Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories

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Hello Everyone!!!! Today is my Big Day !! This time last year I changed my life. I had VSG. If you followed me in the beginning you would know that i had a lot of problems. I was sick for about 4-5 months after having the surgery and I had a lot of regret because people were having more success than me... After a while and some tweeks in vitamins things started to turn around... By my 6 months I had lost 100lbs.. this was revealed on Christmas Day.. Then I met my weight loss goal of 160lbs on Feb 27th.. I have been maintaining since then between 153-160.. Today I weighed in at 152lbs. I am not going to say that my journey has been easy because it hasn't .. It took me a l…

Anyone eat this? I saw a recipe that looks good it's cheesy quinoa and broccoli cakes but I figure you can slice some lil pieces of chicken in the pattie cakes as well seems healthy

So this week I had a definite NSV. I dug out the courage to go have some boudoir photos taken of myself as a gift for my husband. I still struggle daily with confidence in relation to my body. I still struggle with comprehending what I see in the mirror against what I see as myself in my minds eye, even after maintaining my goal weight for over a year and a half. I still struggle with feeling like an imposter, like a very obese person hiding in a thin body. Every day is a battle ground in my mind it seems. I've been in therapy since 10 months post op, and I don't see that ending any time soon. But.....I am still making progress mentally, emotionally, and with m…

Hello, I am so happy to finally get to write my success story! I started my weight loss journey in 2010. I am 5’3” and weighed 220lbs when I made my decision to begin this process. At the initial visit with surgeon the weight on my card was 199. December of 2010, I had Lap-Band surgery and lost a total of 29 lbs. Due to complications I converted to Gastric By-Pass on November 10, 2014. My starting weight was 170. I met my weight loss goal of 125 in early September 2015. Currently, I am 121 pounds and just over the moon with happiness! I’ve gone from a size 22W to a 2P. I’ve noticed although I’ve only lost an additional 4 pounds the shape of my body has chang…

I'm having gastric sleeve surgery in November and wanted to know if anyone who has had it done suffers from stomach issues as a result? Specifically dumping syndrome or diarrhea? I already have those issues BEFORE surgery and don't need them getting worse after. Thanks for any feedback!

One month out and I'm in Onderland today!! Down 41 pounds since preop diet, 27 pounds since surgery day. I am feeling good. Many NSV's also. I was real skeptical that anything would ever work for me but that is changing. I am feeling good enough to exercise and am really making progress with that also. Thanks to all on this site for ideas, information, encouragement and support.

My operation is today. I have to check in at Hospital in an hour. Mixed feelings. I've had a little cry - don't really know why and am continuing to be a little teary. Probably nerves etc. Will post again on the flip side.

Hello all - it's finally my turn to post a success story! I didn't post for my first goal, but it was when I hit the 200 pound mark. This past weekend, I obtained another goal by losing 72 pounds and that is weighing 157, which is my lightest weight as an adult. It took me just over four months to obtain this goal and as I look back, every obstacle I have encountered has been worth it! Like others, I struggle to get my fluids in, I struggle to get my Protein in, I struggle with cravings and I have been struggling with dumping. Some say what I deal with is not dumping because it always relates to meat and not sugar, but I consider it dumping. I have found very fe…

I know this is probably a very unusual question... I've had lots of people try and talk me out of this due to their opinion that the surgery is against Torah. I've already made my decision sleeve date : 11/16/15... however I'm just curious if anyone else has had an issue as this??

Well I have seen so much negativity on the band lately....and it kinda brings me down. so for those of you who are against or on the fence about the lap band, or struggling with your weight loss, I just want to say. The lap band is working for me! 100 lbs down! Yup....crazy. 11 months with the band. Has it been easy? Hell no. Burps, puke, reflux, too tight, not tight enough, stalls, ect.. Was it the "easy road"? Definitely not. Changing the way I eat, the way I exercise, the way i think about food, learning what I can and can't eat so I don't get sick in public or with friends and family. Learning to enjoy meals with the family with band friendly food. And even if…

Happy day all!!! Well I am so close to hitting my ultimate weight goal. AHHHHHHH!!! I have been at 140 for about 1.5 months now and nothing lol. I know I could do more as far as exercise. Any suggestions. My ultimate goal is 125. I have 15 more lbs to lose. . It has been a year and 3 months since my surgery and have lost 107lbs Thank you all

How long after surgery did it take you to feel great, full of energy? I feel so tired and lethargic all the time now. I'm looking forward to energy!

