Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories

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So I find that I can't keep my hands off my jawbone and collarbone. It's as if I have to keep touching them to make sure I can still feel them. And last night, laying in bed...I found ribs and a hip bone! Holy Moly I had forgotten what my bones felt like. Even the bones in my hands and wrist are starting to change. Sometimes I see my knuckles when my hand is on the steering wheel and even they look a little different. I know some of you are feeling the same way, and only you guys would be able to relate, so thanks for listening.:thumbup:

I HAVE FINALLY MADE IT TO ONEDERLAND:thumbup:. For the past few weeks I have played around with 198-201 but now I am officially at 198 and haven't seen a 200+ on my scale in over a week!!! I start my next zumba session on Monday and really look forward to it. I don't post often, but I do look at the board every week to grab some inspiration from all of you. Thank you to everyone on this forum....it has really inspired me to keep moving past the struggles and I know now that I am not the only one going through the glitches. It's amazing if I have a question - someone else has already asked it and many of you respond so I get my answers very quickly. Thanks again for …

So, I'm getting ready for work this morning & kinda got frantic. I tried on one pair of pants - too big. Tried on another pair of pants - too big. Went to the smallest ones I have and thought "whew! this works". Typical morning - rush, rush, rush. Drop the youngest off at daycare & drive into work with my hubby (we work at the same company, same building, same floor - LOL). Thursday are free coffee days in my department, so my hubby always comes by to chat. Yeah right - we all know he wants free coffee. Part of his "charade" is to stop by my desk. He walks in my office & sees me standing up. He's like "What are you wearing? Those clothes …

:huh0:I am headed for Cancun for surgery on July 16 with Dr. Verboonen. Would love some ideas of what you are bringing, where you are from, how nervous you are!

I am scheduled for surgery July 13 in Cancun at Galenia Hospital with Dr. Verboonen. Would love it if someone who has walked the same journey could give me an idea of what to expect and ease my mind just a bit. Thank you so much! I love this site!

Well, since the start of this adventure (pre-sleeve weight), I've dropped 40 lbs. For the most part, I feel great! I'm still struggling to maintain my nutrition levels throughout the day, and I'm really looking forward to starting solid foods this weekend, but all things considered, I'm doing great! My weight loss is total; since the sleeve, I've lost 25 lbs (I dropped 15 lbs on the pre-op diet, but probably 10 lbs of that was Water weight, per the surgeon). Can't wait for the big 5-0 (lbs, that is). Oh, and I just bought this to replace my tired old 2001 Magna. More horsepower, better sound, way more off-the-line, and model good looks: View image in gallery…

Hi friends! I don't think I've ever posted since I've had surgery on 3/25. Actually I just haven't been online lately but I rec'd a message requesting an update so here it is. I'm doing well. I'm down 59.5 inches so far and 70 lbs. I'm so flipping happy. However, I don't keep many food items down but I guess that's to be expected but I do have a few things that I just choose to eat more often then others that I can handle better. I'm serving in a wedding in NJ on July 10th. I actually purchased my dress on 2/25 without knowing that I was going to have surgery that soon and of course it's going to have to be taken in. I go for my first fitting on 6/8. Here are the pics. …

Got on the scale this morning and I am exactly 20 pounds down, tomorrow is my 4 week surgiverary! I really do believe in myself and my sleeve! Funny thing, have no internet on my computer so can't track my food like normal for last 2 days and it really bothers me not to have that. I took my daughter to a festival yesterday (she is a tiny miss queen for her county school system so she was volunteering) and we were serving food. I was able to eat some lean beef and a few forks of corn and green Beans. Passed up dessert but had a few bites of Madi's chocolate ice cream. Of course I was afraid I might have sabotaged my diet after that but I am learning that something …

I haven't posted in a while but lurk almost every day. My hunger is gone! It took a while. I bought new M&M pretzels yesterday had a few then didn't want any more so I threw them away.(So unlike me!) I can pretty much eat what I want. (Haven't had salad, crunchy fruits and veggies yet-following the Cornell post-op diet)I have even been eating fish (I would have told you before the sleeve I hate fish!) I got the panko cod and breaded halibut from costco. I eat the "guts". It totally fills me up. This board has really helped me ALOT! I am almost to goal 5 more lbs. I feel great. That band was so bad for me. I was unable to eat real food. Can take petite Calcium citrat…

Today I went to the doctor for my six week checkup I am down 60 lbs what a start I hope to be down more I will be down 100 at my 3 month check up

I was very surprise to know when I step on scale I lost 32 lbs I was shock! I started at 384 n now I'm 352 in 12 days I can't believe it. Jeans are droopy. Energy is up. Doc advance me on phase 2. Was told to cut blood pressure med in half only becuase I haven't seen my pcp yet I'm sure he will take me off completly. I'm having A major battle wit head hunger but I'm winning the battle so far. Lol. I LOVE MY SLEEvE WHOOHOO!!!

