Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories

I know Im rather late here with this, But june 7th was my one year anniversary. I got sleeved june 7th of 2011 and have lost a little over 245+ on my one year mark, exceeding the centers expectation by over 120 pounds. They expected me to lose 100-125 first year but I beat it. Life for me since losing so much surgery...AMAZING! Im starting to live again, breathe again, and look at life at a fresher and better view. Ive promised myself, that this summer I would enjoy it like no other summer by going to the Yankee stadium and sitting on seats instead of the bleachers, Visit dorney park, and mountain creek and of course six flags and maybe get my ass into a roller coaster. B…

The only vitamins my dr told me to take are chewable multi vitamin and b-1. The multivitamin I'm okay with, but the b-1....not so much! The smell/taste of it preop woukd make me gag I don't know how I will do it now. It's not chewable....just has a very strong smell and taste. Anyone have suggestions for b-1?

Today is six months from surgery. I started at 234.5 pounds and, including pre-op weightloss (beginning January 3), have now lost 57.3 lbs. I feel like I should have done more!! I don't want to waste this and I expected to be proud and happy today, but now I am just sort of freaked out. Am I on the right track? HELP!

I am pre-op and was wondering if you could share your experience with vitamins. Should I buy chewables? Can your new stomach tolerate pills?

So I am 7 days out and for the last couple of nights I've had chills at night. Should I be concerned? Anyone else with this?

Does anyone know if the sleeve or the bypass have better long term weightloss statistics? Or are they about the same? I know they haven't been doing the sleeve as long as the bypass as a solo procedure but I'm just concerned about regaining weight in the long run. I would appreciate any information. Thanks!

Hi all, I know I don't post on here as much as I would like but I do read posts almost daily. Many of you don't even know how much help you have been through my journey. I find it difficult to post replies without over thinking about saying the wrong thing. I will reach my 7 month post op date on the 21st of this month and have been at so many stalls lastings for 3 weeks plus lately. I started my journey at 220, my goal is 120 and I am currently at 162. I do my fitness pal and have begun obsessing at how much more I am eating than others and beating myself up about not being at 150 to the point of tears. My daily powerades and Gatorades make my carbs high but when I do …

At least that's what it feels like. Look at all the extra belt strap!!! No extender here! And did you know the armrests go ALL the way down?!

okay guys, not the most flattering pic because I was concentrating, but this is a very basic Acro Yoga pose. The bottom is a "base" and the top is a "flyer". I had based many time, and sorta flew, but that day, evan if it doesn't show it, I took my hands away and completed the posture. I held it for about a minute, supported by her feet on my pelvic bones. This is a NSV all its own. I can’t buy this. I can’t “afford” surgery for this. I didn’t get this because of anything other than my persistence. The classes are at Blue Tree Yoga in Houston, and they are donation. So you can’t not “afford” it…I did it…it just keeps going in my mind like that. “I did it”. For the firs…

Hey all, Went to NUT today. Felt like a pop quiz.What are you eating, are you taking Vitamins, are you getting Protein, hows the Water intake, are you tracking? Not sure I left with any knew knowledge, except that pre op testing showed I was already very low in VIT D (32). She weighed me and said, down 12. And walked to her room.. where is my BOOYAH!! thats one of my toddlers!! PMSL! That is 26 pounds in 3 weeks.. without trying specifically to lose, just following the plan and getting protein. I am feeling cranky but I think Auntie Flow may be about to visit and this darn seroma over the hernia repair is the size of a grapefruit and it HURTS! Good news is the pra…

Last night I had errands to run after work, between that and rainstorms, I ran too late to go to the gym. By the time I got home, I was CRANKY. I grumped around the house, put on my workout clothes, decided against the Wii because I would have had to move the sofa with husband attached to it, tried the mini trampoline that made my back hurt, and finally grabbed a dog leash and dog and went for a brisk walk in the drizzle. Did about a 2.5 mile walk around the neighborhood and tried to let my mind clear a little. On the way back up the street, I had an epiphany. I just walked over two miles at a fast pace, and I was not sweating, gasping, limping or being dragged by my…

My surgery was June 29th!!! I'm having such a hard time getting in my protein!!! My doctor wants me to get it from food not shakes but taking 2 bites and I'm full isn't getting me 60 grams a day!!!! Thanks for letting me vent!!!!

I am so excited! Tonight I ran 6 minutes straight for the first time! That may not seem like much, but I never thought I would make it past 1 minute! I am just loving getting fit again & it feels so good to reach these little milestones! Get out there everyone & excercise your butt off!

