Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories

Coming up on my 6 months. I have lost 70 pounds and am finally in UNDERLAND. This has been exciting and rewarding in so many ways. Fills went great...had 1 overfill and that was painful. Went from a 24W in jeans to a 14 regular. My husband banded the same week and is down 79 pounds. Life is good....

Please contact me Jody.wilker58@gmail.com to chat I am 54 male from southern Minnesota. I have lost 102 lbs and now having some issues

I do high intensity Water aerobics most every Tuesday and Thursday. On Tuesday, my swimsuit about fell off (I bought it in February when I was still about a 24W or thereabouts) so when I saw that Macys had clorine resistant suits for 50% off I had to snap one up. I was so excited to pick a black suit with hot pink trim including a zipper up the front! My inner thighs are gross so I wear these sorta bicycle short things under the suit. the total effect isn't too hideous. The suit I had before was a tankini worn with shorts which was great at first, but when it got too big, it was a little bit of a train wreck. It did cover my thighs, but I was in danger of stepping out …

I was sitting at my parents house tonight with my 3 year old and realized I was crossing my legs! I haven't (comfortably) been able to cross my legs for a while. Made me happy.

Okay this is a biggie for me. This morning as I was getting dressed, I was putting on my socks. I gasped at what I saw!! I no longer have cankles I have ankles!!!!! I can see the bones!!!! Yay!!!! Never in a million years. Just wanted to share. Deb

Hello my wonderful Sleeve family!!!! This is my update at 5 months, 5 days!!! It seems like only yesterday I was complaining about my 6 month pre-op program... and now, I'm over 5 months out!!! Let me say, I love SLEEVINA!!! She's saved my life.. but I have to admit she SLAYS me sometimes... but keeps me in line!!! Regrets:... Just 1.. well, maybe 2... first, I wish I would have worked a little hard during my 6 month MSWL program.. especially with exercise... the only other regret is that I wasn't open with a lot of my family and friends from the beginning, thus missing out of their support from the beginning... Reality:... LOL... well, I'm not the same person I w…

After all of the frustration and waiting I finally have a date for Surgery. June 11th I am so exited even if that means I will have to begin meal replacements on Sunday. It will be worth it.

So I have noticed that my clothes were getting loose and things seemed to be getting smaller on my body but that dang scale was not budging. I was discouraged big time. Then came my gallbladder surgery last week Friday and I had all the fluids and swelling so I have been in the dumps for a while. I was wondering what gives. Then this morning I step on the scale and IT MOVED DOWN!!!! 155! I'm so happy!!! I know it's just one pound but that how it starts and by the end of 7 days I know I will be down at least 5!!

Today I reached 100.4 lbs down! YAY!! I am about 11 lbs from my initial goal, I know I want to go lower but not sure where so that is yet so this is where I have set it for now. Picture is from yesterday and I wasn't quite the full 100 down but thinking that .8 isn't going to noticeable in a picture

So as of 8 this morning I am 198.8!!!! I have been waiting for this day for 8 years. My VSG journey started 70 days ago and I am down 38 pounds. I am so happy I made this decision to change my life for the better. To all the "newbies" out there this journey you are on is long and at times hard but I am halfway to my goal in only a little over 2 months and the struggles and soreness from exercise could not be more worth it. I am so grateful for this forum where I can share my successes! Next big scale victory 50 lbs!!!

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Has anyone seen or heard from her? She had surgery several days ago. Getting worried.

Had my first NSV yesterday. As I was getting ready for work, I put on a pair of slacks that were rather tight before surgery. I pulled them on, zipped them up, and they promptly fell to the ground! I laughed out loud as I was thinking about the YouTube video of the grandpa singing the Pants on the Ground rap song. This is a great memory for my first NSV.

Some of you know that I have a DVT (blood clot) and two pulmonary embolisms before surgery because of pneumonia. You might remember that I've been on coumadin since last June because of those clots. I had an appt with my pulmonary doctor yesterday and he told me that I could refuse to continue taking the coumadin. He couldn't NOT prescribe it because my test results still say I'm high on clot factor, but with my weight loss and activity level, he wouldn't argue with me if I refused the medicine, so I refused it. As a precautionary measure, he ordered an ultrasound of my legs, the site of the blood clot before. I had that ultrasound today and my legs are not only clot f…

Yes, me in a bikini - well kinda... haha 2 summers ago... heck, even LAST Summer I never DREAMED I'd be wearing one this year. Oh yeah! Got to wear it for the first time this weekend. I can't believe I took these pictures and I'm pasting them up. Scarrryyyyy.... lol!!! Anyway, please be kind! It's kinda a big deal. First a few befores: and Last Saturday:

