Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories

I had my sleeve surgery on June 12. I lost 30 pound pre-op and have lost another 50 post-op. I am thrilled, thankful... and now seem to be stuck. It's been about 2-3 weeks with very little movement weight wise. I have increased my exercise. I still have 100 pounds to go so I sure don't want to stay at this weight. Any tips on helping my body move forward with my weight loss? Thanks!

I saw my surgeon for a fill this evening and he declared me a lap band success! He said he regards a successful bandster as someone who loses between 50 and 75% of their excess weight. I've exceeded the 75% mark so I definitely qualify in his calculations. He was also pretty impressed that I turned up on my bicycle for my appointment. He lives in the same small town as I do but practices in another town, about 30 minutes freeway drive away, so he knew exactly how far I had ridden to get there and how far I had to get home - well, not exactly because I don't ride on the freeway, which adds a few more kilometres. I cycle commute to work (30km each way), twice a week, …

Are there any sleevers out there who suffer from hypothyroidism and have been successful? Please advise.

Any suggestions? There is so much to deal with! Help this is .... Ahhh! Lol sorry but I don't believe I look thin as people say, I feel fat and ugly all over again!

I have lost 95 lb from 335 lb on july 2nd and have gone from a size 48 to a size 38 pant size. It has been a lot of work to eat cleanly, take supplements, drink enough and get the daily exercise in. Weight loss is definitely slowing down, but that just means I need to up the workout intensity. Goal is 60 more lbs to go and also to have a muscular body. Feels good to be back in the 38s...

I passed my one year mark on the 10th of November with a total weight loss of 148 pounds! I only have 7 pounds to my goal weight! Woot! my superpower is......

Need to know if Medicare covers the sleeve in the Cinti area for people over 61 years old. Please step up because my surgery is in 2 weeks. My BCBS will not give me a pre-cert because I have Medicare and it is primary. If Medicare does not pay , BCBS will not pay either. I can not afford to pay for this surgery. HELP

I'm 2 months post op and I can fit jeans I couldn't get above my knees last year. I'm so excited but still a long way to go!

My surgery was on Oct 25, surgery weight 274.2. At 14 days post op my weight was 262.6, end of my full liquid diet. Then I started the mushy stage. I am now 17 days post surgery, current weight 265.6. I am 8.6 pounds down. I need help with my weigh loss? Why did I gain weight?

Today is my 16 week surgiversary. I've lost a total of 65 pounds. This has been a week of reaching milestones in my weight loss journey. This morning, I weighed the very lowest amount since 2004. My weight this morning was 199.6!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I originally set this as my goal weight for December 31. I’ve lost an average of 3.73 pound per week or just slightly over ½ pound per day!!! At the three month post op mark, they project that 35% of excess body weight should have been lost. I lost 48.4%!!! I realized that I’ve now lost more than ½ of the amount of the weight recommended to be within a healthy body weight index (bmi). These are just the recent victories…

You know how you before surgery that you have these goals set in your mind that are so important to meet after surgery. In relation to numbers mine were hitting 250 Check 225 Check 200 Check 175 CHECK As of today I met this goal too!! One more to go at 150 and then my final goal of 145. Wow I can't believe I am this far down and still dropping. Amazing!!!! Just wanted to share! 150 Nope 145 Nope Date of Surger 6/7/12 Surgery weight 261.4 Todays weight 175.2

I want a rny bracelet does any1 have or kno where to get them. Please let me kno. THANX

Hi guys. It's been weird here in NYC because my doctors have DISAPPEARED post Sandy. I didn't get to have my post op appointment at NYU or my esophogram. I call all the time and the say they will call back but don't. I called to see if I should advance my diet, no one called back. So I'm just winging it. But it's going ok. The weight loss is encouraging of course but eating is weird. Dies this sound normal to you? I am never hungry because I always feel stuffed. Yes, stuffed. Food goes down fine... I'm on mushies. No stuck episodes. But I can't eat much at all, I know that's the point, but I'm on mfp and every day it tells me I'm eating too few calories. Yester…

I had a RNY Gastric Bypass done on July 24, 2012 and I have a lot of Questions about Gastric Bypass my Questions are: Has Anyone had the RNY Gastric Bypass Surgery done? I have a lot of Questions about Gastric Bypass Can someone answer any questions that I have about Gastric Bypass that I have at times? If you know about Gastric Bypass Would you be willing to be an email pen pal I am looking for email pen pals that will answer short letters with Questions like for example: 1. Do you Have Any Pets? 2. Do you like Music? 3. What Type of Music Do you like? 4. Have you ever had the RNY Gastric Bypass Done? 5. Do you like Church Bells-Carillons? 6. Do you like to Send out …