I'm 7 weeks post op and just experienced my first stomach ache! Should I call my doctor ? Two days with pain! ????

What type of multivitamin do you use? I was looking for something that tastes decent

I don't understand how that is possible after gastric bypass? I can understand if you don't excercise ect.. Gain some but gain all back? Sorry not being rude just don't understand. Like even 2 years put you can only have 5 chocked wings as to before you could have 3 burgers fries and dessert that doesn't come even nearly as close to what you could do before?

Hi guys. I had my surgery on September 14. Lost 27 all together from pro op to today. I got my period and dying for toast. Can I get one ? Did u tried any carb after surgery ? Please help.

Everyone talks about doctors expecting you lose 60% of your excess weight, how many of you have surpassed the 60%?

I am new to this group and starting to do the steps to get qualified for a sleeve. I have some questions for the long term success stories and the tips you have to stay at your maintenance weight once you have reached it. What makes me very nervous is some of the lack of success stories I do read about, such as never reaching goal. Or maybe getting to goal and then gaining 20-30 pounds. I know for myself, that having this surgery is very serious and should be my last resort after trying every diet known to man. I do know that having the sleeve "re-sets" the signals from your brain to your stomach in regards to feeling full and satisfied. Most people post surgery ind…

My mother fat shames me all the time and tells me that I've let her down and she's disappointed in me bc of my weight. I'm at the point where I want to have this surgery, and lose the weight and never see my own mother again! She's actually told me before that she doesn't want to see me until I'm thin. It's really bad. I've only gone to see her once this year (Mother's Day ) She keeps trying to give me incentives.. A whole new wardrobe.. If I lose weight.. She's very wealthy and I get an inheritance from my Father who passed away 6 years ago.. But my mother holds all the cards. She has threatened me several times to not give me the money if I don't lose weight. (M…

On top of being called (@ 5:09 am) off today for the weekend, today is my 90 day follow up with my surgeon, I was sleeved on June 10th but had to postpone my 90 day by a month because of my surgeon's schedule, the last time he saw me I was at 315lbs, and said he wanted me at 300lbs by the next visit, well I'm at 280lbs and I'm doing awesome, my injury is fully healed and I was able to curl 90lbs on the circuit arm curl machine, so my New PB of 90 lb arm curl on the free weights is just around the corner........... Here's to a great follow up today!!!!!!!

I understand that WLS is different for everyone, and no matter HOW it really ends up- you're way happier and way healthier. But is it unrealistic to hope to be in a bikini at the end of this? I'm not saying without hard work, eating healthy and working out-- and i'm not saying immediately... but is it totally unreasonable to hope for it?

At my 6 week post op today and all went well. I was actually told to try an up my calories, THAT, has to be a first for me!! Presently getting between 550-600, occasionally a little over. Getting to 700-800 will be challenging.

Hello I'm Yannira my surgery day weight was 235 and after 5 months post op I'm 177. I feel like I should've lost a lot more weight I'm nor sure but..I'm super bad with the whole protien shakes and water stuff to.I'm a very picky eater and I dont know what to do.... I don't know what to cook I hate vegetables I hate a lot of food....my meals usually consist of rice and beef and tortillas and alot of other bad junk SWEETS are my worst enemy I will take sweets over any type of food... I need help I don't want to fail my sleeve.. Plus I feel like I over eat a lot and I'm always hungry......

Hi All! I had my VSG 8/14 and I'm down 21lbs in 12 days!! Doctor advanced me to soft foods and allowed a few oz of Pinkberry yogurt for a treat! Yummmm!!! I'm so proud of myself!!!

