@DomLorenVSG

Great job..you look fabulous

Looking great!! Congrats!!

Woot! Woot! Woot!.....keep it up, cause my word......you look awesome!!!!

You look incredible....so tiny! Congrats!

great progress ! keep it up and you will be at your goal in no time.

who sang this song? Is it that Neyo song?

I love this song!

I love the connection you made. So cute! Marco is awesome! Lots of love to you!

You got this mamma! You are sooo close I just know you are going to hit One-derland in the next few days!!!!! I remember killing ourselves for weeks or months, and you can do this in days!!!
As for the ex, well it's called a break up because it's broken- and apparently the man is defective if he's blind not to see how awesome you are doing. He has to be going out of his way NOT to see your progress. Maybe we can put him in a boat with a couple of my ex's and send them off into the sunsest together? From the sounds of it, he will never acknowledge your weight loss, and just find new ways of brining you down. I don't know the man, and maybe you think he's amazing in every way- BUT this... fyi- YOU ARE AMAZING and deserve only the best and he's a fool for not breaking his neck to be with you. End Rant. Muah!

You are a rockstar!!! I think your cousin is evidence that you made the right decision with VSG over LapBand. SO proud of you girl!!!! Our bodies are just adjusting, and your are so close to all your goals. AWESOME!

Wow!!! congrats on the great work. I hope I can do as well as you.

Wonderful news! I can't wait for something like that to happen to me. I love the way you've posted your weekly weight. I hope you don't mind if I copycat.

I completely respect and understand where you're coming from. I workout doing organized sports- and most importantly I swim and play water polo, which are the #1 reccomended thing for all VSG and WLS patients to do because it's the easiest on the joints and best for recovery. I highly reccomend water aerobics to anyone wanting to get into working out, without overdoing it. All the gyms in the local area have a variety of aquatics classes for everyone of every shape and ability that increases the blood flow and gets yous moving. Walking I found is easier schedule wise for a lot of people, and like you said 3- 20 min walks is just as good as a 60 minute workout.... BUT IT'S STILL 60 minutes! The goal is to get your heart rate between 110 and 120 (which varies from person to person depending on health and weight etc).
And I was cleared for soft foods at week 3, I just went ahead and incorporated proteins (no other solids) such as chicken and steak in small amounts because I wasn't coming close to my needed calorie or protein intake. I do not encourage anyone to break their doctors orders, I however choose to incorporate protein 5 days early, I was cleared for full foods at 4 weeks.
I've always been proactive and aggressive when it comes to my weight. In fact I've been a serious athlete all my life, including when I was a soldier in the Army. Because of PCOS and insulin issue I've been losing my weight battle for years, but not from a lack of trying. I've always been in good shape, but my body just couldn't get in sync, which is why I became a VSG candidate as a light weight with a metabolic disorder. Everyone has there own journey, but I'm a firm believer that VSG is not a miracle cure, it is a tool. You have to use good common sense, listen to your body, eat healthy, but you must still workout. It's good for your skin, weight loss, and over all health. Don't go overboard, but changing your workout habits is just as important as changing your eating habbits post surgery.

About 15 minutes after I posted this blog this morning I got the call that my grandmother passes away. My grandmother was the first person to hold me when I came into this world. On Sunday I had the previlege of holding her hand and telling her how much I loved her. At 9am est this morning she passed away quietly holding my grandfathers hand. She held out long enough to make it to their 60 year anniversary. She was just that damn good. Heaven's got another angel today.There just won't be another dame like her. While my heart is breaking, I'm so glad I could be with her this past week. I'm certainly jealous of the angels in heaven.

So just adding in my two cents (nicely written blog entry I might add) that I have 1 rule when it comes to discussing weight loss with other people. THEY MUST approach the topic first. PERIOD. I will never offer my information, my experience, or journey with VSG unless someone ASKS ME how I did it, OR they start about how unhappy or miserable they are and don't know what to do- then I tell them, encourage them, and inform them. Walking up to someone, writting someone about such a personal topic without them asking for it is no different then walking up to someone with a same sex partner and expressing your religious or personal beliefs on them. If unwarranted- keep it to yourself. If asked for- then freely give. That's where I find the fault in all this.

