Territravel

Six weeks post op. I had 3 tablespoons, went down well and boy was it yummy! My sleeve does well with Pasta of any kind. My sleeve does not like any variety of bread.< /p>

Wow! That's a miracle! You can't have a testimony without the test, and your Dad has certainly had his. Prayers for a speedy recovery for your Dad.

The night before surgery, I went with my family to a restaurant, and watched them eat seafood. UUGGHH, it was so hard! I didn't want to take any chances, so i sipped my Protein Shake and drooled.

The night before surgery, I went with my family to a restaurant, and watched them eat seafood. UUGGHH, it was so hard! I didn't want to take any chances, so i sipped my Protein Shake and drooled.

Can't wait to walk down the hall, and not hear the sweesh, sweesh, of chubby thighs rubbing together!

It's hard, I know. It's just not in "everyone" to be supportive about surgery..I'm lucky, I did not want any negative feedback and decided to only share with a few family members, and they were all supportive.
Surround yourself with positive people, and ignore the rest.

I confess- I'm lucky to get in 60 grams of Protein a day.
I confess- I hate drinking Water.
I confess- my weight loss has been slower than others on VST.
I confess- the slow weight loss, is because of confession 1 and 2.
I confess- I eat too fast, can't seem to make myself eat slow enough not to slime.
I confess- can't wait to be small and feel sexy again!
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GOD is good, all the time!

You Look Awesome!!

I also moved back home when I decided to go back to school. I am 10 weeks out from my surgery. My family has not changed their eating habits or stopped bringing snack food in the house, and honestly, why should they? I am the one who wanted this surgery and to change my life, not them. I buy my own food, prepare it myself, and usually eat by myself. They are supportive in that they tell me I'm doing a good job and they can see the difference, but I don't expect them to change their eating habits. Hell, I went out with a close friend a couple of weeks ago to see a band and as I was sitting sipping on my ice tea, she ordered a chocolate Peanut Butter cup dessert thing!
We can't change those around us, we just need to do what we have to do take care of ourselves. You can do it!

I want to add, have patience and faith. This will work for you!

Sorry, I haven't had the conversion. But I'm sending prayers for healing, and a quick recovery for you now.

Sorry, I haven't had the conversion. But I'm sending prayers for healing, and a quick recovery for you now.

Yum!

Congratulations! Your doing awesome for six months.

I'm 5 months out from surgery and I've lost 94 pounds. I have 55 pounds left to lose to reach my goal of 125. I'm 5 ft tall. I'm so excited about the weight I've lost so far and feel a million times better.
I hesitate to post this because the before pic is me in my underwear but It's the only pic I have that really shows the difference. I hope it doesn't offend anyone.
My family is getting ready to go on a beach trip and I bought a swim suit. I got a halter bikini top and swim shorts. I tried to find a pic of me last year at the beach but I couldn't find any that showed me from the shoulders down...but I found this underwear pic from the night before surgery.
I've lost a total of 64 inches so far! I've lost 13.5 inches from my hips and 10 inches from each thigh!! I'm amazed at the process and I'm loving this journey!
Please, if underwear offends you, do not click on the pic. :-)

Well I decided to put some pics up here this is after 60lbs lost...I was 270 and on March 27 I had my surgery....now today July 6 I weigh 210...I am proud of my progress and would like others to stay motivated!!!!

Mississippi!
Hi from the Midsouth.

Sleeved on 9/11/12
Starting weight: 294
Current weight: 191

Here's mine... 5 weeks post op. No body shots just yet

81lb down, sleeved 3April 2012, slow but sure.

This is 11 weeks post-op, 60 lbs down

This 1st pic is me at my heaviest in 7/2012 @ 303lbs ( me sitting in the chair)
The 2nd pic (me & wax figure) was taken 11-3-2012 I was @ 282lbs ( surgery was 11-08-2012)
The 3rd pic (me in mirror) was taken 3-31-2013 I am guessing I was @ 220lbs
and the last pic was taken yesterday @ 218lbs .. I am half way to goal.. so I still have a ways to go,, can't wait to hit onederland!!

I'm one year post op here are some pics...

There is already a huge long thread dedicated to before and afters.. but it is such a fun topic I don't mind repeating!!
This is what losing 150 pounds does for you! A girlfriend of mine said the sweetest thing "I didn't know you had a teenage daughter"...LOL. I do feel like I look younger being trimmer.
Taken within the last few weeks

This was taken in December i believe - I think I was 20# away from goal,back when I was a bit curvier. I was feeling pretty good, but, I like how I look better now even if my T&A disappeared since this photo was taken.

This is my before picture at over 300#. I don't have much to say about it but I KEEP looking at my befores to remind myself how far I have come.