Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories

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My son (28 y/o) is in the Air Force. He was deployed on the day of my surgery (missed talking to him before getting on the plane ). He's stationed in OK, and the last time he saw me was the end of June, at his wedding. (I think I was around 210 lbs) We may have Skyped since then, can't recall, but not since surgery. He does text a lot! Late yesterday afternoon I was closing down some app's on my iPad...noticed Skype was running and saw that he was on line. So I rang him up to say hi. His first words were - "holy crap!". He was shocked (in a good way) by my face and neck. Really...he kept saying "I can see the tendons in your neck!", and "I keep thinking it's …

What major changes took place in your life after bariatric surgery? (Other than losing weight of course.)

20 years old. Starting weight 326. Current weight 209. Surgery was Feb 6 2014. .. I have lost 117 pounds. I have 50 more pounds to loose for my goal.

Hi guys and girls It's been a long time since I've posted. Just an update, I was sleeved in Dec 2013 at 264 pounds 5'2. Here it is today knocking at 100 pound loss mark. But more significantly I was able to do THIS the other night! Haven't done this in years!!!!

Excited to announce that I have broken the 100lbs. lost mark. I have officially lost 101 lbs. as of today!!! I am 6 months out.

I am seriously loving the freedom that this surgery has given to me. I was a big food addict prior to having the gastric sleeve. Like, to the point if I told myself I couldn't have what I wanted to eat, I would actually get mad at myself for telling myself no and then eat the food anyway. How crazy is that? I loved Pasta, Desserts, pastries and cheesy, starchy casseroles and well, anything "comfort" food I was there. It was beyond me how anyone could say they were hungry and then just grab a banana or an apple to eat instead of a sandwich and chips, or Cookies for that matter. Fruit and veggies by themselves? How boring! The old me that thought this way is now …

Sleeved dec 2012. Lost 100 pounds. Highest 298 current 207. Ultimate goal is 160. Size 24/26 to a 14/12, 2XL to a M. I recently had a steroid epidural injection that caused me to gain weight. I need to get back to basics. Other than cutting calories to 800-1000 what advice do you have? What helps you get over the stalls? What foods...calorie number... Exercise? I need a good jump start again. I tried to find lil divas boot camp thread, but had no luck. Anyone have that? Thanks for your encouragement in advance!

So my goal weight 11 months ago was 180lbs so ive been workng extremely hard at the gym to reah it because my body was yo yoing around 182 -185.. so july 31st had my body evaluation done at the gym and these were the results chest- 45.3, unflexed bicep 12.3, flexed bicep.13.9, waist 38.2, abdomen 42,bodyfat 22%, weight 190.5, thigh 21.5, calve 14.9 so i was pretty happy with the numbers but could do better so i got to work and SEPT.13 redid my eval and this came back chest 43.8, unflexed bicep 12.2, flexed 14, waist 36.7, abdomen 39.5, bodyfat 19% woohoo, weight 178.5, thigh 22.2, calve 14.5 so yea im crazy excited about this and gonna keep going looking to gain…

This chick, that's who! All results normal\desired\healthy! Words that have been used exactly never before! :-)

Today marks my one-year bandiversary! I am constantly amazed at the differences in my life that have happened over the past year. It's been a ride full of excitement, anxiety, self-discovery, and improved health. When I weighed in for my surgery, I was 354lbs. I was scared to death. I asked my sister-friend to take me home more than once. I questioned what I was doing right up until I fell asleep in the OR. I woke up totally satisfied with my choice. I haven't looked back with regret a single time (Yes, I questioned my sanity a few times in those early days, but no regrets.) One year ago, I was on blood pressure meds, high doses of arthritis meds for my feet a…

I'm at the very beginning of my journey. 42 yo, proud mother of 5. Just made my first of 6 diet & exercise sessions. (Required by insurance) I enjoy coming here and reading about all the success stories. It gives me so much encouragement! I also find that reading about others experiences gives me a better idea of what to expect. For once I am excited about the future and ready to take on this challenge. Thanks everyone & keep the info & stories comin'

I was told yesterday that I now look like a prepubescent boy....no butt, no boobs, no hips. Not to mention I had an endometrial ablation years ago, so no period. Any suggestions on how to complete the transformation? I'm thinking I need to start farting more, learn how to play video games, and go ahead and wear all those jeans that are too big without a belt to keep them up. Geez, talk about lifestyle changes!

