Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories

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On April 24th I will be exactly 3 months out. I have lost 67 lbs since then and I feel great!!! I started out at 304 and today I am 237. I still have a long way to go but it no longer feels impossible. The one thing that I need to do that Im not is taking Vitamins. I know I know. I should be but I cant keep them down. I dont do well with Bariatric Advantage or Celebrate. Im just going to start doing the gummies I think. Some is better than none. I also dont eat a low fat or sugar free "diet". I do track everything I eat on myfitnesspal.com I try to stick to whole natural foods. Occasionally I have a cookie and its the real stuff. I try to drink either Water or unsweete…

and down 95 lbs!!!! Went for my 8 month check up yesterday and everything is good. On another note, I work in a preschool and we get school pictures taken. We took pictures 2 weeks ago and I found one from 09 when I was at my largest. Oh the difference!!!!

Got my first ever brand-new bike - just for me and am having so much fun riding around the neighborhood! I had not ridden in about 40 years, so if I can do it any body can. I am having trouble recognizing me in pictures - I was always the heaviest one but not now. I love my band and my new life, though I would like to get work done on mysaggy stomach, breasts and arms, so now I'm starting to save for that kind of work.

So, I've been sleeved for 7 months now. I have been in a stall for a few weeks, but I'm in the process of changing things up a bit and I am hopeful my scale will be a little bit nicer to me in the weeks to come. However, there is SO much more to getting smaller than just looking at what my scale says!! I went back and made a bunch of face screen shots of how much my face has shrunk in the last 7 months, and even going back to when I used to weight well over 300 Lbs. I'd say at the end of the day, I'm a VERY happy and VERY successful person!! And here's to my last 40 or so pounds. They say the last of it comes off slowly, well I think I'm set in my ways now and…

The first goal I set for myself has been smashed in 6 weeks!!!! I am officially lower than my lowest lap-band weight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With the band I lost down to 176 and this morning I weighed in at 175. Thats 20 pounds in 6 weeks. I got all teary-eyed and everything. I just couldn't believe it really happened. That band sucked so much and I had it for so many years - I didn't even realize what a drain it was on my happiness. Now it is gone and I can eat chicken again and the waistband of my pants isn't always pushing on my port - it just feels miraculous. And my restriction with the sleeve is spot-on. It doesn't change. I …

I would have put before pics on, but I'm not at my home puter...here's some photos to show you the difference in one month. First one was last month, second one is today. Difference of about 10lbs but I think it looks like more. I'm happy. Down just under 50 lbs since Jan, 20.

Today I am officially out of the 50s for BMI and I fit in 2x size scrubs again! I'm almost a week out and I am amazed at all the changes! I feel lighter and happier! Yay!

Hi guys, I posted a topic about a month ago where I hit a stall. I just couldnt lose weight for nothing. I think I was actually gaining weight. Well I took some advice from some people on here and it worked. I was eating: Breakfast: one egg (usually white), 2 slices of bacon and maybe a slice of toast snack; orange juice or popcorn lunch: 1/2 tuna sandwich snack: 1/2 soda or 10 grapes dinner: maybe a snow crab cluster, or tuna, or 4 scallops or maybe a chicken leg snack: pork rinds exercise 1 hour a day (EVERYDAY) and I was not losing anything. well i changed things up. I started paying more attention to my calorie intake. I modified some things a…

I have battled high blood pressure for about 10 years, starting in my early 20's (scary to start so young) and in the last 5 years had it moderated with diet and no meds. It was averaging reading of 130's over 90's and pulse rate was usually in the 90's. The past week I've been monitoring my BP and it has been averaging 110's over 60's with my pulse rate in the 60's!!!!!! One reading was even 108/52......AMAZING!!!!!! Thank you sleeve, lol.

Just go the call that I have been approved for surgery, no sooner than she said "approved" she said "your surgery is scheduled APril 04". I nearly threw up. All these different emotions, happy, scared.....

I like to think I can consider myself a success story, although I still have another 12 lbs until I reach my "Holy Crap!" dream goal of 150 lbs. It's been a journey filled with ups and downs, but I would do it again in a heartbeat. not only have I gotten a new lease on life, through my band and my blog I have met some absolutley wonderful ladies who have become dear friends. I wish everyone much success. If you would like to see my before and after photos, you can find them on my blog "Dreams of Skinny High Heels" (listed below) Regards, Stephanie Oh and my surgery date was 2010, NOT 2011...sorry for the typo!

