Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories

Hi all, Who's the newest member of the Century Club? ME!!! My ticker is set to show my starting weight as 261.8 - but that was actually my surgery weight. My pre-op diet started when I weighed 272. So as of Oct 5th, I broke the 100lb mark and have entered the century club! This is such a wonderful feeling! That it did not happen overnight (as I dreamed it would, at the beginning of this journey), and I had to work hard to shed each of those 100lbs make me feel so proud. For the first time, I feel like I've earned all the WOWs that I hear from friends and family! Every icky drop of Protein shake that I have consumed in the last few months is so worth it LOL My nex…

K Ladies I used the middle clasp on my bra today!! I have never used any clasps besides the last clip. I am so excited since I haven't seen the scale numbers go down but this was a nice Nsv. Thought Ide share

Hello fellow sleevers! I just wanted to see how yall are coming along. What are you eating? How about exercise? I'm down 25lbs and I've just started weights and a yoga ball (which is harder than it looks, lol)

11 days post and down 7kg so 12kg all up,, thru on some clothes this morning actuallu could see a difference, soo excited my nsv excites me more then the scale one i think :)plus i have sooo much energy today its awesomw

One year down. A year in a life amounts to about 1.3% of the average expectancy. In the last year since surgery 10/10/2011 I’ve lost 80% of my excess weight. 151 pounds gone. With the 51 I lost before surgery this puts me over the 200 lost line and 48% of my total body weight. I have to let that sink in sometimes. Half of me is gone. The last time I weighed this amount was in 1980 when I was 18. That’s 64% of my life ago. I’m well on my way to the weight I last saw when I was in junior high school on my way up. At this point, I see no reason I shouldn’t make it. What do all these numbers really mean? Well, for one, I feel young. So much more life than I’ve h…

I was banded (Feb 9, 2011) 1 year ago. Since my pre-op diet I am down 101 lbs! I am a size 12 and my goal is to get down to a size 8. I feel amazing! How are my fellow banders doing 1 year later? Look forward to hear your success stories.

Did I tell you fellow sleevers? I got my first "slutty dress" lol its super short tube dress! Can't wait to wear it and show off my new body! Woohoo! I told myself I would buy me a very sexy dress when I loose weight and I did!

I've lost a little over 43 lbs and up until today no one had even noticed. Not my friends, not my family, no one. But today a co-worker asked me if I'm losing weight. Finally! I'm not crazy about added attention, but it was a little disheartening to have lost this much weight and having nobody even realize.

I have been in 7 countries in the past year and have lost 83 lbs and reached my goal weight. I posted the TOP TEN things that were the biggest parts of my journey on today's blog; plus two passport photos taken a year apart...even if you don't read the blog, these photos say it all! I wanted to thank Alex and all the people on the VST forum who have followed my year long journey on www.queenofcrop.com; you have been an inspiration to me every step of the way! Mahalo, thank you, Dankuwel, etc....

New Orleans food festivals galore. Not the place for the truly diet consensus. Lasts week was the Gretna Heritage Fest. Gretna is 10 min drive from New Orleans. This festival had almost 50 food booths This weekend, there are The Gumbo Fest, New Orleans Seafood Fest, and The Blues and Bar-B-Cue Fest all within 20 miles of each other. Next week is The Oyster Fest & Treme Music Fest. I cheated, that cheese cake with sweet pecan sauce was so, so, so, good. If you enjoy great music, delicious food, & cool arts and crafts. The Big Easy is the place to be. I enjoy attending festivals, they are trying every bit of will power I have.

I am through with all my tests and am now waiting approval from my insurance. While I know that this is what i want and need, there is a little part of me that is terrified. I'd like to know if any of you have had complications, and also how you've dealt with the pshycological aspect of this surgery. If you could do it over again, would you?

