Hi NYC,

I am 10 months out from surgery and have lost 80 pounds, and don't generally respond to many posts anymore, but you got my attention. FROM EXPERIENCE, I encourage you to STOP sticking...

I'm 6 months out and have lost 75 pounds. Here are some NSVs that I've noticed. When I'm in an airplane aisle I can get past a person coming toward me without difficulty. I can cross my legs. I...

Yesterday the lady I'm looking for inspired me to get my butt out of bed early and go to the gym. She gets up at 4:30 to get it all done... and I could get it all done by getting up at 5:50... so I...

Congratulations. I'm 3 months out and I've lost 59.5 pounds. My motivation was the same as yours. I'm 59 years old. I weighed 251. My daughter got married last year and I couldn't lose the...

I told my boss that I wanted him to know that I'm considering having weight loss surgery. (Even though I was certain, I told him that it was only a possibility) and that my doctor recommended it and...

I'm only guessing, because I have no desire to figure out how to stop losing weight! But I know there are high calorie protein shakes. They may help. Can you eat potatoes? Have you slowed down...

Do you have a primary doctor who is in favor of your having the surgery? I did, and that completely diffused those of my family who were worried about me having the sleeve.... or who thought it was...

Hi Abouttime...

Your numbers are EXACTLY the same as mine. Start weight and goal weight. I'm 2.5 months out and have lost 51 pounds. I've hit my first stall, so I'm feeling a bit frustrated. ...

Hi! This is exactly what I was going to write about this morning!! Thanks for beating me to it! I'm 2 1/2 months out. I've been losing 3 or 4 pounds every week. Now.... a week or so going up and...

Congratulations! Tell us how you feel physically? What can you do now that you couldn't do before? Did you have health issues? Are they resolving? Being smaller is an amazing result of this...

I could get absolutely nothing down while I was in the hospital. the clear liquids sat there. I didn't touch them. The second day was regular liquids. In order to go home I had to eat them so...

One hundred ninety nine and one half pounds !! I started at 251 two and a half months ago. 52 pounds down. I know it's just a number, but it means so much. I've weighed under 200 before. Then I ...

Congrats! This morning I weighed in at 200.5. I'm right behind you!! I feel you excitement.... and I'm looking forward to feeling the same way. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe the next. But it won't be...

Wow. Congratulations on the 80 pounds. My doctor told me that the sleeve will help you lose 60-65% of the amount you're over weight. I'm guessing that you've lost about 50%. Also, my surgeon told...

My surgeon told me that I should only expect to lose 60 - 65% of my excess weight with the sleeve. I'm 9 weeks out. I started with a BMI of 41. I'm a 37 now. I've lost 42 pounds, so I'm doing...

I'm from Miami, but I got mine done here. In November. Good luck!

I'm going to go try the stairs right now! Thanks.

I'm 8 weeks out and know that when I eat I have to eat very slowly and stop before I'm full. But sometimes, like just now, I completely ignore my brain and I end up paying for it. Lunch today was a...

Thanks everyone. I'm definitely staying away from corn, at least for a few months!

I'm seven weeks post op and have had only a few problems. Eating is no longer the pleasure it once was, but I'm not hungry (except with my eyes) so I'm doing okay. Today I had a soft tuna salad...

I'm 7 weeks out. My surgeon told me I can have cocktails.... but to remember that they have no nutritional value and lots of calories.

yes, I missed that. 2 weeks is too early for soft foods. I was on pureed foods for weeks 2 through 4. good luck!

I'm 6 weeks out, and its becoming apparent that the whole eating thing is forever different. I just came to realize that eating is no longer a pleasurable experience. Its just something we have to...

You've lost 70 pounds and gone from a 2X to a lose 12? This sounds like a fabulous result, and a great body size. Why do you have to lose 20 more pounds? Is it a number you had in your mind before...

I had my surgery on the 8th. so we're at the same spot. I got rid of the nausea by eating less... and waiting a ridiculously long time between bites. As soon as I feel the slightest big full I stop...