Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories

I had a day of firsts today... Someone wrote to me from the board about my Doctor and I realized that I was starting to forget about my VSG, i.e, not thinking about it on a daily basis. So I made a quick post about that as a reintroduction to the board and for the first time posted my before and after pics. It was quite a freeing and emotional experience. I realize they are in the wrong place and I might qualify as as success story, so if it helps anyone else, here they are again before i lose my nerve... I was sleeved on March 16th 2012 and am down 150 pounds... 1st series of pics was the night before surgery. 2nd series are from my holiday to Aruba this July. My wif…

I am currently 7 weeks out and down 43 lbs. I have started to really push my workouts the last week. I have started a 5k training program. Every since I have started exercising, I haven't lost any more weight. It's frustrating. At what point did you start to slow down with weight loss??

Hi all..........im 4 weeks out of surgery 10/15.........and i was curious has anyone found a good cookbook to use? Im getting bored and find myself eating the same stuff all the time. Thanks!!!

I had a prescription for it before surgery and haven't taken it since before surgery. Obv forgot to ask dr but I've been having hard time sleepin lately. I'm not asking "can I take it because I know all of u will say ask ur dr blah blah" I'm asking if anyone's taken it a month out? Or half of one

Today is my two-week Bandaversary and I'm so happy. The process has gone very well for me. I did a lot of planning, including making an appointment for a haircut today. A little present to myself! Along with stress and emotional eating, eating from boredom, etc., I used food as a reward system for myself. Time to come up with some good alternatives, ones that involve taking good care of myself. Getting the band was such a gift -- a way of choosing myself and my healthy future. That has done wonders for my self-esteem already. I'm happy to report that I still love food. I'm a good cook and I'm "in" food all the time -- nothing has changed there. The thing that h…

My name is Pamela C. I am from North Carolina. I am a Certified Personal Chef and Certified Person Pastry Chef. My journey with gastric bypass started last year in September. My husband is a photographer and had a client come in to take pictures because they had had the surgery. After speaking with them, I quickly made up my mind that this was something I needed to look into. I had looked into having gastric bypass before but always thought that I could not afford it even with having insurance because of the upfront out of pocket money that I would have to pay. I had already gone to several information sessions. After speaking with my husbands client and getting her story…

He first 2 weeks my blood sugar drop to 52 each day it was below 65 Anyone had this problem?

I started doing crossfit two months prior to my surgery. My trainer took my measurements before I started and then the day before surgery. I finally got back to my trainer to work out about two weeks post op and we did my measurements again. I have lost an inch from each of my arms, 2 from my bust, 3 from my waist, 2 from my hips and 3 from each one of my thighs. I couldn't be more excited!

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Just curious, but why is it that I see veterans that choose not to have a profile pic? Seems like once you reach your goal weight, or close to it, that you would be proud of how you look and want to post a profile pic, even before & after pics. Maybe some people want to keep their identity secret. I can fully understand why someone that has not lost their weight would not want to post a pic. I guess, when I read a post from someone, I want to be able to see what they look like. Makes everything a little more personal. By the way; if you're one of the people that chooses not to post a pic, I'm not trying to pick on you, I'm just curious.

Am 6 months post I and have realized recently that I am able to eat more than I have in the past For example I was only able to eat half of a deli flat before and I'd get that full feeling but now I am able to eat both pieces of deli flat is that normal?

I am down 70lbs and feeling great (thank you, thank you band). The dilemma and I know it is a good one is should I carry on and lose the final 18lbs??? I am 59 years old and so far the skin I can live with, it is not pretty. I will never be able to afford to have surgery, it almost broke us paying for WLS so no chance for more surgery. Has anyone got advice for me, or faced similar situation?

I'm SOooo excited but also FREAKING OUT!!!!!!!!! Don't go til 4 pm.

1: I can't wait to be able to paint my toenails! 2: I want to be able to sit on the floor and not have trouble getting up! 3: I can't wait to lose this weight so I can finally get my last boob job after having a double masectomy!! These are just a few I have so many more things I'm excited to be able to do!! Getting my sleeve tomorrow so I'm really excited and not afraid anymore!!! What are some of yours???

