Yukon Kara

Hello! Just trying to find some where online to purchase some shapewear. I live in a remote community in northern Canada, so heading into a store is not an option. Thanks!

I would kill to have an in person support group as well. I live in a very remote community of just over 300 people in the Yukon Territory- no support groups here!! But I am really good at keeping myself busy, so it hasn't been too bad. Maype as the clinic that did your surgery if you can post a flyer there saying you are looking to meet other individuals in the same boat. Good luck!!

I do a lot of reading and sewing now to keep my hands busy and away from food. See if there is an in-person support group for bariatric patients in your area that you could join. Time to build a new support system of like-minded people around you to keep you going on this journey.

HUGE victory for me today! I have been going to the gym doing strength training three times a week for the last month. Today during my five minute treadmill warm up I decided to try running on it. I have never run on a treadmill in my life. I was able to do 1.5 minutes of running, then walk for a minute and then I ran for another minute. I had a big grin on my face the entire time because I had seen this going around the internet the other week and I couldn't get it out of my head:

Thanks everyone!! It was just a few degrees belowing freezing in the picture- so just hoodie weather for up here! ahahah Now, to find a new profile picture for myself.

I started my pre-surgery diet on October 1st and was sleeved on October 19th. I started at 319lbs and was 308 at surgery. Today, I am now 252lbs and feeling amazing! I cannot imagine what life will be like in another 50lbs. I just had my four month sleeve anniversary and I think I am still in shock at how well this is all working out for me. I have also celebrating four weeks of strength training at the gym three times a week! Plus I have been out to play squash with a friend twice this month. Amazing energy right now! I am taking in 900 calories a day. My focus is on Protein mainly through natural sources other than one Protein Drink first thing in the morning. I take in 80 grams of protein a day and try and keep my carbohyrdates healthy and low. Three meals a day with two Snacks and rarely do I eat after my supper in the evening. Life with a sleeve is great! Here I am the day before surgery at 308lbs: And here I am this weekend at 252lbs:

Wowweeeee! I started my pre-surgery diet on October 1st and lost 11lbs and then had my sleeve on the 19th. So it has been four months since I started this overall process and I have lost a total of 60lbs! I have to say I am a kind of flabbergasted! When you diet your entire life (okay, I am only 32, but that is still a lot of diets!) it is shocking to see something work. The part I have been lax on has been the exercise. I walk most days for 1km and tow my two boys on a sled behind me (we live in the Yukon- lots of snow and cold), but that has been the extent of my exercise. Until yesterday! I went to the gym yesterday and am I ever sore today. My goals for this month are to workout with weights three times a week, at home or at the gym, and to lose 15 more pounds for a total of 75lbs for the start of March. Lofty goals but I am a keener! Anyone else out there have a great weight lifting routine that you want to share? I would love to hear it!

Same problems for me as well. It went on for six weeks and then we realized I was having intolerance issues with the Protein drinks. My body doesn't not do well on them at all! I have finally found some that work for me, but I focus now on getting my protein needs met through my food. Hang in there! It will improve.

It has been three months since my sleeve surgery! Wow time is flying. I have lost 44.5lbs since my surgery on October the 19th. That along with the weight I lost in the couple of weeks before the surgery brings my weight loss to 55.5lbs since October 1st. Wahooo!! I am definitely going through a mourning stage right now. I miss food. I miss eating huge amount amounts of food. I miss hiding my feelings in a bag of chips or plate of lasagna. But it is empowering to feel these emotions and realize I can get through them without food. It is going to be amazing to see where I will be in another three months! Here I am in August at my heaviest of 319 and now at 263.5 The day before my surgery at 308 and now at 263.5

Phenomenal!!!

I had my gallbladder out over 10 years ago and the pain that I had from those attacks felt like a heart attack- very painful in my chest, ribs and upper back. Ask for an ultrasound to see if you have gallstones or other problems with your gallbladder.

Yep! I stalled after losing 10lbs in the first five days to not seeing the scale move for 10 days! It drove me near crazy, but then it started coming off.

I was away from my kids (aged 2 and 4) for a week while I had the surgery. Once I came home I arranged for care for them for the next week during the day while my husband was at work. I was pretty tired most of the time and didn't feel like doing much. Those two weeks really allowed me the time that I needed to heal physical and to start getting a good foundation mentally for this new journey.

Your figure has changed so much already! Looks great.

Right on!!!