Well it hit me like a ton of bricks this morning when I stepped on the scale and the first number was a "1" instead of a "2" that this is really working! I don't want to say the band is working for me, because I feel like I'm working with it. I'm doing more than my fair share - jogging or hiking 3-4 miles a day, counting calories like a mad woman, taking my Vitamins religiously. The band gives me that gentle reminder to slow down and eat responsibly because I may not get to eat a whole meal - only eat what my body needs, I can't afford to waste hunger on crap food. I can't say my journey thus far has been hard or easy, but it's been different. Making myself a prio…

Okay so I have been meaning to post a before and after pic once I hit onederland and my hubby keeps saying that he is going to do a picture that is a side by side comparison but he is procrastinating!!! So I decided just to do it myself in 2 pics, one is just before surgery and the other was taken this past Friday in my work bathroom lol I have gone from a 22/24 to a 14/16 in 18 weeks and couldn't be happier!!!

I Was told yesterday by a co worker that I was dwindling away!! I just smiled and said "and I'm ok with that" ???ƒ

I am 3 month out i am feeling dizzy don't know why ..???? I take all my pills daliy ..!! Can anyone relate to this ..?????

I have been frustratingly stalled right at 200 lbs for about 2 weeks, but this week have lost 3.5 lbs for a total of 63 lost since January and have entered onederland for the first time in about 15 years!! Altho to people who don't know me, I probably still look fat, to those that do, tell me I look GREAT! And better, yet, I feel great.

OMGoodness! Today I won't call the scale a liar! Down 69# and officially not pegging out the scale..I thought just being weighed on a regular scale would be awesome..and it was ...but now...now we get to back that scale weight at the bottom back one notch! I feel like I have been given an award and need to do an acceptance speech!!! Thank you to my doctor at Vanderbilt..thank you to the nurses, dietitian, psychologist, lab tech, receptionist, insurance specialist, & anybody else who I have encountered, laid hands on me, or simply encouraged me to continue forward. Thank you to my hubby and family without whose constant love and continuing support, I would not be her…

I thought I would share a few NSV's I've had recently as I find these very motivating. I was banded May 10th but I count since I started the program in February. Since then I've lost 70lbs and continue to lose about 2 lbs a week. Anyway on the NSV's: 1. I was able to buy a new belt today at a normal store, I didn't have to go the Big and Tall store. I wanted to keep the old belt and I had been punching holes in it to keep using it, but I work in a professional office and the shabby look doesn't fly. Anyway I went to the store to actually pick up some socks and figured I'd try on a belt just to see and low and behold it fit!!!! 2. I am a guy and shave every mor…

Ok, more like "I". But still! I am, as of this morning, halfway to goal! In just under 4 months I have lost 60 pounds and have just 60 more to go! 60 seems so much more doable than the 120 I started at. Losing is certainly getting way harder than it was and I think I am really going to have to buckle down on what I eat and how often I work out! Just wanted to share with you guys and thank you all for always being here

I kept wondering, "am I in green zone", is this it yet" "how will I know". Then I had my third fill.....(first took me to 2cc, 2nd fill took me to 5 cc, third fill took me to 5.6 cc). At 5cc, I found it. I dont have to wonder what green zone it. I literally realized at 12:30 today that I hadnt eaten anything all day....still wasnt even that hungry. I ate 1/2 cup and was fine. I was able to walk past a try of chocolate and donuts and not even struggle. The hunger and thought of food just disappeared. It is so wonderful. I finally am not doubting this band. If it stays like this, I will drop all of this weight b/c it is so nice to remove the hunger and food obses…

I think I'm mist nervous about hanging skin. And giving up things I love for a better body. Of course I will be getting healthier. Right now I am diabetic, have bad knees, high cholesterol, varicose viens. And risk of everything else that comes with morbid obesity. One sister say YES and one sister says NO. I keep hearing, "you can do it on your own", "you haven't even tried yet". I am trying to walk more and swim more, but this body is difficult to move. Any words of wisdom out there??

I met my goal today! It took a little over 6 months and I didn't even try that hard. If you think you will be the one person this will not work for, you are wrong. I just knew that I would be the one that failed. It happened for me and it WILL happen for you! Don't even stress it.

I was sleeved July 13, Friday. I have had massive diarrhea since then. It's awful. Anything I can take for the diarrhea and god awful bubbly guts? I feel so awful and full from the bloating. Ugh.

I would like to know if everyone follows the 3 meals or 6 small ones/daily. I've been told no more than 3 but my friend (who had bypass) was told 6....I'm in a majorly frustrating plateau and really dont want to count cals...