Hi all, Looking for a little advice. I have NOT been 100% on my pre-op diet.. I feel as though I have failed at it & I'm having surgery in 2-3 days time.. Should I tell my surgeon and have it postponed or have other people on here been in the same situation as I am in currently? I feel terrible

Hey, hey, hey...everyone! This is the only place I can post this and someone will totally understand why I'm so happy. Today the hubs and I decided to make it a movie night. We had a busy afternoon, therefore this evening we just wanted to chill. My hubby decided that he would order pizza for dinner. Now in my last post I explained how pizza is my kryptonite, so when he said pizza my mouth immediately started to Water. Anywho, the pizza arrived smelling supa (my version of super) delicious and I couldn't focus for a few minutes! However I am ecstatic to report that I didn't have a single slice!!! I'm doing my happy dance as I'm typing this. I'm even more excited bec…

Hello! I've been off the boards a while & was wondering how everyone is doing! My weightloss has continued to be very slow. Surgery day I was 255. Currently at 208. I can't wait to get out of the 200s.

I haven't lost weight in a week and I am feeling depressed! I was kicking but then I start purée and haven't lost a pound! I feel like I went thru all this for 30 lbs, and now I'm done

Strange subject line, but this IS a success story. I'll be 3 weeks out in 2 days (thurs 11/21/13). My sleeve and I are getting along famously. I am on purees and being a little experimental and he's hanging in there like a champ! I was sleeved at 322 and today I weighed in at 293! I havent seen the 2's in a while. And I feel great. I'm getting around much better, my back doesnt hurt, I can tie my shoes without a big circus production, etc. Loving the sleeve! My question for you all is this: Now that I'm getting excited by my weight loss, and really buying into the momentum of losing in my new lifestyle, I looked up my target/goal weight on the BMI chart. I'll …

Please give me some happy stories, success stories, no pain recovery stories.....feeling a bit nervous!

So my weight loss has slowed I am about 183 (cant change my weight on here because my patient profile page is all alt text?) however, I did measure myself which I had not done for a bit, and I have lost exactly 60" that's SIXTY INCHES...in other words the entire tape measure. I made a circle out of it. It was the circumference of a oak tree. A large oak tree. Wow. Yuck, that's quite the load off. I get the wow you have lost some weight, or they cant remember where they know me from..it must be the minus 82 pounds and sixty inches that can transform your look a bit. I thought I would love the comments of wow you have lost weight, I don't mean to sound unappreciative, but i…

I am 6 weeks today. I have been stalled for about a week now. I did start running using the app couch to 5k. Today was my second day. I made it through it!!! 6 weeks: 40lbs down. I have long way to go!

From 268 May 16 2013 CW 184 and loving it!!

Where are all you people at. I date was Oct. 9 and I never see any October poster as.

i met AJ aka yellow rose of texas on this forum last year and she sent me a couple of boxes of clothes.... hub took this pic of me from behind today as i watched kabo the doberman play in the yard (he said he digs the junk in my trunk and hence why he snuck this shot) anyhow, i am wearing a pair of britches that my friend AJ sent me..........size 16 (and to ones who havent a f**king clue who i am, highest pant size was size 30 just last summer...) AJ, thanks for the support and never ever letting me give up that threat of wabbit gun still hangs heavy

Hey, hey, hey...everyone! This is the only place I can post this and someone will totally understand why I'm so happy. Today the hubs and I decided to make it a movie night. We had a busy afternoon, therefore this evening we just wanted to chill. My hubby decided that he would order pizza for dinner. Now in my last post I explained how pizza is my kryptonite, so when he said pizza my mouth immediately started to Water. Anywho, the pizza arrived smelling supa (my version of super) delicious and I couldn't focus for a few minutes! However I am ecstatic to report that I didn't have a single slice!!! I'm doing my happy dance as I'm typing this. I'm even more excited bec…

I'm posting this in the success stories forum since this is about success. My ticker says I have 25 lbs. to go to get to goal, but I am realizing I really have reached my goal. I needed to lose enough weight to get my hips replaced and that was done nearly six weeks ago. This surgery will improve my life tremendously and allow me to walk without pain. For those with chronic arthritis and associated pain, they understand better than most, just how vital and life changing this surgery is. I also reached goal in that I am no longer morbidly obese. I'm not talking about BMI, that's just a number. What I'm talking about is how people look at me. I'm just a 'normal' ov…

I have a question for those of you who are 1+ year(s) out from your VSG and view your process as "successful". What is a day in the life of your sleeve after that initial year or so? What do you eat in an average day? I'm just 6 weeks out and getting a little discouraged with the limited foods I'm able to eat. Just wondering what you all are eating in the long run and what your tips are for better food choices for the long haul. Thanks in advance!

