ProudGrammy

that made me laugh! @ glad i gave you a good chuckle for the day laughter is always a good thing helps on your/our journey good luck next month with your sleeve surgery speedy recovery kathy

syracuse, NY here

@@Sara51692 silly head theres no such place as Twohundredtown trying to find it on my GPS its called twoderville!!!!! but, what's in a name main point is you've arrived "wearing" a smile 42 lbs gone!!!! terrific job keep up the good work i know you will!! kathy congrats

@hikergirl14 61 wonderful feeling you've lost 61 lbs don't look at me, i didn't take them kathy congrats

@@TammyDTM i see two NSV's in your post wonderful about losing 77 lbs IMO the way you feel for other people is also an NSV being caring/sad about your family being overweight/unhealthy you might/are an inspiration to others possibly people will ask you info about the surgery since they see how well you are doing tell them how great you feel, your health improvements in general, how life is going great i have heard of people following suit and having the surgery keep up the good job kathy congrats

@@sarah1732 et al.. go to the initial main forum there is a subject/heading/forum called Weight Loss Specific Gastric Sleeve Support Groups 200+ lbs you will find other people in your similar weight situations but.............don't forget us we all have stalls, problems here and there these too shall pass every lb loss is a victory important - take your body measurements FREQUENTLY sometimes you might not lose weight, but you will lose inches (which is great) good luck kathy

@@Essence46 hmmmm, hmmmmm, clearing my throat - sing with me happy surgiversary, happy surgiversary, happy surgiversary - happpppy surgiversary yep, you've come a lllllong way baby!!! very happy for you "smiling, crying at the same time" can you add rubbing your tummy/chewing gum/jumping up and down with joy for 10 minutes woo hoo i am closing my eyes and i can see you doing it!!! i always knew you could do any/everything!!! you are looking wonderful, fit as a fiddle too!! if you MUST cry be sure to have enough kleenex now that you are a one year "survivor" of WLS please don't forget us "little" people on the board visit more with your words of wisdom for newbies et al keep up the great job for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer life I know you will!!! who deserves it more huggggs kathy congrats

@@Katie Loesch-Meyer put yourself on the front burner!!!! its time for you to take care of you you are the important one now( always should be ) "if" you forgot you just had major surgery you know you must drink more Water you will/should feel better the more you drink rest, rest, rest, and then rest kathy

@@DreamsComeTrue15 its 2:00 pm you are "maybe" in the recovery room?? or in your room hope i didn't wake you hope things went smoothly pain??? you are starting your healthier, happier, longer life smooth recovery kathy sweet dreams

@@Katie Loesch-Meyer "official" or not you are getting a lot of exercise from your daily routine going shopping, making beds, cooking meals that sounds like a lot for someone who is tired, weak try and take it slower i can only imagine it must be hard for you to deal with the kids daily needs can someone help you??? family/friend/me??? hubby or significant other?? THEY need to pick up the slack!! during the day, or night ,hubby or other might be working hope you can find someone to come over and give you a break so you can rest even if its only a few days i'm available on tuesdays and thursdays when the kids are home i can help with the cleaning (you don't want to taste my cooking) ask your doc about when you can go back to the gym don't hold your breath, gym might be a bit in the future don't rush it you'll hear good advice, experience from others but at the end of the day....... ONLY listen to your doc/NUT (me too of course ) TRY and get some rest sweet dreams who deserves them more good luck to you kathy

@@amsaf i never tried it, but i think it should work keep "enjoyIng" pre-op you are on the road to a healthier, happier, longer life!!!! enjoy the ride kathy "little" hijack when i was a kid my mom told me that i would love tomato soup mix in a couple of teaspoons of sugar might sound gross but it really was yummy you wonder why i gained a "little" weight as time past, my mom became my biggest critic about my weight still today (at 85 year OLD) she's still going strong with her criticism even though i am at goal I know i am lucky to have her but i would love not to "hear" hurtful words thanx for listening to my "baby sized vent" kathy

@sa1976@sa1976 hey chic don't look at me i didn't take them you've done wonderfully aces bud hard work does pays off now comes the "fun" part with maintenance not gonna worry about you i see the determination, commitment in your beautiful eyes keep up the amazing job i know you will kathy congratas

@@Sara51692 doesn't matter what other peoples doc/NUT said ALWAYS, ALWAYS - only listen to your medical team other doc might tell their patients with in another time period to exercise that's ok - other pt needs to follow their docs rules you'll find all many docs/NUT will give you different responses to things docs will tell you many other rules too only listen to your doc (me too of course ) you'll do great good luck kaghy

