Check in April 2011 Sleevers!!

Great job!!! It's a beautiful thing! I just wish I had done it when I was smaller..but shouda coulda woulda... 

Hi April Sleevers, I am having a tough time this week. I have been on a plateau for the past 2.5 weeks and this week I was craving ice cream. I went and bought a cup full and ate it yesterday evening, and I spent the rest of the evening paying for it. I had been jogging every other day, but have not the last 5 days. I am not sure why I am having such a difficult time now, this is the first time since getting sleeved that I feel that I am struggling. Is this normal? Is there a such thing as a VSG struggle phase?

Way to go everyone! I'm down 95 lbs and stalled...right before the Century Club, of course!

Bought my first size large shirt Monday.

Hey Girl your doing it Big over there. I'm down 238 from my highest  and 149 since surgery. Glad to see your doing good

I'm doing great!  Definetly happy that I'm sleeved :)  I still get hunger, but that is ok :)

I no longer fit in the clothes I was wearing at surgery time.  Fortunately I have a batch of cute clothes that I fit in for about 2 minutes after a big weightloss a few years ago.  They were tight on me back then, but fit me nicely now :)  It will be SUPER exiting when those clothes are way too big for me!!!!  It is so exciting to currently be at my "lowest adult weight" and still be losing!!

I know some people say that "surgery isn't the easy way out", but so far, that isn't how I feel.  To me, this is much easier and rewarding than all of my previous dieting attempts over the last 27 years!!!  I think the hardest part of this whole process for me was the mental struggles I went through while going through a binge eating program last year.  It was a great program though, and it helped me deal with my eating issues BEFORE having surgery.

 I LOVE my sleeve.  The honeymoon is definetly over though... my weight loss has slowed and I have to be very structured with my eating (which is fine, I knew it was a lifestyle change).  I box and train 5 days a week and love that I'm actually able to do a burpy/push-up/run 5 km... just generally being physically active... it's my biggest NSV. 

I was lucky and didn't lose any of my hair.  I've religiously eaten over a 100 grams of protein a day, kept my carbs under 40 and calories between 750-900.  I do allow myself a cheat day every two weeks, where I eat what ever junky food I feel like.  It is a bit of a sanity keeper and after my day of pigging out I really want to get back on track because it doesn't feel good.  Lately my cheat days are more about cheese and fruit than ice cream and junk food. 

July was a really hard month for me, I had to deal with my emotional eating tendencies.  I broke up with my boyfriend and immediately wanted to turn to food for comfort.  I see a therapist regularly to work through issues as they come up.  You can guarentee that they will because for a lot of us food has been a coping/numbing machanism and it's scary when it's not available like that.  (Well I guess it is but I have no desire to EVER live that way again)

Most importantly I feel vibrant, sparkly and alive.

Glad to see all the other April sleevers are doing so well too!  

I am down 59 lbs since surgery. Went thru a slower loss period when I was eating more fresh veggies and less protein, but I've gotten back on track and doing ok. Still wearing the clothes I wore last year at this time when I was down some but they are mostly very baggy. I've made a few purchases from Goodwill and have found that sizes vary alot from brand to brand. Some I can wear comfortably and some are rather tight. Waiting patiently to break out the clothes I have packed away from a thinner era.

I feel great. Still have lots of restriction.

I am down from a size 20 pants to a size 8 just this week. My feet are sore as I have recently logged 9 miles in under 2 hrs.  I am training for the half marathon 13.1 miles in November. We walk every Sunday and each week we are increasing the mileage to get us ready for the big day. 
I have also lost almost a whole shoe size.


I love Mr. Hanky aka my sleeve

I'm so happy to see that we're all doing so well! Keep up the good work Sleevers!! :D  

I am down 92 pounds and feeling great.  Yes clothes are a big issue, but I have friends loaning me some and clearance racks and second hand stores.....