Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories

I am curious if while loosing a tremendous amount of weight will also have you loose fat in your chest? I have a bigger chest size and I want to know if I will be able to loose weight from there during this transformation.

For those of you near or at your goal weight what percentage of excess weigh did you lose? Just wondering how folks on this forum compare to the statistics.

Well...I finally moved into the 30's for my BMI ...was 54% when I started! Slowly but surely wins the race!!!

I started this jouney weighing 330 lbs....today I weigh 216. I have lost 114 lbs in six months. I am so grateful for this procedure...i never imagined I would feel this way about life again. Thank u God!!! All glory to You!

Last night I start to get pains all over my body. It's hard to describe, its like muscle spasms all over. I can't sit up or ill feel like my muscles are being pulled In opposite directions. I sat completely up and was nauseous so I laid back down. I'm so weak I keep moving from side to side, I went to sleep for like 30 min got up to throbbing In my arms and legs and I'm freezing. The heat is on 85 and I'm just hurting. I'm 10 days out has anyone else had this feeling.

I was banded in 2009. The day of surgery I was tipping the scales at 287lbs. The first six months was heaven and 70lbs gone. I decided to quit smoking at that point and my weight loss stalled. I got my first fill a year later and still was not losing weight. I started putting weight back on after smoking not because I was eating the wrong things but because my no metabolism body, really had none now. I went and got a second fill and still lost no weight. This year I was determined that I was getting below 200lbs if it killed me. My doctor suggested I try the ideal Protein diet to get my body in quick ketosis and she promised I would lose weight. In two months I l…

Huge milestone hit today!!!! I'm down 100 lbs!!!!! Woohoo!!!!! I was dancing circles around that scale when I hopped off!!!!

Hello, I am 36 weeks post op. My starting weight was 412lbs. and I lost 40 pre-op today I am 285 and feeling great off all my meds from week 3 I am looking to get to 220 weight lost is slowing down but still going the right way

Monday is my surgery day 10/8 and since Wednesday I felt my self getting sick I'm fighting it cause I don't want to post pon it. Any advice? And I'm on only liquids today and tomorrow.

I am 8 weeks from surgery... I have lost just over 30 pounds... from 217 down to 186. I am 41. I have been spotting for four days now. But I was not supposed to start until October 16th. would this be due to the weight loss and overall body changes?

Weighed in at 196.8. What's my next goal.....Idk Any ideas

I haven't been on here for a while - just been really busy with life (work, school, boyfriend - yes, I actually have one now!). I had my VSG surgery on July 12, 2011. On Wednesday, October 4, 2012 I had a checkup and just got my blood test results back from it and had to share with you. Every single blood test result they were monitoring is now 100% NORMAL - without medication! Prior to my surgery I was diabetic with an A1C of 8.8 - that is now 6.0 with no medication since surgery. My cholesterol is the best it has ever been. My Vitamin D has always been very low - is now in the normal range. No, I'm not taking the supplements like I'm supposed to - but it is still in the…

I'm just wondering if there are any November Sleevers? I finish my insurance required 16 week weight management program the last week of October and should be sleeved by the beginning of November. I'd like to have all of us support each other like people that were sleeved in other months did. Let's have fun! Where are you at in your approval process, any issues thus far? Tell us about you!!

...and I don't mean the temperature! OK, this will sound like bragging, and it IS a little, but remember where I'm coming from: I had been obese my WHOLE LIFE. I first had to wear size 38 jeans in junior high school. And now I'm wearing size 34, bordering on size 33. I was at the gym this morning -- it was arms day, biceps, forearms, trapezius, and deltoids (shoulders) -- and was working out HARD. I was looking in the mirror to check my form, and suddenly I thought -- who IS this guy? I realized that I'm looking... well... A-MAZ-ING! I mean I'm 42, so I don't look like a kid; I have laugh lines on my face, and (when I don't shave my head) a little gray around my tem…

So I dropped by the gym I was going to prior to surgery ...and one of the trainers who previous worked with me and knew me was there and I was glad it was him.....I always liked him....very sweet kid...so picture it..good looking kid ripped asked "can I help you ma'am"? So I just stood there grinning at him....and I waited for it. Yes...the look of confusion...ah....there it was.....the look of recognition! And out came an O M G ...it's you...you look freaking amazing!!!!!!! Told him how much I lost, ect, ect....so that made my day!! The look on his face was priceless!