Well, I'm now 20 lbs. down from my surgery weight over 3 weeks. That's almost exactly one pound a day. Counting my 15 lbs. from the pre-op diet, that's an astonishing 35 lbs. total. Many, many to go, but I'm really happy! If I could just even out my energy level (I think I'm not eating regularly enough during the day, or perhaps not staying hydrated enough), I'd be the happiest camper there is!

I couldn’t be happier!!! Before surgery I had set my goal to 184 lbs which would have put me just into the “Normal” range on the BMI scale. Honestly, at that time I would have been happy to get down to 200 because I had never been able to do that in my dieting life. I hit that first goal back in October (8 months post-op). I was still comfortably losing at that point so I shifted my goal from weight/BMI to Body Fat Percentage. At that time, my Body Fat was about 17% which is pretty good for a 43 male, but I wanted to do better. I set my new goal to get under 13% BF which is considered “Excellent” on most BF charts. Yesterday I had my most recent Hydrostatic Dunk Test (thi…

Well, Just a little update, as of today I have lost 100.6 pounds and it feels great. I am getting my life back, doing things I have not done in years and looking forward to doing a lot more. I am getting my Open Water Diver's Cert. renewed next month and plan to spend a lot of time underwater this summer. This is something that I loved to do 15 years ago and lost it to over eating. Friends and family are seeing me crawl under vehicles to do the work myself instead of having to ask my son or nephew to do it. Heck I can even get off the ground without having to grab ahold of something to pull myself up. I'm riding my motorcycle more, life is just great. The vertical …

YAY! got a new suit today and now im ready for the beach!! 2 more weeks!!

Good Morning, I have decide that I can no longer hang on to clothes that do not fit anymore. It is costly to get clothes taken up...I use to wear 22/24 and I am down to 16/18 and some 14 depending on the designer. My home was damage in hurricane IKE and I had to buy a whole new wardrobe. It was only a year and a half ago. and some clothes I never wore. I gave alot of clothes to my BFF(s) and now its time to have a garage sale this Saturday and get rid of them. I feel "it so hard to say goodbye to yesterday". I love the new me and so it is time to move on....so Saturday, May 29 @7am...they will go on sale to anyone willing to buy them....and if I do not sell them, …

Technically, this post is about 4 days early, but I feel good today, and want to attention whore for a few minutes. So, what have learned thus far: ~ I have a normal relationship with food ~ My mind, body and soul are finally starting to sync up in unison ~ I truly do not feel like I'm dieting ~ It's okay to have a bad day ~ Life will go on even if I eat way too many cheesy poofs ~ Food is even more delicious since I actually slow down to eat instead of inhaling my meals ~ I no longer feel like I have to be the funny, loud fat girl for people to like me. They genuinely like me just for me. ~ I had to be willing to let my walls come down to let people in, and l…

One month out today and down 30.4 pounds post-op. Although it would be nice to average a pound a day for the rest of the weight loss phase, I am not banking on it :scared0: . I am so happy to be a sleever! For those new to this or pre-op I did finally do a new blog entry today outlining the good and bad for me through my first month. http://verticalsleevetalk.com/blogs/swiftflow/592-one-month-out-today.html

August will be my 2 year bandiversary. I cannot believe it's been that long. My band saved my life and I've been sucessful beyond my wildest dreams. I feel better both physically and emotionally than I have in ages. Getting the band helped me take back control of my life and I cannot imagine life without it.:cursing:

Ok I am gonna rant for a moment I am happy for those people who loose weight on the show but........... Ok where do I begin if I did not have to pay bills and just could work out all day I could drop the weight like that too! Then comes the lifestyle change of life that a successful journey has they all gain a lot of weight back because unless you are a personal trainer or too rich you don't have to work its not realistic. Second a lot of the girls on there was wearing some type of corsit the way their boobs was sticking out ove the slim abs and curves that does not help uneducated people who watch the show. Then look at sam he reached his goal weight the competition the …

Have a big night at my job and I have to dress up. I shopped at Lane Bryant a while back and was in the 16W range. This time I went to Talbots where I always always for years and years and years wear WOMEN's Petite - ALWAYS. I was getting up to 18/20WP before surgery which was a lot of fabric. But just looking at even the 14WP I was like, ummmm, no this won't work they are so big and kinda loose. I mean if it was in my closet I could wear it, but it wasn't flattering. So I had to venture back out to the floor and go into the Petite Dept - the REGULAR Petite Dept, that is, and found some 14P and 16P that fit like a glove, of course buying as snug as possible. It …