Hi friends! I'm. scheduled for surgery 1/23 & I'm so interested to see before & after pics, could you please comment with the pic, starting weight, current weight, & best NON scale victory along the ride!

I am 6 months and 8 days post-op and I am officially at goal!! I had to have foot surgery, yesterday and when they weighed me at the hospital (same scale as my sleeve surgery) and I weighted 133. My goal was 135. I have gone from a size 22 to a 10/12. And now I have to figure out how to maintain where I am now. I talked to the intake person at the plastic surgery place that I am considering next spring and she told me if I am underweight they will NOT do a lower body lift on me. I have to be about 140ish for the doctor to be comfortable doing surgery. She explained that since I have 12-16 pounds of skin to be removed, that will make my underweight according to my BMI. I …

This week made 5 moths post-op!! . Just wanted to share my updated pictures

I got rid of my larger sized clothes as soon as I could because I was so ashamed of how large I truly was. Well...since then I've often wondered about trying on something I used to wear when I was at my heaviest. Some of that is just because I find it hard to see my new smaller size even looking in a mirror or when buying new clothes in sizes that fit me now. So...the other day, I went into my sister's closet and put on a pair of her capri pants. She is the size I used to be so I knew it would be like trying on one of my own pair of pants. Obviously I did this when she was not around...the last thing I want to do is embarrass her in any way. This was really for m…

Two months after surgery and I am seeing weight loss in the strangest places. I had a great visit with my True Results office yesterday and decided to run some errands. My engagement ring was damaged last week so I took it in for a repair and decided to have it sized down as it has become very loose in the last few weeks. I had them tell me what the current ring size was - 8 3/4, then we tried to find the new size - a size 7!!! I could not believe it, I have never worn a ring that size and I celebrated by buying jewelry! Looking forward to hitting 199 next week and saying goodbay to 200s forever!!!

Ok I have been a huge fan of before & after photos but with this new layout I'm finding it impossible to know which success stories/pics are from lapband patients vs. other wls? Of course it doesn't matter now that I have already chosen a wls that works for me but when I was starting out the pics were such motivation... On to Great Things...today 11/15 is my 32nd Birthday and I was banded on 03/04/13 best decesion EVER!! I have lost over 60lbs and I am almost at Goal!!

I'm 3 weeks 2 days out and having do e kind of reaction breaking out in hives... Only on my back? Anyways... Is it safe to take Benadryl ?

For folks who are at or near goal - did your feet get smaller? I have gained a shoe size along with the weight. Will my feet go back to their normal size or should I just get used to having bigger feet?

I am still at the stage where I can't quite believe it when something nice is said to me - and genuinely meant. But for the second time in 10 days, someone referred to me as a pixie. First was an event organiser planning a party for children to meet Santa - he said I would be perfect to be a pixie if I wanted to help... Then today, I saw someone I haven't seen for 3 months and she commented on how pixie-like I was - apparently dinky, little pointy chin, large eyes and cheek bones, all add up to being a pixie it seems. My 78lb heavier self never dreamed in Feb this year that this word would ever be applied to me. But I'll take it, lol! So what's the nicest, perhaps m…

I am 4 days shy of 5 months post-op from my RNY. I have NO REGRETS (except not doing it sooner!). My highest weight was 217 with a BMI of 38/39. I have lost 62lbs from my highest weight and 53lbs from my surgery day weight. I am loving life. I feel good and look good!! 7 wks after surgery, my triglycerides (fat in your blood, similar to cholesterol) were normal, and my fasting blood sugar was normal. My labs were perfect! I can eat almost anything as long as I don't eat too fast and too much. Now sweet stuff...I can have a bite or two. Like this Halloween, hard to stay away from the candy, but I could have a fun size candy bar and be fine. If I had 2 in a row …

How do you send someone a private message on here now, sheesh, all this crap has changed and I clicked on your profile Missy and don't see where I can message you??? Donna

