Fallenangel2904

Putting my name back here because I can use some more friends! Fallenangel2904 Sleeved 11/14. Add me!!

You're a serious ROCK STAR!! I'm also a heavy weight (highest was 379, surgery weight 359) and its nice to see someone who started out at around where I did do so amazing!! I'm 2 and a half months out and down 74lbs so I'm getting there. Seeing this lets me know I CAN get there so thank you! Amazing job!!

Holy guacamole!!! You look friggin amazing!! Your truly an inspiration!!

Wow amazing transformation!! You look awesome!!

They told me 6 weeks but I went at about 2 and a half weeks. Shhh. I was visiting a friend and he had an indoor heated pool and I figured I wouldn't get many chances to swim in a pool in the Winter so I went for it haha. I just made sure my incisions were totally healed. You should be fine!

Whoohoo! Awesome Job!! I'm so darn close!! 5 pounds to go! Lost 74 already! Trying to get there before Valentines Day. Fingers crossed for me!!

YES!! This ha been happening to me a lot latley! So happy to read this thread and know I'm not alone! I almost passed out the other night at an exercise class. I had the whole black spots, everything got foggy and I couldn't hear out of one ear. I've also had a lot of dizziness and even when laying down last night I felt extremely dizzy until I fell asleep. I think I'm going to make an appointment to have myself checked out but if I get another bad spell I'm heading to the hospital. Very scary!

If she has a low income has she looked into Medicaid? There are many hospitals that do bariatric surgery for Medicaid and medicaid subsidized patients. My surgeon who is in a hospital does (I am in NY but I'm sure there are hospitals in Texas that do as well) if she is a college student with no or low income she will qualify for it. Good luck!

I think it's less about judgment and more about being shocked someone would take those risks at that point. I haven't been the perfect patient either but I definite didn't do that DAYS after surgery. Though i was still in a lot of pain For the first week so food wasn't even really on my mind. That's a really risky chance to take less then a week after surgery that could potentially kill them. Say a prayer for them and walk away I guess. Not much else you can do. Your doing what you need to do and that's great!

I must be weird because I've had Chinese food- and other foods that a lot of people have said they got sick on commonly post op- well I've had them and was totally fine. I wish I had lost a taste for certain foods but not at all

Ah the world of dating! Wishing you good luck! I'm In a similar place. Starting to Internet date now. POF OKcupid etc. it's rough to weed through all the jerks, not serious people etc. ive had a lot of flakes, guys cancel on me at the last minute, guys who started nice but turned creepy. Its a full time job looking for someone lol. There is someone out there for us, well find them eventually. Best of luck!

Thank you both! I know I didn't get enough Water yesterday so I'm drinking as much as I can today. Maybe I need to eat a little more? My net calories after I factor in work outs have been very low- like 200-300 calories. Maybe I should eat a little more today. Thanks for the replies! I tend to freak out at first. Good to know its not anything to worry over.

Hi all. I'm 2 and a half months out. I just started really working out. I started trying to do C25K. I'm still pretty big and also out of shape so it's taken me a while to working up to complete even day one. I've done it 3 times this week as well as a 'boot camp' style workout with my best friend one night. I've also been walking in between and doing some floor exercises at home every morning (crunches, jumping jacks etc) Anyway I noticed my weight hasn't moved this week since starting all this. Intact it's gone up. I was 305 last week and now I'm 307. Is this normal? I've been going pretty hard at this, I'm pretty sore and swollen so maybe it's Water weight? Any input much appreciated!

I think you should take them back. If you think about it if they don't fit now and it's February, by the time they fit it will be too warm for them. Then who knows what your calves will measure next Fall/Winter. I know it's discouraging. My calves are super insanely large and I tried on boots a while ago after losing 75lbs and they are still too big for most boots. It sucks, but don't let it discourage you from how far you've come. Eventually you WILL be able to wear boots like those.

