AmandaG.

That is an amazing feeling.... Good for you!!!! I too find I am in a smaller size then what I was at this same weight 7 years ago. I do the samething maybe the sizes just run bigger now lol...But I think some of the weight I have is alot of lose skin... If you take all that away then I would most likly lose another 20 pounds and the sizing would be about right.

June 2, 2011 I started my pre diet on may 19, 2011 lost 19 pounds 85 since my surgery for a total of 104 in about 6 months

Congrats on such a milestone!!! i am almost there 3 more pounds.....

WOW!!!!

I had my sleeve done 6/2/11. I have fought my weight all my life, not something I have ever ever been in control of. But thanks to the sleeve I have lost 94 pounds in less than 5 months. So here is a during picture lol.... I am not an after YET! But I will be because I am worth it. The one in the black was taking today. The one in the white was taken July of 2010 for my 40th birthday.

Thanks Meg... I am almost your neighbor I'm a Houma girl.... Thanks the complament..... you know the funniest thing was I was so scared to look older lol

Awwww thanks guys... That means alot to me...

we had surgery a day a part... I am down 89 pounds total. I only did a 2 week diet before. Doesn't make you feel so young and just want to shout out to the world LOL... LOOK AT ME!!! I am guess we started around the same place too by your BMI. Good luck.

HOLY COW!!!! You look 20 years younger. You look Ahhh mazing

Yes... in 4 months I have lost 88 pounds and I believe it has saved my life

I was sleeved June 2 I have lost a total of 75 pounds. I am eating around 600 to 900 cal a day. I still can only eat about 1/3 to 1/2 a cup at a time depending on what it is. I seem to have alot of stalls. They normally last about 2 weeks or so. I am on one right now as I type. But once I start losing again I tend to lose about a pound a day. I still say this is the best thing I have ever done for myself. It is amazing.

About 2 1/2 weeks out. I had already lost 36 pounds (with the two weeks before the surgery diet) and it last about 2 weeks. I lost and gained the same 2 to 3 pounds over and over. One morning I weighted myself and I was down all three pounds. Then again at about week 10 or so I had another one. I was down 64 pounds. Lost and gain the same 2 pounds over and over for about 2 weeks.

I was really hungry about day 10 I mean to the point I couldn't sleep. I remember being so mad at someone for saying it was only head hunger and to deal with it. I talked to my dr and started pureed foods about a tablespoon at a time. Now I really don't get hungry. In fact if I am busy busy I will not even notice the time. I do have acid problems, I am on two meds for that. Now I am 10 weeks out and sometimes my tummy will growl and I know I need to put food in it. But most of the time I eat because I know it is time to eat. And I feel an empty feeling more than a hunger feeling. So around 2 or 3 hours I will eat one or two small squires of beef jerky and I am good until my next meal.

thanks for such a detailed post. I had my surgery june 2. Oh and I plan to use and reuse your reply... LOL thats some funny stuff right there.

You know its funny you say that because the same thing happen to me. I could see better without my glasses the first day or two. But now things are back to normal.

9 weeks since surgery 6/2/11 pre op 19 post op 40 Total 59 pounds. I still have lots left but I feel awesome....

I agree. My 5 year old used to tell me I was fat before the surgery. I told him that although it was true, it wasn't a nice thing to say about people and he could hurt peoples feelings. One day after my surgery he was sitting in the recliner with me and he was trying to feed me a chex mix. I told him no mommy can't have that. He said "Mommy why don't you eat anymore?" I replied remember when mommy went in the hospital? He says yes. I say well they made mommys tummy very small and she can only eat a very little bit. He thinks for a second and says "on the inside?" I asked him what do you mean? He said they made your tummy on the inside small? I said yeah he said oh ok because the outside is still very big LOL.... Oh and he doesn't call people fat anymore. He calls them wide like that is any better hahaaa.

I agree. I have been judged more now on what I eat than when I was 377. When you are super obese you become almost invisable. When someone knows you have had the surgery and you start losing, people (be it skinny OR fat) think its ok to judge or comment on what you had for lunch etc.

You look amazing. I am going to start the cto5k very soon. What weight do you start it at? I added you on facebook also.

Thank you very very much....

can you add me to June 2 please

How long have you been sleeved? I have a hard time getting my fluids in. I really work on this. I was very heavy to start with which helps me lose more fast at the begaining. A normal day is Breakfast carb balance tortila 1 egg 1 slice of cheese 1/4 cup turkey breakfast sausage crumbles and a little onion. I cook the onion and sausage down pour an egg over it. When it is done I warm the tortila put the slice of cheese cut in half in the middle then pour the hot eggs over it. Wrap it like a burrito and cut it in half, half goes to my son and I eat about 3/4's of the other half. I make a Protein shake to suck on all day. 1 cup of unsweeted almond milk, half banana, scoop of Protein powder, 1tablespoon of PB2 and some ice. ( I have a hard time drinking this all) lunch can be almost anything. I will make a turkey wrap with turkey pepperoni and slice turkey cheese on the carb blance tortila I cut it in half and eat about 3/4 of the half. snacks: turkey pepproni with a little cheese on top microwaved for 15 seconds. AWESOME I can eat about 4 of them. supper is what ever I cook for my family. About 1 to 3 oz of it. snack: cheese stick or pepperoni stick. maybe some fruit.

I eat anything lol... I try to limit (not avoid) carbs. I eat about 4 to 6 times a day. Somedays I can eat more, some days not. I focus on protein first then a bite of veggies and carbs. Today was bad. I only had about 400 cal. But most days I stay in the 600 to 900 and I workout at least 3 to 4 days a week. Not a hard work out yet. I mostly do the Wii. If you have Yahoo or anything let me know we could buddy up.

Hey!!! I am from the Houma area and was sleeved June 2 by Dr. Eric Rau. Love my sleeve. I have lost 47 pounds in 8 weeks.

I live in the Houma area.... and I love the Rau's.