I was getting dressed today and bent down to tie my sneakers. Legs perfectly straight. Bent over and tied my shoes. Didn't squat. Didn't bend my knees. Not sitting on the bed. Just bent over. Leaned a little further. I can almost put my palms flat in the floor. Not yet. But almost. With my legs straight. Made me realize that last night when I was out, I bent over the same way to pick up the darts I dropped. It the little things in life. Happy Saturday! Sent from my iPhone using VST

I'm 80 pounds down 35 more to go to goal and I decided the day I hit goal I will post a bikini picture up so I'm going hard until then Surgery date May 21,2012 Starting weight 271 Current weight 191 Goal weight***** 155**** I also have a questions for post ops past 6 months how much are you eating now???

Has anyone else started thinking about what it would be like to be thin before surgery. I'm thinking, is this really going to happen and, is the insurance going to approve me. Am I really going to be able to tell u guys, I had my surgery?

Hello, I have an iphone 5 and I cant get VST to work correctly! Not sure what is going on!! I have tried replying to posts and it does not work! I am going crazy. My phone shows me the last posts that I participated in, and online (ipad or laptop) I cant find them. I am wanting to reply to this gal, but I can not find her post and I do not recall her name!!! Bummer deal!!! Is you're iphone5 working with the VST app? Best, Sannah

My 19 year old son hasn't seen me since I had surgery two weeks ago. He came by for a visit while I was working in the kitchen today and said, "You look skinny, Mom." I was like WOW! It even brought tears to my eyes.....It's the simple things.

Wow I was sleeved January 30, 2012 and boy can I say Life has been good. Although I have slowed down in losing weight. I am still losing inches and my Health couldn't be any better. I am currently 75 pounds down and so far I am off my Diabetes meds, I am down to only taking 1 blood pressure med pill. I went from a size 24 in women clothing to a 16-18. I still have about 70 more pounds I want to lose. It feels great to know It is a goal that can be reached. I am one of the lucky ones to have no complications so far and I just wanted to say that the surgery saved my life. I do not regret it nor am I ashamed that I had to do it. when all else failed.Just felt like sharing my…

I was sleeved on Sept. 7 and I just reached 30 lbs today! (11 lbs pre-surgery, 19 since surgery) This is fun!

Is anyone dealing with pain post op? I'm 2 months out & I know there will be readjustment pains. What I'm wondering is if anyone is dealing with other issues. Everytime I stand up from a sitting position it feels like a little painful electric.shock going down my legs. I've never experienced this in my life. I've only been doing it a few days. I do have scoliosis and losing weight has irritated my spine but still, its so weird. The scoliosis is higher so it affects my shoulders and neck, not so much hips or legs. New Life Started 07/24/12

I am super excited!!! I was sleeved March 1st 2011. I only lost so far approx 80lbs, makes me feel disappointed. But I have been trying.. I fell into depression and on zoloft and xanax but I got so happy after my great friend had her surgery on Oct 2nd this week! I was there before they wheeled her in, I was there when she was back from recovery room, I visited her all day (I work at that hosp). Today I spoke to her via phone, and now she is off her insulin! I feel I am reliving my first days after, and that makes me feel happy and even motivated to try harder to loose more weight. I just had to share how happy I am to know others were/are inspired by my weight l…

Just left my 3 month checkup and I am thrilled. I have lost 55 pounds which is 33 percent of my excess weight. I was also told by my nutritionist that I need to eat more!! For those of you considering vsg go for it. I wish I had done it 2 years ago.

So this week I decided I wanted to start seeing a therapist, but I am afraid. I am afraid of being judged and don't know what to expect. A little bit about what I want to look into. 1. Of course vsg surgery 2. I am addicted to food and cannot control my eating 3. My husband has been diagnosed with cancer this past 2 weeks 4. I get upset really easily and cry when I am angry These are just a few but I am really scared.