I have secretly been wanting to run into a certain ex-boyfriend of mine. I dated him for awhile before I had my surgery and he told a friend of mine after we broke up that the reason we broke up was because I was fat. Not that he had a problem with it but that I had the problem with it and I was miserable about it. He told her that if I wanted to do something about it I could and just not eat as much. hahhahhahaha! We all know how easy that is. So I haven't seen him in nearly a year and ran into him yesterday. He took a double take before he realized who I was and walked over to speak to me. The weird thing is no words came out of his mouth. He just stood there looking a…

Sleepy, a little low on oxygen, but otherwise doing well. I've already backed down on the frequency of pain meds, and its only been a few hours. Inhaling in my spirometer, spitting up gunk. I'm ready to walk!

So, I've been pretty bombed out lately... a plethora of issues, problems, challenges... you name it!! But, I was just sitting here thinking how grateful I am to be in the midst of a great, life changing, amazing experience!!! It's one that will actually lead me to knowing myself more and more!!! I mean, I can actually walk around for HOURS!!! I stand on my feet as a karaoke DJ for 4 hours each wednesday, walking around greeting customers, checking equipment, etc.. and still get up 4 hours later to teach 5 classes... on my feet!!!! I'm so grateful to have my life back and to have great aspirations for summer vacation that aren't marred by fears of not fitting in plane s…

Okay, for those who asked for a picture. Here's my official 100 pounds gone picture:

So, I'm in Walmart this morning, doing a little shopping, when I look up and see this really handsome black man. He looks REALLY familiar, too. At first I thought he was someone else, but when I asked, he said no, but he's a Dr Domkowski patient, too. That's when I realized I was talking to Mr. J!!! I've been following his journey here and on You Tube, and I knew he lived here in Vero, but I was stunned to actually see him in person! BTW, Mr. J seriously needs to update his pic on here! If he hadn't been smiling, I might not have recognized him! It was nice to meet him in person. He's very charming and kind, even when accosted by strange women in Walmart! I imagine…

I am wearing a pair of size 14's to work today. OMG! I am not even sure where they came from - I think a friend may have left them a long time ago! I found them while getting ready for my yard sale. Hubby has been gone about 10 days, I do not think I could have wore these jeans then! and today is weigh in day - I wonder if I have broke my stall...wish me luck. Everybody - keep going! Wherever you are don't stop! Good luck & God bless!

Saw 198.8 on the scale yesterday morning, let out a loud "Whoo Hoo!" that scared my cats and husband half to death! But he knew exactly what it was, gave me a great big hug, told me he's "so proud of me" and cried with me a little. Haven't seen a "1" on the front of the scale in over seven years. This is heaven (I'd post a picture of the scale but it has a reflective surface and didn't want to share my unmentionables with the world!!)

A girl who lost the weight on her own and then gained it back said I was an inspiration when she saw my photos. I told her that is was the surgery, not me. I am grateful for the surgery, but I didn't have to do much to lose the weight except for have the surgery. I don't think it was an easy way out, but I don't want to be an inspiration. The surgery is a difficult decision to make and as long as you make the decision to do it you are now a risk taker and there is no reward without risk. I not an inspiration. I am a mirror that you look into giving you the vision to see that you can take the risk too.

I am 7 weeks post op & have noticed that my butt is sagging. Can I slow/stop this with leg exercises ?

I'd just like to introduce myself...I'm a 27 yr old mommy of 2. I've been married for 5 yrs to my wonderful husband. Now a little more about me..hmmm well I've always been athletic I cheered for 6 yrs and played many sports unfortunately after getting married and having my kids its been a tough journey trying to loose all my extra weight I gained over the years. I've tried every diet under the sun that's why I've decided to go with the lap band ill be paying out of pocket so any info, advice, success stories I can receive will be greatly appreciated..thank you all for your time;)

I'm considering having my lap band done in Tijuana with Dr Kuri anybody else gone with him? I want to research him as much as possible any info appreciated

I am 8 days post op and everyday is getting better but since yesterday, my stomach area (2 inches up and 2 inches to the right of my belly button is a burning aching pain. Is anyone else feeling this? I am tolerating foot well. Able to eat about 1/2- 1 cup mushies. It is not intense pain. More like a 5/10. Where as until yesterday was between 1-4/10. I am thinking deep bruising from the surgery? Scheduled to see doc on thurs. should I be freaking out?