So, I've been to this dealer far too many times for issues with my vehicle. Here, you are assigned a case manager so there is consistency with your service and mine has never been particularly customer service oriented. I come in, I am shown to the waiting room with a bit of grunting, one or two word answers to my questions and a long wait time with absolutely zero check ins from him to tell me the progress. My car is (was as of today, argh!) under warranty, so my repairs have been free, but the dealer has never gone above or beyond what I've asked for. Last week I came in because my auto locks are not locking with the remote and I was about to turn 100k. I needed t…

Well today marks one year that I have been registered on here! I can't believe I have started this journey a year ago. How funny how time flies. Today I am down 57 lbs from my first pre op visit but a total of 66 lbs from my highest weight this year. I am now working out faithfully 4-6 times a week at 5 am in the morning. I walk faster, I have more energy, I'm loving the way my clothes look on me. Just a huge transformation! Highest Weight May 2013: 331 lbs Pre-Op Weight: 319 Day of Surgery: 306 Current Weight : 266 PreOp Size: 26W Current Size:14/16 W

I went in for my 6 month check up today and I have lost 75% of my excess weight. I am only 28 pounds from goal and I am down 5 sizes (20 -> 12). I feel great, I look great and I am oh so happy with myself. I can move better, I am exercising because I WANT to and I haven't been happier than I am right now in I don't know how long. So what dumbass move did I make today? I signed up for a Rugged Maniac that's coming to my town in the spring. WOOT!!! I am so excited. It's a 5k with 24 tough and muddy obstacles to conquer. There are walls to scale, fire pits to jump, logs to hop, ropes to climb, mud pits, nets... I am so freaking excited!!! What a HUGE NSV for …

OK um...Bariatric...Pals? WTH happened? Anywhooo I am now a size 10, well, I found a pair of 10s that fit. Left me last summer (2012) at 290 lbs, right me this morning, 154.4 lbs

Tied on a pair of my old jeans and they fit!!! Size 14's and even have some wiggle room! Now it's the test, anytime I have lost weight I have never been smaller than a 14. I am excited for the next part of my journey! Cole on 199 lol I was 200 yesterday!

Okay, so it was freezing out this morning and as soon I started my van the tire pressure light came on; I went to a local store that has air and had a guy (a very nice looking one) come from around the OTHER side of my van to "help" me put air in my tires…He then proceeded to check every tire on my van to make sure they were all good. I was like WOW!! I'm happily married, but it sure made me feel good!!!

A combine study by New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital and Toronto’s Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network (UHN) – is known as the FREEDOM trial. Bypass Surgery Improves Survival for Patients with Diabetes and Multi-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease. This news is something we all know of successful bariatric surgery. We all live with these facts and know how our lives have change for the best. For more info go to: http://www.newswise.com/articles/bypass-surgery-improves-survival-for-patients-with-diabetes-and-multi-vessel-coronary-artery-disease

Hello my May fellow surgery buddies. Dedicated to you all for an update on our 6 month progress. I hope your all doing well. Had surgery on 5-14-13. Down total of 96 lbs. Size 22 to a size 12. Lots of energy and running. Yes, I typed, running 2.6 miles about 5 times a week. Loving life. Hope your all enjoying your journey. Miss you all. [ATTACH]37191[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]37192[/ATTACH] )

Setting and actually reaching our goal weight is a really big accomplishment. Most of us have been overweight for years and some of us have battled weight our entire lives. We have all tried a failed dozens of times. Reaching our weight loss goal will be a major life event. Has anyone thought of what they plan to do to mark the occasion? I'm just curious.

My husband can't stop shopping online for me. I have no idea why but clothes keep appearing at the house. So he bought me two tiny looking size 14 dresses. I wanted to let him see how they were still waaaay too small for me. I love dresses but they didn't look good with the excess weight so I was very nervous. But they fit! And even though I say it myself, dang I look good in them! I have to admit, I didn't recognize myself in them. I didn't realize I am "small" enough to fit into them. I used to read about others who said they didn't realize they were in a smaller size and it made no sense to me. Today I understood that. I'm exactly three months out today (sx aug 2nd…

So Today I hit 149.2 lbs. According to my BMI I am NORMAL! I had surgery March 20, 2013 and weighed in at 240 lbs. I have chosen to only tell 2 people. My husband and sister. So when I posted a picture this week it created quite a buzz. I have lost 91 lbs in 7 months and feel better then ever. I could not ask for a better change in my life I can run and play with my son and not get tired. I have been so blessed to have had an easy recovery and a sleeve of steel. I have attached a picture from February 2013 and from this week.