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Ho everyone. It's been a wild ride since surgery on May 9th. Here are the stats.

HW - 380

Started process at - 365

SW - 351

CW- 298

What I've learned:

Surgery was tough but not nearly as bad as I feared. No pain ever really but had bouts of nausea and acid that were pretty trying but well worth it.

This takes time! The exhaustion for the first six weeks was pretty bad but I learned to just plug along. Rest when needed!

My sleeve is the boss of me! A couple of times I ate compulsively and I paid the price! A good learning tool to eat thoughtfully! Plan meals and sit down to eat.

I've learned to eat when I'm hungry and not when I'm not. Focus on Protein first!

I can do so much more even though I've suffered a pretty severe knee injury. I walk a minimum of 10k steps a day. Take a longish walk every night and ride a bike three miles per day.

Weigh yourself as often as you like but don't obsess about numbers! The three week stall sucked but after two weeks of stall - whoosh! Five pounds gone in a day!

The scale can suck! One day at the end of my stall I actually went UP 10 pounds. Then a few days later was down nearly ten! Could be Water weight or Constipation just ride it out!

The constipation can be a killer! Take Miralax, stool softener a or whatever surgeon recommends if you suffer from this!

Tell people if you want don't if you don't! This is a personal process and sharing can be good sometimes but not so others.

Get help when you need help! Come here to BP and don't be afraid to call surgeon or NUT for support!

All in all I feel great! I can do things I never could have done before!

Being under 300 is like being a kid again and I'm going to enjoy every moment.

I wish I'd have done this when I was 30!

Best to all of you. This is truly life changing!

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I've been stuck on the 3-week stall I didn't know it was a thing but for the last week I have not lost any weight and was getting very discouraged. Couldn't understand how I could be taking in so few calories and not losing but I do feel it's going to start dropping again looking forward to it.

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I've been stuck on the 3-week stall I didn't know it was a thing but for the last week I have not lost any weight and was getting very discouraged. Couldn't understand how I could be taking in so few calories and not losing but I do feel it's going to start dropping again looking forward to it.

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Embrace the Stall

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@@UpandAtom great post! The upbeat attitude is infectious. I love that you are so active 3 mile bike ride and a nightly walk- wow. Talk about goals. Thanks for sharing.

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Ho everyone. It's been a wild ride since surgery on May 9th. Here are the stats.

HW - 380

Started process at - 365

SW - 351

CW- 298

What I've learned:

Surgery was tough but not nearly as bad as I feared. No pain ever really but had bouts of nausea and acid that were pretty trying but well worth it.

This takes time! The exhaustion for the first six weeks was pretty bad but I learned to just plug along. Rest when needed!

My sleeve is the boss of me! A couple of times I ate compulsively and I paid the price! A good learning tool to eat thoughtfully! Plan meals and sit down to eat.

I've learned to eat when I'm hungry and not when I'm not. Focus on Protein first!

I can do so much more even though I've suffered a pretty severe knee injury. I walk a minimum of 10k steps a day. Take a longish walk every night and ride a bike three miles per day.

Weigh yourself as often as you like but don't obsess about numbers! The three week stall sucked but after two weeks of stall - whoosh! Five pounds gone in a day!

The scale can suck! One day at the end of my stall I actually went UP 10 pounds. Then a few days later was down nearly ten! Could be Water weight or Constipation just ride it out!

The constipation can be a killer! Take Miralax, stool softener a or whatever surgeon recommends if you suffer from this!

Tell people if you want don't if you don't! This is a personal process and sharing can be good sometimes but not so others.

Get help when you need help! Come here to BP and don't be afraid to call surgeon or NUT for support!

All in all I feel great! I can do things I never could have done before!

Being under 300 is like being a kid again and I'm going to enjoy every moment.

I wish I'd have done this when I was 30!

Best to all of you. This is truly life changing!

Hey congratulations! Thank you for talking about stall. Sleeved, 6/8 was HW 281, 241 SD and only down to 226. I walk not as much as you but I am getting there. At 3 miles 4 sometimes. I eat 1/4 cup Protein a meal. No snacking and keeping it low card. Our surgeon at Kaiser here in Bay Area CA. They do not want us doing Protein shakes. Getting all my Water only Vitamin that has caused issue is Iron. It loves to revisit in the middle of night ew! Tastes like a mouth of copper pennies. 4th of July got cute had 2 bites of Ben & Jerry's and let me tell you. The worst feeling guess that was a preview of dumping syndrome. Glad you are doing so good. Hear you about having it when you were younger. I am 49 but suppose we were not ready for all it takes to be successful at this. It is mental much more than physical. Most people are cool. Have an over weight aunt that has tried to sabotage probably without knowing but you do not send a pic of cake knowing I am still recovering. People do not think sometimes. Oh well.

Thanks for the share going to kick up the steps you just encouraged me. So happy for you! I live in Napa Valley get to walk in the vineyards!post-290841-14681199684514_thumb.jpg

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Me too I walk over by marsing

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