I have had two compliments recently that just make me feel like such a success with my weight loss. One of my brothers told me that I just look "normal" I don't look like I was ever morbidly obese. If course, I still have some pounds to lose, but the drop from a 26W to a slim size 14 is such a shift in everything about how you look! I try on clothes and finally feel like they look good. I was cold and could borrow someone else's jacket - that was crazy, to fit in a normal looking jacket and not needing something from the big and wide section. The other one was last night. I went to a "tryout" for a ladies equestrian drill team. It is fast paced riding and harde…

BSV- big scale victory!!! I've made it to TWO-TERVILLE (such an odd name) and never going back!!! This happened anout a week ago but I kept forgetting to take a picture. Yes, I wanted to take a picture of my scale! lol I haven't been in the 200's since I was probably 15 or 16. I still feel like such a big girl because I have the same shape but just smaller. A fair amount of family and friends know about my surgery but none of them know my numbers so I feel like this is the only safe place to share. NSV- You can actually see my dimples when I smile now! NSV- My father and I have now lost about the same amount of weight (around 115lbs). He's not a WLS but lost a lot wit…

Was sleeved on July 20th. Weighed 268. This morning, down to 214!!! That made me feel great. Then I saw a former student that didn't even recognize me. What a great feeling!

So I work with kids all day and have always wanted to wear a Halloween costume that was premade to work because everyone else could but I had to always make my own because I couldn't fit. Well no longer my friends.....I know it's such a small thing, but it means the world to me!

so, today, I had my post op cardiologist check up. He told me that this surgery saved my life! Also, he said I could cut both of my bp meds in half for the next 2 weeks, then QUIT TAKING THEM ALTOGETHER!!! woohoo! And he said to do a blood test Saturday, and if I checks out, I can drop the cholesterol meds too! I'm officially doin the happy dance. ( | ) ( / ) ( | ) ( \ ) ( | ) shake it with me! Only 4 months out, and off all my meds! Only thing left is the stupid cpap, and I've got a feeling that it'll be gone by the end of the year! Oh yeah, go sleeve, oh yeah! Sorry, but, this has been a great day!

It's the little things that mean so much. Today I went to a place called kids club here in Vancouver Washington. For the first time I was able to crawl up in the tubes and run around this Hugh play structure. I didn't even get tired. It was the best feeling. One of the number one reasons I did had this surgery was so I can be a better mommy for my kids. I feel like I am on my way there :-) My daughter when we were at the mall she wanted her pic taken with the old navy family after the fun house:-)

I have only one week off for surgery. I don't want more than that off. I have a counseling job. I just have clients and computer paperwork and the girls at work said they would help me if I am feeling tired or bad. What do you guys think?

Today is my 8 month surgiversary and I am down 70 lbs since surgery, 85 total since Jan 15th. Sure, I wish I was at goal ( 20 lbs to go) but I feel I have done well. I know without my surgery I would not be where I am today for sure! I have minimal saggy skin, would be less if I could get my exercise on track but that is another story! Thanks to all my fellow sleevers for their help and inspiration with their successes and failures, it has helped me get to where I am today! Hugs to you all!

Well, she kinda hurt my feelings too. She said "mom, I use to be so embarrassed to go anywhere with u, but now im proud that your my mom. Your so pretty now". WOW. And thats one of the reasons I had this surgery. I dont ever want my kids to feel embarrassed by me. Im so thankful for het being so open and honest with me.

Sooo... I bought this cute dress for $15, although I'm not really brave enough to wear it in public yet... I think I should lose another 10 lbs before I wear it. However, I took a pic because you can really see my progress. -53 lbs. Before/ Now/

I love my sleeve it's been five months since surgery and I can't believe how much I've changed since then. I'm including a video i made for my five months but i looked back on the first videos i made and i cannot believe how much i had let myself go.. it is so apparent.. but never was when i was that size. My highest weight was 277 my Surgery weight was 261 and i am now 199 went from a tight 24 to a size 16.. this is totally amazing to me in five short months.. I thank god and praise him for allowing me to finally have this surgery and to be where i am today. My sleeve has worked amazingly for me.. There's nothing i can't eat... just things i won't eat to sabotage …