@@nana@52 condolences on your loss its sad that it took an event like your hubby's death to go forward with WLS you had "probably" thought of weight loss surgery before better late than never you have many good motivators to go ahead with surgery seeing your grand-child grown, marry, eventual great grand-children too (lets not jump the gun with that one ) from one grammy to another kathy

weighed 980 pounds- lost 650 lbs wonderful, wonderful for this guy i'm going to play devils advocate (someone has to ) "probably" gaining, gaining, gaining all his life very sad, unhealthy etc. reaching almost 1,000 lbs i think it might/will be hard to change his eating ways we all know crazy/stupid/unknowing people say that having surgery is ...... The Easy Way Out" yeah right i hope Paul can change his ways/lifestyle maintenance is/can be very hard he needs to continue to follow plan forever small portions Protein 64 oz of water+ etc he is starting to experience wonderful NSV's ie showering standing, no more wheelchair, sensation in feet, able to walk, getting in and of bed easier many more NSV's to come i hope he can continue being successful best wishes being sent his way Kathy

@@armiller pre and post op 37.2 lbs down!! that is wonderful you have a lot to be proud of you are in "twoderland" sorry the first couple of weeks have been tough this is common for many glad you are improving daily it can be hard to drink lots of Water (especially at the beginning ) continue to sip and sip constantly throughout the day let's meet tomorrow to celebrate your success i'm buying water of course!! good luck keep up the great job i know you will kathy congrats

@@NoBsVs despite what other people might say (family, friends etc) surgery is NOT the easy way out "probably" others share your problem about eating too much at times you/me/we can't change yesterday concentrate on today, tomorrow we can learn from our mistakes "concerned" scared about possible complication??? this could be a good motivator for you to slow/knock off the overeating get back on track you got to your heaviest weight by overeating and eating too fast you must not repeat your past history (please ) easier said than done remember don't eat so fast nobody is gonna grab your plate away "sounds" like you know the basic rules what to do, but having trouble following you could use/need some support - lots of it we are all great, right there for you but.............personal interactions would be helpful too do you have meetings you can go to??? meeting/hearing other people in your situation can help talk about your problems, hear their problems too one hand washes the other talk to you NUT/doc about your dilema maybe they can be nice and patient and talk to you whisper sweet nothings in your ear i have confidence in you that you can/will get past this "phase"? and stop overeating you will conquer this you have lost 20 lbs PO that's great!! good luck best wishes kathy

@@VSGAnn2014 funny how "we" change at different time periods for various reasons i used to do WW (a few times ) i would see silly people take off jewelry, this and that to weigh less i have seen others here adding stuff to increase their weight never heard about the stuffing bra sounds very "full filling" glad it helped/worked!! look at you now down 89 lbs - goal you look terrific keep up the good work my friend kathy @@HopeandAgony didn't forget you no experience with your issue (lower BMI) for good or bad, i didn't have that problem before surgery i agree to talk to your doc maybe" anonymously" call your insurance company explaining your BMI situation it is ridiculous that if you loose to much weight- you might be disqualified as @@Miss Mac said,,,,,,, "My insurance accepted my original weight and BMI at consultation." hopefully all will go well for you just in case........... you can always appeal what insurance says don't just throw in the towel and say oh well good luck kathy

@@thehappycat your fiance sounds like a smart guy he chose YOU to be his wife you've lost 87 lbs!!!! you have about 6 months to lose that last 43 lbs before your wedding don't dwell on that # - you will lose - maybe not all yet, but a # is only a # you will put a big dent in that number towards goal as others have said, start looking for a dress "off the rack" start browsing now, just to get an idea of what's out there wait as long as you can before you buy it don't buy a dress too small, that you figure you will fit into by the wedding close your eyes do you see yourself? do you see yourself? you are the beautiful bride, wearing that lovely dress and smile standing tall and slender you look stunning best wishes to you and yours for your healthier, happier, longer lives kathy congrats

@@Alex Brecher sorry i have to recuse myself where were you and this post 23+ years ago?? kathy

@@viictoriiaa hi there this is one of the many questions that you must ask and listen to your doc kathy

@@bbrown527 my answer is "i wish I had thought to do" i wish i had kept better records of my journey starting with Pre-op (situations, what was going on, problems etc) took measurements periodically :( took pictures during my weight loss used My Fitness Plan as a way of keeping track of my food kept track of my NSV's other things too write EVERYTHING down for posterity since i didn't write them down I don't remember what they all were write EVERYTHING down for posterity "wrapping" things up - i wish i had kept a diary/blog you are just starting your wonderful journey "its" never too late for anyone to start doing any of the above especially YOU have fun jumping through the many hoops with insurance good luck kathy

@@ezraovoxo you are definitely a smart cookie you asked and answered your own question glad you've had a good recovery keep up the good work tell the doc, kathy says hello kathy

@@LousPeachy never tried STEVIA I'm a "Sweet 'n Low girl " (even though i am already "sweet" enough!!) Kathy

@@AussieSam men are awful, terrible people they "usually" get paid more than woman they "usually lose weight faster too!! oh well, gotta love them!!! kathy