So I need to clarify that it is not 84 lbs since surgery, it is 35 before the 2 week pre-op Optifast diet, 20 lbs in the two weeks of Optifast, and then 29 in the 6 weeks since the surgery. Either way it is 84 lbs since the end of Feb/beginning of March. I feel great and am about 45-50 lbs from goal at this point, 185 was my HS athletics and military weight (6 ft tall). I keep thinking to myself that I took the easy way out becaue I have worked my butt off in the past to lose weight, and always have, just could never keep it off. Now I am losing with only basic gym time and I never feel hungry. Although I am only down 4 inches on my jeans, it is deceiving becasue I …

My name is Robyn, I had the lap band put on on Dec 26, 2010. It is the best decision I made in my life. My top weight was about 320lbs. My family doctor has it at 314lb, but when I had an appointment I would not eat for a couple days so I know the 314lb was wrong. The day or my surgery I weighed 295lbs. I just got weighed the other day and it was 157lbs. I lost a whole person I am the strongest, thinest, healthest, and the happiest I have ever been. I thank God everyday for this medical miracle they call the lap band. I tried for years to lose weight with all kinds of diets I lost and gained I felt like a yo yo. It was easy to change my life style when the help of the b…

the first one is this year and i remember feeling really down this day, my job went on an outting and everyone looked so cute and tiny and i felt like a lump of whatever and that day one of the younger girls chose to sit by me on the bus, before she sat down she was like i hope i fit WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTT. my feelings were so hurt, of course she was like i didnt mean it like that, yeah right she is all of 23 petite with booty and gets major attention. I didnt understand why she had to put me down. do this child know when im smaller i put her body to shame. lol the second one was taken last week

My BMI at 29 no longer qualifies me as OBESE! I am just overweight... what an amazing feeling. Just being able to drop that label of obese is crazy and something I never thought I would accomplish before I had this surgery. Just wanted to share!

Went to my safety guy today at work and asked for some new shirts (old ones 4X) he said all i have is some XL so i replied well ill take them they will fit when i loose a little more weight well i came home and for the hell of it tried one on here it is wow it fit size 36 pants (thank you losingitforme) and my new shirt for work

In just alittle over 7 short months I have gone from 330 lbs down to 199. I just cant believe it!!! I am so grateful to have been able to have this procedure. What a blessing! Good luck to all on this journey and I wish you all the very best. Im not done yet...40 lbs I think then I will be content. God bless

My name is Robyn, I had the lap band put on on Dec 26,2010. It is the best decision I made in my life. My top weight was about 320lbs. My family doctor has it at 314lb, but when I had an appointment I would not eat for a couple days so I know the 314lb was wrong. The day or my surgery I weighed 295lbs. I just got weighed the other day and it was 157lbs. I lost a whole person I am the strongest, thinest, healthest, and the happiest I have ever been. I thank God everyday for this medical miracle they call the lap band. I tried for years to lose weight with all kinds of diets I lost and gained I felt like a yo yo. It was easy to change my life style when the help of the ban…

I have avoided this forum for so long. I had RNY in June 2008 and have gained back weight. I started out at 328 lbs. and lost down to 175 lbs. I was doing well and had continued to lose. In December of 2010, my oldest son passed away suddenly as a result of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) due to meds he had been on since a brain tumor in 2001. That completely threw me off track and it has taken a year and a half to get myself together. I had gained back up to 246 by not following the food plan recommended by my surgeon. When Brandon died, I really had no appetite but people kept saying "you have to eat, you'll get sick". I take full responsibility th…

Got this peacoat today at the goodwill for $7!! And it's a size 16!! Had to share! I haven't been a 16 since highschool!

Half way to goal. it's amazing what you can see in pictures. If you aren't taking pictures, you should! Your progress is much more visible in pics than it is in the mirror.

Starting weight 292 Current weight 256 Pounds lost 36 I love my band!!!!!!!!!!!

I am nervous ...I still weigh the same as I did 2 weeks ago..its been 2 weeks and i still weigh the same! Has this happened to anyone else?

I'm finally sleeved wow I thought it would be worst I did not have any nasea no dizziness after surgery, I'm holding my liquids down and all is going great. I'm a bit sore I hardly have any pain it's horrible when I cough but other than that I feel great

My face transforming.

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It might not have been a long ways to go to get to onderland but it came so fast. 2 weeks post op exactly. Havent been here for years and I don't plan on leaving still holding my breath to get over the 6 week leak scare (I know they can happen anytime but 6 weeks is my magic number tip I can put it in the back of my mind). Recovery has been a breeze thus far. Seeing everyone's posts and pics are such a great help and inspiration to a newbie like myself.