Today, 11 months, 2 days post surgery, I am at my personal goal. I am so happy I am tearing up and shaking a little bit. Lol! This is a weight I thought I would never see again. I seriously thought that I would have to live the rest of my life 200+ lbs and tried my hardest to be comfortable, "happy", and social at that weight. I don't have to live my life that way...and neither do YOU! Yea...I could probably lose more, but I am HAPPY right here, right now! I am still curvy (still have hips, a nice lil bootay, and DD boobies) and I don't want to lose any of that. I'll probably be one of those women who used to annoy me by saying "I need to lose 5-10lbs". I promise as a …

Hi all!!! I'm 29 an new to the group:) I have surgery this coming Wednesday an I'm not sure if I should feel excited or scared or both.... Right now I'm just sooo excited to get it done an get on my new healthy weight loss journey:)

100 lbs down and lovin the job! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Sleeved 8/13/12 down 41 lbs Today one of the police officers where I worked asked me "What are u doing? Withering away? My response: trying! Lol I couldn't get those words out of my head! Imagine, me withering away!!!! Music to my ears!

I've been a little lax in activity on this site lately, but I've been busy in my own journey. I wanted to share that as of today I have lost 101 lbs!!!! I really started trying to lose weight in February of 2012 and I was actually banded on May 10th. I am halfway to my goal of 200lbs lost and I am pretty excited about it! I hope by this time next year I am at my goal. On a side note, a lot of people at work keep asking me how much I've lost (I wish I could hide the fact that I'm losing weight, but it's kind of hard). I tell them that I'm not sharing that information (I've never been a good liar) and they seem to get upset with me. Its kind of bothersome. Anyone els…

Officially hit 100 lbs gone today!!!!!!!! Still have 75 more to go but feel great about this milestone!

So I am day 1 post-op and am still super sore. The gas pain isn't too bad today but I continue to feel like I have done thousands of crunches. I think that the worst parts now are the dry mouth from the narcotics and getting up from laying or reclining. I am trying my best not to bend too much at the waist

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Hey everyone. I'm 23 and got banded last week. I'm having mixed emotions me feel over whelmingly sad and I'm not sure why. I'm still confused about a few things and feel like I'm constantly worried. Someone tell me it will all be worth it in the end...

My 3yr old asked me to put on a movie this morn, so got up to do it and he stole my spot, I was sitting on our lounger part of couch, asked him to move and let me sit back down and he scooted over

My starting weight was 244 the day of surgery 231 and 1 month later I'm at 209....22 lbs lost since surgery I'm amazed that happened and excited for the next month. I eat 2 oz to to three times a day and a snack of cheese or cottage cheese or tuna. My bigest problems is drinking enough but I hope that Changes. I do feel hungry sometimes a small amount takes it away hope it stays like that.

Ok so I was thinking yesterday wow I'm so hungry I must be about o start my period, then it occurred to me wow when was my last period oh crap it was August 5th. So I took the test well 5 test and sure enough all positive. So I'm freaking out because I am only 31/2 months post op this was not planned I'm on birth control and he with draws. Not how I imagined my 1 year mark with a new born instead of a bikini. Hoping this doesn't make everthing I've done be a waste.

It will be 3 years on October 22nd 2012 since my Lap Band surgery. I have reached 100lbs today and only 6 lbs more to go to reach my goal weight. Yes, I could have achieved faster if I worked out 3-5 times a week, but I am happy with my results. I lost 68lbs in the first year, and then 20 pounds each year after. I am a size 6!! so very happy - much better than size 20 My band is looking good and is filled to 5.25cc of a 10cc band. The doctor said I am doing great! Just wanted to share my success and hope others are doing great too!

I was wondering on average how fast does the weight come off once banded??? I plan on exercising and wanted to get some realistic expectations to look forward to once banded.