I have been canoeing before, years ago, but never have been in a kayak. About 2-3 years ago, my sister and brother each bought a kayak. Over those years, it always depressed me that I could never enjoy it with them.... it looked like so much fun! Well, today, I DID IT!!!!!!!!! I went to the lake down the street from me, and Kayaked with my sister!!!!!! We were on the lake for probably 2 hours. I am SO fair skinned and white right now, I used 110SPF sunscreen, LOL! Anyway, it was so awesome!!!!! I still felt big in the kayak, but I could fit and not sink it!!!! WOOOHOOOO! This is one awesome NSV!!!! I am finally getting my life back! I am down 115 pounds now from my highes…

I am almost 5 weeks post op. The scale hasn't moved for me since my 2nd week out. Luckily with pre-diet and a week post op I lost 30 lbs. This week I wore a pair of jeans and all day I was tugging and pulling them up! I came home and wiggled my hips and they fell to the floor. I couldn't believe it. Today I wore a pair of khaki capri pants. Once again I was pulling them up ALL DAY! I came home again and wiggled my hips and to the floor they fell!! I showed my husband my new trick both times. It is pretty funny. Not ready to buy new clothes yet, so I guess it is time to invest in a belt! My family likes to tease me with the song, "Pants on the ground, pants on …

Well, I've been saying I've lost "about" 100 lbs for a while now, because at ~95 lbs, that's true. But today, I tipped the scale at 229.8, which means that I've lost just OVER 100 lbs since my surgery last May. Huzzah! Plus, it's nice to be in another weight bracket -- the 220's -- again. And I'm really enjoying clothes that fit (and some attention from the ladies!) All good things. It's going to be a FUN summer!

For the first time in about five years, my weight is below 200 lbs and the BMI charts say that I'm overweight. Who would have thought that I would be happy to be overweight, but compared to obese, I'll take it! Now if I could only fit into all my size 16 pants from five years ago. Only one pair fits...

Yeah, I am so excited. I had my 12 week post op this week. I am officially half way to goal. I can't believe it has happened this fast. I am sure it will really slow down at any point. Well, it has not really been quick so far, just steady. That is all way new to me though, so really happy about it.

My inlaws were over yesterday and they can't believe how small I am this far out (I'm not even 6 mths out yet). Father in law got out of the car saying, "wow whats up string bean?" haa haa. Then the hubby told them to wait and see my pants that I have saved. Yes I kept my "big" girl pants to remind me how huge I was at one time. Well I put the pants up to myself and holy crap, I'm now half the size. So after everyone left I was kind of curious to see if I can fit in one pant leg. OMG I do, what the hell, no fricken way!!!! Hubby says he doesn't ever remember me being that big, awww how nice of him. But I need pics like this to prove to me that I am getting smaller, see…

so ive read many post in this forum and i havent found really any success stories? just alot of complaints about the band... i thought there was a rants and raves forum or lap band complications forum where dissapointing stories could be posted? if there is any lap banders out here that do have a success story i would love to hear about it. im getting banded in april so im looking for positive feed back!

Hi All, I was watching a repeat Dr Phil the other day and he gave us all a NSV. He was talking to a woman who had had WLS didn't say which. She was over 300lbs before and looked to be well in onederland. Dr. Phil said at one point "A lot of people think having WLS is taking the easy way out. I know that the opposite is true. There is nothing easy about it" Nice to hear.

So I started my journey in July of last summer (2010), and finally got my surgery on November 22, 2010. It has been over four months and I am halfway to goal. My goal was to lose 150 pounds and be 150 pounds. I want to be 1/2 of what I was. I am halfway to goal with 76 pounds lost at 223 pounds two days in a row now. I am sooooo happy.

I made it! First day with surgery: a breeze Second day: worst day I can ever remember with fever, nausea, high pb, probably due to morphine the day before which I really didn't need much, and today HOME and feeling decent. I'm resting and eating Jello and popsicles and some broth. So good to have it behind me!

