kimmy*custis

Girl....you have every right to brag.....you look fantastic! Congrats!

You will absolutely be able to have that...in time! I am 6 1/2 months out and have pretty much anything I want. I of course am making better choices now but I have been to sushi, mexican, burger joints etc and just eat my small amount and have leftovers. I have 3-4 pieces of sushi, burger minus the bun, grilled chicken taco without the tortilla and it takes care of my craving and I dont feel deprived at all. Hang in there, your day will come!

You will absolutely be able to have that...in time! I am 6 1/2 months out and have pretty much anything I want. I of course am making better choices now but I have been to sushi, mexican, burger joints etc and just eat my small amount and have leftovers. I have 3-4 pieces of sushi, burger minus the bun, grilled chicken taco without the tortilla and it takes care of my craving and I dont feel deprived at all. Hang in there, your day will come!

One of my best friends from high school just joined this site, she is having her surgery Sept 4th at U.C.Davis in Sacramento and I would like everyone to welcome her and give her support on her upcoming surgery! Love ya Sonya....you will do great!

One of my best friends from high school just joined this site, she is having her surgery Sept 4th at U.C.Davis in Sacramento and I would like everyone to welcome her and give her support on her upcoming surgery! Love ya Sonya....you will do great!

OMG....yes, it was soooo worth it!! I just wish I had done it sooner! 24 lbs from goal at 6 1/2 months out, I am so stoked!

Girl....you have every right to brag.....you look fantastic! Congrats!

Woo hoo! I am sooo excited for you! I am 6 1/2 out and 24 lbs from goal, yaaaay us!!!

I liked Muscle Milk light when I was on liquids, especially since it comes in a variety of flavors and is ready to drink.

So I've lamented on this board before about how my MD office doesn't have a scale that goes high enough to weigh me. That could very well be A BLESSING for me, it turns out. I went to the MD today and told him that I went to the NUT, started the carb counting diet, and that I have a psych eval tomorrow. I asked him what would happen next and was a little sad when he told me that the insurance will want 3 months of supervised diet.
Well, I can wait if needed, but the doctor then said he would talk to the medical group and see if there's a way to skip that part... since his scale only goes as high as 350 and I'm in the 440ish range, there's no way I'm going to lose enough weight in 3 months to be able to get on his scale and show progress. He's hoping that since I've been his patient for 10+ years and my medical record shows other weight loss attempts in the last few years (Phentermine, etc.) that they MIGHT waive the diet part of it. Plus my recent hypertension dx could also scoot things along with getting the referral for surgery approved.
I'm not gonna hold my breath since I know insurance companies very rarely bend the rules. But I'm on an *** and my medical group is very small, he's only one of 5 MDs in the group, so I'm thinking I MIGHT have a shot... with the ***, BCBS will pay for the surgery as long as the medical group approves the referral, so there's a chance my MD could convince the medical group that the referral is warranted. Otherwise, we wait the 3 months... looking at December-January for a surgery date. And while I don't particularly want to be laid up from surgery at Christmastime, I'm not going to put it off. He did say that once you do the requirements, they are pretty quick with a response and you get approved for surgery right away - so even if I have to wait 3 months, it's still good news because once the diet part is done, we can get things rolling pretty quickly.
At least, that's what I'm hoping for!!

Wow, I think you are doing great! I have been reading postings and yes, people continue to lose (I am pre-surgery, so personally, I cannot give you my experience) beyond the 1 year and even 2 year mark.
The only thought I have that might help you, did you keep a food journal? If so, compare what you ate for the first 6 months to what you have eaten for the last 5 months. Looking at your ticker, it looks like maybe you have gotten lax in the last 5 months or perhaps your physique is catching up with the scale -- like clothes are hanging or fitting differently.
But, really - go easy on yourself, you are near the goal you set (you still have a month to go) and you have better weight loss than some 1/2 your age. To me you are an inspiration!

You will be just fine. I too was super nervous the day before but I was very calm the day of surgery so I knew I was doing the right thing and was going to be ok. I believe that the mind is a wonderful tool you can use to calm yourself, just dig deep, it is there to help you thru this! Best of luck for a speedy recovery!

Absolutely! I love them and have been using them since January. I dont drink them as much as I did at first since I am eating regularly now but they are convenient to take along and dont need to be refrigerated ( even tho they are better cold) I get them at costco, $30 for a 24 pack, way cheaper than anywhere else.

Wow, that is some serious willpower! I made my hubby do the cooking for me but I only had two days of liquids pre-op. Best of luck to you!

I had mine done on Monday. I think I am doing pretty well. It was not that bad. Mine was a redo, I had my lapband taken out in Dec. and just got the sleeve. So excited, if this was the worse of it. I can so do this!!!

I was ok after one week but everyone is different. I went to a crab feed two weeks out, even had a few bites of crab and two cocktails, vodka cranberry with just a splash of vodka and I did just fine. You can do that as far as the reunion, they will never know you arent really drinking! I say go for it, the sooner you do this, the sooner you will be on the losers bench!! Best of luck.....you CAN do this!

You will be just fine. I too was super nervous the day before but I was very calm the day of surgery so I knew I was doing the right thing and was going to be ok. I believe that the mind is a wonderful tool you can use to calm yourself, just dig deep, it is there to help you thru this! Best of luck for a speedy recovery!

Awesome! My post op diet was two weeks liquids, two weeks mushies, then all solids. I was so happy to see food. It's tough, not going to lie. I remember at week two, my hubbie brought home a B-B-Q chicken wing and i actually licked it to death.. LOL, that was pretty low for me!

I love spicy foods too and I havent had any issues since surgery....Good old trial and error is all you can do, crossing my fingers for you, I cant imagine no more spicy foods either!

I have been doing Zumba 2 nights a week since June and 2 nights of weight training/cardio. I went to my Zumba class last night and after class my instructor Robyn said to me...in front of the whole class how good I looked. She touched my waist and hips and said how much of a difference she sees. I felt soooo good for the rest of the night...a natural high for sure! Yaaaaay me!!!

I have been doing Zumba 2 nights a week since June and 2 nights of weight training/cardio. I went to my Zumba class last night and after class my instructor Robyn said to me...in front of the whole class how good I looked. She touched my waist and hips and said how much of a difference she sees. I felt soooo good for the rest of the night...a natural high for sure! Yaaaaay me!!!

I have been doing Zumba 2 nights a week since June and 2 nights of weight training/cardio. I went to my Zumba class last night and after class my instructor Robyn said to me...in front of the whole class how good I looked. She touched my waist and hips and said how much of a difference she sees. I felt soooo good for the rest of the night...a natural high for sure! Yaaaaay me!!!

Yes, completely normal. I still burp sometimes but most of the time it is a gurgle, whether I am drinking or eating.

I have been doing Zumba 2 nights a week since June and 2 nights of weight training/cardio. I went to my Zumba class last night and after class my instructor Robyn said to me...in front of the whole class how good I looked. She touched my waist and hips and said how much of a difference she sees. I felt soooo good for the rest of the night...a natural high for sure! Yaaaaay me!!!

The first picture was in Sturgis 2010 and the second is from last week. 83 pounds difference. Had a great time and it was much easier to walk around. I didn't get tired at all.