Ok, so here I am posting one day early because I won't be able to do it tomorrow. I have lost 103# since April 3rd. I post my picture with a mix of emotions. I feel embarassed, ashamed, sadden, and disgusted that I didn't realize just how bad I let myself go. Here I am the day before surgery. In looking at myself, I want to seriously cry. I feel sorry for myself, my husband, and my daughter. All those wasted years. And here I am ...the old, new me...103# lighter, full of life! A proper mother, a proper wife, a human being begining to live again...I am thankful for my journey. I have more to go, but I am on my way. A caterpillar still in my cocoon. One day…

SO I am going to try and attach a recent pic of me here...and update my photo album. I can see a drastic change in my face - but of course, I see it every day and I have to look at older pics of myself to really notice..... Isn't it strange how our eyes take so much longer to catch up to our reality??

So, I've been catching up on laundry. As I fold my clothes I'm getting rid of more than I'm keeping. I think a shopping trip may be in my near future. New Life Started 07/24/12

Bought a new pair of dress slacks yesterday, down 2 sizes... Wore them today and my husband and are walking down the hall to an appt. When we got alone in a room, he says "Baby, your butt is looking good, I mean really" He's not normally one to throw too many compliments so that made my day!

http://www.kennethputnam.blogspot.com If you are going through a lack of motivation, check at my post for some commiseration. Some days are harder than others. ugh.

Today is 3 months since i had my surgery and as of this morning I am down 80 pounds. I used to wear a size 24 tall and now I have on a size 18 which is a little loose. My shirts are a 1/2. Can even get away with an extrA large from some places. I blame that on the girls. Lol. I think I still have fat eyes tho. Lol. I try to see the new me but sometimes I still see the old me. It's getting better as the days go on. I think because it happened so fast I haven't completely caught up. Some days when the scale doesn't move I get this overwhelming fear that it has stopped and that's it. Makes me wonder sometimes how I passed the psych exam. Lol. I'm so happy and the…

Coming up on my 3 month surgiversary, on Oct. 11th. I hit -40lbs mark today! Woop!! And to think, that is only 10 lbs away from 50! AND, I'm in the 170's now!! 179 to be exact. This is gonna be a great day!! Will try to post some updated pics later.

Ok, so I have been feeling really down over the last couple of weeks... still not at goal, and I have lost a pound in a YEAR! Yep, that is right... 12mths! No matter what I do, the scale is not moving - but, and this is a big but... my body is changing... not sure how, but it is! So, I was clearing out my wardrobe, putting summer things away and having a general 'get rid of that' type session, when I found some old big clothes. I couldn't believe how big they are - and these are not in my biggest size either (I threw those out in a fit of rage, cos they looked so ugly... so much material!) Anyway, to cut a long story short, I tried them on, for a laugh like! The…

I started to vomit again, and I'm 8 weeks out. I've been eating small portions and all Protein. It was so bad I had to take off from work today. After my surgery , I was vomiting until 5 weeks out. Then no problems. Just very frustrating ...

Ok so I was sleeved on 8/27 so I'm 4 weeks post-op. I am down 34 lbs and can tell it's really working it's way inward. For a while now it's hurt to prop my feet up on the couch and cross my ankles (bone on bone) and my wedding band is loose. I usually take a shower but last night I decided on a bath. As I was propping up my legs to shave I discovered a long lost body part! No... not that.... I have a butt bone! LOL. I have lost a lot of my weight from this area and didn't realize just how much until I tilted back just a little in the tub and ouch! So I measured... I've lost 3 inches there!

So what now that I have reached one whole size goal, went into maintenance and decided to lose some more? I have become a nerd. It is true. I have entered the ranks of geekdom - but I am a proud spaz! I embrace it wholly. With that said, I wanted to take a moment and urge everyone to get out there and start doing the things you left behind - it was, to me, a most important thing. It reminded me of why this was all so important in the first place. Every Sunday, I dress up like a mideval warrior of some vague "Mordor"ish kind, and get out in a park in the middle of Houston and fight with foam-padded swords...and I do it for hours. I fight, I am good actually - I am …