I'm officially wearing a size 8!!! Picked up a pair yesterday and they fit with some room in the waist! This is a GREAT day, haven't worn this size since Jr high!!! I'm so amazed at how fast the sizes are going down!! I LOVE MY SLEEVE!!!! Patti

Wow this is soo awesome.. I haven't realized how much inches that I have lost. I went from 4x shirts to 2x shirts. I went from 54-56 inch jeans to 44-46. How freaking awesome is that.. I am so excited I have been singing from the roof tops for days. It just is soo awesome.. I went shopping saturday and I shopped in places that never had anything that I could wear.. I went in them store and bought from all of the stores, and it gave me such a high. Now I am truely dedicated to spend all of my money on clothes..lol It nsv's like this that keep you pushing on keeps you on the path that is worth staying on the rest of your life...

I was hoping some of the veteran sleevers could share their Tips for Success please, would be so helpful for a newbie like me! Thanks so much!

hi there,tom here, long island , ny, just hit 58,march 15 th. every md ive seen,ranging from my zero factorR.A ,to my mild/moderate spinal .stenosis,sleep apnea, all finish the session with you must loose weight. a cancer pain md told me(after i had lung surgery) that most men with the weight from neck to belly button die of heart attack or have a stroke,both prematurely. my question is,im 5 ft 9 inches,262......i was 275 and ate healthy for 4 mo. s and was 240.however presently 263 , my breathing is shallow from a pool accident when poison was put in pool and zapped our lungs, plus the one lung surgery which turned out not to be cancer but major scar tiss…

Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd EVER wear size 4 and 6 jeans. Tops that are mediums and some times even a small rather than 1X....a 2X felt even better! I knew I'd be thrilled with 12's but secretly hoped I'd sqeeze into 10's when it was all said and done. Then the weight started falling off and lickily split I was in 14's then 12's. I KNEW I'd wear be in 10's in no time. My goal was, my realistic goal was not a weight, it was a size - I was certain I could lose enough to wear a size 8 pretty early on. I couldn't picture it because my wedding dress (at age 19) was a size 9, but an 8, that was my dream!! Celebration took place when I got to a size …

So here's a fun "problem" to have since losing 100 lbs. I now really need to start buying tailored clothes if I want them to fit! Across the chest and shoulders, I'm still an XL. I can fit into some L shirts, but it's really pulling tightly in those areas. However -- and this is the amazing bit -- in the midsection, I wear a L and increasingly a M. So if I buy size XL shirts and jackets, they are huge and baggy and billowy around my stomach; it looks like I'm trying to hide a gut that I simply no longer have. However if I buy size L or M shirts, they fit around my tummy except that my chest and shoulders pull them so tight that they ride up and look like I'm wearin…

I just noticed that a regular sized bath towel fits around me with no gaping!!!! In my 8 months since surgery, this is the one NSV I have been waiting on!!!! Doing a happy dance!!!!!! :Banane02:

Wholly Cow! I cannot beleive that I'm staring down at my scale, and it says 160lbs. Who, me? No way....I think I was 16 years old when i weighed that much.... My whole adult life, I battled with my weight...sometimes it was managable, but most of the time, it was out of control. I had given up in the last 10 years. Married, with a loving husband and 2 beautiful children. Life just gets in the way....and the heavier I got, the sadder I got, and the more weight I put on....How many years did i loose out on playing tennis, tobogganing with my kids, going swimming, going skating. Very sad! But, as i can attest, it's possible to change it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! …

Hello crowd! I haven't been posting much I know, I've been really really busy at home and at work too. It has taken all my time and time posting here has been very limited. I had a kinda strange NSV last night and thought I'd share it. I was a little bit perplexed by it and thought, wow... do I really look THAT different? Strange... Anyway, my Mom and I have been commuting to work together for the past few days. My Mom just started back up to work and she works near where I do. We thought it would be a good idea because then we can share on gas and have use of the carpool lane too... which is great!! Plus our schedules work out perfectly so she can drop me …

After 10 long excrutiating days, I have finally broke my plateau!!! I was stuck at 200lb and this morning I am 199!!! Woohoo! 1 lb!!! I am so happy! I had my sleeve on March 7th. This now puts me at a total of pre and post surgery loss of 26lbs! I see light at the end of this level of the tunnel!!