The past week has been amazing! I fit into my first pair of Lucky Brand jeans. I didn't buy them because I didn't really need them, but they fit! =) The scale is inching down again and all of a sudden my size 16 stuff is hanging real low. One of my friends AND her mom are looking into sleeve surgery because they've been so impressed with my progress. (I'm very excited for my friend because I know she'll have a whole new outlook on life) Another friend, who was the most verbally outspoken against the idea of any WLS saw me for the first time since surgery and I've made a believer out of her. She expected I'd not look healthy and that I'd have more skin issues than …

Last Sunday I saw one of my mom's good friends, he had not seen me since January of 2011, and I must have been around 360-370 lbs back then. When he saw me he stared at me for a few seconds and told me I was skinny! Never has anyone ever called me skinny, skinny and Paola have never been used in the same sentence. What an awesome feeling! Granted, I am no way near done, but its awesome when you efforts are acknowledged. Thank you Jesus! For I know that without him this would not be possible! I love my sleeve!!

Ok..this is a small one...so many of you probably remember I bought new scrubs..so I have worn them all week..anyway..on to my story..one of my new coworkers in the front clerical area states.."hey have you met my new skinny friend, Amy???" um..skinny has never been used in the same sentence when talking about me..LOL..anyway..it was small..thought I would share!

Hi All! Well, 1 year this week! I attached some before and after shots. I can't believe how far I've come. This year has been an awesome, hard, tearful, joyful journey. I would not change a thing! Go me!

She just lost 52lbs in 10 weeks after having the sleeve. Here is the article http://xfinity.comcast.net/blogs/tv/2012/07/06/lisa-lampanelli-reveals-dramatic-weight-loss-on-bethenny/ Glad to see a celebrity talk about the surgery.

Getting so excited as the time gets closer. I often find my self looking for some thing else I can do to get prepaired. Today I think I will go through my closet and dig out some of my smaller clothes (at this size a 16 is smaller clothes) lol. I think when I can start to fit in some of those clothes in the back of my closet, then ill be doing good. Can't wait to see some results.

I'm not done yet... But forgot I took a picture the day after my surgery March 1, at 254 pounds. Today is July 16 and I am 193.4 and am stunned with how much better life is in a smaller size. My ultimate goal is 145 or so, and I am steadily losing about 2 pounds a week right now. The sleeve is awesome.

Today is my 3 month mark, I've lost 50.9 lbs and for the 1st time ever I bought and successfully wore a pair of SIlver brand jeans. My friends and family are sick of my talking about myself but I'm just so flipping happy! Never thought anything like this would happen for me. It's a good day.

Here are my before and after photos from surgeon's office at 6 month followup. This was back in May so I'm actually down another 25 lbs from the last picture. I knew I felt a lot better but for some reason it really didn't resonate fully until I saw these pictures tonight. I don't even recognize that person from the before picture. I can't wait to get this last 67 lbs off to hit goal.

Ou see yourself shrinking u feel great more entergetic 2 yrs later u never get use to. Skinny miny . It is strange to still here even though I went from size 22 to a 1. Yep1. Love every minute of it I have I set weight I'll never go over I have gotten use to people watching what u eat to see what I eat I exercise 3 times a week I do kettle bells. It has tone my loose skin up it is 17 inches toned in 7 months so if I have any advice or u just listen do what your doc tell u excercise. Does help so much if u have question and or comments love to hear I'm not sure how to put before and after pic yet but will I am 5 tall started at 238. And now I am less half of me. A …

When I started this journey I needed to lose about 215 pounds. The idea of that seemed daunting and depressing. I didn't think I would EVER lose that much. As of today, I am less than 100 pounds away from that goal. I know that's still a lot of weight and I'm not done yet, but it feels like a light at the end of the tunnel. I love my sleeve!!!

Hello all! Well...I've officially lost 100 lbs from my highest weight (78 lbs since starting the bariatric program in February and 26 lbs since surgery June 11th). I can't remember the last time I was under 300 lbs...I remember making up a number for 280 when I got my driver's license when I was 16....but I think I was low balling my actual weight. @ 400+ lbs @304 1 month post op

Doing really great.. down 50lbs.. i can't believe it.. This has by far been the best decision of my life besides meeting my husband!! I really do wish i would've decided this sooner.. but i feel so blessed that i was able to get this surgery. Hope everyone else is doing well!!!!!!!!! Holly

It has been 8 weeks and 5 days since my surgery. Today I found out that after being on vacation for the past nine days I lost a pound for every day I was gone. That means that my month long stall is OVER!!! Hip hip hooray! Today I flew on a plane. Previous to surgery I was pretty sure I would need an extender - today I had about 7-8 extra inches of seat belt And, I have lost 40% of my excess weight in a little under 9 weeks. I still have a ways to go - 65 more lbs, but I feel like it is going to happen. Happy happy day to everyone!