I know I'm jumping the gun since I'm only 16 days post op but I'm super proud of what I have done and I want to share! I have lost 60lbs since the 4th of July and I'm down 20 since surgery! PS This is my first time loading pics so odds are it won't work

June sleeve almost 5 months out lost 108 lbs no medical problem i am glad i did it.also playing hockey again

I still have a ways to go but I'm really happy with my progress!!! Seem the stall broke this week. I've lost 4 pounds this week. This was the absolute best decision of my life. I wish I had been able to do it sooner. I prayed God would release me from the bondage of obesity and he did!! God is good!

Well, for the last couple months I'd been having serious problems convincing people my driver's license was really mine. I looked absolutely nothing like the picture on it anymore. I have to fly in a couple weeks so I thought I'd better get a new one before then for fear security wouldn't let me pass because my ID didn't even look like me. So.. here is my old and new driver's license pics. On left taken November 2011. On the right October 2012. Almost 160 pounds lost

RESOLVED! That, in itself, has made this journey worth it! I'm only about half way to my goal, but I'm feeling so grateful for the results so far. I had previously been on 2 types of insulin as well as oral medication. =)

Love reading all these posts of successful weightloss, I can't wait to join in (surgery date dec 10) Before wls, how many of you guys EVER used the phrase "it's been so easy" or "I dont even workout" when it came to weightloss? I love it! Did you ever think in your wildest dreams that it could be done, let alone by you?

How much did you lose 1st month post op.?

I was banded July 2009. I statred out at 252 lbs and lost over 100 lbs. I got down to 147 lbs.. I was on top of the world. Until my band had slipped. I had gotten some fluid taken out to help it fall back into place. I was able to eat more comfortably. Then I had decided to get even healthier by quitting smoking. I quit in January of this year and have put back on 30 lbs. I'm so afraid this is just the start of a downfall.. so of course with the weight gain my self loathing is back and the depression is starting to set in again.... HELP, What do I do?????

Hey gang I'm 9 months out but I think I have something going on. My stomach burns and I feel like I have indigestion all the time. I know I need to follow-up with physician but I was wondering if anyone has faced this issue?

U was sleeved in Sept. 12 of this year and I have had my up and downs. I have been on this journey for a year and I am happy with my small success. Today @work I had my yearly physical. When I walked in the nurse said that it looked like I had lost some weight. I told her I had surgery. When I got on the scale it said 408.6. Last year it said 477. I couldn't believe it. That's almost 70 lbs that I hope never to see again. I know that if I hadn't gotten my sleeve I would still be weighing 477 maybe even more!! Just wanted to share.

This morning I got out of the shower to my 2 year old awake and needing to potty. I normally put my bathrobe on but was too lazy so I wrapped the towel around myself. To my amazement the towel actually wrapped around enough to be tucked on and it stayed on!! I love all these small reminders that I am changing :-)

i will admit when i first got this surgery i complained real bad i cried so bad u can even look here in the forum i had a horrible rant but this is for all the people with regrets its so worth is i was sleeved sept 24th and today im so happy my knees don't hurt i have so much energy im off my cholesterol medicine i have a ways to go but ill get there i thank god for this chance please rely on god to guide u threw this time because yes its hard i love u guys everybody keep up the good work

I finally fit in a size 10!!!!!!! Had to share my joy!

Just got the call, I'm approved!!! My nurse is out with a family emergency but they say she Should be calling tomorrow or this week to set my surgery date! I'm so happy

Question for anyone. I am five months out from surgery. Having severe stomach pain feels like some is stabing me with hot knife. Worse when I try to eat and drink. Has anyone every experienced this?

Hey guys! I have lost 42lbs a little over 2 months out...about 11 weeks including pre-op. I was wondering if that is normal or am I just losing really slowly. I mean I feel fabulous...and I am working out 4 days a week. I am loving my new life! Just wondering how you guys did?

So I had to gain 5 more pounds to have a body mass index of 40 to be a candidate for VSG I have no health problems what so ever (thank god) but now I have to diet for about 21 days prior to surgery. My health insurance is fidelis. Does any one think I will be accepted by this health insurance please I néed some sort of opinions regarding low bmi then gaining extra pounds to be a candidate for surgery then dieting once again thanks.

I went shopping in my closet this morning and was able to wear a size 14 skirt ( A line, elastic waist) and a cute top I got from Macy's INC collection in size xl in RED. I'm 18 days post op and I'm down 24.8 lbs. woohoo!

So a friend of mine asked me if somewhere down the road I will need another surgery in addition to getting the sleeve? I am wondering if anyone can give me input on this?

Today marks two years for my LB. loving life. I weighed 214 when I started my journey and was a size 16/18. Today I weigh165 and wear size 8 pant and med/large top.. I feel wonderful and have a lot of energy for my grand children. Sent from my iPad using LapBandTalk