Before: 7/29 262 lbs 2 months out: 9/29 222 lbs

Hello, my name is Sara and I have finally decided to share my VSG story. I had the VSG procedure on 12/28/2011 and I have my 9 month post op check up next week. I was 309lbs when I went to have a consultation appointment with my surgeon back in September 2011. I always considered myself as healthy except for my weight because I didn't have any comorbideties. What really got me wanting to do something about my weight was when my husband was in a motorcycle accident (June 2011) and he was diagnosed with diabetes. While in the hospital and dealing with his diagnosis, he turned to me and said "if any one should have diabetes, it should be you, not me". He's 6'1" and weighs…

I would really love it if my fellow lap-band mebrs would follow my jounery on youtube. I decided to documented through yt because it's easier to see my progress and to be held accountable please support it and if you have a youtube account please subscribe =) Thanks!! here is the link to my channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/NasfapCommunity?feature=mhee

Ok, this may not be important to some, but I did a summer sault today with my teenage girls. I landed in on point. I have not done that or even attemted it in over 20 yrs. Im 34 yrs old and I was outside flipping and jumping with my kids. WOW. cant describe that feeling to be able to play with my children like this. Its almost euphoric. What a blessing. Glory to God

Forgot I was fat and can't run for two minutes straight! Ha ha!

In two days I will post my 6 month anniversary pic...but for now I wanted to show what I can wear. Since I have lost..I can now wear cute scrubs and not pay an arm and a leg for them!! My sleeve is working its magic!

Had to spend the night in the hospital for observation. My right arm went numb. So I freaked out!! The word stroke kept entering my kind and those words did come out of the Drs mouth. Not fun. So I stayed positive and had a great support team by my side. So after x-rays, a CT scan and a MRI. Along with multiple neurological tests. NO STROKE!! Praise God. Official diagnosis is Thorasic outlet syndrome. I can live with that. So now focus is back on eating right and taking care of myself. Three weeks post-op 23 pounds down . So excited Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk

Hi Everyone, It has been a very long time since I posted. The last time was 8 days post op. I have been following a sleevers page on facebook but I miss this forum so I'm back to stay. It has been 4 1/2 months since my surgery. I have lost 70 pounds. It seems the weight loss is slowing down a LOT! It gets frustrating but I realize that I wouldn't have able to lose 70 pounds without this surgery. I'm so glad I did it even though I questioned myself right after. I am almost off all of my hypertensive medication which is so awesome because I was on two different ones and have had HBP since I was in my early 20's. I was also a borderline diabetic before the surger…

Knee high boots!!!

I just want to shout from the roof tops how good I am feeling. I have 57 ugly pounds off since 5/16/12 and I feel great! I just finished up 6 weeks of traveling and training for my job. As a facilitator it is necessary for me to be on my feet to do my presentations. 6 months ago I could barely stand for 5 minutes without my feet and back hurting. I often sat in a tall chair behind the podium. I knew it was less than professional but I just couldn't stand. That burden is behind me now. I can stand and move so much more easily now. I know I have a long way to go but boy have I come a long way. So much more energy. I go to the doctor for my 3rd fill on 10/16. I feel very lit…

I loved looking at the before/after/progress pics while I was just getting started here, so I always try to reciprocate Before: 241 (probably got up into the 250's but wasn't tracking) No real pre-op loss. Currently: 166-168. Nutrition: Focus on Protein and Water. Can basically eat and drink whatever I want in very small portions. Foods that don't agree with me: Bread, tortillas and rice generally don't sit well so I avoid them. Pasta is ok, and so are crackers/toast. My favorite foods: anything seafood. In the last few weeks I've eaten salmon, swordfish, shrimp, and sushi. Also: cheese, in any way, shape or form. I've had more caprese salad in the last month than …

Well, today is the 6 week Surgiversary of my Sleeve and the 8 week mark since I started on my pre-op diet. I can hardly believe that I am down 60 pounds. I must admit that I don't see all of them, but I do feel them. If anyone out there is doubting that the sleeve can work, please reach out to my privately. I will share with you how, in just a very short period of time it has had a profound impact on my life!

Has anyone been diagnose with it and had to b treated before u have the surgery ?I have I'm kinda upset and grateful at the same time cause something could have went wrong while I was under while surgery not knowing this.