Can't believe I managed to lose 100 pounds so far. Gotta say though.....it's gettin tougher, slower and the stalls are getting longer. But with a hundred gone forever, I'll never give up or go back. Next milestone. ........goal.

So two weeks ago was my Doctor's oldest son's 18th birthday and we went out for pizza and chocolate cake with ice cream. Yep, ate em all! So last night we went out for Thai for his other son's 16th birthday. I didn't order a thing...just got a small plate and nibbled from everyone else's orders.... Green beans, chicken dumplings, shrimp wontons, duck curry, and spicy tofu. And a 1/2 glass of wine. And besides the usual chocolate cake and ice cream for desert, someone ordered fried banana cheesecake. Yum to all...bad doctor

I DID IT!!! I went for my one year post op check up and the surgeon's office is pleased and so am I at the weight I am at and I will now start maintaining my current weight. Yay for me! I am so ready to continue this journey and plan on nothing or any one stopping me from doing it even my bariatric hypoglycemia. Bariatric hypoglycemia only happens in 2% of the people that have surgery. I found that out yesterday from the surgeon's office. Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it. LOL Thank you all if you happened to have read this.

My mother was rushed to the hospital with complications, an infection under a site and possible nicked bowel my mother is post op day 9. The doctors were amazed because her appearance did not show , Ct scan showed all complications.

Hello fellow banders. As most of you know I reached my goal in July 2013 and surpassed it by December. I actually went down to 140 lbs in the spring and then have been fluctuating between 142-146 ever since. Finally last month I don't know maybe this new job I've started, I noticed my eating habits have changed. I'm not very hungry at all which is a good thing. I have a Protein shake and coffee for Breakfast, and then I don't eat any food until between 12:30 and 2 pm. Yeah, all day no food just about. When I do eat, it's just a little as we are supposed to eat and that's it. I may snack on something in the evening around 6:30 or 7 but I can't eat later than that. My body …

Six weeks from my one one year anniversary, and I am 20 pounds away from my goal. What a difference almost a year has made. I am 105 pounds down since the surgery, and I have never felt better. I still catch sight of myself in a mirror and wonder who that person is. I have sagging skin, but it doesn't bother me. I play on getting a tummy tuck in the near future to get rid of that annoying skin that I will never get rid of with just exercise alone, but I consider that a small price to pay for my weight loss. Shopping for clothes has become a joy. Sales clerks treat you differently... sad, but true. I often will ask for the wrong size, just because I am not used to my ne…

Exactly one year ago today I had my sleeve surgery and it has been a truly wonderful year! In the past I have dieted down to 120 and then ate my way back up to 200 at least 10 times, however I started 2013 weighing 197 and then I found myself at 237 by August. I simply couldn’t control my eating and I had gotten to a point where I wasn’t able to exercise a whole lot because my feet would swell up when I ran and I was a slug in the classes I took at the gym. Worst of all, my siblings had come to visit me in the summer of 2013 and the last time they had seen me I was around 130, so much as they assured me I looked great, I could see that they were shocked at my size. It …

I know everyone on here has felt this way at some point. I've been doing so good and I'm currently waiting for a response from my insurance for gastric bypass. My starting weight was 410 and I'm now 358 weight goal for surgery is 350. I lost a total of 52 pounds which ain't easy but I want to change my lifestyle. Can someone please help me and give me some words of encouragement. Any advice? Ideas? Thanks in advance

Today is my Four-Year Bandiversary and I'm starting to get a bit emotional as I type this. Wasn't expecting that. Getting the Lap-Band is one of the best decisions I've ever made. Although, I've been at a plateau for most of the time I've had the band, it is starting to come off again. I've lost 11lbs since my last fill in April. Slow, but it's moving in the right direction and that's what counts. And, I only weight about 25lbs more than my big Lab (He's a big, old boy, who I've been feeding healthier food this Summer, in an effort for him to lose weight, but I don't think it's working much). I'm 31lbs from my official goal, but as I've always said, I may decide t…

