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Pics 2 Months Post Op

Height: 5'9

 

Highest Weight: 216

 

1st Goal Weight: 169

 

Sleeved: (8/17/2012): 216 lbs

 

Week 1 (8/24): 204.8 (-11.2)

Week 2 (8/31): 200.6 (-4.2)

Week 3 (9/7): 196.8 (-3.8)

Week 4 (9/14): 193.5 (-3.3)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> 9/17/12- 1 Month Anniversary w/Pics Posted in Blog

Week 5 (9/21): 191.6 (-1.9)

Week 6 (9/28): 190.1 (-1.5)

Week 7 (10/5): 187.0 (-3.1)

Week 8 (10/12): 181.9 (-5.1)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> 10/17/12- 2 Month Anniversary

 

 

**While it doesn't look like I'm getting a ton of definition, I'm actually "de-swelling" pretty evenly and not all from one spot. Everything has shrunk from a size 14 (*cough* more like a 16 *cough*) pre-op to me fitting into my size 10 jeans. I never took measurements, but my clothing is pretty much telling the story for me. And the shorts I'm wearing in my 2 month pic wouldn't even go up my thighs 2 months ago- total NSV and now my favorite pool deck lounging booty shorts. I'm still swimming 5 days a week, and I'm getting really close to my first personal goal of 169, which is the highest allowable weight according to my BMI chart. In 2 weeks I got Halloween, and in 3 weeks my Birthday. I'm really stepping it up in workouts and extra stuff just so that I can be prepared to take pics with friends and be happy, and actually smiling in all my pics. I'm ready for pics with friends finally!!! :)

 

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JMarshall

LAP-BAND Patients

great progress ! keep it up and you will be at your goal in no time.

Ready?Going..

LAP-BAND Patients

Woot! Woot! Woot!.....keep it up, cause my word......you look awesome!!!!

sunshine821

Gastric Sleeve Patients

Looking great!! Congrats!!

Traci J.

Gastric Sleeve Patients

Great job..you look fabulous :)

jenjen82

LAP-BAND Patients

awesome!!!!you go girl...i weight the same so keep posting pics so i can see about where i may be...your gonna be a skinny minnie soooonnnn...yea!!!so are you glad you had te surgery? after the surgery was it miserable?

@DomLorenVSG

Gastric Sleeve Patients

awesome!!!!you go girl...i weight the same so keep posting pics so i can see about where i may be...your gonna be a skinny minnie soooonnnn...yea!!!so are you glad you had te surgery? after the surgery was it miserable?

As someone who has battled my weight issues ALL my life, has other medical complications (I have PCOS), and has had serious interpersonal relationship problems because of insecurity, weight issues, etc. I can say this surgery saved my life. My only regret was not getting it sooner. A lot of the people who I see being negative the first few months post surgery are people who have not dealt with their relationship battles wtih food. THey weren't ready to say good bye- I however am totally okay with only getting one bite of something and being done. I have no more self loathing about over eating and ordering everything off a menu and still being hungry. It's all gone now. My head and self esteem are in a much better place. I also had a workout plan in place, I swim 5 days a week. I'm not dealing with any stalls because I've had a plan of action from get go. I don't weigh myself with my fingers crossed that the scale might go down- my scale ALWAYS goes down if only a little it's almost always moving because I workout 5 days a week. I paid out of pocket for this surgery, I sacrified a lot being a single mom paying $9000 out of pocket. I owe this to me and my child to give it everything I got now. So while there are some not so pleasant moments post surgery- I'm thankful everyday that I got it, and everyday I'm a happier and healthier person for it. I know once I get into my goal weight areas, I will have a lot more personal growing to do, to get comfortable in my body and learning how to maintain. But to know this permanent and not some fad diet, I'm so happy to hit the restart button in my life.

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