Well, I'm below 300 lbs (just barely, but still!) for the first time in ten years. 299.8 today (the scale flashed through 300.1 to get to 299.8, but it stabilized on 299.8, so I'm sticking with it!) That's a great place to be in itself, and it also means I've lost just over 30 lbs since this saga started in mid-April. I'm definitely in the initial 2-4 week stall, since my weight loss has definitely plateaued. I'm doing all the things I should be doing -- calories are 600-800/day, getting >80 g protein/day, 60-80 oz H2O/day, exercising, etc. -- but the weight is just a trickle right now. Still, I know that it's just a temporary phase and the weight will start comi…

Well I got a consult with the doctor for July 20th.I will have to have the 6 months of documented weight loss,dietician etc, but Im gonna try like hell to lose as much as I can by then and maybe I will end up changing my mind, but if I dont.I believe this is gonna change my life for the better either way..These next 6 months will be a test for me.I see this as the start of my journey.I have finally made up my mind to do something about my weight.I have been thin before so I do know what it is like, but I was so much younger and I didnt think before I LET MYSELF GET SO OVERWEIGHT.Didnt realize how hard it would be, didnt think before I drank all that coke,and ate all those…

Well, I said I was not going to weigh myself until I returned to work on Monday the 24th of May. I was getting cabin fever and needed to just come in to the office and get some things done so I came in and of course the scale in our gym was taunting me so I went and weighed myself, reluctantly because my size 14 work pants do not feel much different today as they did about 2 weeks ago when I wore them pre-op. Was not expecting to see the numbers on the scale this morning at all!!! Wow! So I know it will slow down and I need to continue to remind myself of that but dang, what a wonderful start to my journey. I am proud of myself, raising three kids on my own and h…

Well, I'm not under 300 yet (durnit!), but for my height my current BMI is just a tad under 40 for the first time in a long time. Which means... I'm no longer morbidly obese! I'm "just" obese! Hey, it's the little things, right?

Hi my name is Dawn. I have been struggling with my weight since my early 20's when I became pregnant with my first child. After that my weight just kept getting heavier and heavier. I tried every diet you could imagine. Sure it worked for a few months and then I would spiral out of control and gain all of my weight back and then some. In 2001 I had open heart surgery for an Aortic Aneurysm. They also replaced my valve. At the time I had a pigs valve which only lasts for about 10 years. I chose this because I really didn't want to take blood thinner for the rest of my life because I was only 34. So soon I will need another open heart surgery. So my cardiologist told me th…

Hello, everyone. I don't post here often anymore, life is good & I'm out living it! Just thought I'd post an update on me since I'm now 9.5 months & below my goal weight.:w00t: I came off of my blood pressure medications immediately after surgery & haven't had to resume taking them as of yet. I monitor my blood pressure regularly at home & consistently get good readings. My edema vanished immediately after surgery as well & has not returned. PTL for that! I lost weight steadily & never really hit a stall. I chose to not deprive myself of anything even during the losing phase. I followed the Protein first rule as best I could & limited …

I was cleaning out my closet yet again. Somehow, I stumbled across this pair of my old work slacks. I thought I had gotten rid of all my pre-op clothes, and needed to weed out the 10s and 12s. To my surprise, I found these and thought I would share. I was trying to organize the shelf in my closet and these were tucked back behind a box. My previous size 24W pants the standard black slacks. Current size 4/6 depending on brand and cut of jeans. In most dress slacks, I'm a solid 5 for juniors, and 6 for misses. Sizing these days is so off, and there is no standard. But, I love being below a 10 these days. " Look ma, I have ribs" LOL:001_tongue:

Hey all, I got on the scale tonight to find I'm down 42 pounds from the day I started my pre-op diet on 3/16! I almost can't believe it! Tomorrow will be 6 weeks post-op for me and I have not one regret on getting this surgery. Compared to all of the diets I've tried and failed on in the past, the last 6 weeks with the sleeve have been so easy! I finally feel like a normal person who doesn't think about food all of the time. I have been very diligent on tracking every calorie, carb, and gram of Protein since surgery, but I've been so-so with exercising. My goal for the next 6 weeks is to work out six days a week so I can keep this downward scale momentum going!