Hey everyone. I was six months out April 21st. I currently weigh 158 I started at 231. The scale hasn't moved in 23 days. So I'm just wondering if this is it for me? My goal is 150, & I would ultimately like to get to 130lbs. Can anyone tell me what their weight loss was like after being 6 months out?? Thanks, Cescelli

I am so discouraged. Surgery date 5-22. Started at 282 and currently at 214.2. Yes I know in down 67.8 and don't get me wrong I am ecstatic about it... but I appear to have just quit losing. I have been battling the same 6 lbs for almost a month now and have only lost 1 lb so far this month. I know stalls are normal but this feels different. I'm down, then up, then down, then up 2 or more days in a row. I'm eating good, active. I have 35 or so pounds to go... Please don't tell me this is it for me...

I went to the hospital this morning to have a stress test. I need a colonoscopy and my doctor wanted something checked out regarding my ECG. I've been through hell and back in terms of my health so I'm not going to worry about anything unless or until I have to. But the visit was chock full of NSVs from the gown being too big on me (rather than my having to hold it closed, or even wear two of them, back to front and front to back) to the nurse being blown away when she saw my pre band photo once she pulled up my electronic records to fitting into the echo machine. One time I had to have a special part put into the MRI machine so my huge trunk-like leg would fit into …

I'm starting to get scared about my surgery on Tuesday Aug 19th! I'm starting to wonder if I should go through with it or not. I'm wondering if I shouldn't just try to lose weight again on my own. I was at my surgery refresher consultation today and the nurse said that if I ever eat more than a half cup of food that I'll stretch my sleeve. Even at the year post surgery mark! I thought about the holidays and if we served a traditional thanksgiving dinner then a half cup wouldn't even 1 bite of each dish. I actually scooped my lean cuisine meal into a half cup measuring cup tonight and it wasn't even half of a lean cuisine! My question to all of you who have been success…

I have my surgery in 3 days and I have been working on what I am going to do for my weight loss rewards, just to add a fun element to all of this. 1st 30 lbs- new hair cut/color 2nd 30 lbs- ??? (Still working on this one) 3rd 30 lbs- SPA day 4th 30 lbs- tasteful boudoir pics (this is my goal weight, I figure if I see this weight, I need to get pics to document it!! ha ha) Anyone else do something similar?? )

Only three more pounds to go to hit the century mark! Five months out and life is wonderful. This is the best thing I have ever done for myself.

10 months ago I started going to a pain management doctor for back pain because of my weight. After 3 heart attacks, chronic pain and diabetes I needed to do something or I was just going to end up having another heart attack or worse. For obvious reasons I didn't want that lol. My PMD told me to go check about the lap band doctor in the same building. I did. I checked to see if my insurance covered it and they did and met with the Nutritionist. I weighed 345 that day. She put me on a diet and I think I lost about 20lbs in the 4 months I had to see her before my insurance would let me get it done. I lost about 10 on the liquid diet before surgery. Went into op at 315'ish.…

Guess who's a tiny lady? Me. Yup...that word was used to describe me. The pic below is from my mom's birthday dinner and yes..the tiny lady is me. When we were out the day before at the Chinese restaurant, the waiter taking care of our large table was doling out hot and sour Soup and describing us as he was doing it. So he called my mom 'pretty lady' and he called my aunts 'blonde lady' and 'smiling lady'. When he handed me my bowl, he said, 'for the tiny lady'. Yes...I am pretty small these days and loving my life.

Well, I am coming off my summer hiatus and am returning feeling successful after 11months with lap band and plication. My time away this summer has given me time to reflect and revise my plan as to where I want to finally be as far as my WLS journey goes. I just returned from a trip to Hershey Park with my 4 & 7 year old and am measuring my success in all new ways now. This is the first real get away vacation since I had my surgery last September. I went on rides and was much less fearful of the ride restraints not fitting….they ALL did! I was happy not to be that "fat mom" that I saw get off the roller coaster before the attendant came over to check that the r…

After a 3 week stall, my scale finally moved enough today to put me in the overweight category. It's the first time in a decade (since right after my lap band) that I'm not obese or morbidly obese!