Thank god a surgery like this was available to me! I have had had many ups and with this surgery and still am having some, but I wouldn't change it for the world. It was the best decision I could have made for myself. I started at 250 pounds with a slipped disk in my back, terrible foot pain, exhausted all the time, very depressed. I am now 124 pounds with no pain whatsoever and I love being me. This surgery is exactly the tool I need to keep me on track and help me realize my goals. I am a 35 year old single mom of two little ones and so glad I got my life back.

Hey everyone I'm 26yrs old I'm in the process of getting the gastric sleeve.. I feel like I'm so alone in this idk what to do how to feel what to think

I am getting so nervous I have been waiting since September 3 for an approval or denial from my insurance. I have called 3 times and all they keep telling me is that it is pending. I have Empire Plan/United Healthcare. Anyone else have that insurance and how long did it take to get a denial or approval? I guess I am more nervous because I am on the lower end of the BMI mine is 35.8 but I do have HBP and high cholesterol.

Since having my surgery on October 20, 2011, I have set a "main" goal every year. Year one was obvious, get to the weight that my body wanted to be at. Approximately fourteen months post-op I hit 155 lbs, my weight loss leveled out, I felt great about my weight, about myself, and about what I had accomplished. Year two. I had read so many times about "bounce back weight gain". Usually ten or fifteen pounds but sometimes much more. I researched everything I could find and there appeared to be no physical or metabolic justification for the weight gain. It was/is quite common, but I could find no science to explain it. So my year two goal became to avoid the bounce back. I…

How much did you lose in your first 3 months and how much did you weigh at date of surgery?

I'm getting close to my surgery date and very nervous and no one ever answers me here or responds much so I'd like to go to a forum that is a little busier. any suggestions? thanks!

I am 3 months out almost on 15th and including liquid diet week bf surgery have lost total 65 lbs. my starting weight 350- now 285 . I feel like my appetite is coming back, I'm nervous that I will not continue to lose. what are you stats and what advice can you give to keep me in check?

I'm so excited because I got my VSG about 9 months ago and my life has completely changed and for the best, I never thought that I would finally learned to love myself, to respect my body and treated the way it deserves to be treated. I always had dreams, ideas but never had the confidence to do them just because I was fat and I was ashamed and terrified about others talking about my appearance (We've all been there I guess) and It took me a long time to see that all it matters is how you feel and just stop being afraid 'cause let's face it we miss so much when we have that attitude... Now I feel so proud of myself and this is the first time I say something like that and…

Well this is a new site for me but I had my surgery April 22,2010 and have been very successful, I went from 393 pounds 3 weeks before surgery to 330 day of surgery and currently I am 202. Need to find the drive to get to my goal witch is 170 anyone have any ideas and good meals or exercise programs that work.. I fluctuate between 195-202 for last couple months .. Time to find a good group to help drive me to my goal weight !!!

Hey guys, any one know a recipe for sugar free Jell-O shots made with vodka ? It's really hard to find an accurate one since the package size is smaller than the regular ones. Also, do they taste good or do you compensate with other ingredients ?

Fifteen months post op sw 243 cw 128. First picture is day of surgery and second is april 25,15 my first half marathon run.

As of this week's weigh-in (Wednesday) I hit one of my major goals of 200 lbs lost since my highest weight. Here are my stats: HW: 491 (2.5 months prior to surgery) SW: 422 CW: 290.5 Total loss: 200.5!! I'm really exited to have hit this milestone. This month (and last month) has been my slowest rate of loss since surgery and it's been very frustrating for me (even though I'm thankfully not in a stall!), so it was good to make this goal this week! I'm still about 135 from my ultimate goal and my surgeon's ultimate goal for me. It's just crazy to think that I ORIGINALLY had about 335 lbs to lose and now I "only" (haha) have 135 to lose! It's been almost 11 months …

I am 10 weeks post op. Down 45 pounds. The last week I have been working many hours. At work I am starving and am not feeling full. No restrictive feeling. I'm confused. Also craving carbs. Feeling nervous. The days I'm off I feel restricted and am not hungry at all. So confused. Any words of wisdom. Going to see NUT this week.

I'm so nervous I gained 2 pounds in between my 2 required NUT appointments. I was also on 2 steroids for bronchitis surfing this time. The NUT said it could be from that, but I am extremely nervous that my insurance will now deny due to the gain. Ugh. Anyone else have this happen? Wht was your outcome? I have BCBS of SC.