We I have officially been banded one year!!!!!:-) and what a year it has been. I guess I consider myself a lap band success story. I have lost a proximately 40 pounds since last year. my clothing size has gone from 20 to a size 12. my shoe size has gone from a 9 and a half to a size 8. is journey has not been easy but well worth it. I am proud that I made my goal in 1 year. my next and final goal is a size 10. which I hope to accomplish by august. as soon as I get my laptop back I will load my before and after pictures I think god for this website because it's really help me go through my journey. thanks lbt fam

Today I start my new life as smaller person. I have roller coasted my entire adult life. Today at 3 pm I have my lap band surgery. I very nervous for several reasons. The unknown after surgery problems. My ability to deal with not being able to eat some of my favorite foods. Etc Etc. The list goes on. I'm doing this for my family. I want to see my kids grow up. I want my wife to see me in a different light. I want to see myself different on the outside. The inside is fine. I would never dream of having a picture of me taken with my shirt off, but I'm doing it on here as a reminder of where I am and where I'm going. Out with the old and in with th…

So I am 6 days post-op and I decided to weigh myself yesterday. The scale said 259. Well this morning, I weighed 256! I know I just had sugery and all, but I am not even bloated nor do I have gas. Is this normal? I have not started back to the gym yet.

My surgeons office called today to ask if I would participate in their seminar this Thursday evening! What an honor! I have lost 86 pounds and I am only 3 pounds from a normal weight, 13 pounds from my personal goal and 14 pounds from losing 100 pounds! Woop! When I was at my seminar, they had about 10 people there who told there story and there were only two sleevers there. One of those was my inspiration and he really helped me. I hope to be someone elses inspiration. Its surreal to think that I am going to be one of those inspirational people! I told my husband at my seminar that I wanted to do that when I reached goal and now its here, I get to do one and I am…

Hi everyone, I am soooo close to my 2nd goal of getting into the 180's. I weighed in this am at 191....2 lbs to go! I am sooo excited I just had to tell someone. I went shopping this weekend...size 12 jeans and L shirts....woo hoo! Thanks to you all for your stories and support, it has really made a difference in my success!

I'm always being asked how or what I did to get to where I am now. I'm always happy to answer any questions anyone brings to me, because I completely understand. I mean, I've been through it - the ups, the downs, the in-betweens... and I had even considered writing up a huge novel-like post to spell it all out. But life got in the way, and here I am today. Time got away from me and my project fell off the map. That's okay because I think that made the picture in my mind that I was trying to canvass a lot more clear. I'm seeing the forest for the trees now - and I have to tell you, the secret of my success is far more simple than I ever thought. Finally early thi…

A year ago yesterday my life changed forever! I made the best decision I ever made besides marrying my darling third husband lol. I had a VSG with Dr. JOhn Feng of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation- my hero. I started this journey at 280 pounds, depressed, reclusive, hibernating and in constant pain. Last week I hit my surgeons goal of a normal BMI and 118 pounds lost....WOW! Still losing and am not sure where I will end up. I went from that reclusive existance to doing nine Zumba classes a week, 8 Water classes, walking three miles a day with my husband and dog. I am toned, energetic, ALIVE!!!! Alas the pain is stil there but the lightness of being helps so much. …

I promised myself when I lost 50 pounds I would post a success story, I still have a ways to go, but that was my rewards for a 50 lbs weight loss. Hopefully I can inspire you and if you need a buddy, I'll try to help! I was banded in January of 2007 at 322 lbs. The first six months I was the model lap-band patient. Once I started a new job and new life, I basically blew off the whole process and I had a book of excuses. I'm looking back now and I was sooo not emotionally prepared for this (I was banded at 26 years old). Eventually I got into a very abusive relationship, the only thing he "loved" was my cooking, so I just kept gaining weight. I stopped weighing mys…

Im so excited! I wasnt suppose to weigh in until tomorrow but I just couldnt wait. I hadnt done any exercise last week and felt that I have been eatin a bit more than usual, so I just couldnt resist getting on the scale this morning to see if id at least lost 1 lb. I couldnt believe what the scale said,,, 5lbs! I got on the scale about 6 times to be sure it was correct! lol, I havent been eatin bad things, just more food in general. Ive had fish and egg whites for breakfast, fish or chicken breast for lunch and dinner, with fruits in between meals. I didnt drink much protein drink this week but I made sure I was having protein with every meal. I tryin to get all my water …

So I just hit my 5-month mark and I am extremely happy with my success and sleeve. Who would have thought that I could achieve this magnitude of weight-loss and it is life changing. You see people, food, and situations in a different light. The game is different now. First, a new-found self-respect. You see how perceptions have limited you over time. And then the veil is removed and everything changes. You have more self-confidence then you could have EVER imagined in your life. You have co-workers and people treating you differently, but in a good way. Why couldn't they have been that way before? That's a tough question and the only way I can answer it is their…

I hAve been waiting for this week since this journey Began 2 months ago! I am one pound from my first big scale victory. I can not wait to work my butt off this week to see that 1 on Sunday. Loving my sleeve and all the great things it is doing for me!!

