tjmom

About to cry I am 1 lb from saying bye to 300s!!!!
Jesus take the wheel!
Highest: 372
Pre op: 357 June 14
Day of surgery: 340 June 28
Today: 300. August 18
2 month, 4 days total loss: 57 lbs

Start 363 on 2/8/12
Surgery 318 5/8/12
Current 264 8/17/12

April 1, 2012 - 373
Surgery day June 5, 2012- 356
Today august 14, 2012 - 270
Total loss 103!
Doing the happy dance!!!!!

no pre-op
DOS
12/15/11
235 lbs
8 months since WLS
8/14/12
147 lbs
12 lbs til goal
century club, here i come

Highest: 300
Current: 175

338 before Pre-op diet 1-18-12
288 on surgery date 5-18-12 (-50 pounds!)
239 8-7-12
Goodbye 99 pounds!!! Can't wait to break 100 pounds lost & then get to onederland. :-)

Started at 216....down to 203 after pre-op. surgery 7/11.....current weight 184.

Strangely....OMG i almost pissed myself laughing when i read your post!!! Quick thinking...
i saw a friend i have not seen since before surgery (she doesn't know about surgery)... she gives me a hug, holds me a arms length away and says... "something is different about you"... (i am positive she is going to say something about my weight loss... i have lost 50 lbs) ... she says: "i know what it is, you have a new haircut".... i felt so deflated ... my hair is just the same... but by then i was so dumbfounded i said "yea, you like it?".... why do i look to others for positive strokes?...
Sannah don't feel defeated, you will get the MRI done and then your sleeve! You are taking the steps to take care of YOU! & your steps will pay off... ((saving you a spot on the losers bench))

A lady asked me when my baby was due. I said "at 4:00 when the school bus comes and drops her off"

i am 59 years old and have been overweight all my life. Yes, i only wish i had done it sooner. <3
My highest weight was 328 in November 2011. That is when i started looking into WLS. With my wonderful husbands help, we went on high protein/low carb eating... all tests and appointments completed in March 2012... Surgery was May 2, 2012 and my surgery weight was 294...((-34 pounds pre-op)) i now weigh 244...... i take my measurements on the 2nd of each month....As of August 2, i have lost 50 inches total.... ((yes, 50 pounds and 50 inches since surgery))
i am sorry i rambled on and on.... i am just so happy with my WLS that i tend to go on and on....
yes- i would do it again...
good luck with your decision...
tjmom/Sandy

sorry been so long since update...weather beautiful and just been busy.
i am walking more and more every day. Still need to do it mostly in the house (need immediate access to sitting down) but i did walk with my husband outside to the end of driveway and back...
i have been in a stall for about ... depending on Water retention i have been playing yo-yo with a couple pounds...so decided to measure.
Results: since surgery i have gone from 294 to 244.5 ((down 49.5 lbs)) and have lost a total of 50 inches... ((-9.5 off bust .. -4.5 & -5 off my L & R thighs.. to name a few))
49.5 lbs and 50 inches is a small child!!!
what a wonderful way to start my weekend!
I love my sleeve.

sorry been so long since update...weather beautiful and just been busy.
i am walking more and more every day. Still need to do it mostly in the house (need immediate access to sitting down) but i did walk with my husband outside to the end of driveway and back...
i have been in a stall for about ... depending on Water retention i have been playing yo-yo with a couple pounds...so decided to measure.
Results: since surgery i have gone from 294 to 244.5 ((down 49.5 lbs)) and have lost a total of 50 inches... ((-9.5 off bust .. -4.5 & -5 off my L & R thighs.. to name a few))
49.5 lbs and 50 inches is a small child!!!
what a wonderful way to start my weekend!
I love my sleeve.

i started out confined to a motorized chair or wheelchair....due to 2 back surgeries & doctor "wanting" to replace both my knees and one hip because of arthritis... i had been wheelchair bound for years...
i was 328 pounds...diabetic, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, asthma, and chronic fatigue to name a few issues.
talking to the psych doctor he asked me "what do you want to achieve by having WLS ? ... i said "better health, talk a walk with my husband"
when i started the process in November 2011 until surgery on May 2nd...i lost 34 pounds... so surgery date i weighed 294...
about a month ago, i started walking around my kitchen island ... then added down the hall and back... i have up'd my out of chair time til almost 7pm...
as of this morning i weigh 249....so down 45 pounds since surgery (13 weeks) and overall total of 79 lbs...
i also went for a walk down the driveway this morning with my husband !!! <3 ... a short walk but a walk none the less... life is great and getting better every day!

today i walked...
Lissa, you make sense about giving my body to relax... when i got up this morning the chair never crossed my mind. I was sitting in the kitchen eating roasted chicken breast for Breakfast before i even realized i was not in my chair....felt so good for it to "just happen"... wake up and walk!!!

Today was a milestone for me... I have used a motorized chair off and on for 5 years ..but all day/every day (24/7) for the last 3 years...Reason: i have had 2 back surgeries (have some disc fused) & have arthritis in my back, hips and knees (to name a few) ...Doctor wants to replace both my knees, but that's another post.
Since my WLS, i have tried to walk a bit everyday...at first, just around the island in the kitchen... Then from one end of the house to the other... Last Monday i added short, slow walks outside with my husband...(he would ride in my motorized chair in case i needed it). The walks gave me the confidence i needed...
Today, when i woke up, i said, "lets see how long we can go today without using the chair." well, i went from 5:45am to 5 pm...i was so happy, i cried when i told my husband after he got home from work... (he thought i hurt myself...sweet man, so caring)
Physically, I am very sore....but mentally i feel GREAT!
Thank you for listening