Hello everyone, I have been MIA for a while but I thought I would post an update. I have been a lot more active in Instagram lol...you can follow me if you wanna Chelleshocked75_VSG. Anyway-I am a little over 3 months out and I am down 60.5 lbs. I made it to onederland and I am not gonna stop!! Hope everyone is doing well!!

Hey all. This past Sunday 9/6/15 was my 5 month surgiversary!! I have lost 90 lbs since starting my journey back in January. I've gone from a size 16/18 2XL to size 8/M. To celebrate my 5 month surgiversary, I ran the Disneyland Half Marathon! I completed 13.1 miles in 3:00:49 and smiled the entire course! It was incredible. I went from someone who once had a full blown meltdown trying to run a half mile exercise to someone who eats miles for Breakfast. I never ever thought I would see this day. So happy to have been granted this second chance at life and I'm glad to report I am using it to the fullest! I'm already registered for another run and contemplating two more.

does anyone actually no any info about re stretching your stomach, i had a check up other day and had a telling off because i told the nurse i added a drop of soda water to a glass of wine, i no were not allowed fizzy but surley u would have to drink fizzy all day every day to stretch your stomach

This time last summer I was sitting at the beach with my family and friends discussing the fears/doubts/hopes that we all felt about my decision to undergo VSG that coming September. I could never had imagined then what a wild ride id thrust myself upon and where id be now. As my one year anniversary approaches (9-8-14) I think of how far I've come as a person, The self-esteem I feel now and the power within myself that I never knew I had is overwhelming. This time last year I had a few goals for myself going into surgery... 1. Don't Die-- I assure you now I didn't! 2. Don't Cheat, Not even once!--I'm human, and somehow then I guess I thought I'd come out perfect afte…

I am having the roughest time with this liquid diet and protein. I have tried the unflavored protein in tomato soup and haven't made it past the first little taste. Can someone please help me and give me pointers on what I can do? I haven't even been able to drink my protein shakes I did prepping. What is going on?

I m just looking for someone that has had surgery fairly close to my date so we can message and maybe relate to things

I'm not sure if I qualify as a success story yet but I do believe I experienced a life changing event. It took me years to pull the trigger on surgery. I've gained weighed steadily over the last 10 years despite doing what doctors had advised me to do. A myriad of reasons and overall giving up led me to where I was. Oct 7th I weighed in at 248lbs. As a 5'2 woman I was a size 20 comfortably. I realize now how in denial I was over where I had got too. Do you have that one picture that made you cry? I do. I never took any pics until my husband and I celebrated 10 yrs of marriage in Puerto Rico. This before picture was what made me get surgery a month later. The now pic is fr…

In the past, when I went to amusement parks, I typically didn't go on rides out of embarrassment that I felt people were looking at how I barely squeezed into a seat for a ride or even worse, being told I can't ride a particular ride because of my weight or the restraint system won't properly close (that happened twice, I was more embarrassed for my children to have people looking a their Dad like that). Well, not yesterday. I went to the amusement park with my children and went on many rides including ones in the past I would never have been able to fit properly into the seats or weighed too much to ride. For the first time in many years, I did not feel like people w…

Today was the first day, since before surgery 70 days ago, that I walked a little route in my neighborhood. I have been working out daily in the pool. Anyway, there is a moderate sized hill that prior to surgery and almost 50 pounds heavier, I would need to stop two or three times to catch my breath. Today, I made it the whole way with out stopping!!!! And my heart rate was in the perfect range! I was so excited. Woohoo!!

Down 59 lbs since dec 2nd!

So I love Peanut Butter cups!! Will there ever be one in my future? I found organic white chocolate ones by Justins. Any thoughts?

Hey all, I am new to this so I will give you the quick version. Started my journey at 345 and got down to 325 for surgery which I had on August 5th 2015. As of this morning I am down to 263 and no regrets at all. I have been reading all the great stories in here, that have inspired me and encouraged me to join this site. It`s been an amazing journey so far and I can not wait to reach my goal.