Those jeans are size 6!!! Never in my adult life have I put on and zipped up a size 6!!! I now love shopping!! I added a "day before surgery" photo just for grins!

I have lost 82 lbs and about 60 inches.......I lost diabetes, high BP, high cholesterol, chronic pain & my walking cane !

So I am 1 week into opti-fast and down 3 kgs. Tonight I broke out and eat dinner. I was going so well and now cant stop beating myself up. Now questioning if I cant get through 2 weeks can I make this change work. Wondering if anyone had same struggle in opti-fast stage

I am 8 days post op of my rny. I lost 20 pounds by day 7 but today I gained a pound. Does anyone else have there issues. Why is this happening. It made me so upset when I stepped on scale

Today is (hopefully) a banner day. 3.5 months after surgery, I spent the night culling my closet and have three full clothes hampers worth of casual and work clothing to donate to Good Will. Went from 3x and 4x shirts down to XL (so far) and 48/50 pants down to a 42. That, I think, quantifies this as a personal NSV, and makes the whole experience worth it. How did you feel when you got to that point? Wayne

So I am a huge roller coaster fan. The rush is amazing and I've always been able to go on them pre op. I went last month to six flags and it was 5 months post op and the feeling I had in my stomach I will never ever attempt to feel that way again. It was like someone was squeezing my insides and not in the good way. I'm thinking it might be the tension when we drop on the coaster. And being that my stomach is smaller there might be less of it to squeeze. Anyone else having this problem? I go see my doc next week and I'm going to ask him.

Have ankles now sooo happy to see them again. .can someone tell me how to post pix on this new format.

I have to say I have lost 30lbs in all, I know it's not much but I feel good and people are noticing... it is coming off slowly but progress is progress. Yay for me *-*

I'm having surgery September 26, 2014. I just received an email to travel and do makeup for a wedding October 4th 2014. Do anyone have an idea if I'll be able to accept the job or would that be to soon after surgery to work in that field?

Well I had my one week post op today. Everything is going great! The best part was when I got on the scale I was NOT expecting what I saw. It's only been a week and I've lost 27lbs!! I was ecstatic correction I AM ecstatic. I would have never guessed that much weight loss in a week. I'm so motivated to stay on track. So glad I had the sleeve.

I am 3 months out in 2 days and have reached my first "official" stall - or so I think - it's been 7 days since i lost a lb! Tell me, when and for how long did you stall in your journey, and what did you do to get it going again?

Only three weeks post op, but I feel great! I know a lot of other folks are having a hard time adjusting to their new stomach, fortunately for me it's all been good. I was just given the go ahead to have purees, and I can already feel the restriction, if I get near or just over that 1/4 cup, it starts to hurt a little. But after almost three weeks of liquids, it feels and tastes so good to have real food again, do I still love the flavors of food? You bet I do, but now only a couple of spoonfuls are enough to satisfy my desire. Still have to learn how to live with this and handle all of life's challenges, but now I have a new tool to help me control using food as a stres…

I live in salem oregon and having a hard time finding support. I got my surgery out of the country and the support group they offer in salem is only for those who got the surgery in salem hospital! :/ it would be nice to connect with people that are going through a similar process!

I have not been on this page for some time, so I thought I would share my prgoress so far. I was up to 325 right before my surgery. I had surgery on February 19th. Recovery was very easy for me. I have lost 105 pounds since my surgery date. I have gone from a 44 inch waist to a 36 inch waist and from a 3XL shirt to a L or an XL depending on the brand. I feel wonderful. Running three times a week along with weight training. Another 15-20 pounds to go and I will be set. I wish I had done this years ago.

8 weeks out and needing to reorder vitamins. Taking Multi with Iron, B-12, Calcium Citrate. Bought Celebrate at docs office and going to reorder those or try Bariatric Advantage. Any recommendations? I want as clean ingredients as possible with the most nutrients etc - no messing around for me!

Today is my four month anniversary! And, my fourth fill was today. Last visit, I was down 1 lb. This visit, down 16 lbs from last month! I know it's up and down... But definitely feeling good today! Best decision I ever made. Lucky perhaps, but everything going very smoothly. Down 55 in all. This forum has been great - check it every night. Keep the faith!

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