Hello everyone. I haven't been here in a very long while but wanted to check in and say that I'm doing GREAT. I've lost about 100 pounds!!! Trying to maintain now without losing too much, just wanted to say hey!! Shontel

I went to my closet to try on the last of what was hanging there and sadly not one thing is salvageable. I now own 2 pairs of jeans ( one pair is a hand me down from my 23 year old,yes that thrills the sh*t out of me), a pair of work out pants, one sweat shirt, 2 shirts, and one tshirt, my under ware drawer is in a much sadder state

I was banded in 10-2010. I have lost 65lbs as of last week so in 3 months I lost 65lbs. 25lbs in 12 day fast. I was 5'10 379lbs at 31 yrs, male. I had an umbilical hernia and a heiatal hernia repaired at the same time. I woke up from surgery and could immediately breath better. The heiatal hernia was limiting my diaphragm from easily raising and lowering. That fixed and my CPAP, I am sleeping like a baby! Yes I am doing it right. I can hear the - "your losing to fast" comments now. Little meals and lots of exercise.I live in DC so I walk everywhere. I walk to and from work, round trip 3.6 miles, with hills, bout 35 minutes each way. I went from being sedentary and XL larg…

I attended two family funerals this weekend, one Friday and the other was Saturday. I don’t know how people in the rest of the country handle the passing away of love ones and friends. But in some parts of the south, there is something called the repast. This is where family and friends meet after the service. And there is food, lots of food, either it’s catered by professionals or each family member will bring or donate some type of food. Good ole fashion comfort food. Food items such as mac & cheese, dressing, turkey, chicken, Soups, sauces, ribs, potato salad, rice, cakes, candies and pies were just to name a few kinds of food which was in front of me to c…

I'm now a little over 5 months post-op and am doing great. A good friend had gastric bypass surgery about 6 weeks before my VSG. Though my surgeon claimed the bypass is the "gold standard" in WLS, I am convinced my stubborn nature paid off in getting him to perform the VSG on me against his advice. Though my weight loss is not spectacular compared with others on this board, it has been mostly steady. My friend with the bypass has not lost any more weight than I have, considering the 6 week head start she had. Additionally, I eat whatever I want within reason and my friend has only a limited menu of acceptable foods. Though I am somewhat carb, calorie and fat conscio…

Hi, I am new to this forum. My name is Crystal and I will be having my lap band surgery on the 20th of April. Yay!!! I am scared and nervous. I am so afraid I will not lose weight. A little background on me. I am 53 yrs old, I had 2 strokes when I was 49 (I know). I have serious back problems (am not able to exercise at this point), and other issues. I weigh 290 lbs (am even ashamed to say so, but the truth is better than a lie). What I am afraid of is that say when I am sick I don't eat very much and I never lose weight, so I am afraid that without eating much with the lap band that I will not lose. Please help me out with positive reinforcements. I so need advice and s…

So. It's been 5 weeks since surgery. I know I've lost lots of weight ( 49lbs to be exact). But I wasn't sure of how much pants wise. I've been dreading going because I really wanted to be out of the 20's for pants but wasn't sure if that could happen. You see, I gave up non stretchy pants long ago and went into xl ( mostly xxl) yoga type pants. I did have 1 pair of 24/26 jeans with a bit of stretch in them. I was so afraid I'd be dissapointed with my success so far and I really didn't want that. So I picked out some 18s and so 20s and off I went. They were too big!!!!!! I bought 2 pairs of jeans today. BOTH in SIZE 16!!!!! Holy crap!!!! I jumped up and down, did a little …

So I had to open up the office today, and was working with my GM. We were having a good time since things were slow, and killing a few hours watching glee on our laptops and just joking around since morning paperwork was finished. I stepped outside for a cigarette (bad Brandy!) and had some clients walk up. I didn't recognize them, but apparently they knew me. The gentleman in the group dropped his jaw and said "Brandy, is that you?! Oh my god girl I didn't even recognize you, how much weight have you dropped??" It's so nice to hear that from a stranger! It's one thing to hear it from your friends and family, but to hear it from a stranger really makes it real. I …

