100 pounds in 7 months
I made goal and earned my Century Club card today. I began my journey on June 1, 2011 with the 10-day pre-op diet. I lost 12 pounds on the pre-op diet. I managed to lose the remaining 88 pounds over the next 7 months. I weigh 135 today and went from a size 20-22 to a size 6 pants and small shirts. I am 47 and so droopy skin is there but not too bad. I started losing my hair at 4 months and am still losing it. The shedding is not a bad thing for me as I have very thick hair, but based on others, I imagine that it will slow down in my 8th or 9th month.
I only just began exercising to see if I can give that skin something to drape over. I decided to only focus on weight loss first. The reason I did this was because MY usual MO was to start exercise, hurt myself, and then say f*%$k it to the diet and everything (I have always been an all or nothing kind of gal). In this journey, I have really tried to be mindful of my triggers for weight loss failure and do the opposite. I don't recommend not exercising, but it worked for me.
The secret for me to a fast loss was to NOT THINK too much. The idea for me was to stick to this long enough in order to develop NEW healthier habits. I followed my doctors eating plan 100%:
600-800 Cals
64 oz water minimum
60-80g Protein
Vitamins as prescribed every day
I measure all portions and...
....I NEVER OVERATE MY SLEEVE!
With this simple formula I did not endure any long pauses, but I DID have short (1 week) pauses in my loss. I weighed every day but I did not PANIC when I gained or the scale didn't move. I stayed the course and put 100% faith in my doc's eating phases and plan. I DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING!
It seems easy now that I look back, but realistically it was not. I did not share my surgery with anyone. Not my children nor my family (I am divorced and kids are young). This is something I needed to do and prove to and for myself. My support was these boards. By monitoring threads I was able to gage my progress as "normal". If I wasn't sure, I would ask and I have kept an open line to Dr. Alvarez and Susan, his patient coordinator.
Thank you to all who share on these boards, vets and new sleevers alike. I have put some before and afters in my profile. Here is to continued support and my move to the next phase of my doctors plan....maintenance!
Ann
I only just began exercising to see if I can give that skin something to drape over. I decided to only focus on weight loss first. The reason I did this was because MY usual MO was to start exercise, hurt myself, and then say f*%$k it to the diet and everything (I have always been an all or nothing kind of gal). In this journey, I have really tried to be mindful of my triggers for weight loss failure and do the opposite. I don't recommend not exercising, but it worked for me.
The secret for me to a fast loss was to NOT THINK too much. The idea for me was to stick to this long enough in order to develop NEW healthier habits. I followed my doctors eating plan 100%:
600-800 Cals
64 oz water minimum
60-80g Protein
Vitamins as prescribed every day
I measure all portions and...
....I NEVER OVERATE MY SLEEVE!
With this simple formula I did not endure any long pauses, but I DID have short (1 week) pauses in my loss. I weighed every day but I did not PANIC when I gained or the scale didn't move. I stayed the course and put 100% faith in my doc's eating phases and plan. I DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING!
It seems easy now that I look back, but realistically it was not. I did not share my surgery with anyone. Not my children nor my family (I am divorced and kids are young). This is something I needed to do and prove to and for myself. My support was these boards. By monitoring threads I was able to gage my progress as "normal". If I wasn't sure, I would ask and I have kept an open line to Dr. Alvarez and Susan, his patient coordinator.
Thank you to all who share on these boards, vets and new sleevers alike. I have put some before and afters in my profile. Here is to continued support and my move to the next phase of my doctors plan....maintenance!
Ann
Way to go! Congrats!
Candy from Austin, TX | Website | MyFitnessPal | My OH Blog
5'6" / HW 375 / SW 355 / CW 150 / Maintaining 155-159 - Goal Reached! 225 Pounds Lost
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WOW! That is great! You have really got to be proud of what you have done for yourself. Thanks for sharing 
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