So just adding in my two cents (nicely written blog entry I might add) that I have 1 rule when it comes to discussing weight loss with other people. THEY MUST approach the topic first. PERIOD. I will never offer my information, my experience, or journey with VSG unless someone ASKS ME how I did it, OR they start about how unhappy or miserable they are and don't know what to do- then I tell them, encourage them, and inform them. Walking up to someone, writting someone about such a personal topic without them asking for it is no different then walking up to someone with a same sex partner and expressing your religious or personal beliefs on them. If unwarranted- keep it to yourself. If asked for- then freely give. That's where I find the fault in all this.

So just adding in my two cents (nicely written blog entry I might add) that I have 1 rule when it comes to discussing weight loss with other people. THEY MUST approach the topic first. PERIOD. I will never offer my information, my experience, or journey with VSG unless someone ASKS ME how I did it, OR they start about how unhappy or miserable they are and don't know what to do- then I tell them, encourage them, and inform them. Walking up to someone, writting someone about such a personal topic without them asking for it is no different then walking up to someone with a same sex partner and expressing your religious or personal beliefs on them. If unwarranted- keep it to yourself. If asked for- then freely give. That's where I find the fault in all this.

Be careful about hunger vs Acid!!! This is a very common misunderstanding! People think they are really hungry when in fact its the stomach making an over abundance of acid, and then you eat things like crackers to calm the acid!!! Make sure to be takinga PPI (like over the counter prilosec or nexium) your doc should have prescribed. When I get really hungry- it's almost ALWAYS because I forgot to take my PPI. For a few weeks I was taking it twice a day- any day I miss or forget I suddenly get ravanous around noonish- so make sure to take your meds! If not you can get them cheap over teh counter as well!

Be careful about hunger vs Acid!!! This is a very common misunderstanding! People think they are really hungry when in fact its the stomach making an over abundance of acid, and then you eat things like crackers to calm the acid!!! Make sure to be takinga PPI (like over the counter prilosec or nexium) your doc should have prescribed. When I get really hungry- it's almost ALWAYS because I forgot to take my PPI. For a few weeks I was taking it twice a day- any day I miss or forget I suddenly get ravanous around noonish- so make sure to take your meds! If not you can get them cheap over teh counter as well!

Sorry to hear about your grandmother. You have definitely had a terrible week. Pray your month will get better. At least you are staying movitated and continuing to lose weight . I was sleeved 8/17 as well but have been in a stall for past couple of weeks. Scale wont budge but im feeling better. I have my good days and my bad regarding energy levels. Any way keep us posted on your progress.

I'm so sorry about your loss. I know it's heartbreaking. My grandmother died last year at the age of 95. She's in good hands now.

I'm torn about this... because I think so much of this has to do with how much you work out. But I understand only losing -2 lbs a week or something is completely frustrating. I'd like nothing more than to snap my fingers and drop 60 lbs but it didn't come on overnight so it's not coming off overnight. I'm working out 2 to 5 hours a day (I swim) and I'm not a gym person. Chin up, look into some fun zumba or salsa dancing classes. See if you can spice things up. Don't get angry- it will just cause you to stress and you have to be nice to yourself- love yourself. Your sleeve loves you, and it's not going to let you fail. If you want to lose weight faster, you just simply have to move more. Easier said than done, I know... but you're on the right track!!!!

I've PCOS, and the illness has left me powerless over my weight. Even as a light weight with a low BMI I was a surgical candidate because my body has so many insulin/fat issues. I've had so many people say just eat healthier, work out harder, etc. Even after I explain that I have an illness, they just say it is a "crutch". I quietly got VSG and now the weight is slowly coming off. Weight is not something we want. We don't ask for it, and it haunts us everyday. I'm so sorry this happened to you, and all I can say is GOOD FOR YOU for chosing the VSG journey. We all have our breaking points, this sounds like it was very traumatizing for you... I'm so sorry, and I hope this makes you stronger and know that you will never be judged here and we 100% support you!

I'm printing this post out and going to put it on my mirrors so that I see it every single day.

I'm sorry about your grandmother but I'm so happy for you otherwise. Looking at your pic you started about where I'm starting and I'm really happy to see the sleeve working for you - even if it is in a shock collar kinda way which sometimes is what we need. I haven't been sleeved yet but I hope that when I am, I can be as successful as you.