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18 months later... - Boy, I haven't been on here for a while!  It was so good to see familiar faces- Devon, Tracy, Carol, Nikki etc.  I've missed you all.  I wanted to update my journey with the caveat...

Band to Sleeve 1 year ago today! - A year ago today I took an expensive leap of faith in myself.  I had fought the band for 8 awful years and found myself heavier than ever before.  About 1 week before my surgery I ...

Oh demon calorie creep... - Next month I will be 1 year post op.  I have had many very long stalls along the way, so at first I didn't think twice about my latest one.  As it continued, I started to feel like...

Finally hit the 100 lb. mark! - 4 weeks to the day since my epic stall started, I have reached 100 lb. lost!  These last 4 weeks were extremely difficult for me.  They tested me for sure!  I got stuborn and power...

How to Survive a Stall - I am on day 20 of a stuborn stall.  Up, down, up, down the same pound for almost 3 weeks.  I eat 100% on plan.  I have upped my exercise a bit.  How am I keeping sane?  I keep re...

How did you celebrate? - How did you celebrate losing your 1st 100 pounds?  I wasn't really planning much more than a happy dance, but friends and family think otherwise.  I still have 80 pounds to go, ...

7 Months Today - 95 pounds lost!!!!  I worked so hard this holiday season and was rewarded with a 12 pound loss this month.  I am so proud of myself and so very glad I did this.  I was unsure, b...

6 Months Today! - It's been quite a ride!  I am 6 months out today and down 83 lb.s  My doc, today, was all smiles.  He didn't think anyone could lose this much this fast at 55 and as a revision ...

5 Month Update - Wow, 5 months ago I was so eager to know what my progress would turn out to be.  Would I fail?  Would I lose much?  The 1st doc that I saw about having a band to sleeve revision...

To Kikki-2007 - Karen, I can't get my response to your PM to go through.  My experience has been less than stellar with the doc.  I wish I had gone elsewhere. Kim

Need to whine! - I am 3 1/2 months out and down 61 lb.s.  Yay!  BUT- I have not lost any weight since Aug. 20th.  I have not gone off plan. I eat about 75 grams of protein and 575-650 calories a...

3 Months Today! - 3 Months and down 59 pounds   I've finally broken through a LONG 2 week stall and things are moving again.  Last week I had an upper endoscopy to de-kink my sleeve and I think i...

10 Weeks and down 50 pounds - My sleeve journey has been an odd one, but 50 lbs. is nothing to sneeze at!  Yesterday I met with the NUT for the 1st time.  I know, most people met the NUT before surgery, but ...

I'm so miserable - I'm a band to sleeve revision.  I had my band for 8 tortuous years.  I had it repositioned and finally removed. 3 months later I was sleeved.  Now, my surgeon for the band was w...

8 Weeks and Twoderville! - Today marks 8 weeks since I was sleeved.  What a treat to wake up to the scale saying 299.8, down 46 pounds!!!   You can bet I'm not stepping back on it for a week.  I def don't...

You are such an inspiration! Kim

1 month today! - Wow, it's been 1 month since surgery and I am finally feeling like myself again.  I've deffinitely had a slow recovery, but  I'm older (55) and have lupus and fibro and...   ...

Am I just parnoid? - I'm 3 1/2 weeks out and I'm having awful heartburn despite taking Prilosec, Pepcid Complete and Tums.  I have trouble getting much down.  Yogurt and shakes are my go to's.  I am...

Anti hunger - I'm 15 days out and am allowed soft foods, at this point.  My problem is anti hunger.  I have had a lot of nausea since surgery,  the Zofran makes me so sleepy I try not to take...