January Sleevers - Welcome

[kenson]

I cannot wait to be on months instead of weeks! I don't want to wish my life away, but I am just so excited to see the differences in life. I have been doing 2 miles on the treadmill about 4 times a week. Yesterday I realized that my 1st 5K was just 2 months away, so I did 3.1 to be sure that I could do it at this point. I will be real honest when I say that it was U-G-L-Y! But I did it, and I have a base time to go from now.

shemarie, that is awesome! Good luck on your 5K! I am working out tonite--no matter what! I want to have a good loss when I go for my two month post-op appointment on March 10th.

[finallythin]

I signed up my 3-yr old little guy for gymnastics at my gym...so that I'm AT the gym and I've started exercising! That's BIG for me...it's been over 6 months since I've worked out. He has fun, I exercise, and then we both swim. It's been amazing to bond with him that way lately. Good luck to all you sleevers!!

[kenson]

January Sleevers check in!

How is everyone doing? I'm hanging in there. Not having any problems (knock on wood!)
Yesterday was my 7 week appt., and was cleared for most foods and for all exercise! How's everyone else doing?

[Nikki11]

Hey, I am doing ok...I am 5 weeks out. I am doing good still on the soft foods but I enjoy it. I got cleared for all exercise which is exciting!

[frankenbelly51]

I'm doing well. Feeling a little down, I feel like weight loss has slowed and not sure why.

[juliek1968]

My scale hasn't moved at all in weeks. I have gone down in sizes though. I exercise 5 times a week but i am hungry every 2 to 3 hours now!!! For weeks after surgery i wasn't hungry and had to remind myself to eat...now i get hungerpains

[kenson]

My scale hasn't moved at all in weeks. I have gone down in sizes though. I exercise 5 times a week but i am hungry every 2 to 3 hours now!!! For weeks after surgery i wasn't hungry and had to remind myself to eat...now i get hungerpains

I feel I need to eat every couple of hours too. Sometimes its a couple of spoonfulls of yogurt, or it might be string cheese, etc., but I feel it when "sleevie" is empty.

[shemarie]

8 weeks today! The scale has finally moved again. I think I was about 12 days and it didn't go anywhere, but then dropped 4 basically overnight yet again. It has been a rough week, I had a kidney stone and am sick, haven't been on the treadmill, but dying to have energy to get back to it sooner than later.

[juliek1968]

Sheila i hope you pass the kidney stone fast. Those are so painful i have had five of them in the past...the last one they had to blast cause it wouldn't pass. Take care of yourself and make sure you drink plenty of fluid

[slags68]

I am doing well. I have not had any problems so far (knocking on wood) and haven't thrown up either (which I am so thankful). I have lost 43 pounds so far since surgery. I had a one week stall about 1 1/2 weeks ago.

I started on Birth Control pills this past Sunday so we will see if they effect my weight loss much. Hoping they don't!

Keep up the great work my friends!

[Jcarter2569]

My scale hasn't moved at all in weeks. I have gone down in sizes though. I exercise 5 times a week but i am hungry every 2 to 3 hours now!!! For weeks after surgery i wasn't hungry and had to remind myself to eat...now i get hungerpains

^^^^^^THIS^^^^^!!!!
I know I am not supposed to compare my progress to others , but i see many who have had surgery in the month of january, and who started at similar weight as me, who are having much more success!! It frustrates me.
Keeping calories at 750-850 per day, high protein ratio (at least 45% of my calories and around 90 grams), and keeping under 50 grams of carbs a day.

Only thing I think could be changed is working out more than 3 days a week-but with commute, and night meetings I frequently work 16 hour days.
Sounds like excuses (even to me), but it is my reality.
Sitting here, waiting for my husband to finish on exercise bike so i can get in some cardio before bed.
Don't want to go for a walk outside ( neighborrhood not the safest), and don't want to leave my little girl to go to the gym, as i already have two night meetings and an overnight business trip this week, and have barely seen her.

FRUSTRATED :-(

[MissBee]

I just have a question for the people who say there starting to get hungry, I wanted to no when you do get hungry how much are you eating? Is it the same amount your doctor told you to expect are or you eating more then that?

[shemarie]

I just have a question for the people who say there starting to get hungry, I wanted to no when you do get hungry how much are you eating? Is it the same amount your doctor told you to expect are or you eating more then that?

It really just depends on how much my belly wants honestly. I can sit down and think that I will be able to eat a yogurt and only get in 4 bites, or think that I am not too hungry and eat 1/2 a chicken breast (okay...not really, maybe 1/4)

[juliek1968]

Same here sheila. I will take out a sugar free jello and have a bite and be done or i can actually eat a whole peanut butter and jelly sandwich!! That shocked me!! Last night at supper i had to bites if roastbeef which ihavent had since surgery it was so good but twobites and done!!

[kenson]

2 ozs. is about the limit that I can eat as far as meat goes. Anything over 2 ozs. and I feel uncomfortable. I am able to eat an entire yogurt, and that scared me the first time that it happened! Like slag, I have not thrown up one time--I have such a "thing" about throwing up, so I really try to be compliant as far as what my NUT tells me to eat.

JCarter, hang in there. You've done really well thus far.