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I agree with everyone else here though, you are doing well and you shouldn't be so hard on yourself. Follow the plan and if the occasional piece of chocolate fits into your day, fine. The key here is occasional. PS - I too had to lose 20 pounds prior to surgery, it's not as hard as it sounds and feels, but then I was using…

Initially my weight loss was really good by my standards. Then I hit a stall at 9 months out and it never went back to coming off like it did. Even though I've lost 164 pounds so far, most of it has come off very slowly, but that's OK. At least it's till coming off. I understand you want it gone quickly, me too, but this…

Hello Lori. Since you are still working on getting the weight off and haven't quit, I don't know that I would consider you a "Failure". I am 3.5 years out from sleeve surgery, have not made it to goal yet and just had a 10 pound regain. I am however not ready to give up, so I'm back to working the plan and working towards…

OK folks, remember age and amount being lost are also affecting if our skin readjusts or not. For those of you who are younger and have less to lose, your skin may bounce back. But for people like me, who lose slowly (always have) but are older and have more to lose, my skin will not bounce back. Two reasons. My age (late…

Love it! I had my yearly physical in early December with my PCP. He gave me a copy of the report. It was the first time I have ever seen myself described as being Overweight. I posted on here how thrilled I was to be Overweight and how funny it sounds to be happy to be Overweight. I started this at 386 and was "severly…

That's awesome! I too can look at myself and see how far I've come. Yes there are still things I don't like (hanging skin from the weight loss) but there's a huge difference between not likeing something and accepting my body post VSG. I think it shows great emotional growth that you could see yourself, cue in on your…

Paul! I'm not going to "quote" your response, but saying "well said" to you is a vast understatement! You rock! What a wonderful, thoughtful and honest response. I am very impressed!

I see a huge difference! You are doing great!

Oh lets see, after a 164 pound loss (so far, another 66 to goal)* I have collar bones! * I am cold all the time even in summer * My shoes are now all too wide * I can cross my legs * My bust line looks like a bust line rather than the top roll * I fit anywhere I want to sit now (car, booth, theater seats, airline seats,…

Although I understand that you want to get out of the "Obese" category I do agree that sometimes our bodies just won't go any lower. I'm finally in the "overweight" category, the top of the range. And my goal weight, if I go that low, will just be the bottom of the overweight category, but still overweight. Does that…

Great progress! You can really see the difference!

I had the sleeve 3.5 years ago. I never really got my hunger back, real hunger that is. What I struggle with is head hunger. You know, that need to eat, sometimes even when you just finished a meal a little bit ago and really are still full? Some get it when they are bored? You know what I mean. If I get that head hunger…

I believe it's an individual thing. I was sleeved 3.5 years ago. I hit a stall at 9 months out that lasted 4 months. Since then it's never been as it was. I lose slowly, but I'm still losing. Between my 2 year check up and my 3 year check up I lost 15 pounds. Other than my recent bump up (I stopped working the program over…

I had the same issue! I never believed in the "starvation mode" idea until my nutritionist told me that the stall I was in (started at 9 months out and was still going on at my one year check up) was because I was eating too few calories and had put myself into starvation mode. She told me to up calories by 100 per day…

I had the sleeve and my nutritionist never said I couldn't eat soup, only that most canned or prepackaged soups don't have enough protein to make the fat and sodium in them worth it. So, I make my own. I load them up with meat and veggies and I use broth that is sodium free and spice to taste. I make chili (ground turkey…

You are doing great! And having a better attitude is a wonderful goal! I might be a lot less frustrated if I kept my mind on what I've lost and how much better I feel rather than being frustrated with my scale not moving. Good points! Thanks for sharing them!

Dale, you inspire me! Not many people on here need to lose 200 or more. I do and you are one of the few I can look to who has done what I am trying so hard to do. If I go all the way to goal, and I haven't decided if I want to go down that far, I will lose 220 pounds. At the very least I will lose 200, putting me at 186. I…

I too gain comfort from seeing that I'm not alone in my struggles, that others are having good and bad days just like me. If we only see the good times, we aren't seeing the reality. This is hard, pre surgery, surgery and post surgery. And then there's maintenance. It's never going to be easy, but God knows, it is so worth…

Oh Thaeda! I feel like a fraud too. I posted yesterday about gaining 10 pounds since Thanksgiving. How can anyone look up to me or listen to anything I say when I can't even get to goal. And then I regain 10 pounds because I was eating out of control again? I want so badly to go back to 3 protein shakes a day and nothing…

GT, And there's where I screwed up. I didn't have a plan. I was just mindlessly eating all through and after the holidays. It really wasn't the holidays or the treats, it was me being out of control again. And although I'm dissapointed in myself for losing control my 3rd holiday season out, I'm not beating myself up over…

I regained 10 pounds too. I am 3.5 years out, not to goal (160), lowest was 222, yesterday was 232. Today I am back to basics, focusing on getting in all my protein and water, being active every day and more active at least 3 days per week. For me it wasn't the holidays, it was allowing myself to eat badly for several…

I bring both breakfast and lunch every day to work. Breakfast is usually Dannon Light Greek Yogurt 2X Protein or Cottage cheese. Very rarely I will bring the other 1/2 of an omlett. Lunch is usually a salad (1 cup of lettuce mix, a 1/4 cup shredded cheese and 4 ounces of meat) with one of the Bolthouse Farms salad…

Remember folks, it's always protein first, so if you are eating salad, either eat the protein that's topping it first or the protein on the side first and then the lettuce. Like I said, I am 3.5 years out and eat salad almost daily, but the protein I top it with goes in before the actual lettuce or there just isn't enough…

Great progress Phill! Congratulations!

I've always been a slow loser. But like everyone said here, it's not really a race it's a journey. To my way of thinking there is no finish line. Yes I may be finished losing at some point, but then the maintenance begins and the "journey continues". Congratualtions on your loss so far!

Wonderful progress! Doesn't look like the same person and I bet you don't feel like the same person either!

I went from very wide shoes to now having a narrow foot! Most of my shoes no longer fit for that reason. But I stayed the same size, didn't shrink a size like you.

[/quote] I do better with planning some of the time. I definitely plan what I am taking to work for the day, but I do not plan days in advance or anything-- if I do that, I tend to "rebel"-- it is so weird!! Like if I "planned" to have tuna for lunch on Tues and get all resentful because I want tureky instead--- me and my…

I stalled at 9 months out and didn't lose another ounce until about 13 months out. I was eating less than 800 calories per day and my nutritionist told me I had put myself in starvation mode. I upped the calories to 1,000 and increased protein and the stall ended. I will tell you that ever since, I lose very slowly and I…

I am currently at 55.7% loss and it's getting very difficult. My doctor told me to expect to get to 200, pop up to 220 and stay there. I am 222 right now, so he is predicting a 55% loss. I want to get and stay somewhere below 200 so still working on it. I think it's partially that they don't want to "promise" you will lose…