FEBRUARY SLEEVERS 2013....how you doing after you've been Sleeved

[mandi827 50]

2/28 surgery...size 18 pant and 2x top. Today size 10 and medium top.

Going to gym daily and doing 5 k training..I never thought I would love exercise! Haven't notice much Hair loss phew! 235lbs to 168lbs!

UPDATE:

Well so far so good! Still dropping in size..size 10 or junior 30 inch jeans getting big. Buying medium tops still. Only down 3lbs in almost a month but this is due to going to gym in morning 7 days a week 30 min cardio and 45 min strength training plus walking 5 days a week on lunch and golf at night. Addicted! The look of my body completely transforming and getting defined. For every 5lbs lean muscle mass you gain, you burn 1700 more calories a week I read.

But...now I am losing hair which is due to calories and shock of surgery and lucky me had kidney stone surgery in Dec..weight loss in Feb and 5 days ago had #3 to have ovary removed **growths came back beneign **

I only took pain pills first two days. I actually walked slowly a mile day 3 and 2.5 miles day 4. The hardest part is taking antibiotics and 3 other meds, all my Vitamins then not eating due to being full from h2o to get them down. I also get insomnia with anethesia so once again sleeping 1-2 hrs a night.

It is hard not to sit and chill. I just want to keep busy so I lay in the sun with weight training/fitness/receipe books lol. Cannot return to work for 14 days!

Is anyone having problem with back? I feel like I have a tight band around back of rib cage (not gallbladder since already had that removed too). I am hoping not my kidneys again.

[Mrs. Hardwick 12.12.12 10]

I have been in a stall for about a month...anyone else having this issue?

[sharkie647 2]

I have been in a stall for about a month...anyone else having this issue?

Been in a 3 1/2 week stall. Not happy!

[Mrs. Hardwick 12.12.12 10]

Been in a 3 1/2 week stall. Not happy!

I'm not happy either....idk what to do to get out of it.

[Susansoon 48]

3 weeks and counting.

[susannabanana 18]

Been in a 3 1/2 week stall. Not happy!

Have you tried shaking up your calories? Like if you normally take in 1200 try a day with 1600 calories. I don't understand why it works but sometimes it kick starts things...

[Mrs. Hardwick 12.12.12 10]

Have you tried shaking up your calories? Like if you normally take in 1200 try a day with 1600 calories. I don't understand why it works but sometimes it kick starts things...

I tried that still nothing....getting discouraged...

[susannabanana 18]

Maybe try lowering your calories....then back up the next day?

[Evolving 973]

Have you tried shaking up your calories? Like if you normally take in 1200 try a day with 1600 calories. I don't understand why it works but sometimes it kick starts things...

Agree! Not 'bad' foods just extra almonds olive oil avocados healthy fats!

Or dip it lower works too -- IF your not already doing lower cams than upper is best- I've found

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[LG1981 111]

I tried that still nothing....getting discouraged...

I think your body is in starvation mode. Maybe you should increase your calorie intake for a couple of days. For me, the helps tremendously. Also, tracking what I eat on My Fitness Pal is a good way to see where you are at in regards to Vitamins, workouts and calories.

[erp 2,016]

Quick check in: DOS size 20/2xToday size 12/L.

[sweetcurves3 57]

I have been in a stall for about a month...anyone else having this issue?

I've been stair stepping with my weight loss. I'll lose a few pounds then stall for 2 or 3 weeks then lose a few more. I've been losing about 5 or 6 lbs a month for about 3 months.

[sweetcurves3 57]

Quick check in: DOS size 20/2xToday size 12/L.

Cute dress. You look good.

[buplee 556]

84lbs gone since being sleeved on 2/19. My wife dragged shopping, since she said I look like I've been wearing clothes that belong to someone else. I've gone from a 3-4x to a large or XL depending on the brand.

[Chelenka 827]

I have been in a stall for about a month...anyone else having this issue?

Not sure if this counts as a stall but my rate of weight loss has slowed, just over 3 lbs lost in the past 4 weeks. That being said I've found that I'm able to eat more than I could at first, kind of scared about that. Also the past two weeks I 've had a lot of high-sugar foods, especially over the 4th of July weekend. Once I start with that stuff it is a drug for me and I have to really make an effort to reign it in. I track my calories on the Lose It app and my calories have definitely crept up to 1300-1500 from 1100-1200. I see this trend in my eating as slipping back into my old habits which I MUST NOT allow myself to do. Although I don't get as hungry as I did pre-surgery I find that I do get hungry, both real and head-hunger. I knew I would reach a point post-surgery when I would hit a wall and have to start working harder to achieve my goal. I do think stalls are a normal part of any weight loss effort and the main thing is to not give up and quit trying. Our metabolism adjusts to the lower calorie intake so we have to shake things up in order to trick our metabolism back into the lose mode. I am going to try going back to the pre-op phase of Protein Shakes and green veggies only for a couple of days, a sort of fast, to see if that helps me reset my metabolism. Also, a lot of people seem to do well on the 2/5 diet, fasting on 500 calories for two days a week and eating normally the other five. Seems worth a try.

pre-surgery weight 325; surgery date 2/28/2013; surgery weight 307; 8 weeks past-op weight 281.4; 12 weeks post-op 274; 4 month post-op 266.2; 5 month post-op 262.6