kedasmom

Berry!! Did you just say no beer for a YEAR! What else am I going have for Breakfast now? Damn it!! guess it will be those egg things I hear all the kids talking about..

I’m down 32lbs since I started. Went to drs yesterday, she said I’m about 4lbs off from where they would have me, but being a revision and older and a woman I’m doing great. We tweaked my diet alittle and chatted about more exercise. My surgery date was 8-2-17. Hope everyone is doing well

Congratulations on your loss. I think when you are sedated it takes longer to get our strength back after surgery,the older we get. My son had sleeve surgery a week after me, he's lost almost 50lbs. He's not feeling as well as me.

I’m down 32lbs since I started. Went to drs yesterday, she said I’m about 4lbs off from where they would have me, but being a revision and older and a woman I’m doing great. We tweaked my diet alittle and chatted about more exercise. My surgery date was 8-2-17. Hope everyone is doing well

You are going to get suggestions and advice from all over place.. LOL We all have different experiences... I have always known what I needed to eat in order to lose weight... My issue before surgery was control... and yes.. I probably ate some things that I shouldn't have eaten BUT.... the beauty of this surgery is the fact that it has given me what I didn't have before.. C O N T R O L!!! I enjoy pretty much the same foods as I enjoyed before.. Just very small portions... Now granted.. I do lead with Protein first which definitely fills you up faster but I also enjoy my carbs. I can eat rice, Pasta, etc.. but I do so in moderation. If I crave a cookie I eat a cookie... The difference is that before surgery I would eat 8-10 oreos... Now I have one or two and am completely satisfied. I make better choices because I now eat to fuel my body versus out or boredom.
My philosophy is this..... I didn't have this surgery to be on a diet for the rest of my life.. For the past 20 years I have counted points, carbs, exercised 5-6 days of week, etc... to only lose at the most 40 lbs before plateauing... My body was just too comfortable being fat and I needed to do something drastic to shock it into losing weight.
Because of this surgery I have finally won my weight loss battle! My surgeon says I was the "perfect" candidate and honestly... my entire experience has been pretty easy and nothing short of amazing!!!
I LOVE MY SLEEVE!! Best decision I have ever made and best money I ever spent!!!

Hope all are doing well, surgery was Aug 2. I'm doing well, I'm back from camp, driving school bus. I really need to start a routine of exercise. Walking to start, then add in some other activity. I keep saying another 10 lbs and body parts won't hurt so much, but I'm thinking it may be just an excuse not to start. I need a starting point.

Will be a week tomorrow, my son had sleeve Monday. My dog had 2 puppies (that didn't go smoothly). I'm hoping by Friday I will be back at camp with alittle less activity.

Don't know if I'd sue but it does seem like a rip off, all these years (2007) l felt I'd failed again. Now I will be 65 going through surgery again. Still have to jump through all the hoops. Weight 265, this will make life harder the older I get. So here I go again.

Interesting expression. I literally used to ask God, "How can the sun shine? How can everyone just carry on with their lives. Don't they see that I'm dying?. Am I completely invisible?"
I don't know if you are old enough to remember the song with the lyrics, "why do the birds go on singing? -----------------can't they see it's the end of the world?" That is exactly how I felt.
BUT, now here I am--a wee bit slow getting out of the gate, but watch my stride!!!!
Thank you for your words. They actually had me smiling and humming. Thank you ever so much.

I'm so sorry for your loss.
Of course you can start over at 62. There are folks here who had their surgeries later than that. I'm over 60, and I'm preop. You've had your surgery and have healed from it, so you're ahead of the game.
Starting out by revisiting the rules is a terrific idea and a great place to start. Congratulations on getting to this point in recovery from your loss. Now it's time to take care of yourself and the investment in your health you made when you had your surgery. There are lots of friendly cheerleaders here!

Hello,
I had my surgery in June 2011. I have been in mourning and in therapy since my S.O. committed suicide the day I had my surgery.
Long story, but here I am mentally ready to restart my weight loss journey--at 62yrs old.
Am I too old to start all over?
Is there anyone out there that would be willing to give my badly needed support? I live in RURAL upstate NY and am literally alone.
I made an appointment to see a nutritionist this Tues.. I thought that would be a good place to start, since I have forgotten almost everything that I learned pre-op, and I have a SEVERE allergy to soy and a lesser allergy to all other legumes.
I guess what I really am looking for is a friend or two. I need a friend right now.
Valentina

I had my band surgery in November 2012. It was great to start with, and I had great restriction and good weight loss, but upset my gallbladder. I was having sometimes daily attacks and we didn't know what was going on. I thought I was experiencing a "stuck" moment, but after 9 months of back and forth for fills and unfills and my surgeon not really sure what was going on his associate sent me for an ultrasound. It showed so many stones... i was scheduled for its removal and had to have all my fill out for the op.
And that was where my weightloss started to stall. In the 2 years after that I've lost only 10kg and struggle with being too restricted or not restricted enough. I'm just tired of not losing my weight and that the band isn't really working for me the way it should.
I'm looking into getting a band to sleeve revision in January 2017.

Hi Amyc007, I am from central mass and just had my lap band removed and converted to a sleeve on 3/12. I had it done by Dr. Perugini at Umass. So good to hear there are other folks from around here on this BP! I highly recommend the Umass program and Dr. Perugini for anyone that is interested! Feel free to ask me lots of questions, that's how we all get through right? I've had great support, I'm happy to be here you all as well
HW 248, SW 240, CW 234

Thanks for asking Zannie, When I went in for a check at the weight center, I talked to a doctor about my arms. He said It might give me a boost if I went ahead with this and gave me the name of a plastic surgeon. My arms did not change much with weight loss. To buy a top I would have to look at 2-3X Now it's XL -1X, I have even bought in the regular size department. She (Dr. Lalikos at UMASSMemorial, Hahnemann Campus. Worcester MA) said they took off almost 2lbs off each arm, her words were "dramatic". When I first saw her she started to talk about the scars it would leave. I held up my arm and waved the fat at her and said "with this you think I care about a scar". I have had people ask if I'm okay because it looks like I have drop alot of weight. Wouldn't think 4 lbs could do so much for me. I think of it as like a second hand car payment. They had financing, so for $6300 I went for it. My surgery was Feb 11, So far I couldn't be happier. It was day surgery, went home on drugs :frown:. I went back to work Feb.22nd, I drive school bus. Any other questions, feel free to ask. Bonnie

Having had mine removed was tremendous up-lift for me. Maybe if I was younger the arms might have bounced back. But hugh arms run in my family. Dr. took 2lbs off each arm. Now I go to spin classes, zumba, and I took up kayaking.

I have not been on here in a long time, but saw this thread and wanted to coment. I had Brachioplasty done 3 years ago. I'd do it again. I have long scars. And so when the surgon said you will have a scar, I waved my fat arm and said "you think I care about a scar" , and she replyed I would make a great patient. I went from a size 3x to a 1x just having those arms done. I didn't wait for my weight to be gone either. (Thats a work in process). But I feel so much better about myself. No amount of exercise would have ever made them go away.

I have not been on here in a long time, but saw this thread and wanted to coment. I had Brachioplasty done 3 years ago. I'd do it again. I have long scars. And so when the surgon said you will have a scar, I waved my fat arm and said "you think I care about a scar" , and she replyed I would make a great patient. I went from a size 3x to a 1x just having those arms done. I didn't wait for my weight to be gone either. (Thats a work in process). But I feel so much better about myself. No amount of exercise would have ever made them go away.