Hello, my name is Nicole. I've been overweight since after the birth of my 1st child in 96. Over the years, the weight just piled on and on. Before I knew I pushing 300 pounds! Oh NO! When I went to my Dr. to get some diet pills he actually suggested I consider the surgery. I was a little insulted and I ignored his suggestion. After about a year after that I was only continuing to gain weight. I finally went to a seminar and just went through the process never really expecting to actually go through with it. I am SOOOOOOO glad that I did as this was one of he biggest life changing experience of my life. Today I am officially to my half way point and I feel so good. YEAH!!…

Excited this morning to finally cross the 300 lbs mark and hit 299 on the scale. 21 lbs since my surgery date 4/28. I also updated my youtube vlog--so subscribe if you like. (link is in my signature) I am loving my sleeve!!

I'm still not cleared for weight lifting (oh happy day...) but I'm rocking my walk. I'm walking further and further (about 2 miles in a single walk now) and what I'm noticing is that I'm walking FAST. It's not intentional, I just move at a natural pace, but I'm ZIPPING. I guess 30 pounds of flab lost makes a difference in my stamina, eh? What's really surprising me is that I'm starting to ENJOY my walks. I've always, at best, tolerated them. But suddenly I'm looking forward to them. Huzzah! I'm sure that partially the beautiful, beautiful premature summer weather we're having here in Seattle is helping. And I get a little stir crazy sitting here all day -- I'm …

I am 2 days out from 2 months and am down 40 pounds! I am amazed! Went shopping and was able to buy 12's yesterday! What a great NSV! Saw some people I haven't seen in a month or so and they were shocked. It wasn't until I took my monthly pictures that I saw the difference! I am so glad I took the pictures to document my progress! To anyone thinking of doing the surgery, DO IT!!!

Hi Tiffykins, I am currently doing some research in the hopes of getting the VSG soon. I was wondering if you could send me some of the links/research you have compiled. I have noticed you offering to others, so I thought I would ask. I was originally thinking about DR Aceves, but my family is discouraging me from Mexico, so I am looking for other options too. You were kind enough to answer my post yesterday about looking for Dr. and I appreciate it. Any info would be great! Thanks Judy jddutton1962@yahoo.com

Hey Everyone, Good news! I went to my 2 week post-op appt. today and I lost a whopping 25 pounds. The staff was so shocked they weighed me 5 times. I did a 5 day post-op diet. In which I lost 5 pounds. So that's a 20 pound drop since my 4/28 surgery date. Kudos to me! Yay SW/CW/GW 307/282/140

today is an exciting day for me! october 20th of last year, my birthday, i weighed in at 308! my surgery was december 7th and i had lost roughly 20 pounds from my birthday to surgery date! well today my friends, 5 months after my life changing surgery, i weighed in at 207!!!!!! i really didnt think this day would get here, and here it is! i would like to lose about 50 more pounds but that will happen sooner than later i suppose!! i just wanted to share this happy moment with everyone and hope that some pre-op and early post-op people see this post and are reassured that this surgery is the best decision you can make for yourself! i have absolutely no regrets! our family i…

To all of you doing the hard part of your journey I hope these 2 pictures encourage you to keep on. http://verticalsleevetalk.com/members/jane_j-albums-progress.html Loads of love to you all. Jane:thumbup:

I just wanted go share what a wonderful expierence this has been for me! I'm sure my husband, who is very supportive would like for me to talk about something other than how little I can I eat! But this gas truly been a blessing, in so many ways. First I have lost 32 pounds since my surgery on march 23. Second I haven't thrown up, felt nauseated or poorly in general. I have been able to transition into regular foods with no problems.. I had lettuce yesterday and it went down just like it used to! And lastly I have been a carb queen for my entire adult life. Now I crave chicken, cheese, lunch meat, cottage cheese, etc. Before I could have done with out meat period.…

Haven't had a chance to post in a while. Just thought I'd share my progress. I'm 5'6 starting weight was 250 and am now at goal at 143. Down from a size 22 to a 6-8 (depending on the brand). This was the best decision I've ever made. For those of you thinking about the surgery, it is a wonderful TOOL. I do work out 6 days a week but now i really look forward to that. I still try to really limit carbs because they settle very well for me. I probably will still try and loose another 5 pounds or so just to give myself some wiggle room. LOVE MY SLEEVE!!!!:lol0: Best wishes to all of you out there beginning your journey. It's soooo worth it!

Well, I have decided to take some of your advice and set mini goals for myself. My first one was to be able to use wii fit (which has a weight limit of 330 pounds) My second one was to be under 300 pounds! This morning I was 295.2!!! My next mini goal is to wear size 20 old navy jeans and to weigh less than my fiance (he's 265). So another 30 pounds and I *should* meet both of these (unsure about the pants, but I am currently wearing a good fitting/on the loose side 22....