I have 2 wonderful NSV this week and I wanted to share - I need a couple of pairs of jeans - my old ones are WAY to big so I took them to the consignment shop and was down to 2 pair that fit - OK. I decided to go ahead and shop for a couple of pairs of jeans to fit me on my way to goal. Right now I am wearing mostly 12s and I thought I would try to find a pair of jeans - a fun trendy pair so I tried on these brands: Miss Me, Big Star, MKE, Buckle, Silver etc. I was trying on anything from 33 waist down to 31. I am taller an need 34 length - not always easy to find. I was SUPER happy that I decided to run into JC Penny and spotted a few A.N.A> brand jeans that …

Hello all, I am rather new here, however have been contemplating the VSG since last year..... My question for those of you that are well out from your actual surgery is this: Since I can NOT seem to stick to a "diet" that works for me (WW, Atkins, Will Power *LOL*, Low-Carb ect, ect) How am I supposed to follow / stick to any sort of "diet" with the VSG = Pre/Post/Maintenance.... This is my only sticking point. I am not afraid of the actual surgery (self pay) or recovery ect.... Will this surgery help me NOT have hunger? Will this surgery reduce my constant need for sugar? Will this surgery help me at all if I can't stick to a "diet" now??? BTW- if I do (whe…

Let the scolding begin.... No I havent been on here....NOR have I been on my youtube account in almost a year. I really honestly thought I was going to be this awesome example and keep up with all of this stuff and really show you guys, start to finish what it was like to have the sleeve. Well In that aspect I did fail, and to the general public who was relying on me for that information I am truly sorry. It was just one thing after another, my laptop broke, my dad left for Iraq, I moved, twice, I had school and work and all that Jazz. I have to give big ups to the people with families to take care of and jobs and lives that still find the time to be dedicated to this..…

I'm a single dad to three great kids -- ages 16, 11 and 10. Life has not been easy for them since their mom died four years ago, but they are generally doing great and I am very proud of them. They are probably the primary reason that I had this surgery last July -- I really felt like I needed to get my health under control so that I would be around as long as possible to take care of them and be happy and healthy while doing it. Anyway, last weekend, I came home from shopping and my son was in front of the house playing basketball. As I came into the house, I stopped to talk to him for a minute or two about who knows what. A little while later, my older daughter t…

Woooohooooo! Hit ONEderland today and I am 5 weeks post-op today Weight was 199.8. Months ago, well it was probably more like a year or more ago I bought aprons as my mini-goal treats so today I will be opening one up FINALLY! Only 4 more lbs til I hit the half way mark and about 10 more lbs til I weigh less than my hubby More and more of my clothes are falling off, my size 20s just fall right off and I was able to comfortably wear a size 16 skirt to Church yesterday My 1x shirts are way too big too and many of my XL shirts are getting to be too big too I'm having some ongoing issues still, I was switched from Prilosec to Nexium and it seemed to be doing the…

im 5 foot 6 and right now i wiegh 232.....im looking for bandsters that are around my size that have been banded and have reached thier goal....basicly how much have you lost and how active are you and how has your skin delt with your wieght loss? im being banded in april and im trying to figure out a healthy weight....plus i have a full arm sleeve of tattoos and im worried my arms will get saggy. any input will be great!

Woo-Hoo! = FINALLY HIT 199 today! After a frustrating 3 week stall with not even a pound lost ~ I decided to do Protein whey shakes for 4 days & that seemed to help me lose the 6 pounds to get me under 200. Hopefully this will be my jumpstart to continuing weight loss!

Not sure how much people normally lose but I was totally pumped about these 10lb! Wondering how the upcoming weeks (prior to stall of course) usually compare to week one. Anyone care to share their experiences prior to the 3 or 4 week stall?

I realized I hadn't uploaded any pics here in months... so I just updated my photo album I hope you'll check it out!!! I've been in that hard spot where I had to REALLY CHANGE my habits to keep losing, and I think I have finally found my groove, the scale is moving again and I am down 105 lbs today.

I am happy to share of the lost of 55 pounds, started at 275 in late January - as of today I am at 220 lbs. My goal is 200 but the charts and doctors says should be at 180. Maybe I get down to 190 and see how I feel. But today I am very happy. Have a nice weekend everyone, Lash