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I will be 6 months out on Tuesday, 12/11/12. I usually loose 8 pounds a month now. I am at 155.8 and almost at my surgeon's goal of 155 but would like to be at 130-140 for my personal goal. I have had a few stalls. I try to eat 1000 cals a day and 100 grams of protein a day and drink 80 oz of liquids a day too. I walk 2-4…

I took an rx before sleeve surgery for Gerd and started taking it after surgery again too. I was able to get off it at about 3 months post op. My Surgeon told me sometimes acid reflex can be an issue for sleeve people. I also had a hital hernia repaired when they went into do the sleeve surgery which can make acid reflux…

They are opening up the firs Planet Fitness in my town soon. I signed up for the $10 a month plan and $1 sign up fee. If I don't like it I can quit too since there isn't a yearly contract. If I like and continue there is a $24.99 membership fee due in Oct 2013 and it is still only $10 a month. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a…

Goal by New Years Day 1/1/13 150 11/5/12 weight was 165.6 11/11/12 weight was 165.4 -.2 pounds 11/15/12 weight was 164 -1.4 pounds! Yahoo scale movement again! 11/19/12 weight was 162.6 -1.4 pounds! Been walking 4 miles a day M-F or 20 miles a week now. 12/4/12 weight was 158.8 -3.80 pounds. Walking 4 miles a day M-F or 20…

My personal weight goal is to be at 130-140 I am at 157 yesterday. My surgeon's goal is 155. I feel the same way. In my head I still think of me as obese. I look at my size 10 jeans and can see they are smaller but in my head I can compute it! I guess I need to put the one pair of pants I kept that are a size 3XL to get…

My bariatric program only allows two brands, Celebrate and Bariatric Advantage. They don't sell these at their program either so they aren't making money off them. They found these two brands taken by WLS folks show the best lab results. I have had labs taken at 1 month post op, 3 months post op, 6 months post op, 9 months…

Using Red Box to test out the games is a good idea! I never thought of that since I have Netflix and they spun off their game category into another rental co. now. Thanks!

The Walk It Out game sounds fun. I use Leslie Sansone walk dvds all the time but might enjoy this game too. The Jillian Micheals game has me running in place in 2 minute increaments in between different exercises too and I do like that one. It gets my heart rate up on my fitness watch. Thanks!

I just got a Wii and bought Just Dance during Black Friday. I have a heart monitor watch I wear during exercising and I was in my target zone while doing this game for 45 minutes. I was sweating too! It might be as hard core as the gym but any movement that gets your heart rate up will help burn some calories. Some is…

Tue 12/04/12 12:19 PMGoal by New Years Day 1/1/13 150 11/5/12 weight was 165.6 11/11/12 weight was 165.4 -.2 pounds 11/15/12 weight was 164 -1.4 pounds! Yahoo scale movement again! 11/19/12 weight was 162.6 -1.4 pounds! Been walking 4 miles a day M-F or 20 miles a week now. 12/4/12 weight was 158.8 -3.80 pounds. Walking 4…

Goal by New Years Day 1/1/13 150 11/5/12 weight was 165.6 11/11/12 weight was 165.4 -.2 pounds 11/15/12 weight was 164 -1.4 pounds! Yahoo scale movement again! 11/19/12 weight was 162.6 -1.4 pounds! Been walking 4 miles a day M-F or 20 miles a week now. 12/4/12 weight was 158.8 -3.80 pounds. Walking 4 miles a day M-F or 20…

Goal by New Years Day 1/1/13 150 11/5/12 weight was 165.6 11/11/12 weight was 165.4 -.2 pounds 11/15/12 weight was 164 -1.4 pounds! Yahoo scale movement again! 11/19/12 weight was 162.6 -1.4 pounds! Been walking 4 miles a day M-F or 20 miles a week now. Everyone have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Goal by New Years Day 1/1/13 150 11/5/12 weight was 165.6 11/11/12 weight was 165.4 -.2 pounds 11/15/12 weight was 164 -1.4 pounds! Yahoo scale movement again!

I didn't have any co morbilities but I did have joint pain due to my weight. My insurance did cover it thank goodness. My weight was 223 day of surgery. I lost 47 before surgery. I was still classified as obese at 223 at 5'4". Good luck!

I am meeting my Mom and some other relatives and we are going out to eat for Thanksgiving. I will eat a small bite of things I enjoy but focus on protein of the turkey. I will eat a normal breakfast and get in my 80 oz of water too. Having the sleeve as my tool helps me to eat a small amount and still feel full. I think we…

I was sleeved 6/11/12 5 months ago yesterday! I don't regret it at all and wish I had done it a long time ago. I have lost around 105 pounds, 47 pre op from 2/1/12 to 6/11/12 and 58 post op. I am wearing size 12 pants from a 24W and size med or large tops from a size 2XL or 3XL. Wearing a pair of tall black boots today…

I was sleeved 6/11/12 5 months ago and don't regret it one bit. The only regret I really have is waiting till I was 48 to have it done. Wish I would have had WLS long before that but oh well! My insurance paid for mine. They just started covering the sleeve last year as before that they would only pay for lap band and RNY.…

11/5/12 weight was 165.6 11/11/12 weight was 165.4 UGH only lost .2 pounds. Must be going through another dreaded stall! I have upped my exercise to include walking 4 miles a day in one hour, 50 sit ups a day and over the head upper arm curls 50 reps with 3 pound weight in each hand. I am staying on track with protein,…

I hate having my picture taken but I have been taking pics of my progress since June of this year. I should wear the same outfit but I don't. I also have been taking my measurements every month or so. I didn't log them into MFP but write them down on paper to keep track. Sometimes you might not loose weight but you will…

Great job! Congrats!

Good luck on your surgery. Let us know how you are doing once you feel up to it.

Congrats!

Your body is probably holding on to fat/weight right now. It's saying "whoa! She is starving me! I better hang onto this fat/weight so she can survive!" You will probably loose more before the 2 weeks is up. I think I only lost 10 pounds on mine and I followed it to a T and didn't cheat at all. You are doing great! Just…

I have bad knees and one is bone on bone with upper bone off from the lower bone and the knee cap is off centered but too young for knee replacement surgery and I don't wanna have it anyways. I tried Zumba dvds and that is when I had my last knee pain episode and I had modified some of the moves too so I don't do Zumba.…

Congrats and GREAT job to both of you!

The ones I love is "how much weight have you lost" then you tell them then they kinda look at you and are thinking "you weight that much to begin with?!?!" They don't say it but ya know they are thinking it. I think some people are being kind and they just kinda don't think what they say when they see ya. I went to a…

I have both and really prefer Leslie Sansone's walking dvds. I have bad knees and after doing some of the modified Zumba exercises I had big problems with my left knee in Feb of this year so I haven't done Zumba since. I do the 2 mile walk in 30 minutes at 5:30am and then do it again after work so I get 4 miles in a day. I…

Congrats on your anniversary of surgery and your weight loss! You are doing terrific!

For me it was just being tired of being obese and my knees hurting so bad. I had to give up dog agility training this Feb when my left knee went out. After I saw the Dr. and xrays they said knee replacement surgery but I was too young and too obese to have the surgery. Well, I don't want knee surgery to begin with so I was…

I am at 165 as of today-11/5/12. My surgeon's goal for me is 155. I would like to be at 150 by 1/1/13, thats 15 pounds to loose by then. I usually average 2 pounds lost a week. I am also upping my exercise and doing at least 4 miles a day, 2 miles in AM and 2 miles in PM with Leslie Sansone walking dvd. I am adding other…