My husband took me shopping today at Goodwill....
Before surgery i was wearing:
pants (all elastic waistband) - 26/28 - 3x
tops (all knit) - 30/32 - 4x
shoes (black only) 9 - 9.5
Today:
jeans (with zipper & button) 20
tops (knit AND some cotton ones) 2x
shoes (colorful) 8
For the first time (in i don't know how many years) i had fun (yes, fun) trying on clothes.... played "dress up" again when we got home.!!! it will continue to get better and better each month.... I LOVE MY SLEEVE!

thank you both...your comments are so supportive and encouraging...
Each morning, i sit on the side of the bed with my sore back and knees screaming at me for the strain i put them both through yesterday, by walking.
i pick up my phone, sign into VST and re-read every ones posts.... it warms my soul to have all this support!!!
i look at my motorized chair, and say: "not today. today i am walking. 1 hour or 10 hours, it doesn't matter. i AM going to walk today! "
thank you all for keeping me motivated!

Today was a milestone for me... I have used a motorized chair off and on for 5 years ..but all day/every day (24/7) for the last 3 years...Reason: i have had 2 back surgeries (have some disc fused) & have arthritis in my back, hips and knees (to name a few) ...Doctor wants to replace both my knees, but that's another post.
Since my WLS, i have tried to walk a bit everyday...at first, just around the island in the kitchen... Then from one end of the house to the other... Last Monday i added short, slow walks outside with my husband...(he would ride in my motorized chair in case i needed it). The walks gave me the confidence i needed...
Today, when i woke up, i said, "lets see how long we can go today without using the chair." well, i went from 5:45am to 5 pm...i was so happy, i cried when i told my husband after he got home from work... (he thought i hurt myself...sweet man, so caring)
Physically, I am very sore....but mentally i feel GREAT!
Thank you for listening

i started out confined to a motorized chair or wheelchair....due to 2 back surgeries & doctor "wanting" to replace both my knees and one hip because of arthritis... i had been wheelchair bound for years...
i was 328 pounds...diabetic, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, asthma, and chronic fatigue to name a few issues.
talking to the psych doctor he asked me "what do you want to achieve by having WLS ? ... i said "better health, talk a walk with my husband"
when i started the process in November 2011 until surgery on May 2nd...i lost 34 pounds... so surgery date i weighed 294...
about a month ago, i started walking around my kitchen island ... then added down the hall and back... i have up'd my out of chair time til almost 7pm...
as of this morning i weigh 249....so down 45 pounds since surgery (13 weeks) and overall total of 79 lbs...
i also went for a walk down the driveway this morning with my husband !!! <3 ... a short walk but a walk none the less... life is great and getting better every day!

Today was a milestone for me... I have used a motorized chair off and on for 5 years ..but all day/every day (24/7) for the last 3 years...Reason: i have had 2 back surgeries (have some disc fused) & have arthritis in my back, hips and knees (to name a few) ...Doctor wants to replace both my knees, but that's another post.
Since my WLS, i have tried to walk a bit everyday...at first, just around the island in the kitchen... Then from one end of the house to the other... Last Monday i added short, slow walks outside with my husband...(he would ride in my motorized chair in case i needed it). The walks gave me the confidence i needed...
Today, when i woke up, i said, "lets see how long we can go today without using the chair." well, i went from 5:45am to 5 pm...i was so happy, i cried when i told my husband after he got home from work... (he thought i hurt myself...sweet man, so caring)
Physically, I am very sore....but mentally i feel GREAT!
Thank you for listening

lol...makes me giggle what they *** on here...
i too, love my cpap ... when i lay down to read i put it on just in case i fall asleep... i too have had mine for around 7 - 8 years, so pretty accustomed to it... I use the nasal pillows...
BTW, my husband uses one too...talk about sexy!!! lol ... but we get all our "cuddling/+" done before we put them on.

Today was a milestone for me... I have used a motorized chair off and on for 5 years ..but all day/every day (24/7) for the last 3 years...Reason: i have had 2 back surgeries (have some disc fused) & have arthritis in my back, hips and knees (to name a few) ...Doctor wants to replace both my knees, but that's another post.
Since my WLS, i have tried to walk a bit everyday...at first, just around the island in the kitchen... Then from one end of the house to the other... Last Monday i added short, slow walks outside with my husband...(he would ride in my motorized chair in case i needed it). The walks gave me the confidence i needed...
Today, when i woke up, i said, "lets see how long we can go today without using the chair." well, i went from 5:45am to 5 pm...i was so happy, i cried when i told my husband after he got home from work... (he thought i hurt myself...sweet man, so caring)
Physically, I am very sore....but mentally i feel GREAT!
Thank you for listening

My husband took me shopping today at Goodwill....
Before surgery i was wearing:
pants (all elastic waistband) - 26/28 - 3x
tops (all knit) - 30/32 - 4x
shoes (black only) 9 - 9.5
Today:
jeans (with zipper & button) 20
tops (knit AND some cotton ones) 2x
shoes (colorful) 8
For the first time (in i don't know how many years) i had fun (yes, fun) trying on clothes.... played "dress up" again when we got home.!!! it will continue to get better and better each month.... I LOVE MY SLEEVE!

My husband took me shopping today at Goodwill....
Before surgery i was wearing:
pants (all elastic waistband) - 26/28 - 3x
tops (all knit) - 30/32 - 4x
shoes (black only) 9 - 9.5
Today:
jeans (with zipper & button) 20
tops (knit AND some cotton ones) 2x
shoes (colorful) 8
For the first time (in i don't know how many years) i had fun (yes, fun) trying on clothes.... played "dress up" again when we got home.!!! it will continue to get better and better each month.... I LOVE MY SLEEVE!