Can't believe I have lost 60 pounds ! I am 4 1/2 months postop..., starting weight of 254, today at 194! I am now in the smallest clothes I had held onto from about 8 years ago, and really need to do some shopping as the styles are definitely dated, but I don't want to buy any until it's a smaller size! I had the lap band initially in 2007, and it never seemed to work right- think I lost 30 pounds total and was always getting "stuck" before it finally "slipped" in 2011 and was removed. The sleeve is far superior in every way, and I could not be happier!! Another big difference this time is this message board- it is so full of encouragement, so full of good information, an…

Ive had my band for just over 7 months now and I am down 37kg (about 81 pounds). It came of really quickly for the first few months but it's slowed right down the last month or two. I know as u weigh less it takes longer to lose but I still would like to lose another 20kg (45 pound), I'm still not exactly small. How quick is everyone else losing, have any of u hit a similar stall?

A little over 3 months post-op and I hit my first goal this morning with a total loss of 50 lbs (20 pre-surg, 30 post). It's coming off verrrrrry slowly, but I don't mind any more. This is the most I've ever lost in one go-round and it's so uplifting to know that these pounds will never, ever come back! Ordered a Fitbit this morning as my reward. Now I'm ready to start on the next 50! Starting weight: 274 Size 22W/24W Bottom, 1-2X Top Current weight: 224 Size 16W Bottom, M-L Top

So yesterday was my 2 month post-op Surgiversary! Overall, I'm feeling pretty great! Down 49 lbs (1 lbs away from my first goal!) and nearly 27% to my goal weight! My measurements are surprising! I didn't lose that much in inches in the first month (-12.25 inches), but I lost more weight (-21.9 lbs). In my second month, I've lost less weight (-15.3 lbs), but significantly more inches (-21.75 inches)! Not sure what to attribute that to, perhaps the first month was mostly Water weight and less reflected in measurements? In any case, I'll take it! Here are some pictures of my progress: I don't see that big a change in these pictures (my body image is m…

I got sleeved on Friday. I went home Saturday. I'm terrified to sip things. It doesn't hurt. Just lots of burping. How often and how much did you drink right after? I'm terrified I will vomit, and rip my insides, not to mention how painful that could be.

The good news: I'm down 2 sizes in my shirts and pants and 1 band size and 1 cup size in my bra and I'm only 5 1/2 weeks postop. The bad news: all that money I've saved on food, went to clothes today I'll probably wear for a "minute". Totally, 100% loving my sleeve. It is my favorite body part. :-)

I think I have my expectations set too high! I had surgery 11 days ago, back to work, exercising and feeling great! Lost 13 pre-op and 13 last week! So believe me when I say I'm ecstatic with being down 25 lbs. I guess I've read where some people lose a lot the first week but none the next...I'm there and it's frustrating! It goes down one, up two! I know it's probably because I'm not getting enough! Any encouraging 'it's normal' type words of wisdom would be much appreciated!

Today I made it to my 6 month goal (100# lost) 1 month and 2 days early. I am so excited! Here is a pic of me today in my size 18 clothes. The second shot is in my old size 28 skirt. I also have some fun NSVs. Tonight my husband took me to a fair and I could ride everything. What was even more fun was when he boosted me up by the waist to put me in a high seat. Another time one of the operators reached for me to get me down. It was great! Neither of them would have happened when I was big. Yay!! Sent from my iPhone using VST

I know this is the 1.000.000.000 stall question but what is the average times they occur. I have had the 3 week one is there generally a 3 month one because I am sure in one. Just wondering what to expect. I know everyone is different Sent from my SPH-D700 using VST

Hello all! So I am down 67# today..sleeved 4/3 and have been in need of some new scrubs for awhile! So I went and bought some on sale last night..went down 2 scrub sizes and my coworkers said that I have been hiding under the bigger ones ( well honestly..I was being cheap because the bigger ones are like wearing pjs.. But they aren't flattering) so I thought I would break down and get new ones..so today..I am rocking some curves! LOL!! Slowly but surely will win this race against the bulge! I promised myself I wouldn't post a picture until I wa 6 months out..and I will definitely post a before and after..but to me..this was too good!