty goal... but I sure am gonna try!!

[rholt35 32]

My goal is to be 250 by the end of February

[rsmont77 101]

How are all the December sleevers doing this week? Any successes or challenges? I have been traveling and it is hard to get the 90-100 grams of Protein a day or even exercise. Lost a couple of pounds this week.

[Bos123 221]

How are all the December sleevers doing this week? Any successes or challenges? I have been traveling and it is hard to get the 90-100 grams of Protein a day or even exercise. Lost a couple of pounds this week.

I am currently in a stall. I'm not too worried about but it is disappointing. I will try to drink more Water and maybe add more veggies?

[rholt35 32]

I am at a stall as well I have been stuck at 268 for about a week now and my short term goal is to be 250 by the end of this month ! I just increased my Protein and my Water so I think the stall should break soon

[UndercoverBariatricGal 167]

How are all the December sleevers doing this week? Any successes or challenges? I have been traveling and it is hard to get the 90-100 grams of Protein a day or even exercise. Lost a couple of pounds this week.

I just broke a 3 week stall this morning I was up and down between 223-227 yes a 4 lbs up and down moment but for the last 3 Mondays in a row i weighed in at 224 then 223.8 then this past Monday at 225.6 smh it depressed the heck out of my so i lowered my carbs and increased my Water and switched from chicken back to fish and as of today I am 222.2 yes! The stall is officially broken and the scale is moving again, I know we shouldn't weigh in every day but heck i was loosing it over here and i saw it go as high as 227 and then i lost it lol its all good though i made changes, However my calorie intake is very poor and could hurt me in the long run I will be more active as of this Monday the 11th so I will increase it back up to 600 to 800 and as much as I HATE Protein Shakes i will be adding those back in because my protein intake is very low its usually 42 a day the shake will brink it up another 25 so i will force it in me as much as i hate it it will also bring my calories to 616 a day because right now its only 412 and that's not good at all, However on most days all I do is lay in bed and do nothing so since I will be going back to a very active job as of this Monday I will need the increase in calories since my job burns so many calories with all the walking I do. I will also start exercising 3-4 days a week so the low calorie intak may only harm me instead of help me. I am happy for now though, This whole eating right thing is new to me i'm learning my body as I go through this lifestyle change and I pray that when I reach my goal i maintain it, I dont ever want to go through this again!

[Bos123 221]

I just broke a 3 week stall this morning I was up and down between 223-227 yes a 4 lbs up and down moment but for the last 3 Mondays in a row i weighed in at 224 then 223.8 then this past Monday at 225.6 smh it depressed the heck out of my so i lowered my carbs and increased my Water and switched from chicken back to fish and as of today I am 222.2 yes! The stall is officially broken and the scale is moving again' date=' I know we shouldn't weigh in every day but heck i was loosing it over here and i saw it go as high as 227 and then i lost it lol its all good though i made changes, However my calorie intake is very poor and could hurt me in the long run I will be more active as of this Monday the 11th so I will increase it back up to 600 to 800 and as much as I HATE Protein Shakes i will be adding those back in because my Protein intake is very low its usually 42 a day the shake will brink it up another 25 so i will force it in me as much as i hate it it will also bring my calories to 616 a day because right now its only 412 and that's not good at all, However on most days all I do is lay in bed and do nothing so since I will be going back to a very active job as of this Monday I will need the increase in calories since my job burns so many calories with all the walking I do. I will also start exercising 3-4 days a week so the low calorie intak may only harm me instead of help me. I am happy for now though, This whole eating right thing is new to me i'm learning my body as I go through this lifestyle change and I pray that when I reach my goal i maintain it, I dont ever want to go through this again![/quote']

And I pray I make it to goal lol... Still seems surreal that I can???

[Huntingnurse 510]

I hit 275 on 1/19 and worked my way down to 271.. Then gained back to 272... Ive been hovering there for 2 1/2 weeks! So yesterday i took someones suggestion and had a crap food day to simply raise my cals. I normally get in 7-800 a day so yesterday i made it up to 1300. I woke up this morning having gone from 272 to 270.8 hopefully i tricked my body into giving up a few more pounds! I was hoping to hit 250 by the first of March but its not looking too promising at the moment.

297 day of surgery on 12/31

270.8 today - 2/7

26.2 lost since surgery

[Sadlers1999 169]

How are all the December sleevers doing this week? Any successes or challenges? I have been traveling and it is hard to get the 90-100 grams of Protein a day or even exercise. Lost a couple of pounds this week.

I am going to a support group tonight and there should be people who have had different surgeons than mine. In any case, one of the things I want to talk about is why you (for example) would be told 90-100 grams of protein when I am still between 60-70 grams of protein...and frankly, i have trouble getting to 60-70, so I would lose my mind trying to get to 90-100. I really hate protein these days. I can only eat/drink Greek yogurt or a Tbsp of Peanut Butter and not feel uncomfortable. Everything else I have tried: fish, chicken, tofu, etc. makes me uncomfortable and takes all the "joy" out of eating it.

[misplaced_vol 16]

Just had my 6 week post op checkup yesterday. Down 72 pounds since surgery

[MichiganChic 3,262]

I'm stuck this week, too. Have been at this weight for 5 days, and have a feeling it will be longer. I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing, which is 600-700 calories a day, getting in all required Protein and Water, as well as all Vitamins. I exercise at least 5 days a week. I've made up my mind that it will come off when my body is ready and not before, so I'm not stressing anymore. I realized I can't set goals either because there is nothing else I can do to influence it - I'm doing everything I can and I'm good with it! Have a great day!

[rsmont77 101]

My doctor has always said he wants me at that level of Protein, he said that it maintains my muscle mass. I have to use 2 Protein Shakes a day to hot it and the rest from food. I can tolerate most food except beef, and eat land o frost lunch meat quite a bit, and tolerate it well. If you are on my fitness pal, you can add me to see what I eat rsmont77

[rholt35 32]

My doctor has always said he wants me at that level of protein' date=' he said that it maintains my muscle mass. I have to use 2 Protein Shakes a day to hot it and the rest from food. I can tolerate most food except beef, and eat land o frost lunch meat quite a bit, and tolerate it well. If you are on my fitness pal, you can add me to see what I eat rsmont77[/quote']

I just sent you a friend request on fitness pal you can find me sweetholt38

[DanaInNewOrleans 513]

I am going to a support group tonight and there should be people who have had different surgeons than mine. In any case, one of the things I want to talk about is why you (for example) would be told 90-100 grams of Protein when I am still between 60-70 grams of protein...and frankly, i have trouble getting to 60-70, so I would lose my mind trying to get to 90-100. I really hate protein these days. I can only eat/drink Greek yogurt or a Tbsp of Peanut Butter and not feel uncomfortable. Everything else I have tried: fish, chicken, tofu, etc. makes me uncomfortable and takes all the "joy" out of eating it.

Do you have trouble with Protein Shakes? I make one every morning -- it takes literally 1-2 minutes - and it's delicious. I get 30 grams of protein right off the bat! If I start with a shake I can get to my goal of 70 grams really easily. I also get uncomfortable with almost all dense protein, although a baked piece of softer fish goes down pretty easily. I can also handle scrambled egg whites really well -- low low calories and lots of protein. Most everything else that is not on the soft side feels like I swallowed a brick within 2 bites.... and yes, it does take the joy out of eating... which for me, might not be a bad thing!

~Dana