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My surgiversary was one year ago yesterday. What a difference a year makes! But wow, it sure gets harder the farther out you get.

It's interesting you posted this today as I was having these same thoughts this morning. Today is my one year surgiversary. A year ago today I had surgery in Mexico. I wanted to believe that this surgery was going to be the thing that finally worked for me but I was oh so afraid that I would be the one person who failed their sleeve. A year later and I have lost 110 lbs. I don't feel like I failed my sleeve but do know that I could have done better. After losing 100 lbs by the end of October, somehow my brain seemed to think that was it. I am still obese by BMI standards. I feel 100% better than I did last year at this time. I didn't realize how bad I felt until I felt so much better. I could be farther in my journey at this point and have done better at this point. But then there's the part of me that says "YOU LOST 110 LBS IN A YEAR!!" Holy sh*t!! The head game is still is struggle and the sleeve won't change that. I need to get my head in the game and move on. I have 40 lbs to go to reach my goal and I know what I need to do to get there. It's just a matter of doing it. I'm disappointed in myself for not losing it all in a year but on the other hand, "what a difference a year makes." Clearly I'm conflicted and I'm rambling. I just wanted to say that like you said, fear that it won't work are pretty normal. If you do the work, the sleeve will work! Best of luck to you!!

Getting to goal will be tough but at least I'm going in the right direction :Banane55:

I am 16 days away from my surgiversary, 1/29/12. My progress has slowed over the past 2 months...damn you halloween candy and holiday treats :blush5: Finally seeing some progress in the right direction!!

I wish I got paid in cash money but I have been paid in the fact that I have lost 110 lbs in a year!!! I tell everyone about my surgery and that there is no way I would have done this on my own. Paid but not in the way you are thinking. Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions!

Today is my 11 month surgiversary. I am at a place I never dreamed I would be but still have a ways to go. The last 3 months have been a wash for me. No gain but very little loss. I am trying to be focused, logging my food, cutting out the carbs and getting in my proteins. I have set a modest goal for this challenge but would like to experience a success as the Halloween and Christmas challenges weren't a success in terms of getting to goal but as a social worker being strength based, were a success in terms of not gaining during this time either.

I am by no means any kind of expert but I got to tell you that's the most ridiculous thing have heard. When else in your life have you lost 95 lbs IN 5 months??? I think you are doing awesome. I am at 10 months out from my surgery date and still have another 40 some lbs to lose. I hope I will reach that goal. Admittedly, after 100 lbs my loss has slowed but it has not stopped by any means. I could probably help myself by not allowing as many carbs back into my life as I have but that was also one of the reasons that I had this surgery...because I thought it wasn't normal to think that I wouldn't eat a piece of pecan pie at Thanksgiving or any of the other food related things with those celebratory moments in life. I am not trying to go against any medical advice by any means. I just wanted to tell you that I think you are doing awesome!!!

As everyone has said, loss slows down considerably the further along you go. I had hoped to be at goal by my 1 year surgiversary but it appears that would take an act of God. I am not going to get discouraged though as I am at a point that I never in my wildest dreams thought I would be at 10 months after surgery. I am going to be more diligent on my food tracking, up the exercise and focus on decreasing the carbs that have crept back in.

Finally moving in the right direction. Now to just not let Thanksgiving get me off track. This is my first major holiday being sleeved. Halloween and it's treats was a struggle so I must stay focused this week!!

When I began doing my research on WLS, my insurance only paid for lap band or bypass. I wasn't interested in bypass as the malabsorption issues and dumping problems concerned me. I did consider the lapband briefly but the idea of continous fills and the complication rate were also concerning to me. It was by the grace of god that somehow I came upon this website and learned about vsg. My insurance didn't cover vsg so I was self pay in Mexico and had my surgery on 1/29/11. The best decision I ever made and I believe saved my life. At almost 10 months out I have lost 103 lbs. You don't realize how bad you feel until you feel better. It's astounding to me. After doing the post-op liquids, there has been nothing that I haven't been able to eat. I had an easy recovery with no complications and would do the surgery again in a minute. I tell everyone I know about it and again feel it was the best decision I ever made. Good luck to you in your decision making.

YOU ROCK!!!! :Banane55: You are such an inspiration to so many!!! Thank you!!!

I had my surgery on 1-29-11, and so far have lost 102 lbs. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be here!!! I love my sleeve!!!! :Banane55:

Okay, I got a bit off track and missed my Halloween goal. I think I need this to jump in this challenge to help myself get refocused. Here I go!!! Starting #...........Current #..........Goal #...........Lbs to goal 192.8...................192.8...............180..................12.8....

I just realized this morning that I weigh less than the made up number on my driver's license thats been the same for years!!