My goal was health. Skinny was never ever my goal (or my want honestly) I like having some curves. I've always had a lot of confidence even at 380+ pounds so that was never my issue. My issue was I wasn't healthy and I realized that. I don't mind still being plus size even just not as plus as I was lol. I've already lost 74lbs and feel great even at my current weight which is no where near skinny. In another 50 or so pounds ill feel even better. I don't really have a number goal anymore. I started out wanting to see a 1 but even if I don't ill be okay with it. Curvy happy and healthy. That's my goal and I'm cool with it!

Amazing! You look wonderful!!!

I wasn't quite 400lbs but close. I was over 380 at my biggest but I think I was closer to 400 then I thought. I was too big for my scale. I have got down to 359 for surgery. I'm 2 and a half months out and down to 305. All together 74lbs lost so far. As a heavy weight is is a longer journey but it is completely doable. I wasn't sure I would be successful with the sleeve at first at my weight but I'm convinced I can now. There is a BMI over 50 board on OH and some of the people there started over 400 and have lost a LOT. It's very inspiring.

I started it yesterday. It was rough for me. I have never run in pretty much my adult life. I only was able to get about half way but going to work on it. I'm determined to do it. I know 74 lbs ago through I could hardly walk let alone run so I'm proud of my accomplishment. I think when I get a few more pounds off it will be easier.

I didn't have it but was told I might need it (but I dropped 20 pounds on my own pre op so the surgeon felt my BMI I was low enough- since I was over 60 at my biggest) anyway it is usually placed through a vein in the neck and is a minimally invasive procedure. It basically looks like a little umbrella that is open in your vein and its purpose it to catch blood clots before it get to tour heart. When I was told I may need one the first thing I did was YouTube it and I advise against that. You'll only worry yourself like I did lol. After surgery it's usually removed before 60 days. It's less scary then it seems from what some have told me. Hope that helps

So I got this again tonight very bad. I went to a workout class with my best friend. It was a high intensity workout (called boot camp lol) I had never been before and went to check it out with my friend. I knew it was going to be tough but it kicked my butt! Towards the end I felt extremely light headed again and everything was getting fuzzy and blurry and I saw black spots. I had to sit down and couldn't hear out of my right ear. I say, drank some Water and after a few minutes I was okay and returned to normal. It definitely has to do with my inner ear. I'm going to make an appointment with the doctor now because that was scary! Thanks for the replies all!

Thank you both. No I'm not on any meds for blood pressure. Pre op I did have some high blood pressure readings but it decreased after surgery. Haven't checked it recently. Going to try to be slower in my movements. And if it continues see my doctor.

I've been to subway a few times post op. I agree about the salads. I got a chicken breast salad with sweet onion sauce and ate in it two times. I ordered a flat bread once from subway also and wasn't able to eat the actual flat bread much- took a few bites but picked the insides out mostly. I just wasn't in a salad mood that time and that worked out for me too. Again I ate on that several times. It's doable. Even if you wanted to eat the bread I doubt you would be able to have more then a half of a 6 inch.

I'm a little over 2 months out, down 74lbs. I feel great physically. The only thing is latley I've been experiencing quite a bit of vertigo when I get up too fast or as I'm bending over. Things will kind of spin for a second and Ill feel light headed. About 6 years ago I had lost 70 or so pounds and remember experiencing this often. I remember once I was on a trip with a class in college and as I was standing there in the middle of a lecture I almost passed out and everything went black. Scary feeling. I'm starting to feel like that again and I'm a little worried. Is it from the weight loss? Has anyone experiences this? Going to make an appointment with my doctor soon if it continues.

It's kind of a trial and error thing honestly. There are certain foods many people have problems with (bread, Pasta, rice- all things dense and carby) some have problems with eggs, chicken or pork, or greens such as lettuce as Cheri mentioned. You really learn these things on your own as you try new foods. As far as how you know, as unpleasant as it is you'll probably get sick from then whether that means throwing up, nausea, or an uncomfortable 'stuck' feeling you'll see many people talk about as well as 'sliming' where you may have a build up of saliva in your throat. These are all ways to tell a food may not agree with you.

Okay my apologizes OP. I didn't see just how far this thread had gotten off course, only a few replies. I think in this instance it's fair to say 'hey guys lets keep things on track here.' My apologies! But Im still high tailing it out of here because I smell trouble a brewing lol