So as I was talking to someone else about their weight loss from VSG, I came to an almost profound (to me anyways) realization (2 actually). 1. From my highest weight, I have lost almost 50% of my body weight (appx 48%) 2. For the first time in my ENTIRE life, I do not feel like I need to lose any more weight. I have always felt like I needed to lose more, and I have always been heavy, since Kindergarten. Although it is not perfect, for the first time I feel at peace with my body. Something that I never thought was possible and something that I never thought I would ever feel.

An anyone describe the symptoms or signs?

One month away from surgery and am looking for things I should be doing now to prepare..I started the shakes twice a day and then started over eating because I knew the day was coming that I was going to start the two week diet..I wanted to start dieting a month before ..and will be starting tommorow ..my surgeon only required two weeks of the pre diet..but I wanted to start now..I don't drink water and have staarted drinking a lot of water so I don't go into it dehydrated..any other tips ..I can do now so I am ready..?..I didn't have to do a 6month diet or loose any weight first..it only took me 2 months with my insurance so I'm just wondering..thanks for any tips or adv…

I started feeling pain last night aroundy rib cage so now my surgeon wants to make sure I didn't spring a leak...no fun...still hoping for the best

How many days would you guys reccomend staying in the hospital?.will I have an option?

I stepped on the scale this morning thinking I gained maybe 3 lbs, and I lost 2!!! I went to an all-inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic for 5 days. I ate and drank whatever I wanted. We did do a lot of walking. The resort was huge and we had to hike up a hill and stairs for Breakfast every morning. We got curious and counted one day, 61 steps! Maybe my body just needed some confusion. For breakfast every morning I had one egg scrambled with cheese and ham, fresh pineapple, and some type of bread either 1/4 of a croissant or 1/4 of a slice of french toast. That's all my belly could hold. I ate whatever I wanted, just a smaller portion. I had crepes, pork chop…

Six months since start of pre-surgery program, three months since surgery. Down 80 lbs. My biggest suggestion at this point would be to lift weights. It helps keep the good weight up and really starts to reshape your body. And if you've lifted in the past your body remembers quickly. Good luck to all. J

Well to cut a long story short today (almost 2 years post op) I was admitted to hospital due to abdominal pains (GP was worried it might be vsg complication?!?). It was a long, and inconclusive day, but because I don't have a follow up package with my surgeon today was the first time I have been weighed by a medic since my surgery, which was my silver lining. Last time a doctor weighed me I was deliberately wearing very little and had a BMI of 36, today I wasn't expecting to be weighed, so was wearing jeans, two jumpers and my sturdy shoes I could have kissed the dr when she announced my BMI was 23. I knew that's about what it was, but my official weight on my medic…

Went on vacation and for the first time since I can ever remember lost weight instead of gaining!!! Wow it feels so great!!!!

Soooooo..... I got surgery a month ago, I've lost 27 lbs since then and lost 20 before surgery, so total is 47 lbs . I went down in the basement to look for something and noticed a bucket of my fall/ winter clothes, I decided to bring it. EVERYTHING in the bucket was my pre- baby clothes, my Sweet Caroline is 16 months old now.. EVERYTHING FITS!!! Even some pants are too big!! I'm the same size/ smaller than when I got pregnant. I've been doing the happy dance for hours! Thank you sleeve!!!

Looking forward to the next 60!

I'm 2 months post op and have lost 42 lbs so far. I'm happy about that, but I look at before and after pics and think to myself, "that will never be me." My question is did you feel like this when you were first starting out and how did you get through it? Also, any advice for us newbies? Thanks!! Skittle

Okay now that I have lost over 50 pounds lots of people are starting to ask me how I have lost so much weight. I never planned on telling people I had lap band so I will tell them I eat less and run 3 to 4 miles every other day. Then they will say what else did you do or did you do somthing to get kick started? Ummmmm.........well I started off doing the couch to 5k and worked my way up to running as much as I do now and I did a liquid diet for about 10 days. Then I always just want to say oh and I had lapband. So am I lying by not telling that part?