I hit 50 lbs lost today. wooohoooo. I'm down from a size 20/22 to 16's. I know I've lost well over 30 inches total. And...I feel fantastic!!! :lol0:

Everything is going great. 9 days post op, my PCP took me off of both of my blood pressure pills. I couldn't believe the change overnight. One day, my bp was great with the meds and the next day my bp was 99/66 after taking my meds. It also appears that my diabetes (diagnosed 12/09) is gone. I am still in the full liquids stage for about another 10 days and that is going well. Nothing has bothered my sleeve so far. I have tried a few different blended soups and they are really good. I started walking a few days ago and will continue to step up the distance over the next few days to get up to 3 miles a day or so. As always, thanks to everyone here for all I have learned.

I had my sleeve surgery one year ago today! It's just been the best year I could imagine. I love not being fat and I have been maintaining at goal for over 6 months. My last pair of jeans that I bought is a size 6 and the top I bought was a small. I've gone from a 3 X to a SMALL! I am so glad somebody invented sleeve surgery!:thumbup1::thumbup::biggrin0:

Hello everyone, Been a bit of time since I last posted, but things went a little weird in Mexico, weird good though. My surgury with Dr. Aceves in Mexicalli on April 10th went so well that my step-Mom decided to go for it, so we stayed 3 more days while she was sleeved as well :biggrin2:. Meet several people from this forum down in Mexicalli as well. :crying: I am 10 days post-op, just going to start full liquids today (started shopping the organic baby food isle yesturday for the puree stage, that should go over well at work :w00t:) But I am happy to say that I'm still excited and happy after surgury, especially today as I have meet my first Post-Op goal of dropping …

Ok everyone I am 12 days post op and visited my surgeon to day he seen me as I came in he came out and greeted me! I am down 23lbs since surgery just 12 days ago I am stoked!

I can't hardly believe that it will be 4 weeks tomorrow since I had surgery (3/22). I don't post often but lurk daily and learn lots from everyone so thank you very much. But I did want to share my experience for the past 4 weeks for newbies since when I was doing my research this is the kind of info I was looking for. I have to say it has been fairly easy considering that I left 3/4ths of my stomach in Mexico! I have been lucky that I have had no problems. Recovery was pretty good - no pain from the surgery, just some soreness on my left side where the drain had been. I was nauseated the first night but medication helped. I had no problem traveling back from Mexic…

Hello everyone! My surgery is scheduled for 5/24/2010 Anyways, I really want to start a blog about my journey. I want the blog to be accessible to family and friends... not just other VSG patients. Are there any websites that you guys recommend? I have never blogged before. Do any of you have blogs that I can look at? Thanks for any tips in advance :thumbup: And... I just realized I posted this in the wrong place!! I'm sorry!

so this week i was a little ill because it the end of the month and i had only drop 8 pounds i try to average ten pounds a month. so anyway it left me sour right not i'm 191 and i was hoping to be 189 to keep my self on goal. but anyway i was in biology class (not really paying attention i bet you thrilled to know i not going to school to be a doctor:lol0:) when we open our books and right there was a picture of what a pound of fat looked like!!! i was like wow!!! all that!!! i was sooo amazed i'm like i drop 130 pounds of that so far!!! 40more to go!!!! after i left i ran to the store to find me a model but i could not find one so i order one offline. it not here yet but…

In the 20 months since my LAP-BAND®® surgery, I've lost 116 lbs. I went from size 24 to 12. It's hard to realize your success, because in the mirror, you always see the flaws. My wakeup was when I was able to wear my husband's clothes. I couldn't believe his jeans fit me! And then they were too big. It was a great feeling! Unfortunately, I've started having some complications. My gall bladder had to be removed, and my band had slipped during the period of time that I was sick with gall stones. So my band is now repositioned and completely unfilled. I just hope this doesn't indicate a turning point in the wrong direction! But today - I feel like a success story!

I don't know if this is the right place for this. But I'm just so happy I could cry. Im in the 2 - teens for the first time in 3 years! Im just happy I chose to do this. Now don't get me wrong; sometimes I think LORD what the heck have I done to myself. Then I see those that are a lot farther out and realize that it gets easier. I haven't experienced a REAL stall (knock-on-wood). I normally weigh EVERYDAY:scared0: but there are some days (I notice mostly on weekends) that I stay at the same weight for about 24-48 hours or go up and down during that time. I honestly know that if I make it to one-derland I would be ecstatic. I usually low ball myself so that I don'…