So I finally reached the -50lb milestone. YAY! And thought I should post some pictures. I know the before/during/after photos are something that helped me when I was considering WLS. I am currently 4.5 months post-op and sometimes I come here and feel like a slow loser, and then reality smacks me and I realize that I'm doing fantastic. Never before have I lost this amount of weight in such a short amount of time. All of my weight loss has been post-op because my surgeon didn't require a pre-op diet. I can't get over how losing a significant amount of weight has made me feel. I didn't feel sick before, but now I just feel amazing. Anyone who doesn't think that -50lb…

My SIL graduated high school today during which I noticed a NSV. I wore heels for several hours and my feet didn't hurt (AMAZING!! LOL) And we walked a lot...I couldn't believe it!! Prior to surgery I wouldn't have made it 15 minutes without pain!!

I took my granddaughter to ihop today and i could fitin a booth!!!!!!!!! Check one off my bucket list! Many more to come...........It's only the beginning.

I can't believe it's been almost a year since I had my surgery. It has definitely been a journey and I am so glad I have been able to accomplish so much. I am so close to getting out of the 200's! I can almost taste onederland! My weight loss has considerably slowed but I am still pushing forward and I definitely feel great! The difference amazes me still:

Overall I am down 68 pounds (I started dieting in January). Had surgery March 29th and am down 30 pounds in 7 weeks. Since I have been cleared to work out the weight is melting off! I am eating about 800 calories a day.

Hi everyone, I just wanted to post an updated photo of my progress. I still have a ways to go but I'm proud of what I've accomplished so far.

So last night I went to a concert. I can slowly feel my self-esteem growing as my weight goes down. For so long I hated going out and hated taking pictures. My weight loss is slow but I am feeling great. Joined the Y and I'm loving exercising, Water Zumba is definitely my favorite!!! Anyway yesterday went to shop at Marshalls to buy a dress for the concert and I didn't have to shop in the plus sizes. I am so happy because my discount stores such as Marshall and TJ Maxx have horrible choices in plus size. I brought my dress in the regular section and it's a large. It's funny because I continued to pick out really large clothes to try on and they were too big. When I did tr…

I have one of the most restrictive and slowest phase growing plans of, I think, about anyone I've come across on this forum.... I'm at 8 weeks post (OK on TUESDAY I will be), but FINALLY get to add in fish, eggs, cheese and Beans. Oh Good Lord it's been a haul. I had salmon (all of about 1/4 cup) and it was wonderful!! Also had some chili. YUMMM! I know a lot of others have been eating this stuff since like week 2, but I vowed to follow my surgeon's orders and I made it! To be honest I think it helped to break a lot of my head hunger in the past 2 months....Hmmmm...maybe that's the method to their madness. Anyway, just wanted to share that I made it!!

I've lost roughly 50 lbs over this past 5 months after surgery (yay!) and I've noticed a small to moderate amount of loose skin. My question is, does this ever just improve on it's own? In theory, I shouldn't be a "loose skin person"- I'm in my 20's, I have a personal trainer, I run, I have a diet almost entirely of veggies and protein now, and I'm decent about getting water in. Did things ever just snap back into place for anyone? I know for certain the loose skin on my formerly DD breasts is not going to retract- that I am certainly going to see my cosmetic surgeon about. I'd rather not have to resort to surgery for my abdominal skin, I am hoping that perhaps …

I spent most of today cleaning out my closet. I've got 8 big bags for Salvation Army! It was so much fun trying on clothes just to see that they hung on me! Today I ended up wearing a beautiful pair of white crop pants that are a size 16. I think I bought them about 6 years ago when I started losing weight on Weight Watchers. Obviously, I wasn't a success story, as the tags were still on them! I have clothes that I haven't worn for years.....or else they were just too tight. So I feel like I have a whole new wardrobe.....all w/o going to the mall!

I am sitting here at 192 lbs. I started at 337lbs. My life has changed so much. I look back now and say...what the hell did I do to myself! I was out of control! Now the scale is my best friend! I just want everyone to know that you can do it too!